Life Goes On...

A few years ago, a friend of mine told me these lines.




"Well, it was not a surprise that you are getting married ... it's a shocker!!! hehe ... well the persona that you projected to the public is one that is far far away from marriage-hood. You are independent, marriage is limiting. You are carefree, marriage is serious. You are adventurous, marriage is settling down. You dream of great things, marriage is compromise. That's why people were taken by surprise."



I didn't have the chance to dispute, refute or confirm what he told me. My reply, if I remember correctly was a smile. I didn't really understand what he meant by then. At that point in time, in the midst of my wedding preparations, I was too excited and too naive to know what I'm really getting into to. And now, almost five years into marriage, I think I now have the answers.



Well the persona that you projected to the public is one that is far far away from marriage-hood - everybody is not what he seems he is. In most cases, people surprise other people, in which, i'm not the only one =)

You are carefree, marriage is serious - I am carefree, and yes I can be serious, too. Just because a person is carefree doesn't mean that I don't take things seriously. The two doesn't necessarily contradict.

You are adventurous, marriage is settling down - When I tied the knot, my adventorous spirit didn't get tied down. A major part of me still wants to explore the world, and marriage has not kept me from doing that. Thankfully, I have found a partner who shares the same spirit.

You dream of great things, marriage is compromise - whether or not you are in marriage, compromise happens. You compromise at work, you compromise with your family, with friends and there are somethings you have to give up in favor of other things. Compromise does not happen exclusively in marriage. I may have compromised a lot of things in the beginning of my marriage, but, this I'm truly proud to say, that my husband has shown me all out support for the things that I dreamed of, and has selflessly encouraged me in my pursuit of greatness.


I can honestly say that I'm truly happy with what my marriage has brought me, and what life, in general, has given me. But it doesn't stop there. At 28, I've gone to places, I've conquered some of my fears, reached some goals, given up on some dreams, build new ones .... but it doesn't end there. There are still places to visit, goals to reach, dreams to conquer and adventures that are yet to be taken. But the most beautiful part is that I have someone to share these things with, and having two adorable miniatures of ourselves, is definitely a bonus.

I just turned 28. Another birthday, another year, another beginning...but it's the same journey. Life goes on...

Birthday Weekend

We had lunch at the Port last Saturday to start-off the weekend celebration. Then we had a private drinking and singing session later that evening. The following day was a Sunday, and we invited my brother and his family over for a little get-together. We had grilled pork belly and grilled chicken to match the booze and hotdogs on stick for the kids. We called it a night at 11pm, and he thought the day was over. His birthday was actually on a Monday, and since we both have work on that day, we held the celebration the day before.

We were already in our room, getting ready to sleep when I told him I need to go to the bathroom. The lights were already off, and when I opened the door to our room, he was surprised to find me behind the glow of the candlelight on his birthday cake, holding the balloons on the other hand, with the whole gang behind me singing happy birthday.

We put our party hats on and ate the cake and did a great deal of picture taking. I was so happy I pulled of the surprise, with him clueless the whole time that the preparation was going on. He kept asking me "when did you buy the cake and the balloons when we were together the whole time?"...i just smiled and said..."i have my resources, you know!"