We passed with flying colors!

Hehe.

Well, we like to think that that we did anyway. The questions the priest asked ranged from the serious ("Have you ever been married?"), to the mundane ("What's your father's name?"), to the absurdly obvious ("Are you a Catholic?"). All in all, the interrogation went well, and despite the fact that we were told again that they would only allow liturgical or religious songs to be played during the mass, we feel good knowing we accomplished another step towards actually getting married.

Leah is with her officemates now at their teambuilding. As for me, I'm going to have to give the church in Pateros a visit later, to get copies of our baptismal and confirmation certificates. Hopefully, I can get it right away since the St. Therese office church has been bugging me about these documents.

Pre-Pre-nuptial interview!

Leah's back!

She arrived here in Manila Tuesday night, fresh from her short visit to her siblings in Dubai. Still reeling from jet lag and the time shift, we're now here at St. Therese for the pre-nuptial interview. I was surprised to find out the priest would be interviewing us separately. Leah got to go first so here I am, outside looking at the fantastic windows of the church, like the one shown here. Still don't know what the interview is going to be like. I'll post more on this later, after my turn.

Long Distance Relationship

Sorry for the really long absence. It's been a really hard month for both of us since we had to endure being apart for the first time. I know. I know. Most of you will tell me, "Look who's talking?" I know spent a lot of time in Cebu but it was only for weeks at a time, and it was still in the Philippines. Now, its Leah's turn to go on travel and as you must have read in the last post, its in bloooody U.K.!!! Hehe. She's been there since last month, staying there for one whole month, going home for just a week, and now she's back there. We both have been missing each other so you can just imagine how much we made most of her one week hiatus here before returning to Newcastle. For most of the week, I took her to work, and I picked her up after. We went to some suppliers, at least, to as many as our schedule could allow. I left home early, and went home late. It was really tiring but was worth every minute. Now, she's almost two weeks there and I wake up every day feeling like something's missing. We remain in contact through text, calls, and YM, but its different compared to actually spending time with each other. She'll still be there for a couple more weeks and I'll know I'll be missing her every second. Right now, all I do is work, go to the gym, and prepare for our wedding (or as much as she'll let me handle). I can't wait to see her next month.

London, Here I Come!

I came to Newcastle on May 15. The following day, with the jet lag and all, I went to the office. Then 1 hour after midnight, we rode a bus for the 7-hour travel heading to London.

Based on the weather forecast, London will be rainy and cloudy on Saturday and sunny on Sunday. And guess what, it's pretty accurate... It's freaking cold on Saturday since the weather is not good. But love the sunny Sunday! Here are some pictures.. enjoy!

Trying My Best Shot

Working in one of the prestigious Companies have numerous perks. One of these is sending their employees for a business trip.

When I learned that I'll be assigned to a new assignment, I was hesitant. Hesitant 'cause I didn't know what it will be and it all started like this...

On our way home, my manager once asked me if I'd be comfortable if I'd start my work hours at 1 p.m. (1-10pm shift). Then I said to myself before I could utter something to her, "What?! We only have 2-hour difference with my customers so why would I care suffer my normal work life." At first, I told her it might be difficult for me to change my shift since I live quite far from the office. But hey of course, she told me to think things over... Hmmmm...

And then came another interaction with my manager, and then I told her firmly that "No, I'd still want my original shift yadda yadda yadda..". But then to my surprise, she told me that there is a plan to move me to a later shift because of the new assignment, for the European markets. So right then and there, I changed my mind without blinking an eye and told her I'll accept it and don't mind what I said initially. ehheee..

And it's the start, my work life begins to change. I'll be going to Newcastle for a business trip for a series of work transitions. It's a priviledge... which I'm not sure I'm worthy of. But I know, it's worth proving to everybody that I can do it.

Currently, I'm in UK.. sulking in my hotel room trying my best shot.