the cold, and other random stuff

Last night was probably one of the coldest nights I've experienced here so far. I was wearing 2 not-so-thick but warm enough jackets (the kind that's too warm to wear in a tropical country) and I still found myself shivering. Probably cos it was raining too. Winter's near. I regret not buying another scarf from Forever 21 when I was in Manila. I only have one with me, also from Forever 21 (but in LA). I'm wearing jammies right now, and am tempted to wear my soccer socks cos their thick and would cover my whole lower leg. I didn't bring my warmers or my boots, and our apartment doesn't have a heater (Edit: we do have a heater, our aircon). I didn't think it would be this cold in Brisbane but temperatures would probably just drop even lower. We had warm broth for dinner, it was nice.

I'm sorry for babbling just then. This post is not gonna be cohesive. I had so many things in my head that I want to write about and they're not all related. :D

First off, it's my dad's 56th birthday. I wish I can give him a big hug but I won't be seeing him til December. I bet he'd cry on my wedding. Which is bad cos it would probably make me cry too. I'm already bracing myself for a ruined makeup. :D My dad is a very admirable, selfless person and I wish more fathers would be like him. When I was younger I used to think he was really good in math and that there's no engineering problem he couldn't solve. When I took engineering, I thought to myself, my dad may not be such a genius after all, only cos he'd tell me that I'm so much better at math and physics than him, and I know I'm nowhere near being a genius. Anyway, I'm gonna eat a double choc chip muffin to celebrate. :D

On another note, things have been pretty crazy lately. So much drama in just 1 week! I'll be ambiguous about it cos I won't really talk about it here, but I'm glad it's brought me closer to my friends at work. Just to clarify, this recent 'happening' is not about me but everyone's involved in it, including me. Here's another muffin photo (hehe) - my colleague and I were having our usual coffee-muffin break just chatting about the said drama. A star to remind me to wish again and that better things are going to happen! ;)

And oh, the wedding. I'm letting Raymund take charge cos I'm just over it right now (well, not really, I'd still want to enjoy this whole process of wedding planning but I need to take a break). It's funny cos he's using AutoCad and another software to draw illustrations of what we want to have for our invitation and reception. :D Hope he doesn't get stressed out too. Weddings have evolved so much (or at least in the Philippines, they did). On the one hand there's this pressure to keep up with the trend, because people (eg relatives) expect us to, but on the other there's still this wish that they won't get disappointed if we don't have a photobooth or whatnot. We want an intimate, beautiful wedding that hopefully people will appreciate because of the genuine love that they'd witness in the celebration, and not because it's not as fun, unique or happening as some weddings these days are. We're not here to compete, we don't aspire for the grandest wedding, we just want it to be special and pretty and be shared with loved ones who can overlook the flaws and just enjoy the night. :)

And for some other random stuff: it's already dark at 5pm, I hope there's an opposite of daylight savings for winter cos it's seriously so gloomy outside.

Well, that's it for now kids. Happier posts next time! ;)