Help a friend

It's the loooooong weekend here in the Philippines. My 4 day holiday is what I have been wanting to have and spending it with friends is the way I want it to be. So, last Friday I was out and about with Carmi and Mau, my college buddies whom I have been keeping in touch ever since after college. Went out, had a lovely dinner and some drinks at Bellini Champagne and Lounge Bar. Sunday was obviously a family day for all of us. We met again yesterday, Monday that is and visited the Blessed Mary in Sibonga. I never really expected it to be filled with a LOT of people. The lines were too long it reached until the parking area. So we opted to atleast pray and lit some candles. We went there not mainly for my personal intentions but for my friend Carmi, who's fighting breast cancer. She's just 23 years old and she's battling the worst battle in her whole life. I admire her for her strength. Her passion in seeing things positively. Her ability to still joke around even if the whole world is like crumbling down upon her. But I know all those smiles are the worst pain she's trying to cover up.. I found out about this when we were exchanging messages, she then told me about her breast cancer and how she needed to have it removed. I did not immediately believed her. She was just like my other friends who loves to joke around, it was no laughing matter. It was not a good joke, i told her. But when we met, she told me everything, from the painful lumps on her breast, on how she found out about it, how she's dealing with it and all those, I wanted to cry. Cry with her. But I can't. I shouldn't. I even asked God why of all people, she's the one he chose to challenge. But God has better plans and it's for the best.. So, here I am, if anyone of you happens to read this blog, please please be kind enough to share a piece of your heart. :)

This one is for you, Carms. :)

Call us, maybe?

Having friends who goes crazy together with you? They're for keeps, that's for sure. We've been together for the good and the bad times and it sealed our friendship. We're not just friends, we're siblings from different mothers.

Forever and Always

"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." (Genesis 2:24) 

Marriage. The union of two people bound by love. Just last Sunday, August 12 of this year, my friend Jennifer tied the knot the second time with her one and only love Lawrence Butcher. They actually got married first in England last May. They were both from different worlds but love has its own way of linking them together, bringing them to each other. I was never a believer of love can make you do things that you never thought possible. But Jen and Lawrence proved me wrong. Lawrence is from the United Kingdom and Jen whose Chinese is from my beloved country, Philippines. Jen had to leave PI for her to chase her dreams and migrated to the UK. I never really thought she'd find someone like him. She was the kind of girl who never really believed in love and those boyfriend thing way back college. She's the wisest amongst us, the most clever and she always gets her way of things. She's that kind of girl. Who knew she'll be the first to marry. That's where the clause applies "expect the unexpected." I never really had the full details of how their love began but from the little information I had, they met because of a common friend and they both share the same interests. They both are crazy, not crazy literally but they love to have fun. What I found the sweetest thing was that Lawrence had to travel 2 hours by train just to see Jen. That's LOVE, my dear. Isn't that romantic? God knows what I'd give to find someone like him. 

I have witnessed the most dreamy and romantic wedding I have ever attended. Not just the theme of it but also seeing both of them happily in love with each other made me think she's one lucky girl but he's the luckiest guy on earth. The way he looks at her, is proof enough how madly and deeply crazy he is to her and so is she.

Sacred Heart Parish

Winter wonderland reception with classmates from college. Oh how I miss!

Credits to Jennifer Ann Keh-Butcher and her official photog for this. visit her page for more photos. :)

Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is the universal connection.

Credits: Gisela Letigio

There goes the blooming bride. Mrs. B.

The Bride and her parents. Sorry these are taken from my iphone so it's kinda blurry and noisy :)

Mr. and Mrs. Butcher

with the Doctor. :)

Ofcourse when mirrors and ladies collide, what else will happen? But this. :)

Winter wonderland reception

Beautiful.

Matet and I

THAT LOOK. The first dance.

Seeing them made me realize how much I miss college.

I love candid shots

No filter. Stunning isn't it?

Lawrence loves Jen

 I want you forever, forever and always, through the good and the bad and the ugly. We'll grow old together..