Hello January 2015

It's the first workweek of the year and work is already piling up. I'm not complaining though, instead I'm thankful. :)

To start off, the luvey came home on the January 4th and we, together with his mom went out to lunch and got him a new pair of shoes for our friend's wedding for the next day.

Yihee: the sound of kilig 😂😁 #EnglishOnlyPlease #love

A photo posted by Marie (@mariekwaks) on Jan 1, 2015 at 10:40pm PST

January 5th, we attended Marvin and Mharl's wedding at the Jaro Cathedral.

Congratulations and Best Wishes, Marvin and Doc Mharl! #wedding #friendstagram #friends

A photo posted by Marie (@mariekwaks) on Jan 1, 2015 at 6:33am PST

At Marvin and Doc Mharl #wedding 😁#friendstagram #love

A photo posted by Marie (@mariekwaks) on Jan 1, 2015 at 2:11am PST

And yesterday was his last day in Iloilo. He had to go back to Pampanga for work so we had lunch with his mom and friends and spent the rest of the day at their house before we dropped him off to the airport. :)

I'll see you again soon, love!

Look Who's Back In Town!

Yup, Hec is back and he surprised-visit me while I was still asleep at home on the day (09/16/2014) that he arrived in Iloilo. 

As of this writing, I'm waiting for him to pick me up at home. ;)

Thank You Tita April

I was so busy dealing with crazy handful of nothing. The busiest days are taking its toll. It's overwhelming. Then I received a Viber message from Tita April, my boyfriend's mom which made me feel better upon reading it. It's really nice to know that somebody is thinking about you. It made me feel loved. This is not the first time she checks up on me. It just that today is perfect timing to make me feel better. So this deserves to have an entry here. You may say this is just a corny or shallow post, but I just wish I could share the rest of our convo. I'd rather not, 'cause I don't want to spoil and maybe jinx the good stuff. :D

I love her not because of the things she does for me, but because she is really a nice person.. not just to me but also to anybody. I always tell Hec that I still feel very shy whenever I'm with her mom (because); she would text or call me and invite me over for lunch or dinner or movies.. and many other things. It's not a negative thing, but I'm just shy 'cause it's always on her and won't take my share. Every time I come home to Iloilo from Pampanga, she would fetch me at the airport (and back). Last year, she took a break from class just to fetch me at the airport. I thought it was just her driver, but she was there too. Her generosity towards me makes me very shy, and to say 'thank you' is not enough. .

She is just so sweet and loving. And I'm more respectful to her as well. I really appreciate that she considers me like a part of her family. I remember when she was at my mother's funeral, she hugged me for like two minutes and said, "I will always be here for you". That's one of the nicest things a person has ever said to me that day. So thank you tita, for the love and for making me feel special. :) I'll see you when you come back from training.

Happy Birthday, Love!

Happy birthday to a man who's always there for me.


Thank you for being a wonderful person that you are. :)

Looking forward to more exciting adventures with you. I love you! Happy birthday!

Eargasm: P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess

Another ear candy. As always, P!nk is amazing + Nate (of Fun.) doing this with her makes this song outstanding. Enjoy! ♥



Right from the start
You were a thief
You stole my heart
And I your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them
Now you've been talking in your sleep oh oh
Things you never say to me oh oh
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

I'm sorry I don't understand
Where all of this is coming from
I thought that we were fine
(Oh we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear we still have everythin'
And it's all in your mind
(Yeah but this is happenin')
You've been havin' real bad dreams oh oh
You used to lie so close to me oh oh
There's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Oh our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
I never stopped
You're still written in the scars on my heart
You're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Oh tear ducts and rust
I'll fix it for us
We're collecting dust
But our love's enough
You're holding it in
You're pouring a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We'll come clean

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh oh, that we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Happy Valentine's Day 2013

Happy LOVE day, people!

Hec and I are not going out on a date today.. it's going to be a day or a couple of days late. He's sick since yesterday, so I made him breakfast today:

I hope everyone is getting some lovin' today or at least a bottle of wine. Make today to be more than just chocolates and flowers. Happy Valentine's Day, everybody! ;)

Valentine's Day is Upcoming

Valentine's Day is in 3 days. Do you plan to go on a date with your special someone? I bet you would. Whatever your plan is, I'm sure it's going to be awesome and memorable.

As for me, I am not sure what we're going to do on the 14th. But maybe we're going out for dinner. Or just do it on the 15th or on the weekend, just to avoid "lovers' traffic" in restaurants. :)

Countdown to Valentine's Day with this feel-good music. Enjoy! :)

Excited to Go Home

Always stare at a spectacle.

I'm excited to go home on December 30. Hec and I are going home together, we're on different planes, but it does not matter. :D

Can't wait to see my family and friends! I smell fun!

4 Years Down, Many More To Go

Today is a great day to acknowledge how great it is to have Hec as a boyfriend. Well, he's not just a boyfriend, he's a confidante and a best friend. We have our differences, but I guess that's what make us unique. I appreciate his love, understanding, support, and flexibility.. I know that loving me is hard work. tee-hee! :D

So today marks our 4th year anniversary. Wow, time flies really fast when you're having fun. We may not yet have a big house or a fancy car, or a million bucks... but we have each other and that's enough for now!

We're having dinner later, as I have something for him. I know he has something for me too, 'cause I saw it and he didn't know that. :P

Heart-shaped Chocolate Cake - Surprised!

This is just a quick update since I have a lot of pending tasks to do... but hey, I won't miss blogging about this.

So today, just when I thought I'm dateless... I received a heart-shaped chocolate cake from bf! He's currently in Pampanga, and he made my former boss as his "conspirator" to make this happen. LOL. I'm really happy, and I'm surprised!

Here's how the cake looks like:

If you haven't noticed, the "your" there is wrongly spelled. It should be "you're" hehehe. that's a bit of a "typo?" (LOL) when captioned the cake. but anyway, it's the thought that counts.. and i'm gonna eat that anyway. hah!

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! :)

Engagement and Marriage

My friends and I went out for a lil party last night. After hours of partying we've decided to have coffee in the area and talked about fun stuff til we talked about serious stuff - engagement and marriage. Two of them are married, so we had it over coffee. I was surprised how they thought about it differently.

So, I know not all people are the marrying type, but when it comes to marriage... it's just a case to case situation. I just wonder what were other people's take on long engagements. Like long engagements between you and your partner. Is length a must within a year?

For me, engagement and marriage is almost equal... at least that's the way I see it. Like, when you feel like something is right, then it is time. Though I could not see myself getting married anytime soon, but whether you agree to me or not.. engagement and getting married is every girl's dream.

A Wall Post That Started My Day

I don't really have something good to share other than this:

That's one of the first things I saw this morning upon checking my email and Facebook notifications, as well. Usually, he sends me early morning text messages when he wakes up. But since his mobile phone is broken, he used Facebook to greet me -- only not to miss a day without sending me sweet messages. The likes and comments to that wall post from friends are still counting. Oh how they love us. lol. Cheesy I know, but this is me, and I am not showing off, i am just showing something I have. LOL!

So I hope he gets his mobile phone fixed soon -- LCD problem. Hopefully it's not beyond repair, or else he needs to purchase a new one.

Cheesiness Tuesday

As usual, bf and I had a great talk today. I really like the feeling when he treats me so special. It makes me feel like a princess

I just love the bf much and I am super excited to see him again in December! Yay! I am on top of the world right now, and nothing can topple this feeling.

His Loving Gaze

BF and I had a good talk again last night. How I wish I could blog about what we have talked about last night. However, I just don't want to jinx our plan for next month and for the upcoming months by blogging about it. LOL.

So I just want to caption that photo.

"When your partner looks at you with a loving gaze (yes, that's his loving gaze hahaha), you will feel more completely loved than if he gave you any gift, more perfectly beautiful than if he said any words, for the silence creates a sacred space in which you can receive his love in its purest form."

3 Years Long, 3 Years Strong

Hurraaaah! Today is our THIRD (3rd) YEAR ANNIVERSARY. Ooopsie! Sorry for the caps, I'm just too excited to announce that to ya'll. Well, early this morning the boyfie woke me up with a power hug and kiss and greeted me sweetly. But he's leaving for work early hoping to get back home early so that we can celebrate our anniversary, how and what - I do not have an idea. This time I would say I love surprises. So while he was taking a shower, I prepared breakfast.

Hah. Excited bunny as I am, I cannot wait for later. Updates soon!

Oh.. I'll leave you with two of our weekend snapshots.

Manila and Pampanga Arrival

I left Iloilo City at around 7:05 am - my departure flight and arrived in Manila at 8:10am. It was sunny in Iloilo when I left, but it was raining in Manila when I arrived. I was still in the plane when I thought Manila is gloomy. Well anyway, it was Raymund (my gay friend) who arrived first at the NAIA airport, while my boyfie was stillon its way.. we didn't wait any longer since he was like 15 minutes away from the airport. Then we had breakfast at KFC (my favorite fastfood), and stayed there for like 45 minutes waiting for the rain to stop, then we went to the Manila Ocean Park (as planned few months back). It rained again, so we hurriedly went inside to get our tickets. It was a Sunday, so as expected, the crowd in unbearable.. but even so, we still had a great time. Raymund and bf enjoyed the time we had at the Ocean Park, however, we took only a few photos since it was crowded.

After the Manila Ocean Park, we decided to go home in Pampanga because I was already tired I need a good sleep. Upon arriving home at 2:30 pm, I took a shower and went straight to bed, boyfie woke me up at 6pm because we need to buy some stuff at the mall. Though I was still sleepy, I had to be up to go with him,plus I was hungry so I had to eat!

It was a long day alright, but it was fun! I will be here in Pampanga for a month. This is going to be a long vacay.. and I have been waiting for this. :)

P.S
Pictures will be posted maybe later..laptop cannot read my memory card, so I have to buy a memory card reader so that I can upload photos.

The Best Things Are Happening

OMG! Am I really happy? Yes, I am!

Even if life is not so easy, I am still enjoying myself. I think I am getting what I deserve to get, and that's making me say that the time has come. After all the work, school, stress, sacrifices, tears, and super efforts.. I am now getting a chance to make it pay.

It is going to be my time to shine. I will share everything I can with the people who are close to me. I am not going to enjoy every situation by myself and those people and close friends has been a part of the process.

I am really having the best things right now and that's making me proud of myself especially in everything I do because I know I am making the right choices and followed the right path that was leading me somewhere. There are some people who tried to take away the path I was taking and tried to ruin my happines but didn't succeed because I fought for it..unaware and unconscious that I was actually fighting for it, but eventually I won and now I can see the sunshine!

With all the good stuff happening to me is like a stress reliever. There's something I realize about life, love and sex.. that when you want them, you have to put time into it. So now I am going to take the VERY most of that time.

Finally, I Graduated!

March 30, 2010, I graduated from college with Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Marketing. Some of my friends know I have quit college 9 years ago.. that's in 2001. That year was supposed to be my graduating year, however things didn't go well with me. Since my 2nd year in college I did not become so serious with school because I was too involved with non-school activities (gigs, boyfriends, etc.). That lead me to being an irregular student in school, with a few dropped subjects and incomplete subjects. Those prevented me from taking pre-requisite subjects to be able to graduate in 2001. But I didn't mind at all, thinking that I could take all them for summer and the 1st semester of the next school year. But I was wrong, my habit and other activities continued to ruined my life. What's surprising was that, my parents didn't mind, maybe because they were too tired to mind what I was doing with my life. Until I realized what I was doing with my life is not giving me a good future. So, I looked for a job and eventually straighten up with my life.

To make the long story short, I have decided to go back to school (to the same university I have attended a few years bacK) and get a degree. When bf learned I was going back to college, he was really really happy. He has been telling me to finish college eversince, I remember 2 years ago that he even offered to help me with my school finances if I go back to school, but I declined his offer since I know he has kids, and that I am only the girlfriend. And the fact that his salary is only enough for his personal finances and some bills to pay. So now that I have graduated from college, he is more than proud. I was at the graduation ceremony when he texted me nonstop even if he was at work and mobile phones were not allowed, but he didn't mind! He was supposed to come home on my Graduation Day until the Holy Week but his leave was not approved. But pretty soon, I will be visiting him again and we will celebrate double.

So anyway, here are a few photos:

Check out Graduation Day photos and Baccalaureate Ceremony photos on my Flickr.

With my dad, who never attended any of my events (or any of my siblings events) until this day. Mom was not able to attend, she's a teacher and it's their school graduation as well on that day.

Shoutouts and Thanks

• I thank God for the good health and for all the blessings.
• My parents who has been very supportive with everything I do even if some of them are against their will.
• M boyfriend who is always there for me, for all the love and care, support and for always making me feel like a princess. I love you.
• M friends who are always with me, and for giving color into my life.
• My exes who are still making me smile whenever we bumped into each other around the city and for the laughter and smiles during our chats.You guys suck but I still thank you for what I have become now.
• my haters, who are always making me feel important, glad I did something in your life to make you notice me.

Future Travels

I woke up with a smile on my face. And so I though I gotta text my boyfriend about something silly and sweet. Oh I miss the boy so much, I cannot wait to be visiting him again soon. Yes, I'm the one who visits since he cannot come home anytime soon because of his work. He comes home only during special occasions. Anyhow, I am not complaining since I love to travel. So...there will also be a lot of traveling this year.. it would be amazing. Hmm.. it is mostly just a wishful thinking at the moment, but I' am hoping for that to really work out. There's only one trip that I'm sure about in June. But I'm really really hoping things will go according to plan. :)

Happy Valentine's Day 2010

It's 12:05 am and i still couldn't sleep. My body aches and I couldn't position my body well in bed.

Well anyway, it's another time of the year that I don't have a date for this special day hehehe. It makes me miss my boyfriend more, and I miss going out on a date with him. Anyway, hope everyone will be having a great Valentine!

Happy Valentines Day!!!