Cheap Boracay Hotels

It's only 2 weeks till our Boracay and I am pretty much excited already. Before anything else, I'd like to share this hotel we are staying at - The District, a new hotel  recommended by our friend Marlon. We got the room for half the price from Dealgrocer but I still consider it expensive so we only got a 3d/2n package then afterwards staying at the usual hotel I've grown to love - Milflores. Here's a photo of the District Hotel:

                                            Photos from MyBoracayGuide.com

              The Hotel Location: I think the kidney-shaped? pool is Red Coconut's so this is almost near Station 2 and near Starbucks, which is good!

Photo from http://thedistrictboracay.com/resort.php

And now on to the Budget places....

MILFLORES BORACAY - P2,600 - P4,400

I love the rooms, bathroom, homemade oatmeal soap, and customer service in Milflores! Too bad I wasn't able to take a photo of their bath. If you are lucky, you can book early and get their rooms for the promo price of P2,600. It used to be P2,300 a year ago, I think they increase the price by P300 yearly as the website already shows a promo price of P2,900 for 2013. You just have to be quick to make the advance bookings since I am guessing they only put 1 - 2 rooms on sale each day. The hotel only has 9 rooms, and all are mostly identical. For only P2,600, you get a room for a maximum of 4 people, and a free breakfast for 2 pax. This is non-beachfront but it's just located at the back of Astoria or Starbucks, a few steps and you're on the beach. So whether you're staying here as a couple or a group of friends, Milflores is a good catch!

                                                     I took this photo (November 2010) 

                                                                     For more photos, go to tripadvisor  

                                                                  The free breakfast

What excites me more is my cousin joining our Boracay trip and it will be his first time in Boracay. He will be staying with us at Milflores on our 3rd night onwards but he has nowhere to stay yet during his first (or two?) night and since this is a free trip for him, budget is limited. I searched for the net for 2 days to look for a cheap, yet private place for him to stay.  And here are my cheap finds for the peak season:

Station 1:
Niu Ohana - P1,450/2pax/fan room w/out breakfast. Beachfront. Formerly Cocomangas resort.

Watercolors - P840/2pax/fan room w/out breakfast. P1,240 if upgraded to aircon rm. Beachfront. Beside Willy's(rock) resort.

Frendz Resort  - P1,600/2pax/aircon private room w/out breakfast (They have P500/head for a 6bed room, non-ac)

Station 2:

Seabird Boracay - P1,650/night/1pax for a single bed room, aircon room with yummy breakfast(I tried their inhouse resto - big serving!) located at the back of Red Coconut Boracay. http://www.seabirdboracay.com/

D'Mall: All rates for 2pax

Serendipity - From P1,340 fan room to P1,600 aircon rm (no  brekky for fan room)

Fat Jimmy's - P1,210 fan room, P2,000 aircon room, both with breakfast

Bora Sky Hotel - P1,675 aircon room with breakfast

Veli's Inn - P1,680 aircon room with breakfast

Isla Gecko - P1,800 aircon room with breakfast

Panorama Boracay - P1,600 aircon room (not sure if bfast included)

Station 3:  Very cheap Peak season price  Station 3hotels!

Boracay Courtyard - P1,000/1-2pax for an aircon room with breakfast stub/s for 2 pax and you get to use the sister resort's (La Carmela de Boracay) pool. Almost beachfront. boracaycourtyard.com

Starfire - P1,100 no breakfast (not sure if acon or not). Beachfront. http://www.starfireboracay.com/

B&B Beach resort - P978 fan room without breakfast. Non-beachfront http://bnbboracay.multiply.com/

Highlands Spring Resort - P800/1pax/fan room w/out breakfast, P1000/1pax/fan room/with bfast, P1,200/1pax/acon/with breakfast. Non-beachfront http://www.highlandspringboracay.com/accommodations.html

Orchids - P700/fan/no breakfast http://www.orchidsboracay.com/

Ocean Breeze - P1090/1pax/aircon/no bfast(P790 if offpeak), P890/2pax/fan/no bfast(P590 if June-Oct for 2 pax), Breakfast @ P85-P150 http://oceanbreezeinn.info/rate.html

Trafalgar - P590/2pax/fan rm/no bfast, P900/2pax/aircon/no breakfast, P250/bed/sharing, P450/1pax/private rm/shared bath - http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Trafalgar-Cottages/Boracay-Island/19877

White Beach Divers - P500/fan rm only. Beachfront whitebeachdivers.com 

Bora-Bora Inn - P900/2pax/fan rm. Just read from a blog. 

Boracay White Blue Divers - P800/1pax/acon/with ref, & safe, P920/2pax/acon both w/out brekky. Beachfront

I am considering Boracay Courtyard for the price (P1000 only and you get 2 sets of breakfast or add P100 for buffet and get to use the pool) and Watercolors or Fat Jimmy's for the location. I am also considering the mode of payment. Others require 10% downpayment, 50% dp, credit card, or bank deposit/remittance. Only 1 resort agreed to reserve the room without any deposit. I guess I'll just let my cousin choose.

The rates for 4-6 pax are really cheap! I even saw P1,500-2,500/6pax/aircon room. Sorry I can't remember where I saw it from (but definitely one of the hotels above) but if you are really on a super duper mega tight budget but still want to experience Boracay, then why not try one of these hotels and then tell me your experience. :)

*I should get commissions for this hihi. 

Outta here!

Europe_Lucerne_Day1

It's been almost 9 months since our Europe trip and I have been wanting to write about it but I'm not really a writer and afraid I may not give justice to the experience but I'll try anyways;)
After months of a very detailed itinerary planning which included - waking up sked to having breakfast, walking from hotel to and from the tour site, to having lunch, to riding the bus and train - name it, our dream trip finally pushed thru on a cold February winter.
At first, I had a hard time choosing among which countries to go to since I've been actually wanting to go to Romania to experience the Dracula castle tours and see all of Eastern Europe - Austria, Berlin Germany, Budapest Hungary, Prague Czech, Warsaw Poland - so I was torn between Western Europe(UK, Italy, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium) and Eastern Europe. But of course (after getting tips from friends and visiting so many travel forums, I have decided) for first timers (and last?) I know it is a no brainer so I chose the bigger and more fab cities - the Western :)
I was sooo lucky to chance upon Emirates airlines sale, we got our tickets for almost half the normal price and it was already an open-jaw ticket, SG-Switz, Rome-SG. My cousins and officemates who had been to Europe prior to our trip were so shocked upon hearing the price and I felt so proud of my resourcefulness. Lucky us, aren't we?
Enough blah!

Stopover: Dubai airport

We had a stop-over in Dubai airport. 3.5 hours. I was kind of disappointed coz I expected more. It was very chaotic. If you've ever been to LAX airport, the feeling is similar. People rushing here and everywhere. You need to queue and wait forever - only, you are  not lining up for the check-in counters but instead queueing for the bathroom and scanners:p

Honeybunch was feeling grumpy as usual. He hates taking off his boots for the scanner and he'd been wanting actually to go back to the US instead of going to Europe, that's why, so he wasn't that excited at first and the airport chaos added to the grumpiness. So after reaching past the immigration, we immediately lurked around and search if Dubai's tallest building was in sight. It was! We took a photo of the Burj Khalifa building and here's the shot.

                                                   (At least we can claim we saw it mwahaha)

First Stop: Lucern, Swizterland

After a 6hr flight from Dubai, we finally reached our first destination - Switzerland. Upon landing Zurich airport, snow on the runway greeted us. We could see the heavy snow pouring and we were so excited to get off the plane! Good thing my fever had already subsided and hunb's crankiness gone. We also met a very nice Swiss lady who helped us get around the airport and showed us to the train station. If it weren't for her, we would be spending minutes in the aiport trying to find our way out. She actually offered her house the next time we are visiting(I wish!)!

The temp was freezing @ -2C. Our journey began upon boarding the train to Lucerne. It was almost a 2-hr travel from Zurich airport but I didn't think we have wasted that time spent on train travel because it was a scenic ride after all.

        Every European train ride is such a treat!

Our hotel is a 5-minute cab ride from Lucerne train station or a 15-20min walk. With a map on hand, we didn't even dare looking for it due heavy luggages and heavy snow. So we got a cab, reached our hotel in 4 minutes, checked-in, and went out to start our day.

We started off by walking back to the train station since there aren't much action going on around the hotel surroundings. Of course we took so many pictures on the way! And since I am no poet, I'll let the pictures speak for itself.

                                         It felt like white Christmas, snow was everywhere

                                           While strolling around the beautiful Lake Lucerne

There weren't much tourists as the temperature was no joke! It was really freezing! I was already wearing 5-6 layers of clothing (thermal wear, a girdle(hehe), blouse, down vest, fleece jacket, and a wool jacket, a high knee socks, & thermal pants underneath my jeans) but I still felt my spine chilling. I was also wearing 2 pairs of gloves. Yes 2 pairs but my hands were still feeling numb. I already felt like grabbing some stranger's down coat. Anyway, we weren't really complaining about the weather but were actually embracing the experience. Lucerne is really a picturesque little town, everywhere you look is a picture-perfect shot worth taking.

Lucerne is the most expensive city we've been to but it's worth going to. Lucerne actually is our top pick among the 4 cities we went to. :)


Getting around:
Transpo: Everything can be reached by foot
Train: Zurich airport - Lucerne - 1hour 40 minutes = 29CHF

Lodging:
Hotel: Etap Hotel http://www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-6782-etap-hotel-luzern-city-zukunftig-ibis-budget/index.shtml
This is a new budget hotel, it's very clean, and believe me, it's the cheapest hotel in town that serves breakfast buffet .We also saw microwave oven, oven toaster, and a kettle provided in the dining area and I think are available 24/7 and of course free wi-fi's a bonus :)

There are many cheaper options but do not offer a private bathroom, (only common) and and if it did, breakfast is not included. If budget is not a problem and you're willing to spend more moolah, then you have many options around Lake Lucerne.

Food: Costco is a grocery store and it's everywhere, you can buy your food here if you're on a budget but there are also nearby Italian restos and Swiss cafes but we only tried the Italian resto once and I could not recall the amount we spent. There's also Starbucks and Mcdonalds if you want a hot cuppa coffee.

That's all for now :)

Atkins after two weeks

I am happy to announce that I have lost 7 lbs in (almost) two weeks of doing the Atkins diet. I did it for 13 days and gave up on the 14th day. The weight loss is not evident but my clothes are loose and they fit better now. I think most of it are just water weight, I think I may have lost 4lbs water weight and 3 lbs of fat(or whatever!). I've also been doing the Jillian Michael's 30day Shred & some weight lifting for 8 days straight but I missed yesterday's workout. (I felt depressed and shocked yesterday upon hearing the loss of someone dear so my energy levels were kinda low)

Now I have started eating carbs which I have been missing so much - I started my day with an oatmeal with unsweetened almond milk and a dose of equal sweetener(I know 'artificials' are bad but I am missing my sugar too). I'll stick to oatmeal for now for breakfast and see what happens, weight loss maybe slow but at least it is a healthy diet and may even repair the damage which my high-protein diet did to my lipids and God knows what more. Eggs and Bacons for breakfast used to eggcite me but not anymore. I think I'll never look at eggs the same way again. It now makes me nauseous seeing it. I also developed back and chest rashes which are so fugly and they only started appearing for the first time after doing this atkins. So goodbye to Atkins for now.

Weight:
10/14 - 1#0
Started Atkins:
10/17 - 1#5  - Lost 5 lbs of water weight in 3 days, this was due to my vacay in Manila, I am not counting this
10/25  -1#8 - Lost 7lbs.

Target weight:
11/01 - 1#7
11/08 - 1#5
11/15 - 1#3
11/18 - 1#2

I can do this!

Outta here!

Atkins Induction Flu

I have failed my plans for September. I actually gained 4 lbs *pffft*. I went to Phils 2 wks ago and surprised (and envious!) by my hubby's cousin's enormous amount of weight loss in just a month. I think he may have lost 20 lbs or so in just a month by doing the Atkins diet. He would eat almost everyday with us but he'd just order meat or 1 whole chicken from Baliwag when at home and would finish it in one sitting. He even eats chicharon! How fun is that? So I promised myself I'd do the same thing when I get back to Singapore. And yes, I bought myself Chicharon to start with haha.

This is the Atkins menu that I  have been following/'alternating' for the past week:

Breakfast: 
2 Hard Boiled Eggs, 1 cheddar cheese, Green Tea bag OR
1 hard boiled egg and 1/4 cup boiled pumpkin

Snack: 1 cheddar cheese with half cucumber OR
2 slices of Cheddar cheese

Lunch: 1 Roasted Chicken Black pepper Thigh/breast OR
Pork Ribs and Watercress Soup OR
Salad with Roast skinless Chicken breast with olive oil/acv dressing

Snack: 1 Cheddar Cheese with 1 Hard Boiled Egg OR
1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk

Dinner: Ginger Chicken soup OR
Cheeseburger without buns OR
repeat my lunch menu

3Liters of Water a day, 2 cups of sugarless black coffee/week.
No soda, no juice, even lemons are restricted. Deym!

I have been following this diet for 1 week and have lost 6lbs. I think most of it is water weight but I am still happy and my feet are thanking me since they no longer hurt when I walk, and my clothes are loose(or so I feel hehe). I feel so lethargic, nauseous, weak, and experience some light-headedness. I am terribly missing my carbs, even my cereals, oatmeals or kaya toast during breakfast. Thinking about eating eggs for breakfast makes me sick already. It sounds good and fun to know that you can eat steak, chicken, pork, and limited fish on Atkins but I am not that type of eater. I am a pasta, pizza, and chips lover, but also a veggie eater! I love vegetables! I am so missing my carbs and my junk food already. There are also limited veggies you can eat during this phase - broccoli, pumpkin, tomato, cauliflower, asparagus, spinach, leek, eggplant (others are alien to me) - all of which have high contents of uric so I am sticking to my lettuce and pumpkin.

As for my workout, sad to say that I cannot even lift my 3lb-dumbbell nowadays, while during the past 2 months, I've already been lifting 6lbs :( I am so missing my workouts. I tried doing one but only lasted 5 minutes and felt like fainting. I was only able to do one full workout yesterday with the help of a caffeine boost. I cannot even climb the stairs without running short of breath. I think I am experiencing the Atkins flu. I'm whining again, ain't I?


The Verdict: It is effective for weight loss but very unhealthy especially if one has a (borderline)high cholesterol and high uric acid levels like me. (I've had high levels of those since I hit my 20's :/). If you want a rapid weight loss without starving yourself and depriving yourself of meat, cheese, fats, this diet is for you. It is not for long-term diet plan since I am still a believer in carbs - be it white rice/bread or brown rice. You will lose weight - FAST and still can eat your cheeseburger. Will I continue it? Maybe for another week and see if I lose another 2-4 lbs after which I will go back to my low glycemic diet :)

Weight Loss Motivation

It's been a year since I last visited this blog and it's been a year since my wedding. Time flies soooo fast when you're having fun. Lots and lots have happened. And lots and lots of pounds I've gained since then! I want to make this a diet blog for now.

So how do I jumpstart my weight-loss? I've been telling myself that I should start dieting, especially every 1st of the month but nothing motivates me. I tried herbalife, lemonade diet(big time YUCK), exercising, but to no avail. It's so hard to lose weight while watching hubby eat all junk to gain weight. So on my birthday month, I want to start losing weight seriously. I am almost 25 lbs heavier in just over a year and I plan to lose all these crap in 3 months, before my Boracay trip. Yes Boracay motivates me. And I hope this time it won't fail to keep me motivated. Crap! Nothing fits me and my feet hurt so bad they can't bear my weight any longer. 

Okay enough whining already! So wuzz the plan? First, I'll blog (if I ain't lazy)then I'll take before and after photos of me (but it's for my eyes only but maybe I'll share the 'after' photos hihi), then will start doing the 30-day Shred again..TONIGHT! (Actually I never stopped, it's just that I am not consitently doing it and I binge a lot!) It's a DVD workout that I did for my wedding. It's only 20 minutes a day and is real effective. I have no problem exercising, I actually love doing it, but it's the food that's going to be a problem. I will also start logging my food intake again using livestrong.com/myplate to keep track of my calories. Accoring to my weight, I should only be consuming 950 calories/day. I ate a pineapple and hot mocha for breakfast today so I've already consumed 350 calories, so I have 600 left for the day and it's only 9am. So how is that for a start? I know it's going to be tough so Help me God! Oh sometimes I almost wish I was bulimic.

30 day Shred review - http://www.amazon.com/Jillian-Michaels-30-Day-Shred/product-reviews/B00127RAJY/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Calorie tracking website - http://livestrong.com/myplate

Outta here...

Wedding Hecklist

What I have accomplished so far...

Jan 2011 - 7 months to go
Status	Task	Due Date	Notes
Ok	Lose weight, build muscles!	Sunday, January 30, 2011	Jan 1 palang nag start nako, Started at 134.2 or 61K, Lost 2 lbs = 132.2
Ok	Inform your families	Saturday, January 01, 2011	Check
Ok	Set a wedding date and time	Sunday, May 01, 2011	August 20, 2011, Saturday 4pm
Ok	Decide on size and type of wedding	Tuesday, February 01, 2011	Church wedding 100-120 guests only
Ok	Inform your families and close friends	Friday, April 29, 2011	All ppl on the wedding list
Ok	Decide on your wedding budget		Initially thought of 250k mwahaha hayz nangangarap pala ako!
Ok	Start looking for a church and reception venue	Tuesday, February 01, 2011	Don Bosco and Palm Grove Rockwell it is :)
February 2011 - 6 months to go
Status	Task	Due Date	Notes
Ok	Lose weight	Monday, February 28, 2011	Lost 3 lbs = 129.2 or 58.72
Ok	Decide if you need a wedding coordinator	Wednesday, April 27, 2011	OTD only. Grabe ang mga presyo ng mga ito!! Mas mahal pa sa MacBook Pro pag Full Planning! (though wala ako nun hehe)
Ok	Reserve church for wedding ceremony	Tuesday, March 15, 2011	Don Bosco Makati is reserved
Ok	Reserve wedding reception venue	Tuesday, Feb 28, 2011	Downpayment for Palm Grove Rockwell made on Feb 2011
Ok	Select and reserve caterer	Tuesday, Feb 28, 2011	No need to book a caterer kasi meron na in-house yung Palm Grove.
Ok	Food-tasting at Palm Grove of chosen menu	Tuesday, February 01, 2011	We did this Feb 16, 2011 But there were some dishes we changed and added and finalized everything on Feb 27
	Reserve officiant for the wedding	May-June
	Start interviewing various suppliers	4/30/2011-06/05/11
Mar-11 - 5 months to go
Status	Task	Due Date	Notes
Ok	Lose weight	Wednesday, March 30, 2011	Lost 1.6lbs = 127.6 or 58K
Ok	Discuss and confirm menu details with caterer	Wednesday, March 30, 2011	We also finalized this start of February already.
Ok	Select color motif and theme for wedding	Saturday, April 30, 2011	Periwinkle blue and yellow. Already went to couturier to discuss yey
Ok	Select a photographer/videographer	Sunday, May 15, 2011	Tito E.B. Escudero who else :)
	Select a baker, if wedding cake won't be supplied by caterer	July	Alex Franco cakes - super sarap
	Select and reserve event stylist	Wednesday, June 01, 2011	I’m still thinking if I’ll get one cause Palm Grove will take care of everything.
Ok	Select and reserve entourage florist	Wednesday, June 01, 2011	Flowers provided by Palm Grove yey!
Ok	Select and reserve church florist and determine floral plans	Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Ok	Choose reception format.	Wednesday, June 01, 2011	It's a buffet dinner c/o Palm Grove, have to finalize color of tables and motif
Ok	Draft a guest list	Wednesday, March 1, 2011	Nakagawa na ng first draft a week after proposal hehe.
	Finalize principal sponsors, bridal entourage, etc.		We've made a list for this na, pero we haven't formally asked them yet. Principal - Wala pa. we are planning 1-2 pairs, kung pwede isa lang! Secondary Sponsors: Candle- Buchokoy & Cristy Veil - JA & Zier Aileen Cord - Allan & Cheryl :) Maid/matron -Amphy Bridesmaid - Cheche Flowergirl - Bianca Groomsman - Grau Bestman - Ferdie Ring Bearer - Logan Coin Bearer - Zach
Ok	Begin shopping for a bridal gown, headpiece and other accessories	Sunday, May 15, 2011	I wanted Cecilio Abad initially pero chose Gretchen Pichay instead. Happy J
	Select muscians for both ceremony and reception	Sunday, May 15, 2011	I’ll get Sonata Strings
April – May 2011 – 3 to 4 months to go
	Lose weight	Saturday, April 30, 2011	Bumigat na naman ako due to my 5-day vacay sa Pinas, chicharon, cake, polvoron, pasto, cpk, hungry pac, shakey's pizza and Mojos, Hot chic floss ng breadtalk - lahat yan in just 5 days. And uuwi na naman ako. I only have 2 weeks in April sa SG to lose what I gained! Sheeeeeeezzz!
	Lose weight	Monday, May 30, 2011	Goal - 124.3 or 56.5K
Ok	Choose a couturier for entourage and child	Thursday, April 28, 2011	Ysabelle's Bridal-Factory
Ok	Measurement-taking for female and child entourage	May-June 2011
Ok	Have your pre-nup pictorials	Tuesday, March 01, 2011	Tapos na :) c/o Ronnie Arangali, March 18-20 in SG
	Shop for bridesmaids' gowns and accessories	Thursday, April 28, 2011	Might go for Ysabelle's Bridal shop :)
	Meet with your baker for cake concept and arrange for a tasting session		I'll leave it to Tita Alice basta yung color dapat Blue Yellow
	Purchase wedding rings	Sunday, June 01, 2011	Wala kami nakita sa SG :(
	Start working on your invitation wording and design		Will just choose a design from templates provided.
	Schedule a trial-make up session	April 27-May 1, 2011	Will have a trial with Eddie Bruan and Lanie Acedillo.
	Reserve hair and make-up artist	Wednesday, May 15, 2011	Wala pa, trial muna syempre but my choices are: Madge Lejano, Eddie Bruan, Lanie Acedillo, Shu Uemura. I am eyeing E.B.
	Finalize and order invites	Wednesday, June 01, 2011
	Have first fitting for bridal gown	Thursday, April 28, 2011	This time, I really have to go to New Manila for this L No more Serendra meetings with Gretch …sigh.
	Start looking for souvenirs	4/29/2011- May 15, 2011
	Finalize flower arrangements with church and entourage florist	Friday, July 15, 2011
	Get directions and/or map to church and reception. Include them in your invitations	Wednesday, June 01, 2011
	Look for musicians	Sunday, May 15, 2011	Will get Sonata Strings
Ok	Decide if gown and veil will be preserved, and make the necessary arrangements.		No need
	Finalize guest list and compile addresses	Sunday, May 15, 2011	Super limited guests so I hope madali nalang ito
June 2011 – 2 months to go
Status	Task	Due Date	Notes
	Lose weight	Thursday, June 30, 2011	120 or 54.54k
	Finalize requirements of Don Bosco	Wednesday, June 1, 2011	1) Baptismal and Confirmation Certificates (obtained "For Marriage Purposes Only"), - check 2)Marriage License, 3) Certificate of Attendance to Discovery Weekend, 4) Permission of the Bride's Parish Priest, 5) List of Principal Sponsors, 6) Name, Position and Qualifications of Officiating Priest/s My gas, minsan iniisip ko civil nalang talaga :S
	Obtain marriage license	Wednesday, June 15, 2011	As early as April, ginagather ko na ang requirements
	Submit church requirements and have your canonical interview with SSA parish priest		Baptismal and Confirmation certs have been submitted, yun palang
Ok	Register gift preferences		No Registry :)
	Have 2nd fitting for bridal gown	Thursday, June 30, 2011
	Start planning for your honeymoon. Research on ideal destinations.	Thursday, June 30, 2011	Initially thought of Maldives (pero 10 hours one-way travel) since almost the same price as El Nido so I am choosing El Nido na, mas madaming mapupuntahan Miniloc and Lagen!
	Schedule fittings with bridal gown couturier and schedule delivery or pick-up dates	Wednesday, June 15, 2011	Had my measurements taken on April 8, 2011 and next one April 28
	Start looking for groom's shoes and accessories.	Wednesday, June 15, 2011
	Start making a ceremony program	Wednesday, June 1, 2011	I have something in mind na, the simpler the better
Ok	Finalize and send out Save-the-Date cards		Will not have this na
	Post marriage banns in respective churches	Wednesday, June 15, 2011	Have to do this June.
	Attend Discovery Weekend Seminar		Tuesdays lang ito sa Don Bosco and I am scheduled to work on Tuesdays!!! My gasness
	Reserve hotel room for wedding preparations and wedding night		Manila Pen, ShangriLa, Dusit, New World, Ascott, A-Venue Suites? (Aberdeen court nalang kaya?) Ang mahal magpakasal!!!
	Finish inviting members of the entourage
July 2011 – 1 month to go
	Lose weight	Saturday, July 30, 2011	117 or 53.18
	Finalize details with Events Stylist (prepare mock-up centerpieces, etc.)	Friday, July 01, 2011	Meet Bing of Palm Grove Rockwell
	Meet with Baker to finalize cake details	Friday, July 01, 2011
Ok	Decide what alcohol/wine will be served in the reception		Red wine for the bagets and mango wine for oldies
	Finalize supplier for groom's attire	Friday, July 01, 2011
	Start making music arrangements		We HAVE to give it to them end of May/early June.
	Meet with officiant/s to discuss ceremony structure and contents	June 15-30, 2011
	Start writing thank-you notes.
	Finalize liturgical entourage
Ok	Begin working on your wedding vows		No vows for me :)
	Book transportation for bride and groom. (bridal car)
	Discuss music selections with entertainers	Saturday, July 30, 2011	2 weeks before ng wedding
	If wanted, get something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue.		My gown is definitely something new. My undies can be old (and blue hihi )para lang may masabing old
	Finalize details for all vendors and give reception site a list of all suppliers		Wedding coordinator, whoever you will be, I will entrust these to you
	Have 3rd fitting for bridal gown	Friday, July 01, 2011
Ok	Plan despedida de soltera		Not for me.
Ok	Be sure to get any immunizations you will need for the honeymoon		No need for this since we won’t travel to places where we could get diseases.
Ok	Get blood tests and check on results		No need
	Start making seating arrangements for the reception	Monday, August 01, 2011
	Have final production meeting with Musicians Make a play (& do-not-play) list.	Saturday, July 30, 2011
	Make a detailed wedding day schedule for suppliers, officiants and wedding party		Yung wedding coordinators na bahala dito
	Design and print your wedding programs		I have a print out, will just hand it over to Wedding coordinator
	Finalize seating plan with Wedding Coordinator. Make place cards.	Friday, July 15, 2011	Don't wanna cram so dapat June - July meron na
	Finalize wedding announcements	Friday, July 01, 2011
	Meet with Videographer to discuss on-site Audio Visual Presentation	Saturday, July 30, 2011
Ok	Start addressing and stuffing invitations. If wanted, get a calligrapher.
	Finalize honeymoon details	July 15-30, 2011
	Finalize and order groom's attire	July 15-30, 2011
	Have final fitting for bridal gown	July 15-30, 2011
	Arrange final fitting for bridesmaids' dresses	July 15-30, 2011
	Purchase a wedding guestbook	Friday, July 1, 2011
	Send out invites	Friday, July 1, 2011
	Finalize and print misalettes	Friday, July 15, 2011
	Make the necessary honeymoon reservations	June-July 2011
	Buy flower girls' baskets, ring pillow and other accessories	June-July 2011	Ysabelle will provide these
	Advise best man and matron of honor to prepare reception speech/toast	June-July 2011	Nagparinig na ko kay Matron 3 days ago :)
	Meet with Coordinator to finalize reception program	July 2011
	Pick up wedding rings, make sure they fit	June-July 2011
	Do all the necessary paperwork for change of name (of bride) and civil status	June-July 2011	Oh gas
	Pick up groom's attire and make sure it fits properly	July 2011
August – 0 month
Status	Task	Due Date	Notes
	Lose weight	Saturday, August 20, 2011	114 or 51k (105 lbs. is not achievable for me, mag mumukha na daw akong bungo) so 114 nalang yey!!
	Have bridal gown delivered	Friday, August 19, 2011
	Contact expected guests who haven't RSVP'd yet
	Finalize the guest count for reception and give the number to the caterers		Well hindi mahirap coz I only have few
	Begin to break-in your shoes	August 2011	Oh my, I should buy as early as May na!
	Attend bachelor and/or bachelorette parties	August 2011	I'll never know if I'll have one as I am here in SG.
	Begin beauty regimen	August 2011	Jan palang nag start nako, still having breakouts though
	Have final meeting with photographer and videographer. Present him/her with a list of "must-take" photos/shots/videos.
	Confirm payment amounts due with your vendors. Review final details with your vendor (delivery time, location, final guest count, etc.)	August 2011
	Finalize seating arrangement.	August 2011
1 day before
Status	Task	Due Date	Notes
	Weigh myself		I should at least weigh 115 lbs.
	Confirm wedding night and honeymoon reservations, begin packing
	Confirm transportation arrangements
	Have final haircut for groom
	Finish packing for honeymoon		After the wedding na.
	Make checklist and pack everything that will be brought to the hotel
	Arrange for someone to bring home the gifts after the reception
	Have manicure and pedicure for bride
	Turn over all essential items, including payment to suppliers, to wedding coordinator		Day itself when they got to the hotel.
WEDDING DAY!!!!!
Status	Task	Due Date	Notes
	Hug each other
	Kiss each other
	Enjoy!
	Eat!		Most brides do not eat on their wedding day! Ako KAKAIN ng madami!

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