Quiquay: quirks

..... He asked me to coordinate his wedding. WHAT???? He's getting married??? Is he kidding me?? ('Sigh') Yup, it's him. That guy who once (nearly?) broke my heart. Is he nuts? Yes, we're still buddies. Yes, I had a fun, unique, quirky and organized wedding that my guests loved. Yes, I know many vendors that could be used. Yes, I have events management experience and I think I don't do that bad at it. But this one takes the cake. Nothing prepared me for this sucker punch. Only in my crazy world was this bound to happen. Haha. The fates just had to give me this twist. Aaargh! (I better get paid good bucks here - but asa pa . More likely they'd ask me to do it for free. Grrrr. rubbing salt. )

(originally posted Oct. 8, 2005) “Ano ba ang nakita mo sa kanya?” My ex angrily asked me that question after we broke up. What did I see in my buddy anyway? I couldn’t give the ex an exact answer. Was it her eyes that twinkled when she smiled? Was it her fair skin? Or her katarayan ? I told her the only thing that came into my mind. “It was Fate.” Yes, fate. I noticed her a long time before I even knew her. All I knew was that she was this girl in her usual outfit of a baby t-shirt, short A-line skirt and sneakers darting in and out of your dormitory that summer. She always seemed to have a sense of purpose, walking ahead without looking around the lobby. Yeah, I found her cute. But she looked mataray. Summer ended and I forgot about her. I joined this regional org since I wanted to find out more about my adopted province. I had some schoolmates applying too, mostly from the lower batch. It was orientation day when she walked in again, smiling and laughing with her orgmates. I couldn’t