She gave me a facial and did hers afterwards. I remembered myself looking ridiculous trying to speak without moving my face. And I remembered Tita Yolly who just woke up looking at me and then breaking into a laugh. It's hard not to smile at her but still I tried to force a weak smile. Ice pampered herself more by doing a footspa. It was 8.00am when we finally went on our way but she needed to have her hair blown in a nearby salon. She was preparing for this day.
We took a taxi and this is where our day starts to go bad. Unfortunately the taxi driver was an opportunistic sonuva. Pardon me. The driver told us that he doesnt know how to go to our destination. And I sensed the gimick 10 seconds upon occupying his taxi. I asked Ice if it was okay. I thought she knew what to do or where to go because she was giving instructions to the driver. A few minutes later she was starting to sound upset. The driver took the route where jeepney drivers usually take and I said ,"at least we're not lost". "E di sana nag-jeep na lang tayo", she replied. Good point. We stepped out of the taxi because she was getting frustrated and we were running late. When she paid the taxi driver he didnt even bother giving Ice her change.
Anyway we were walking and her tears fell as she said ,"Andumi na ng paa ko nagfootspa pa nmn ako" and I tried to make her feel better. I suggested that we take another taxi but I was having a hard time convincing her because at the moment she hates seeing taxi drivers. I assured her that at the first scent of gimick we're gonna walk out of the taxi without paying. That's fair enough in my opinion. I managed to talk her into it. So we got there late. Malate Church, 10.20am. It appears that the calltime was 10.30am and Kuya Mike lied about it because Ice has a reputation for tardiness. So we had an extra 10 minutes to spare. We sat somewhere near a fountain and talked and cuddled. We made it, we're alright.
We were asked to sit separately and I was awfully out of place. It was a catholic event and I didnt know what to do. They were asked to sit and chant and stand up and sit down again and touch the baby and I was freakin confused. I have been in a catholic mass but this was different. My only hope of doing something right is the "peace be with you" part. Which I dont remember happening back there. Anyway to the reception! I hope something goes right this time.
Problem number 3: We didnt know where the reception was. I mean, we know the name of the venue, but we didnt know how to get there. Kuya Mike asked someone to take us there. I forgot her name but she was driving an Toyota Tamaraw or something. And right there, it rained. It rained real hard and we didnt have anything. We were soaking wet and the venue was flooded. We took shelter in one of the nearby establishments when one of the electric posts exploded and I was whispering to myself "We'll be okay.". I joked occassionally about how the gods toyed with us. The girl with the Tamaraw saw us soaking wet nearby and offered to share her umbrella. There was only enough room for two so I told Ice to go. Im gonna take my chances in the rain. Next thing I know I was swinging in the branches of some plant trying to swing my way to the venue. I got dirt and smudges all over my shirt. Oh, and did I mention I ws soaking wet?
At the reception we were sitted next to the airconditioner. And how am I doing, you ask? Still wet... and cold. But we did try to make the best out of the food, ohyeah. That was the best part at the moment. Ice was still frustrated though. She couldn't get a time alone with the baby to have their picture taken and man its killing her. Fortunately she had a brief moment with the baby and I took her pictures. The problem is that I cant get a good picture of them. There's always something wrong with the pictures. I'll share the pictures later when my PC is ok.
And a few minutes later we were on our way home. We decided to take a quick rest in my house because the day was extremely exhausting. I told her on the jeepney that even if this is a very bad day, in fact, the worst day of my life since the "Revelations", it didn't suck so hard because we were together. It would still be a day to cherish. I'd live days like these head on as long as I have her beside me. She hugged me so tight after I said those words. I was grinning, it felt good. She was sweet.
UPDATE: DEC 26, 2008
As promised:
