October, 2008

earthdate 102708: wheeezing

Sooooo busy with postwed errands —

deliver stuff, sort photos, attend family

gatherings/get together with friends, ligpit

stuff at home to make room for Kris’ stuff,

car stuff, house repairs, and work.

Consequently, I am sooooooo tired din.

Add pa the seeming never ending dramah

and stuff I hear about me; yeah, ignore,

ignore — but, nakaka-drain din ng

energy all the negativity and emotional

attack eh.

For now…


…just breathe.

some more links to friends’ multiply pages showing KARB destination wedding

some more links to friends’ multiply pages showing KARB destination wedding (copy and paste to view):

http://bradpwitt.multiply.com/photos/album/32/Ryan_Jihan_KARB_Destination_Wedding

http://bradpwitt.multiply.com/photos/album/31/USC_04-05_KARB_Tours

http://bradpwitt.multiply.com/photos/album/30

http://bradpwitt.multiply.com/photos/album/29/2000s_KARB_Ilocos_Tours

http://bradpwitt.multiply.com/photos/album/27/2000s_KARB_Wedding…#

http://bradpwitt.multiply.com/photos/album/26/Kris_Ablan-Ria_Berbano_KARB_Nuptials

http://bradpwitt.multiply.com/photos/album/26?mark_read=bradpwitt:photos:26#replyform

Multiply site of Marc Marasigan — additional KARB wedding photos

Multiply site of Marc Marasigan — additional KARB wedding photos

http://marcmarasigan2000.multiply.com/photos/album/119/Ablan-Berbano_Nuptials_More_Photos#

Multiply site of Shey — KARB wedding photos

Multiply site of Shey — KARB wedding photos

http://sheysb.multiply.com/photos/album/28/Ablan-Berbano_Destination_Wedding#

Multiply site of Rosanne Ablan — the wedding from the eyes of a niece

Multiply site of Rosanne Ablan — the wedding from the eyes of a niece:

http://j23rose.multiply.com/photos/album/56/The_Ablan-Berbano_Wedding_that_weve_all_been_waiting_for…?replies_read=17

kris’ avp for me

Bakit Ba Ganyan

some KARB wedpre/wedding photos from friends

some KARB wedpre/wedding photos from friends:

http://marcmarasigan2000.multiply.com/photos/album/116

http://marcmarasigan2000.multiply.com/photos/album/117

http://marcmarasigan2000.multiply.com/photos/album/118/Ablan-Berbano_Nuptials_Day_3

http://096barkada.multiply.com/photos/album/38/WEDDING_PICS_–_kris_and_ria

earthdate 100708: angry, scared, and wary thoughts at 3AM

I just can’t believe it!!!!

When would all these “kalokohan” stop?!  We don’t wanna be dragged in his misery and negativity; thus, we took a ‘break’ and just decided to focus on our lives, respective jobs, and the upcoming  wedding (which as predicted is getting soooo unbelievable).  But no, he continued to demand attention, hurl more invectives despite his alleged zen-ish ways, be further closed-minded, chooses to believe his own lies, conjures unbelievable conclusions from pure and simple answers, and recently, succomb to threats.

Now, we hear he is flying to the Philippines for confrontation…with insinuation still of making good his threats.

I told Kris and some people, I cannot promise to act civil.  Moreover, I cannot promise not resorting to retaliation should Kris be physically harmed.

During the times I accompanied Kris to events in Ilocos, I often stay a step back from him.  I lag behind ‘coz I want to guard his back.  I would be his human shield should the need arise (my weird philosophy: I am ready for death at this point in my life for a loved one because I don’t have dependents yet for whom I should be alive for naman — hahaha, morbid?  As I’ve said in the office when this idea came up, I blame our lousy uniforms for making us feel miserable in them and come up with these stupid thoughts).

Kris, being innately good and just a simple fellow, can easily diffuse negativity, always gives the benefit of doubt, and forgives immediately.  Despite being told hurtful words, he would not reply with curses; despite being oppressed, he would beg for me to be more understanding and curtail my confrontative ways (yeah, I feel shortchanged with such pleas, especially since I don’t like being “plastic” to people).

In the humanitarian/religious point of view, good for him to be floating his boat that way.

But so far, all my constructions of event and /words/actions of other people have been right on the mark; my pre-judgments came out more than mere speculations, and I was able to identify issues even before they were verbalized.

With how I am reading the people around us now, especially this coming dude, I truly wish my presumptions are very very wrong.

Four days ’til October 11; yet, we have all these negativity weighing us down.  As it is, preparing for a wedding is very stressful already; more so a political one and both being physiologically sick the past days at that.  Add these?  Plus making an issue the closeness with the kids and the irrelevant fact of illegitimacy — sobrang emotional battery na.

The dude says Kris should be wary of Karma.  If so, then, I can rest easy.  Karma to Kris…with unlucky me apparently ‘draining’ all my luck to/for him (hahaha, the most logical conclusion with how berby’s world has been with Kris in it); yes, I would definitely rest easy.

However, if evilness, jealousy, and the Dark Side overpowers us/destroys our credibility to others… then, I hope our prayers and the prayers of the people who really love us, would protect and sustain us.

We’ve been bending backwards pleasing other people most of our lives.  I wish, somehow they would realize that we too deserve to be happy and at least just this once, please us too by just being happy for us. After all, we really followed basic proper protocol, apologized even if apologies weren’t exactly due, expressed gratitude accordingly, and never demanded for any grandeur whatsoever.

earthdate 100508: very sick

Been sooooo tired this week— wedpreps,

j.cys’ birthday preps, events, and nursing a

very feverish/flu-ish Kris.

stress and constantly running about finally

took their toll on my body that I woke up

feeling very horrible this morning —

slightly feverish (I guess my flu shot will

not allow making me have a high

temperature), coughing, runny nose, and

voice-less!

Waaaaah!

Everyone’s telling me just rest.

Sigh, how can I when I have so many

things to do and pack (Kris leaves Manila

with his Vios so lahat ng dapat pwede

nang ma-i-haul i.e. wedding gown and all,

ready na dapat)?!

And so, after logging in a few more hours

of sleep, I forced myself to get out of bed

and do what I gotta do.

Harakiri?

Banzai!!!!

earthdate 092408: cars, commute, BPI Credit Card, and a near-faint incident again

Two vehicles’ repairs and tune-ups truly made me plummet to brokedom, which will be felt when my credit card bill arrives.

Oh well, at least Wudju got new wiper mechanism na — very vital for the constant rains; and Xwind is in tiptop shape for its true owner, Kuya (who would be arriving tomorrow) and upcoming LTO registration.

Funny lang, to have two vehicles repaired, and with three cars to drive (them and Kris’ Vios), I ended up commuting the most this week!  Bring Honda to Manila Casa — since hindi natapos within the day, commuted to magallanes and rode with Betty going home.  Bring Xwind to Isuzu Makati Casa — borrowed Kris’ car to go home, returned Kris’ car to magallanes first thing in the morning as MMDA coding yun, cab to work, commuted to get Wudju, parked Wudju muna at Magallanes (kasi hinahabol kong hindi pa mag-close ang Isuzu), commuted to Isuzu, and drove Xwind home.  Whew!

Wudju finally came home with Kris driving so to our house the next day.


* * * * *

BPI (Mr. Kenneth): Ms. Ria XXXXXXX?

Ria: Yes, speaking.

BPI: We are just concerned, your credit card was used in Honda Cars Manila for PXX,XXX.00 and then 20 minutes later, it was swiped for almost the same amount in GenCars/Isuzu Makati.  Just verifying if you indeed authorized these charges.

Ria: Haha, yes, quite unusual credit card activities; but I did said charges.  Thank you very much, though, for safeguarding my interest.


* * * * *

While waiting for Betty, and being uber tired of my crazy-car-repair-commuting-frenzy, I decided to eat my childhood comfort food in Luk Yuen Magallanes — chicken noodle soup.  I sat on the same chair/table as when I almost fainted two years before.  Being at the same place and eating the same food I ate then, I reminded myself of my friend Zeena’s advice: “Ria, chew your food!”

And so, I began with just eating the soup; then broke the chicken and noodles in smaller pieces for easier digestion.  Also took my time eating ‘coz I know Betty would be finished with her class in a little over an hour pa.

I was talking with my friend Jove on my mobile phone regarding wedding invite distribution when suddenly, I felt my arms go numb.  A bit of chest pain.  Then my face was feeling a bit numb too.  Told Jove, when he hears a commotion suddenly in the background, it means I collapsed.  Told him where I was too for any eventuality.

Since I can smile, raise my arms (with effort though), and still stick out my tongue, I guessed I must be experiencing what I happened two years ago (where Kris rushed me to Makati Med E.R. — ECG and other tests came out normal naman).  So, stress lang siguro.  Since walang paperbag to breathe into,  I used my bag muna and tried to focus to fight the fainting sensation.

Thanks, Jove for keeping me “company;”  Shey, Oja and Betty, for rushing to the place.

Yeah, not wise, but I refused to be taken to the hospital.  I was okay na naman after almost two hours eh — yeah, just sat there until I felt quite “normal” again and confident to stand already.  Besides, as I’ve said many times in the past, I do not like hospitals.  So many deaths in such institutions na kasi eh.

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