tick tock tick tock

bedroom without the bed

view from the kitchen

bulilit living room

kitchen

kitchen 2 love love

Time flies literally, feels like I just woke up and now it's already almost 4pm boy oh boy oh boy....clock I hear yah.

2 more weeks aaand counting.

bulilit flat updates:

* kitchen and closets- check

*clean,clean,clean-semi check

*furniture pieces- delivery on wed- good feng sui

*appliances- Delivery on friday

* looks good.:)

The Road Less Travelled-

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference”

Robert Frost

There is something about this month that made me different.

Even with the workload and stress, I managed to stay calm. I treat each day differently, I try to mix "fun work" and "hard work" simultaneously. I then save the "best work" as a treat.

I look forward, I plan things. I enjoy my salon days and shopping days. I save for the things that I like and feast my eyes on things that I cannot buy.

I savor the meals I eat,the conversation i have,day by day.

I realized it's a matter of perception. The joy is still found in little things. My day is filled with a lot of these. :)

Ber months, the countdown begins. Christmas is just around the corner.

flowers

Meme, my good friend made a mock up of our centerpiece flower arrangement. SInce we are working on a budget,it is a smart idea to see it in actual. I will be making the square base using old scraps of wood from my past projects. My carpenter finished all 30 already, just waiting for them to be painted.

I enjoy the little details a lot. It makes me happy. :) The flower is called stargazer and it smells good too!

bulilit flat

facade,new extension

entrance

kitchen area

kit area,raw

kit area,constructing

facade,extension

Even since we started the wedding planning, Jong and I always talked about our ideal "home". This is one of our major concerns. It did not take us a long time to reach our decision but the process was very spicy. It added a bit more character and "umph" to our small abode. I call it our "bulilit" flat. Technically it is a 1 bedroom unit in the penthouse of Jong's family building.

It is "officially" our 1st investment. We used our own savings to revamp this place. It is not cheap, being a designer, I am not willing to settle for less. :) But it does not mean Italian kitchen and fixtures (this is only for clients..hehe), it means, trips to swapmeet and bangkal fleamarket, e-bay finds and a lot of house tours to aunts and friend's houses looking around if I can score on some mid century furniture pieces.

I am currently finishing my furniture specifications. Just found the right dining table. Kitchen and closet will be installed mid of Sept. It is very exciting. Tight budget even makes it more interesting.

At the end of the day, the simple girl that I always am, is so happy and thanking God for all the blessings he had given me.

tuesday

This is one Tuesday I will never forget......

Well, I started out my day early, I was up and about by 7 and was already working by 7:30. Just before lunchtime, I finished bank errands, 1 presentation and halfway done with the 2nd one. Pretty good job I think. "pats my head"

After lunch:

I was with mom and my mom to be, accompanying them to Mila, my couturier, for the designing of their gowns for my big day.

Before heading to Pasig, we had a short stop at our "bulilit" (small) flat. Mama likes it, it's cozy, just the right size for Jong and me. "

So, the 2 moms chatted away during the ride to Mila's. I was happy that they got along really well. "i smile" When we arrived at the shop, after the measurements were taken, Mila arrived. She sketched some designs and the mothers started discussing them. In the middle of discussion, i was called in the dressing room to fit my gown.

I was already wearing the white lining of my gown when Mila entered the dressing room.

She started snipping,pinning and telling me that I should gain more weight. She told me that if I lose more, i wouldn't have any boobs left. hehehe!! well so much for censored conversations.

I just felt very surreal standing in front of the mirror wearing this white gown. For the past months,the evidence of our wedding planning are all receipts and contracts, nothing really concrete. I never knew that fitting a piece of white cloth would bring so many mixed feelings. I felt scared,elated,excited,and a bit sad as well. It just felt so real now. I remembered my angkong Balete, how he will be so proud of me, my bestfriend who is supposed to be my maid of honor, my di-ku who is one person that is very excited for me (all of them in heaven now).

In that 5 mins inside the small room i went through loads of thoughts and emotions. I never knew that this kind of feeling existed.

On the ride back home, I said a little prayer of thanks.