Monthly Wedding Updates: February 2016

Hello there!

I'm really uninspired to blog lately. I'm feeling kind of anxious with my wedding decisions. There were moments that I feel like I made the right decision to get this certain supplier but there were times that made me feel happy that I booked this suppliers. Well, I'm talking about the budget mostly. Sometimes, I feel like the 700 thousand pesos is not enough for us. I just feel stressed thinkinng about the wedding and the budget. Anyway, here's the detailed list of what we had accomplished for the month of February:

• Finally, we booked the venue. The wedding venue will be at Alpadi Estate. The reason why we chose it because the intimacy and exclusivity feel of the place. At first, I really liked the place but now I'm having second thoughts. The reason why is because I feel it is too small and the fact that the Philippine weather is kind of hot and humid, and it's an outdoor venue. So, I am thinking it might not feel as fresh as I want it to be. Although, the wedding will be on December which is a little bit cold in terms of a tropical country. I was just worried because the fiance perspires too much and I hate, hate heat and humidity. I don't want to turn bridezilla on my wedding because of too much heat. And last, our non-negotiable supplier K by Cunanan, requires a tent if it'll be an outdoor venue. It'll be an additional cost. I just feel like the cons outweighs the pros and I feel like the fiance is not listening whenever I air this out. I'm ranting haha. Anyway, the place is really beautiful and mystical I must say.
• We booked Woodstock Cinema as our videographer. Yeay! They're like the affordable version of Mayad and Redsheep Cinema in my opinion. I love how they do their craft. Samric Mante of Woodstock also shots for Mayad from time to time. So, we'll get the same quality minus the price. He's also cool to talk with and give us a little idea of how he pictures our wedding. He's just really cool. I think he's one of the best suppliers we have.
• I finally booked my Hair and Make-up artist!!! I got CJ Jimenez as my make-up artist. A college classmate of mine works for her as a stylist that's how I discovered CJ. I saw her outwork even before I planned to get married. I love how she does her makeup. It really looks bridal yet very glamorous. I just love how she can totally enhance her bride's features without changing the look of the bride. She can do it natural and elegant or glamorous yet soft. She's quite pricy but not intimidating. I haven't tried her makeup skills yet but I'm confident it will end up perfect. I know it's too early to book a makeup artist but nevertheless, she's really big in the wedding industry so I have to rush to get her.
• We've done our food tasting with K. by Cunanan. It was great although I think we still need another food tasting to really get the menu we would love to have. Just read out the previous blog before this. We can't go back to Manila this May 2016 because of my work pass issues and budget as well. So, I'll have my sister again to help me out. She'll be doing another food tasting for us. I already have a list just have to forward it to my AE Bea of KbyC.
• We also have our coordinator, Lowell of STF Events. He will also be our emcee for the wedding. I like that he is very proactive in planning the wedding. He replies fast. He'll be the one assigned to book some of my minor suppliers like, lights and sounds, strings, tents, florists, bridal cars, preparation venue, and other minor suppliers we would need.

Anyway, that's all for now. By the way, my ROM wedding is on April 8, 2016. It'll just a simple wedding. And I mean, really, really simple. I'll do my own makeup and just buy a white dress for the occasion. That's all for now. Bye!

Caterer and Stylist: K. by Cunanan (not-so-Initial Food Tasting)

Food Tasting at K. by Cunanan with the Fiance and Tita Tess (soon to be MIL)

After doing ocular at wedding venues on Antipolo City, we head down to have our food tasting at K. By Cunanan Commissary in Greenmeadows Avenue. We consider the caterer as one of the important suppliers, so we really are very meticulous in choosing the caterer. I previously blogged that we only have three choices for the caterer (Passion Cooks, Purple Dish, and K. by Cunanan). We haven't done any food tasting at the other two caterers because we are based overseas. As for KbyC, we based it on the food tasting the Fiance had done with them before (hahaha!) and also with the good reviews we have read online. We also choose them because of their styling. 

The initial food tasting was done by my sister and MOH, Ate Poyie. Most of the foods we had tasted as well in the second food tasting were the foods approved by my sister. I was very excited of course... FOOD!!!

Here is the menu of the foods we have tasted.

Raspberry Iced Tea

We started with their Raspberry Iced Tea. They have other choices for drinks like, Vanilla Iced Tea and Homemade Ice Tea. Raspberry Iced Tea tastes like any other red teas. The fiance and Tita Tess liked it. I am convinced but I still wanted to taste the other two ice teas. Rate: 3 stars

Korean Tacos, Sisig Tostada, Hoisin Crackling Pork Wrap

I think that the appetizers are equally important as the main courses. So we would have to make sure that we get the best ones as well. It is important because we plan that the wedding ceremony to start at 3:00pm estimated to end it at 4:30 pm. There will be photoshoots after the ceremony. Then, the dinner will start pa at 6:00 pm. The guests will be hungry at that time. So the cocktail foods will be their only salvation for the hunger. Juicecolored baka kahit ako gutom na nun!

We were served Korean Tacos, Sisig Tostada, and Hoisin Crackling Pork Wrap. The fiance actually chose those three foods from the menu before we went to K. One thing I learned from this, don't let the fiance be the only to decide about foods. He will only choose foods from the Wraps Category! Wala ng iba! Although, three of us agree that the Sisig Tostada should be included in our list. The other two are just not that stellar for us. Although, I quite like Hoisin. However, I would still want to taste other appetizers. 

Rating:

Korean Tacos --- 2 stars

Sisig Tostada --- 4 stars

Hoisin Crackling Pork Wrap --- 3 stars

Since, we booked at the bridal fair through my sister, Ate Poyie, we have free three desserts in our menu. I am thinking if we could convert the other one to an appetizer. So we can have an extra appetizer in our menu. Hope the AE agrees. :)

Top right: Arugula, romaine, and sun dried tomato salad
Top left: Romaine salted egg, cashews, tinapa aoili salad
Bottom: Broccoli and Cheese soup

Out of the two salads, I like the Arugula, romaine, and sun dried tomato salad or 'ARSDT' (Can I abbreviate? Thanks!) more than the Romaine salted egg, cashews, tinapa aoili salad (RSECTA). ARSDT is a little sweet. Not enough to convince me to have it though. I would still like to taste another salad on the next food tasting. As for the RSECTA, it's too salty because of the tinapa... and fishy as well. For the soup, we had Broccoli and Cheese soup. I actually really think it's good. I love anything with cheese. You can never go wrong with cheese. Although, I would like to taste another soup again just to convince me more for this soup.

Rating:

ARSDT --- 3 stars

RSECTA --- 1 star (because I'm nice hahaha)

Broccoli and Cheese Soup --- 4 stars

Here are the main courses:

Japanese rolled chicken, cheese and leeks

I like it! The fiance like it! Tita Tess like it! So definitely it will be in our menu. I have already said I love anything with cheese. I love it because you can taste the herbs but it is not overpowering maybe because of the cheese. But, I loved it. Rating: 5 stars

Seared tuna salpicao with olives, roasted garlic, baby potatoes and french beans

This food is already considered an upgrade in their Fish dishes. It tastes ordinary. Not really stellar for me. Although, the fiance liked it more than the other fish dish we had tasted. I'm not yet convinced. FMIL can cook a better version of this dish. Haha! Rating: 3 stars

Baked Fish in cream, bed of mashed potatoes, slivered almonds

Ordinary. Bland. I could whip a better version of this considering I'm not a good cook. But I'm a big food lover. Kulang sa spices. Puro cream. I guess this is the reason why we really have to get an upgrade for the fish dish. Rating: 0 

Honey Nut Prawn

One of the upgrade dishes, it really taste good! Ang sarap niya lang! I love the sweet-salty taste of the nuts. It compliments the prawn. However, it will be expensive if we include it in our list. We just want to taste it. But if we can afford to add it in, why not? For now, we'll hope if we can have extra budget for it. Rating: 5 stars

Pork roast, caramelized apples, sweet potato mash

We love this dish. I'm not big fan of pork, but when I tasted it I really know it should be in the menu. Floyd and Tita Tess liked it as well. I love how the pork was soft. You can really taste the marinade on the pork. The only downside is that it is full of fats. We would have to suggest to use more lean cuts. Rating: 5 stars

Barbecued beef ribs, corn with taragon butter and baby potatoes

I have high expectation for this because I'm a big fan of barbecue and beef ribs. It tastes good but I think the marinade could improve more. I guess we will have to try another beef dish. But I can consider this one if there are no more beef we would like. Rating: 3 stars

Carrot Rice

I read lots of rave reviews about this. It's good naman. Not your ordinary fried rice. I would definitely get this one. Then, plain rice as well. Tita Tess suggested we cooked our own plain rice instead of getting plain rice at K. Hahaha! I am seriously considering it. I hope Tita Tess is serious with that. Rating: 4 stars

Top: Spicy tuyo, angel hair pasta
Bottom: Mixed seafood pasta, tomatoes, and capers

I love tuyo. So, I have high expectation with the spicy tuyo pasta. However, the pasta is too salty for my taste. Tita Tess also finds it not worth to be in the menu. For the mixed seafood pasta, it is good but it is too oily. It's drenching with olive oil. I know olive oils are healthy but it is too much. I will have to say another food tasting is on the way. 

Rating:
Spicy tuyo pasta --- 1 star

Mixed seafood pasta --- 2 stars

Here are the desserts:

Left: Queso de bola cheesecake; Top-center: White chocolate cake;
Bottom-center: Banofee; Right: Strawberry and cream cheese crepes 

I love the two cakes. The sweetness of the white chocolate is just right. I love it. Definitely we will have this one in our menu. The cheesecake also tastes great. I love the toasty taste of the cheese. It doesn't taste like it was burnt. I love it. The sweetness of the cheesecake complements the toasty taste of it. The Banofee tastes okay. It is ordinary. It is under consideration list. As for the strawberry crepes, I won't include it because It tastes like candy. It's too sweet and strawberry-ish. I don't have problems with strawberry but the strawberry syrup tasted like candy. 

Ratings:

White chocolate cake --- 5 stars

Queso de bola cheesecake --- 3 stars

Banofee --- 4 stars

Strawberry amd cream cheese crepes --- 2 stars

We'll be back in the Philippines, hopefully this May 2016 to have another food tasting and other wedding errands like gown and stuffs. I'm still making a list of foods we would taste in our second food tasting with K by C. By the way, our assigned AE is Bea Velilla and Stylist is Nina. Bea is easy to talk to although she doesn't reply much in Viber. I guess we have to contact her thru email more. As for the styling, I'm still compiling designs I peg for the wedding. I will have another blog for the next food tasting.

Vacation in the Philippines and Wedding Plans Accomplishments Part 1

The fiancé, me, and the soon-to-be Mother-in-law went home to the Philippines last February 12. The soon-to-be MIL's main goal is for a vacation. She'll stay in PH for two months I think. You know, my soon-to-be MIL is a very blessed woman. After all the hard works she had done in raising her son (my fiancé) and daughter, all she does now is relax and take vacations. She deserves it because she raised her children to be responsible and diligent. I admire her for that. Anyway, enough about the MIL, let’s go back to the topic. My fiancé and I went to the Philippines with the following goals: 1.) To do an ocular on the following venues: The Mango Farm, Alpadi Estate, La Huerta Estate, and Pinto Art Museum; 2.) To do a follow up food tasting at K by Cunanan, our chosen caterer; 3.) To attend my Lola’s 92^nd birthday; 4.) To hold an engagement dinner with my family; and 5.) To meet our chosen wedding coordinator, Lowell of 7ten5 Events.

At the morning of February 12, 2016, after getting the car to use for the ocular and having our breakfast at Jollibee, we went to do our first to activity of the day, ocular at The Mango Farm. Actually, I failed to take pictures of the venue because of who I am as a person. If you grew up in a farm, you would not really want to consider The Mango Farm as a venue because it only looks like that… a farm. The place is not really full of mango trees. Although, what I liked about the place was that it has an indoor venue for the reception. The fiancé and MIL doesn’t want it as a venue either because as they said it looks very common. We crossed it of our list already because our target was already booked. We already have a date and we wouldn’t want to reschedule it.

The second location we viewed was Alpadi Estate. Alpadi Estate is located in Sumulong Highway, the gate beside Padi’s Place in Antipolo. The Padilla family who owns the estate is also the owner of Padi’s Place. Alpadi Estate is a vintage looking garden over the hill with an overlooking view of the city. I initially did not want to include it in my venue list as it is an outdoor venue and I wanted to have a garden for the ceremony and an indoor reception. Howevaaa, when we saw the Alpadi Estate, we were mesmerized with the rustic charm of the place. The venue itself already has a character. We don’t have to spend much to decorate itself because the venue itself is like a wonderland. Here are the photos we have of the place:

The third venue we viewed was La Huerta Estate. I liked the place because it is big. Good enough for 150 people.  Also, the Tipolo Deck is a good place to have the ceremony as it is overlooking view of the city. Here’s the picture:

This is the whole look of the venue. Lakas maka-Haciendera ang peg.

We weren’t able to go to Pinto Art Museum because it was already 12 noon. We had a scheduled food tasting at K. by Cunanan at 1:00 pm. Anyway, I just really wanted to take a look at Pinto Art Museum not for reception purposes. Our chosen caterer are not one of their accredited caterer and we don’t want to pay a corkage fee just for that.

The Verdict: Obviously, the winner is Alpadi Estate. Here are more pictures of the place.

This is the chapel they were referring to us where they said we could have the ceremony. Although, I think it would be hard to go up here if you're wearing a wedding gown

I'm not really sure if 150 people could actually fit here. However, I'm flexible with the number of guests. I was thinking of cutting the number of guests to 120 only. It'll just be a number of close family and friends we would like to invite. However, the problem is I have a really big family. Haha. Anyway, our caterer, required us to have a tent because they don't want to risk having wet utensils and sheets. SHIT! It's also in their protocol that if the venue is outdoor they'll have tents. I don't want to have a tent. The look of the place, the ambiance would be compromised. However, the fiance still wants to have Alpadi. I have no choice since the only venue we liked among our choices was Alpadi Estate. 

I don't know how we will go around this one. Renting a tent is also quite expensive. I don't have any idea yet. I would ask the coordinator with that one. Although, Bea, our AE at K.byC said that they would be the one to book the renting for us. I'm scared of what it will look like, although she assured me the tent will look classy as possible. I just don't want to cover it up. 

I just can't imagine that this beautiful green veranda is covered by a tent. Nawawala un character! I really want to protest. Haha! I'll bully everyone so I could get what I want. Anyway, I'm looking around for clear tents. I just there is a supplier for that. 

So, before this post turn into a rant, I'll end it already. Up next, I'll  be posting about the food tasting at K. by Cunanan with the Floyd and Tita Tess.

Two Rings to Rule Us All!!!

One ring to rule them all, one ring to bind them
One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them
- Lord of the Rings

I just put  a quote to add substance to this blog post. Yes! My fiance and I finally have our wedding bands yet we still don't have a venue. Haha! The reason we already bought our wedding bands is because we will have a civil wedding here in Singapore this April 8, 2015. I will write a blog post about how to register for a ROM wedding here in Singapore maybe later, or on the next week. 

The budget we have for the wedding bands is only S$1,000.00 or Php 33,000.00 so it's quite hard looking for one. Most of the pairs we looked at costs around S$1600 to S$2,500 or Php 52,000 to Php 82,500. Good thing, the day we looked for a ring there were lots of Chinese New Year Sale. Actually, those rings we saw that cost less than $2,000 were already discounted at 20%. So, it was still expensive for the two of us.

We scouted for rings at Suntec Mall here in Singapore. I read in GirlTalk (the filipino forum I frequent) that GOLDHEART, Lee Hwa, and Soo Kee have nice rings lower than $2,000 a pair. I, initially, wanted to buy our wedding bands in SK since the fiance bought my engagement ring there. However, their most affordable pair are priced at S$2000++. It is still way above our budget. Luckily, I remembered one of the girls in the forum got their pair for less than a thousand in GOLDHEART. So, off we go to GOLDHEART and found the perfect pair we were looking for. The pair we got were 18K white gold rings. Mine was encrusted with 0.10 carat sapphire diamonds. It was elegant looking and still affordable for us.

We still don't have the ring because it's a holiday here. Hopefully, we will have it in 10 days time. I also refuse to take a picture of the ring until we got married in ROM. So, how do I end this blog post? Ganto na lang. Bigla na lang mawawala.

Monthly Wedding Updates: JANUARY!

Hello, hello!

So here's the rundown of what we have accomplished for the wedding:

Crooo.. crooo...

Kidding!

1. The fiance and I opened a joint savings account wherein we can put funds for the wedding. So far, we have S$2,000 inside the account. S$18,000 to go! We accept donations for the wedding. Just PM me for more details. Thank you!
2. We already booked our caterer. Our top choice for the caterers are K by Cunanan, Passion Cooks, and Purple Dish. The reason why we chose them as our top choices is because of the good reviews we had read. We haven't had our initial food tasting yet. Initially, we liked to get Passion Cooks as our caterer because the AE I talked with seems nice and very accommodating. The reviews I read are also all praises for the caterer. However, we decided to choose K by Cunanan because the fiance already had a taste of their food and he liked the food in K by Cunanan. Also, the designs of their stylists are also very nice. After booking them, I had my sister attend the initial food tasting. She said the food all taste good and the AE assigned to us, Bea, is also very nice. So, I think we had a good choice. As for the third caterer, I guess I will expound on it on another blog post.
3. We don't have a venue yet. We will go to the Philippines to look for venue on Feb. 12. The venues we will take a look at are:
• The Mango Farm
• La Huerta Estate
• Pinto Art Museum
• Alpadi Estate
4. Photographer! Initially, we wanted to get the service of Bliss and Berries. However, they are too soft for my taste. They take very nice photos and videos, though. I prefer them than Nice Photography (which I actually think are very overrated). We also considered getting Randolf Evans Photography or ProudRad. However, we chose ProudRad because I think they suit our personality more. The hindi-cheesy-puro-asaran couple that we are. Also, I think their style is very unique. Medyo may sipa. Ganun. Pak! ProudRad style is more leaning on the dark side. Of the force. Kidding aside. Their style is very dramatic yet colorful. Opposed to the sweet, soft styles of the usual wedding photographers most brides are looking at.
5. Videographer! Pending. We haven't talked to any videographer yet. I just inquired at Woodstock Cinema. I liked their style also. The cinematography is very nice. If we have lots of budget for the wedding, I will asked the fiance to book Red Sheep Cinema. But we as much as possible, want to have a value for money wedding. Other choices are: Ghie Consolacion, Vidlens, and Dan Mendiola.
6. Couturier! Pending. Since we are based overseas, we are considering to have the suit and bridal gown made here in Singapore. We still have to consider the expenses. Although, I asked several designers in the Philippines for their rate for the peg that I want. I will still think about it. I think I still have time for that.
7. Coordinator! We are decided to get the service of 7ten5 events because of the good reviews they have online. I also watched a video of their host, the main coordinator, Sir Lowell. His hosting is really good and very lively. He also promptly replies on my emails and viber messages. We are going to meet him on Feb. 14 to discuss about the wedding plans and his services.

So that's all for now. I will update this blog on the weekend, hopefully, because it'll be long weekend here in Singapore. IT life is very hectic and stressful. Most of my idle time, I would just like to stare on the ceiling thinking of nothing instead of planning the wedding and the future. Wedding planning is kind of stressful when you are overseas. As much as possible, I want to be hands on with it but then it is not really that possible. I'm quite of a lazy perfectionist, you see. I'm very OC with the schedule but then most of the suppliers cannot meet us on the day that we will be in the Philippines. When dilemmas with schedule happen, I'm losing my energy with the preparations. Also, I don't want to stress the fiance driving around Manila just to go from Point A to Point B to Point C. So hopefully things will get better on 3 day trip to Manila just to assist the wedding preps and the engagement dinner.

Hayyy kastress!!!

Venue Hunting: The hardest part of being an overseas couple 1

This is the most difficult part as the both of us are based in Singapore. There are several options for venues but I want to see them myself first before booking. As for the caterers, I only want two options. I will expound more about the caterer later.

Since we are decided to have a Christian ceremony, we are looking for a garden venue or somewhere overlooking a beautiful scenery. I already crossed out Tagaytay from the list for personal reasons. However, I considered Club Balai Isabel as one of our venues. Our main choice for the venue would be at Antipolo, Rizal. Firstly, it is cheaper than Tagaytay. We are on a tight budget so we have to look for an equally good option. Second, it is a destination wedding yet near my hometown, Project 4, Quezon City. Third, not much traffic compared to Tagaytay. But I do believe there will still be traffic as Manila is really congested.

We haven’t done any ocular yet but below are the chosen venues in Antipolo where we would do our viewing. I just chose them based on the photos I have seen and the reviews from other brides.

1. The Mango Farm

It is located inside Kingscourt Village, Antipolo City. It is one of our main choice because fiance and I love the lush green garden good for the ceremony. And also, there is closed pavilion for the reception. It is exactly what I was looking for yet I haven’t seen it. I love the fact that they don’t do simultaneous event in one day. So, if we rent the place, it is ours the whole day. 

http://www.theweddingscoop.com/entry/ray-an-and-marinelle-s-beautifully-crafted-wedding-at-the-mango-farm

http://thecurrays.blogspot.sg/2013/02/suppliers-review-mango-farm.html

http://mangofarm101.blogspot.sg/2013/04/the-mango-farm-is-also-indoor-reception.html

2. La Huerta Estate

This was my first choice before I discovered The Mango Farm. La Huerta Estate is a 100% family owned vacation house. I liked it because of the Tipolo Deck where you can view the whole city. I think it would be great to have a sunset ceremony in that overlooking part of the estate. Here are the pictures taken from their website: La Huerta Estate

3. Alpadi Estate

I haven't researched much about the Alpadi Estate. What made me decide to include it in my list was this website: Woodland Wonderland

I love the Spanish rustic charm of the estate. Based on the photos, it has lots of staircases which is good if you like the classic staircase shots. I will update this more once I have done my ocular. As for now, you can click the link above for the photos.

4. Pinto Art Museum

Pinto Art Museum is museum located in Antipolo, Rizal which showcases modern and contemporary arts, and indigenous arts. I haven't been in the museum yet hopefully, it is one of the top 4 venues I would want the wedding to be held. I didn't thought they held weddings until our photographer told us that Pinto Art Museum actually held weddings. I actually fantasize getting married in a museum.

Photo credit to Pinto Art Museum Facebook Page

5. The Dome Antipolo

The Dome is located inside Valley Golf subdivision. What catches my attention was that there is no corkage fee for caterers. Haha! Anyway, the venue consists of an air-conditioned indoor area, and an outdoor area. Also, the second floor has a balcony overlooking the city of Manila. I will update this once I visit the place. I'm so tamad to steal pics anymore. :p

6. Velada Estate

Comparable to The Mango Farm. I will update once I visit the place. But you can check out their website for the photos of the ceremony and reception.

So, I'm really quite bias between TMF and La Huerta. Those are our only choices honestly. But I'm quite flexible with Alpadi Estate because of it's rustic charms. So that's all for now. I'm so tamad na to blog. :p 

The Proposal, and installment Engagement

So, I already post a brief story of le fiance's proposal on my first post but let me be detailed. This is our wedding blog, anyway.

Before the night he proposed, he would always tell me that he would propose someday I just have to be patient. He always told me he is decided that I am the one he wants to marry. However, I'm not actually expecting it on the day we were at Boracay. First, because he was so focused with his PR application to Australia that made me think a wedding is not yet inline with his plans. Second and the last, I thought that it is too early for us to get married.

Then on November 8, 2015 we were at Boracay with our friends, Coco and Kuting. Btw, the couple are already bound to stay in Australia for good. So, they kept asking Floyd about his Australia plans. He told them about his ongoing assessment for Australia. Somehow, I felt like I was going to be left behind since we are not yet married and applying for a de facto is not an option as our relationship is just new. On the same day, he whispered to me to be patient, someday he will marry me. So I said, yes, I will wait.

With our friends Coco and Kuting

On November 9, 2015, we were having dinner at L'Soleil Boracay when he got a message from his agent that he already got the points for assessment in Australia and he passed it with a high score. He can apply already or wait for State Sponsorship. He was so happy. I congratulated him, but it struck me. I will be left behind. I don't want another long distance relationship. Before him, I was on a long distance relationship and it hurt like hell. I don't want another one. He suddenly went quiet. It was an awkward silence between the two of us. I don't want to go home yet as I want to celebrate the night. Even if, I had to pretend to be happy for him. I felt like I will be left behind. We went to Obama Grill because he wanted me to try their Mai Thai. After a glass or two of Mai Thai, he asked me to go to the shore with him. I was actually worried because our gadgets might get wet. Still, he insisted and told me to just leave it on our table. I told him it might get lost as someone might picked it up. He said he doesn't care and this moment is more important. So we went to the shore. He suddenly kneel in one knee, held my hands, and asked me 'Patricia, will you marry me?' I said yes, instantly! Of course, I would. I want to marry him. He is my partner, my best friend, my lover. I will say 'Yes' of course. He then apologized because there was no ring yet as he did not plan to proposed instantly. He wanted to proposed in Singapore but the result of the assessment already came out. He doesn't want me to feel like I will be left behind. So, he assured me that I am part of his dreams. It was celebrated with another glasses of Mai Thai, and a party in CocoMangas while dancing Hotline Bling.

It was the happiest moment of my life. The proposal he did was exactly how I want it to be. Just between us, and nature. It was surreal. Nothing grand nor dramatic. It was quick and simple. I love it.

He gave me the ring on December 20, 2015 at SEA Aquarium in Singapore. It wasn't that romantic but we were never really the sweet, sappy type. We are low maintenance couple. The simpler, the better. He slipped the ring on my left ring finger while we were eating corn dogs in front of the big aquarium. It was simple. Yet, he made me the happiest woman in the planet. Plus, the engagement ring he gave me was already beautiful and elegant. So to just balance it out, a simple proposal will do.

Engagement Ring

I went home to the Philippines for Christmas 2015 to show my mom the ring he gave me. My mom told me the ring was very beautiful and elegant. Floyd and I are going home to the Philippines to have an engagement dinner with my parents this February 6, 2016. We'll be staying for Feb 6-9, 2016. The plan is not laid out yet but we want to do some ocular of venue and food tasting as soon as we are in the Philippines. It is quite hard managing a wedding when both couple are based overseas. Nevertheless, I know that God will provide. :)