My Sister's Beginning of Always

It's been three weeks since my baby sister got married. There have been a lot of wedding photos floating around from our friends' web pages, but this has got to be my favorite one, as it captured the very essence of how I envisioned the day:


A happy and stress-free bride...


A very proud mom...


And a Matron of Honor on the sidelines, making sure that the details are executed as perfectly as possible - note the yellow file folder in my left hand and the Blackberry in my right ear during our limo ride to the church... ;)

My Friendster Photos

Belle & Adrian's Wedding Website

Love is in the Air

It is almost Valentine's Day. Others have sworn it off as a petty commercial holiday. But out of the context of aisles and aisles of Hallmark cards and thousands of pounds of those cute little Sweetheart candies, I decided to take this opportunity to reflect on the force behind the holiday: LOVE.

Also, enjoy my current playlist, "Kilig," a tribute to songs that I consider as classic Tagalog love songs! :)

Taste and See

"Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him." (Psalm 34:8)

Today, we LITERALLY were able to taste and see the goodness of God! My email to the Dream Team Wedding Machine:

Hi, Dream Team!

Adrian & Belle and Edison & I just came back from our tasting appointment at the Crowne Plaza. It was a very pleasant experience!

First of all, we give them credit because they originally told us that they couldn’t book any tasting appointment until February. However, after I let them know that we have a January 31st deadline from our stationer for the final drafts of the invitation and response cards (entrée choices needed), the Director of Catering happily accommodated us.

When we got to the hotel, she directed us to their restaurant where the Executive Chef came out to meet us and let us know their objective: to give us the peace of mind that what we will see (and taste) at today’s appointment is what we will get at the wedding reception.

Back in October, we were down to two reception site choices, and we prayed for the Lord’s guidance to make it a clear choice for us. And when that prayer was granted, when the choice was too obvious to ignore, we stood in awe and praise – marveling at God’s work of wonder. And today… we couldn’t help but thank the Lord once again for another glorious manifestation of His love! The presentation… the food… the details… the staff… everything was the way we envisioned – the perfect combination of class and comfort… of coziness and elegance… Halatang may kagagawan si Lord! :)

So I want to take a moment to thank you all for your continued support and prayers throughout the planning. Today, more than ever, I couldn’t agree more with the saying:

In everything you do, put God first… and He will direct you and crown your efforts with success.

With His Love,
Audrey: DTWM, Inc. :)

Heath Ledger

heath: 10 things i DON'T hate about you...

1. gorgeous smile

2. sexy accent

3. boyish hairstyles

4. very cute performance in "10 Things I Hate About You"

5. wistful eyes

6. quite confidence

7. awesome performance in "A Knight's Tale"

8. dignified grace

9. real talent, less celebrity

10. unforgettable performance in "Brokeback Mountain"

Your sudden death has shocked me, has shocked an entire industry.

Goodbye, Heath! May you rest in peace and go with GOD.

DVDs for Christmas

For Christmas, Edison gave me the complete series of "Sex and the City," and Edward & Alison gave me the sixth season of "Dawson's Creek." Some people ask me, "When do you find time in your busy mommy schedule to watch tv, dvds, or movies?" Let's just say that I look forward to folding the laundry and ironing our one week's worth of clothes! Heehee... :)

These two series are just like some of my favorite books that I can read over and over. I guess sometimes you just see yourselves in one of the characters and you're taken into a world so different from yours - and yet you feel connected to that world because that character is living that life for you... am I sounding like a total neurotic person now? (Haha!)

A few years ago, I was first introduced to "Sex and the City" by my cousin, Pong. At first I totally was able to relate to Charlotte because she was the most naive, most reserved in their group of girlfriends. And in a way, I still do still hear myself in some of Charlotte's dialogues, but I'm slowly realizing that there is a little Carrie Bradshaw in me: She calls herself a sexual anthropologist, who writes a column called "Sex and the City" for the New York Star. No, I am not a sexual anthropologist... and no, I don't get paid with my blogging on "Audrey's Mommy Corner," but writing is just something that we have in common. Carrie asks questions about sex and dating and writes about her findings in her column... I ask questions about parenting and motherhood, and I blog about my spiritual epiphanies! :)


And then there's "Dawson's Creek's" Joey Potter, with whom I've always felt a connection - she's like the other side of me. I'm totally crazy and loud... but I have the other side: the reader-writer-dreamer-philosopher-over-analyzing-hopeless romantic-idealist in me...



*Sigh* TV series... I applaud the writers, really! How did I get so hooked in the first place?