Cocktail Dresses and More

I went to Divisoria ( Manila's ultimate bargain center) yesterday for the sole purpose of buying textile for my sister-in-law and niece. They wanted some really spanking-glamorous cocktail dresses for a sweet sixteen birthday bash they plan to attend next month. SIL says there are a lot of great looking dresses available in the US. Many stores are now offering prom dresses at huge discounts. There are even dresses and gowns available at surplus. However, there's nothing to beat a made to order dress from the Philippines, courtesy of well... me. I just hope the mother and daughter would appreciate the dresses I'll have made for them.

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Summer of '76

The Summer of '76 was a 'dry' spell in terms of relationships. Each and everyone of my close friends from church myself included were boyfriend-less and prospect-less. After watching the long-winding Good Friday procession in our hometown, we got together and ate ice cream and made a pact. We were going to choose our prospects for the summer and do our dang-est best to nail them. I chose Jonathan.

Like me, Jon was an architecture student too. He has been a church mate but was not visible in the youth sector for he did not attend such. He was from UP High School and I used to see him during my college freshie year at UP while I was gallivanting with first love. Yes. I was 10 months older than Jon. Anyway, I've made my choice so be it.

It was a breeze hooking up with him. It was summer and the church had a Vacation Bible school for kids. As teeners, we were trained to handle such classes. I was tasked to handle the 4th graders. This was class was the most notorious of all as everyone of them had undiagnosed ADHD! Hahaha. Really, those boys were adorable. Anyway, I needed an assistant and guess who volunteered. Yup! Jon did. For straight two weeks we were inseparable. We handled classes together. We went on swimming sprees with the 4th graders and basically hang out. I still have the freaking scar made by the exhaust of his motorbike during one of our "wild" rides. My best friends used to call that scar as "tatak ng kalandian"*. Jon was notorious for being a snob but during that summer he was not. He even went to do something as unsanitary as share his condiments (fish sauce and vinegar) with me.

Jon was no "first love" but he was tall and fair and good-looking enough and brainy enough for me. At church one Sunday morning, he borrowed my gold ring with the initial L. He wore and said he'd keep it for a bit. He gave me his ring with the initial J in exchange. Just like that we were "on" which did not last long for the rest of the "boys" from church started to tease us endlessly. Juvenile! Because I was basically "stupid and inexperienced" I must have said something negative about Jon or the relationship because the next thing I know, I was wearing my ring again.

A few weeks after I heard that Jon started to court Inya. She was my brother's first love. So brother and I shrugged our shoulders and went on with our lives.

Three relationships prospered that summer of 76. Liza got her prospect but eventually broke off with him. She said he was more beautiful than her. Cieny married the brother of Liza's prospect. Bibong never even got to first base with her prospect but the cousin of her prospect fell madly inlove with her which prompted her to get involved with Rosen, her husband now. Myrna set her sights on Rod but got his best friend, Anching, a better that choice. The only one who got her prospect - signed-sealed-delivered- was Marini. She married my brother. Hahaha.

I still see Jon and his wife when I attend church in Taytay. They have two kids, a boy and a girl. One of my girlfriends, a close friend of Jon's wife, said that Jon is a very strict dad and husband. One time Jon's wife went out with us to eat dinner in a mutual friend's house. By 8:30 P.M. Jon was already asking his wife what time she'll be home. By 9:00 P.M. Inya was getting ready to leave. In less than 10 minutes, Jon was there to fetch his wife while the rest of us stayed till past midnight. Jon and I would not have lasted. I'm a free spirit!


*evidence/sign of being flippant/a flirt

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Flawless Complexion

I've been pregnant five times and I've never experienced a bout of acne. My complexion was always flawless during pregnancy. Supple. Soft. Smooth. Rosy. The only problem I had when pregnant was my weight. I always gained 30 to 40 pounds during pregnancy. The excessive gain weight caused a lot stretch marks on my tummy. The stretch marks are caused by the rapid expansion of skin during pregnancy and no amount of lotion and oil alleviated the condition. I guess I am more lucky than most since I did not have pimples or acne during pregnancy. My friend is now about 6 months pregnant and is highly agitated because of her acne. Her pre-pregnancy complexion was fair and flawless - a far cry from her skin condition now. I searched online for beauty products fit for preggies.

Beaute de Maman products are available online. The company offers health and beauty products for pregnant women. The products are developed by Dr. Michele Brown a gynecologist and obstetrician. The products are all safe for pregnant women to use. Such products are: stretch mark creams, nipple gel, face and body cream to prevent pimple break-out, and facial scrub. I better tell my friend about these products so she couldorder now

What Do You Think?

What the farking effing crap!? I think I just submerged myself in super-duper-hot-boiling water! Remember my X's series that is still ongoing as my list is only 3/4 done? Well, the series of articles brought about the following events - as Lemony Snicket says "a series of unfortunate events".

Cyndy emailed me. A friend and batch mate of Grace found me too. She said she'd tell Grace. Google the full name or even the nickname of "first love eventually dies" and my blog is ranked #1 in the search. I made the creep # 1 in Google! Hahahaha... it's only a matter of time that one of them would eventually comment in my blog. I'm actually wary. Do you think I should delete or modify the full name of first love?

Back to Basics

Ethan's best bud's mommy is expecting! She said that a bundle of girlie-joy would be arriving sometime in June. She's so excited for it's been six years since the patter of little feet. She told me to organize a baby shower for her for no one gave her one with her first baby. No problem. She has gained a lot of weight now and looks like a cuddly pink teddy bear. In a few months time she'd be back to sleepless nights and grumpy days. She'd be into to breastfeeding and formulas, bottle sterilization and disposable diapers. Isn't she the lucky one?