bora

hi guys, well its been a long time since our last post.. anyways just wanted to show you guys some pictures i took while me and lei were in bora for our honeymoon.. :)

(if you want to use 'em as your wallpaper in your pc, you can click it then save or you can go to my flickr account and save them there - found on the lower left side of this blog - you can find my other pictures there as well)

tnx! enjoi!

:)

say cheese!

hey the pictures are in, however there are thousands of them... so we narrowed them down to bout 400...

you can view 'em all here:

• www.flickr.com/photos/dennisandlei2 (1 - 200)
• www.flickr.com/photos/dennisandlei (201 - 396)

enjoi!

:)

whoa!

how are you guys? you enjoyed the party? how was the food? tried the drinks? got a few laughs? shot a few pics?

we'll be posting our pics very soon, we're just picking some of it... well its kinda hard right now cause there are bout 3000 freakin pics.. haha... maybe we'll post bout 100 to 150... :)

we'll also try to post all the stories from the party.. haha...

...again thanks for all those who came to the party.. thanks for all the gifts!!!! love you guys!!

...and oh!!! we'd also love to see the pictures you took from your cameras.. please do send them to us... and we'll try to post em here also!!

thanks!!!

ciao!

can't wait...

woohoo! any chance one of you guys got us the peppermill already? haha (see previous post)...

the grand terrace

last week (like what i've mentioned in the last posts) we went to the Grand Terrace to finalize some stuff with Val (our friendly contact from Grand Terrace as well as with Flowers Unlimited (kuya Roland)... in the middle of the conversations i managed to take a few shots...

...the pic on the right i think is where the cocktails (hmmm.. i think) will be placed... in between the ceremony and the reception... were' not actually 100% final yet as to the placement of certain stuff since great ideas pop out all the time but we'll see...

shake it good... ;)

ow, just another idea just in case you haven't bought anything for us yet... what day is it? it's already the 8th! 12 days to go! come on guys! haha.. (joke)

anyways, lei and i met with the make-up artist last friday at gateway... just so happened, there's a gourdo's outlet there so we just had to check it out...

..you guys are in luck... well i am... haha... we were actually window shopping for you guys... to save you all the trouble of thinking what to buy.. ain't that sweet? haha...

moving on... saw this gorgeous peppermill (it's a pepper crusher) staring at me... 'twas about 2 feet long... not too sure bout the wood (make) though... i asked the salesperson it it twas on sale (like some of the other items)... sadly it wasn't ... the price by the way: Php2,200...

come on.. that's only like 15 happy meals... a good restaurant meal for two plus movies... bout 3 shirts... and for that... everytime lei and i would cook... we'll always remember you guys! aint that good? haha..

(back to reality) moving on (again)... well if you've already got a gift for us, i highly recommend you get the item yourselves, it's a good investment, makes you feel a real "master" of your kitchen.. right? most department stores have these cromed-out peppermills bout 7 inches high.. but nothing beats wood right? - well as far as peppermills are concerned... and nothing beats the smell and taste of freshly milled peppercorns :)


- D

shower me with your love...

oi!

...just wanna share my shower party held last Sept 23 thrown by my St. Paul friends Dr. Jody, Anne, Elaine, Lulette and Risa ... thanks again guys!!!

- L

(click on an image below to enlarge)

who wants to give me a starlet?

no, no.. not the showbiz kind.. nor the titillating kind.. (if you know what i mean)... it's the toyota kind.. you know 2 door... 4k engine...

...well i saw it yesterday over at sulit.com.ph... here's the link For Sale: Toyota Starlet .. somewhere in pampanga for only Php50K (i think it's negotiable though - probably down to Php35k)... hehe... i'll mow your lawn & take out your trash for a week... perhaps even walk your dog.. haha... (here's a pic of it)

...siguro iniisip nyo la akong magawa no? haha - corrected by!

- D

rain? no worries...

Góðan daginn (for the uninitiated, that's hello in iceland.. i learned it just now from flickr hehe)

i think maybe 1 or 2 have already asked me what if it rains on my parade (cliche) this coming oct 20... am i not worried? the asnwer is NO! :)

well rains are actually the least of my worries right now... i'm more concerned about electricity if you asked me.. you know in case of a black-out...

however, i think we covered all these when we chose grand terrace... you see its a new place, it hasn't even celebrated its 1st anniversary yet as far as i'm concerned.. so all their equipment are new... walls, generators, sound system, all of it... so well.. its ok

i've posted a picture of the venue here so you'd get the idea of the "garden"... you see its covered and airconditioned at that.. as for the ceremony hall, of course its also covered.. it's not called a freakin' "hall" if it has no roof... hehe...

the place also has valet service so if you're bringing a car, its ok... no umbrellas necessary... commuters though have to bring theirs...

all you have to worry about right now is your dress/clothes and of course your gift! - DO NOT FORGET! :) hehe

- D

* photo from the grand terrace website

groom stuff

oi!

...nakabili na ko ng barong!! :) last wednesday, we went to Shangri-la/Rustan's to look for a barong... a friend told us that "barongs" there are relatively cheaper... well to make the story short.. we ended up buying one in sm megamall...

nilakad na lang namin.. wala akong makitang barong na gusto ko e.. hehe

anyways, the barong we bought was made from Pina silk... i find the pina-only-barong to be quite dark and "itchy" kaya i opted for the pina silk... i got Michel Andre's ... i would have bought the Onesimus pero la akong makitang design na gusto ko :(

...at the same time i bought na rin my pants and shirt...

sale at the podium

...lei & i also went to the podium last tuesday to check out some kitchen stuff... a friend told us that there's an ongoing sale at "Living Well" at the Podium... :) it's one of my favorite stores there actually - kitchen ware, pillows, even crocs sandals, etc... its like the home section of the SM Dept store... albeit they sell imported stuff.. best of all, they carry "Gourdo's"... it's where i get my Torani's (flavored syrup for coffee, soda or what have you)...

anyways, the podium will be having a mall-wide sale starting today (sept 28) till sunday (30th), so if you're still looking for gift ideas, well this is good timing.. hehe :)

side trip

speaking of torani's, they cost Php300 at Living Well or any Gourdo's store, however, at Landes (also in Podium) they cost - guess?.. Php480!! (same size) - $#%@&!!!! .... may patong na Php200! grabe.. and oh, i aslo saw the francis francis espresso machine - Php50,000 - just get them online.. from the maker, and it'll cost you bout Php42k to Php Php45k with free shipping... don't get me wrong, i like the toys sold there, especially the metal puzzles and chess and all, pero sa price? hmmm...

- D

***picture (barong) from weddingsatwork.com (for soon to be-weds, get tips and suppliers from weddingsatwork)

The Best Gift Idea

Yes. Singular. Not Plural.

Dennis and I have a lot of gift ideas on our mind. But we cannot outright reply when people ask us what we want for a wedding gift because we do not know how people budget their gifts.

Plus, there’s this space consideration. Since we set up place (a studio-type) over a month ago, it’s already crammed with the things we each brought in. And, as Dennis said, combined, we already have most of the essentials: pots, pans, flat iron, electric fans, gas stove, 12" TV, refrigerator, etc. What we lack are good dinnerware and flatware. However, we do not want to be flooded by too much of the same things. And so the best gift idea for us is a Gift Check (preferably SM’s). That way, we get to pool the amount and buy things that we would really need (i.e. items 8, 9 and 10).

But if you really want to give us something to remember you by, that we cannot have too much of, here are our top ten picks:

1. McCormick spice set. Or herbs in pots—for our herb garden.


2. Vacuum Pillows (large), hypo-allergenic


3. Queen-size bed sheets/linens


4. Good quality pots, pans, and wok


5. Shoe cabinet (wood-laminated)- there’s this really compact one at Our Home Megamall. Why we cannot have too much of these, our currently overflowing shoe cabinets and drawers will tell you.


6. If you would give us dinnerware, we would appreciate the lightweight ones. No ceramics please. If you would give us flatware, we want Oneida sets.


7. Cookbooks


8. Baking oven


9. Stove/Range hood


10. 24-inch TV (we won’t complain if it’s bigger and/or if it’s flat-screen)

So there! We hope we’ve helped you decide what best to give us.

Hope to see you on Oct. 20!

- L

flickr pix

lei has posted some of our prenup photos over at flickr... these pics were shot by Buencamino photography by the way...

anyways, here's a link to lei's flickr account: www.flickr.com/photos/inaliel/

by the way, the shots were taken in UP...

enjoi! :)

30 days

aloha! hehe (para maiba naman)..

blog 101

we've put in our invites this blog so we can catch up especially those we've not seen for a long time... anyways, i assumed that all you guys are familiar with reading/browsing blogs, but in reality, hindi po kay eto po ang some basics...

anyways, this is my 19th post in this blog.. so there are 19 articles already in here... so dont be fooled by the page you see after typing http://www.dennisandlei.blogspot.com/ in the address box...

...on the left side of the page, just below the world map, you'll see the "Archives" and the "Topics" portion. you can read older posts by selecting the months then topics in the Archives while you can read posts according to topics under (of course) Topics... you may also click "Older Posts" at the bottom of the page to read (again of course) older posts... :) its really that easy...

C.O.N.F.I.R.M.

...hey reminder guys, we're down to the last 30 days and we've got no confirmations yet... please help us out here so we can finalize seating arrangements for the venue!


i wish...

..oi! another wish: although we already have a digital camera, its only a prosumer cam... i still dont have a digital SLR cam... hehe.... un lng...

:)

ciao romano!

here they come

oist! about a month to go... are you guys excited?

invite...

we've already started handing out the invites last sunday... well if you're reading this blog, i guess you'd already seen the invite...

so how was it? ayus ba? did you like it? how bout the map? adworks made the invite... aside from the text, we basically told them what we wanted: the colors and stuff, the chucks (you liked that?) and the "salabay".. hehe... the patterns however were all adworks... as to the map, well i made the design ('twas buencamino's photo by the way) and had it printed in kodak.. :)

do confirm...

by the way, we need you guys to confirm your attendance as we are presently preparing the seating arangements... no last minute confirmations please :)

to confirm, just send us an email or call us on our mobiles... our numbers are on the invites...

wish list...

and since the invites are already out, i guess i should also speed up our "wish list".. hehe.. to start of... some things that come to mind...

• lei & i, as well as mommy sylvia and daniela were in trinoma last saturday and i saw this cool Krups espresso machine (ok din ata ung braun - germany made ata un e; oo nga pala, i already have a coffee maker so pls don't bother hehe)... i always wanted one... in fact i already started buying "Toranis" (flavored syrups used by cafes), you should try them by the way... and oh a coffee grinder wouldn't hurt either. Gourdo's also sell these cool old school italian espresso machines where you just put 'em on a stove and boil :)



• lei also mentioned the other day that she saw this cool shoe rack at "Our Home" in megamall, i think it cost bout 2K... i haven't seen it yet though...



• lei & i love to cook - in fact i make a mean tuna & lemon pasta.. hehe.. you should drop by pasig if you want to try it :) ... we already have a rice cooker by the way so don't bother hehe... anything from cooks exchange is appreciated though... especially the pans... we don't have an oven yet so we can't really use baking tools right now.. unless you're giving us an oven also.. haha (reminder: this is a "wish" list - and when i say wish, i mean "big")



• the starlet (a few posts back) and minis are still on the list... hehe



• "pls consider that the couple will be residing in...". ah.. uhhmm... ah... well in the philippines (joke lang po hehe kala nyo abroad?)



• gift certificates would also be nice :)



• a nice flat screen tv would be nicer :) hehe



• nga pala dong/day may tatlong electric fan na kami sa bahay dong/day. aircon dong/day ala pa hehe...



• ok din yung sa kitchen, ung exhaust (HINDI exhaust fan ha)... ung usually placed above your stove... (wait lang a google ko lng ung name).. ok.. ung "range hoods" (ata hehe.. pero ala kaming range hehe)



• we already have 2 blenders hehe



• anything made by corelle or luminarc would be great! :)

...i guess that would be all for now... hehe

do check back in from time to time for updates on the wed ok?

ciao!

- D

...of dragon flies, chicken kiev, the oblation & kobe

shoot...

oist... well its friday and i thought i shouldn't let a week pass without at least posting 1 message.... hehe

anyways, last wednesday was our scheduled prenup photo shoot (one of my faves e ung pic above)... we had ours in UP diliman... we were accompanied by Erwin and Wen (of Buencamino Photography - cool guys...), ow and thanks Erwin for letting me ride in your BM.. sweet :)

sobrang nakakapagod pala.. naikot namin ung buong UP... well the walking's fine pero medyo nakaka-conscious yung onlookers.. feeling artista tuloy ako... hehe... pero ayos lang.. we even had a chance to shoot inside a UP jeep... and see some good areas in UP na di mo iisipin na ok kumuha... hehe...

...oo nga pala, nasita pa kami sa may oble.. kelangan daw may permit from UP Admin... hhhh... napaka-ironic e no? sa UP pa where supposedly "freedom" or "democracy" are just some of the most widely used words in campus.. oh well... i guess a lot has changed... pero ayos lang halos patapos naman na kami nun e, hehe and also thanks to the miracles of optical zoom and the persistency of erwin... hehe

TIP to you guys out there... check out ung place na pag-shoot ninyo. if they require permits etc... well lei and i never really thought about UP requiring permits and stuff dahil nga U.P. e no.. hehe

...in short, twas a long day.. capped by a dinner at Chocolate Kiss... sarap... i would have preferred sa chateau for the oysters pero ok na rin ung chix in a basket (well sorry kung di nyo ma-gets if you're not from UP - yabang ng @#$*!)...

lei's putting up sort of a small exhibit sa oct 20 sa terrace, para makita nyo rin.. galeng.. again kudos to erwin and wen...

more: invites, souvenirs & kobe...

...i almost forgot.. last tuesday galeng din kami ni lei sa adworks and approved the sample invite.. they'll be coming out this coming tuesday.. ok sya! galeng din :)

the same day, regalong pambahay also delivered the souvenirs for our ninongs/ninangs... ayos din, actually wrapper pa lang regalo na... sad to say only our ninongs/ninangs will only be able to see them :)

..on kobe nga pala din, natuloy si sharon & carl.. around 5 na raw nagstart.. oh well, i really dont wanna dwell much on this topic at medyo ako dapat ung pumunta't nanuod dun..hehe.. like my previous, oh well maybe next time :)

hmm... i guess that's about it for this week, talk to you guys again next wik!

ciao!

- D

...of prenup photo shoots & kobe

i just won 2 tickets to Kobe's Supernatural Asia Tour here in Manila... kudos to Phil Star's RJ Ledesma for the tickets... i knew it when my dad told me before to read the dailies... look where it got me: 2 tickets to watch Kobe in action! woohoo!

yes.. Kobe Bryant will be in Manila this September.. actually Sept 5... Wednesday...at the Ultra, now Phil Sports Arena :) - click the image below to enlarge

...however, i think i wouldn't be able to go since our Prenup photo shoot (which by the way will be in UP Diliman) also falls on that day - Wednesday... hmmm... oh well, sorry Kobe, maybe next time :)

Related links:

• Kobe Supernatural Tour
• Kobe Bryant's Official Website
• Emil Buencamino Photography
• UP Diliman

50 days!

woohoo!!!

down to 50 days! are you guys excited or what?

anyways, prior to posting this blog entry, i just emailed our invite supplier to print the sample invite already... :)

to give you a "feel" of what it looks like - the theme and the like, here:

family abroad...

uncle renato, 'te rose, mang, kuya boy, ayee, cliff, et. al....

oist, if you're reading this, musta na kayo!!! woohoo...

(pic taken during kuya boy's wedding in baguio - sarap ng cake!)

nabanggit ni anna na sinabi nga sa inyo na may wedding blog kami.. hehe... well i've been meaning to inform you guys too bout this site kaya lang lei and i have been waiting for our invite, medyo inaayos pa namin with our friends from adworks... hehe..

niweis, ano ba? well just browse the contents of this blog to catch up on things we've been doing lately haha... and hopefully to give you ideas also on what presents to give us hehe (i wish!)... hehe...

...you can post your short messages sa left side ng blog - sa chat box / CBOX or if you're planning to write longer stufff, email us na lang po sa dennisandlei@yahoo.com .... hehe

and oh, lalo na kayo chibon, jr, balong, hehe.. it's been a long time hehe... buti pa si desmond nakasama ko.. hehe...well i've seen uncle renato, aunt doreen, te rose, kuya felix, mang, ana, kuya boy and cliff the past few months/years pero you guys matagal tagal na.. hehe... how are you guys?

oo nga pala (again) to catch up, here are some of my sites i (try to) maintain:

• www.dogscatsandpansit.blogspot.com
• www.flickr.com/photos/dennisforma
• www.friendster.com/dennisforma

....ingat kayo dyan lagi... regalo ko! (humirit pa e no hehe)


- D

thanks CTS1...

oist!! CTS1...

musta ka na? hehe... i got your "message" ... thanks ha sobra...

...got you something (souvenir) ...o ikaw ang unang una na may ganyan hehe ...and saw the wifey.. good luck to you both :)

...ingat kayo lagi, ciao!

:)


- D & L

another "small" gift idea...

...well the "wish" list i've been posting bout is not yet complete... working project ika nga hehehe.. anyways, i was surfing yesterday and saw this: a "mini" gift idea - Php115k...

..if there's any philantropher out there willing to shell out, here are the details of the mini

ok na to hehe ...i wish (hehe)

:)

more details...

ow... me, lei and my mom went over to fairview sa VS&F last weekend for our food tasting... sarap... complete meal... well all i can say is, wag kayo gano magpakabusog sa cocktails... actually cocktails pa lang mabubusog ka na...

TIP: just taste eveything you can sa cocktails... don't overdo it kasi may appetizer (soup), tapos ung meals - either rice or pasta, tapos may dessert pa.. actually desserts (2) so... dahan-dahan lang hehe

(bring kremil-s just in case hihi)

...we also worked out the details on the table settings - you know the usual, table cloth color, centerpieces, number of chairs per table including its design, etc, etc... ung ceremony venue + the reception venue... haaayy...

...we were also able to finalize details on the flower supplier... ok sya - Flowers Unlimited - google it... we were able to talk to Sir Rolan mismo... maayos kausap... :) ...we were actually able to agree on the details on the same day.. by the way.. .i like your laptop sir rolan.. ganda sony vaio series...

Flowers Unlimited Contact Person/s:

Mr. Rolan Roquero and Ms. Michel Ines

Address: Aristotle St., Vista Verde Executive Village, Cainta, Rizal, Philippines

Telephone No: (632) 682-0729Mobile No: +63 920-2267363

...their website is under construction pa lang...

...ready for distribution :)

'bout the souvenir...

galing lang kami ni lei sa mall kahapon and we picked up ung souvenirs for october... tapos na kasi :)

ang galing.. ang ganda... i could post a pic here of what the souvenir looks like pero i'd rather not... isa ung sa mga surprise hehe

(corny no? )


Harry...

...anyways, on the Deathly Hallows, the "Boy-Who-Lived" lived and married Ginny Weasley, had thre children: James, Lily and Albus Severus (...yes you heard it right - "Severus"... Snape's one of the good guys! bless him) ....and oh by the way, Ron and Hermione also married and had their own kids (or was it 1 kid? nakalimutan ko .. hmmm... bahala na kayo magbasa hehe)

yellow bldg...

my dad and mom along with my uncle bet are busy working the new studio.... everything you see here was made by them... cabinets, paint and all... (well i try to pitch in everytime i have the time... hihi)

here's what they've been busy with the past 2 weeks... :)

...it looks like we'd be finished by thursday... :)


- D

...in progress: a wish list

...first of all hindi pa ito ung actual wish list i mentioned in a few posts back... hihi :)

well i'm just prepping you guys of what's to come - meaning the actual wish list... lei told me it'll most like be catergorized.. haha.. sort of:

• if-i-had-a-gracious-millionaire-friend list of gifts


• somewhat for Class-A gifts...


• masusukat ang pagkakaibigan gifts...


• your averaga joe gifts


• "pangmasa" or parang "ERAP para sa mahirap" gifts


• and last and certainly the least.. the "super kuripot" or "taong grasa" gifts.. hehe

...well you get the idea... hmmm... i think it would be best if i had an example.. :) ... sa "if-i-had-a-gracious-millionaire-friend" gift.. siguro isa sa mga nasa list e itong 1981 toyota starlet.. 2 door...

....prolly next to it would be a 1991 or 1992 honda civic hatchback... haha .. you get the idea... :)

- D

sneak peek.. :)

last thursday we were just informed that the initial draft of the invite was ready... 'twas emailed to me last thursday (july 19).... well, the invite itself is a surprise but i'll give you a peek (pic on the right...

yesterday (july 29) we also picked up our rings sa sm megamall... ok naman sya.. although may ilang details na di gano nasunod so we're prolly sending it back for some modifications.. this time i can't post a sneak preview of the ring however.. hehe...

...as far as the new place is concerned... hopefully, this week pwede na ko maglipat ng mga gamit ko :) ...just this morning, natapos na ung painting nung isang part ng wall namin.. i'll try to bring a digicam over to get a shot and prolly post it tomorrow hehe :)

thats all for now...

ciao!


- D

working the studio...

we didn't have any nuptials-related appointments yesterday so we just hung out at the studio in pasig with my parents...

we're just fixing the place where lei and i would be living after october... so far patapos na ung 2 cabinets... final coating na lang saka ung painting ng walls :)

..lei's still finishing "Deathly Hallows" ... pero mukha namang matatapos nya by friday.. yipee! :)


- D

stumbled upon...

stumbled upon this nice flash animation while surfing...

more to come: a wish list :)

...we'd be putting up a sort of "wish list" if you will right here in our blog.. so if you need gift ideas... hehe..

well these are things we're actually hoping to buy someday or things we just saw at a mall or magazine or boutique somewhere that caught our eyes or whatever...

watch for it :)

more done deals...

...yesterday (july 24) we we went to bulacan for our marriage license... good thing, tita sally (lei's mom) and elaine (lei's friend) were there to help us process the documents...

...saglit lang, ang bilis... pumirma lang kami tapos ok na... we're scheduled to pick up the docs on august 6....

...we also got to see the prototype of the souvenir yesterday... the supplier called up lei and told her we can already see and comment on the prototype.. :)

i designed it by the way (well actually i just modified what was already given hehe)... according to imee (supplier), it'll be ready by aug 6 also (or was it aug 2?)

anyways, ok sya... maganda... for sure our guests will like it... it's one thing to watch out for i'm sure



..nga pala yesterday din, bumili na rin kami ng Harry Potter Deathly Hallows (Book 7)... lei's already reading it.. hopefully this friday tapos na sya para come weekend ako naman...



:)

welcome!

...at last...

i've been planning to put up this blog for weeks now and was finally able to do so today! woohoo!

me and lei have been busy working out on so many details about the wedding that we'd want to share them with you guys...

however, this blog was basically put up since we wanted to have an online presence where you guys can confirm your attendance...

...speaking of attendance and confirmation, don't worry the invites are coming soon... :)

..we'll put up an email form in here somewhere as well as prolly some contact numbers for your perusal ...

ciao! :)