New Favorite!

Hey, how was your day? I hope you had a great Saturday cause I just had one. There were this and that and more but what made it extra ordinary is that I've got to spend it with someone I care about so much. Nothing fancy, just the usual things we enjoy doing together. Pardon the cheesy air in this entry, it's still my day so just deal with it. It only happen once a year so give it to me. Heeee~

You may have (or haven't) read my Serenitea blab in here and know that I have been craving for it almost every now and then since the first time tried it.  Because of the recent leap of tea businesses  in our country, I make it a point to try every tea hub I see, well except Chatime and Gong Cha (they just don't appeal to me at all, sarreeeh). So there is this small tea house within the neighborhood and I've been eyeing it for months already. Despite its close proximity to where I live, I just can't seem to have a time (or guts) to visit it. I happen to get attracted by its name (I really am fond of businesses with creative names, maybe that's why Chatime and Gong Cha doesn't attract me-heee).

And today, I was finally able to give it a try! Friends, welcome to

I ordered Nirvana which was recommended for first timers. It's like Wintermelon of Serenitea but I think it tastes better, sweeter.  Jay, on the other hand chose Creme Brulee. I told you, his orders always taste better than mine. Creme Brulee tastes chocolatey and caramel-ish. I like it and will order it the next time! I will definitely be back. I am not sure if bon appeTEA has other branches but thank God there's one near where I live so I don't have to feel bad when I crave for milk teas anytime of the day. :)

It's located at Doña Soledad Avenue, Betterliving, Parañaque City. Just before BDO Betterliving. So if you're just around the corner, visit them and give it a try. :)

Bisou!

Today I slouch in my bed with my laptop on my lap trying to make something insightfully sweet. I have been attempting to do this for days now but failed due to quite a number of distractions. And, okay...laziness. But I really wanted to write this up, this person deserves effort and yes, attention.

Remembering how we met, how it progressed day after day, how it vanished and how it resumed will always give me the feeling of gratefulness. What we have is no ordinary story. Like everybody else’s, ours is unique.  God knows what we’ve been through all these years and what more awaits us in the future. But I guess that’s exactly how it occurred to me that indeed, I made the right decision to love this man. 

He’s not perfect. Neither do I. Admittedly, I could have asked for more but I definitely wouldn’t. Sure he’s not like that and this but he is more than those. I know and I feel. For what we’ve had and what we’ve been through, for who he is and how are we together; by any chance I will always choose him. For three years I have been asking myself what’s on him that freed me from a weird repulsion over having a relationship. I am far from certainty but this I can assume: he's a family. For all those times when I had no family around in a place that is foreign to me, he was there to make me feel at home. Sure, there were others but he's just different. He give me the kind of feeling that is indescribable. Cliche, I know. But that's just how it is. He's home to me. I felt no stranger in him. 

People may question me about him but they will never understand and never will I give them the dignity of an explanation. He knows how much it irritates me hearing  other people talk shit about him and treat him not so well and he just let them be. Be it a joke or not, it's not fair. I've been wanting to get this out and here's my opportunity. 

This is to those who judge, question and doubt you but you call them friends anyway. I love you and they can just shut the fuck up. I just wish they know how wonderful of a person you are, no bias there. They can say anything they want but they will never understand how happy I am with you. Every body else could turn their back on you but not me. Not Amber. We will always be proud of you. 

Ha.

And to you whose patience is constantly being put to test by my temper and tantrums, thank you.  I can be the most difficult person in the world to deal with but you stay still. It means a lot. For everything that has happened, you just proved to me and to everybody else how true of a man you are. For standing up, for absorbing everything I cannot hold anymore, for being there with me at the edge of life. I could never imagine any other person to share all these but with you.

Happy Anniversary!

I love you. Always.

Current Read: THIS IS A CRAZY PLANETS

by Lourd de Veyra

This is a good read. Timely, hilarious and direct to the point. A collection of essays from his SPOT.ph blog. I can quote hundreds of parinig from this book. Well written! Give it a try, you'll like it. 

So it's 11-11-11

First and foremost, I am not a fan of 11:11 nor one of those who are musing nonstop about the date yesterday (11/11/11). I, too wonder what's so special about it aside from the fact that it is 11-11-11 literally.Well, credit to tumblr I was fed by the idea that you are supposed to make a wish whenever you catch the clock strikes 11:11. The science behind it? Clueless, I am. Nonetheless, let me share the same feeling with those people who went extra mile and effort in celebrating such a date. 

In 7 days, Jay and I marks 3 years of being together. We were thinking of something we could do to make it more special sans the usual things we do like dinning out, movies, etc. We (or I for that matter) actually have a bucket list in mind. Things that we promise to do/ try/ experience together. Having crossed out some of the options from that list that we love to do this year but are not too possible, I finally considered watching a concert. I browsed the ever reliable net for schedules near our day and voila!

Side A is a childhood memory. I would listen to my brothers' Cassette tape and CD of their album and totally enjoy their music. I thought this is a perfect way to spend the day and count as a pre-anniversary date. Though it wasn't shown on our exact day we didn't mind. It does not matter when even ordinary day is special when you are together. Chos. hahaha. Baduy. 

Moving on to the concert proper. Man, was I so amazed. Sorry first timer ako. hahaha. It was both our first time to see a concert so that was really something. The show started more than an hour late. Good thing that Banchetto thing didn't push through or else we wouldn't catch it. It was so hair-raising hearing Joey of Side A and Martin Nievera's voice live! I swear I kept on biting my lips (I tend to do that when I get so amazed I can't do anything about it)! I ready my phone to record some of my favorite songs being sang live! OMG lang the voice talaga.

Good decision to record this part! Medley of my favorites! Goosebumps all the way!

Anne Curtis and Sara Genronimo were the guests as they all celebrate the 30th anniversary of ViVa. Anne made a duet with Joey and it was hilarious! She's so pretty, anyway. hahaha. Sara singing Someone Like You by Adele was definitely a hit. The girl is undeniably vocally blessed. 

During the latter part of the show it became upbeat. Singing songs of Pitbull, Maroon 5 and others while asking everybody to get up and dance! So others thought it's the end. I was kind of disappointed because they haven't sang Forevermore yet and I have been looking forward to it the whole time. I was still hoping they would switch to mellow again and that that is how they are going to end it. Man, I swear I got over kilig when the lights went dark again and Jay told me "O, ayan na." I am slow at music, you know. No matter how much I love a song I don't get familiar with their intros so I didn't recognize it. Jay still has to tap me and remind me this is what I have been waiting for. Grrrr. I don't sing, not when there are people around nor even with Jay but OMG I can't help it. I could melt, seriously. 

Infinite. 

It was such a lovely night. 11-11-11 indeed was a special day. Thank you, Buds!hihihi

And what a better way to end it? Through this, of course: 

Hahaha. I haven't tried this since I was one-digit old. 

How did your 11-11-11 go? Hope you had a blast too! 

Bisou,

Raine