Sunday, December 03, 2006
my hen's night party
1 December 2006
it was the one of the best nights of my life when hilda organized a small, intimate bridal shower party for me in Sydney. it was attended by the real friends i've made here: ara, kiwi, rachelle and ruth. then during karaoke time, my cuzins ayie & clare joined.
the whole event was half a surprise. hilda had talked to me of having a hen's night and i was a bit hesitant at first because i was getting swamped with work in the office and in the wedding preps. a part of me felt like i need stay home and work as much as possible BUT a BIGGER part of me wanted to enjoy my last days as a single woman. and i really wanna hang out with my girlfriends before we all go back to the phils (most are going to manila for their vaycay) for some hard-earned leave from sydney.
so off i went to meet with the girls after work with no idea of what's gonna happen. all hilda requested was for me to wear a dress...so i did.
first stop was dinner and they took me to tony roma's. wow, dinner palang, happy na ako. it was my first time to eat at tony roma's and their ribs were really yum.
before our dinner arrived, they asked me to open some of the presents. the first one that i opened was from hilda and from her i got my bride-to-be tiara, a sexy lingerie and body pens. very naughty gifts huh? hehehe
then i opened rachelle's gift which was a nice sexy smelling pink soap! as in, it really smells good :)
then dinner came, so it was decided that the other gifts would have to be opened in the next event of the party.
during dinner, they girls asked my of some wedding updates and about my love brouhahas and misadventures. wala lang, spontaneous girltalk :)
after dinner they took me to "karaoke world"!!!! i'm sooo happy. who would have thought that i would celebrate my hen's night in a karaoke bar? kahit ako hindi ko naisip. galing talaga ni hilda....she really knows me well.
as soon as we were inside our room, birit na agad. no time was wasted talaga. game lahat, wala nang hiya-hiya. we sang our hearts out and danced to the grooves of some of the songs. it was also during this time that my cuzins ayie and clare joined us. it was also here that i opened my other gifts: a nightgown camisole from ruth and another sexy, flimsy lingerie from ara & kiwi.
it was a good two hours of singing. when we came out of the karaoke bar, my throat was hoarse. for the first time in my life, nagwalan ako ng boses from two hours of singing.
now for the last hurrah of the night, they took me to equilibrium for a little bit of drinks and dancing. sayawan naman kami. we were really in high spirits. we had fun dancing and watching people dance---a lot of people here are really really weird when they dance.
i'm grateful to everyone who celebrated with me last friday night. it was a night that really made me beautiful inside and out because i knew i was surrounded by people who really care about me enough to spare their friday night with me. if you would look closely on this photo below, i swear, i have never looked as beautiful here in sydney. this was the only time (since i came here) that i looked like a blooming bride.
after last friday night's ado, i felt revived, rejuvenated...even if it was a long day and a long night...even if i knew i still have some things to do before i go back to the phils---my hen's night party brought me back to life! that night, the love that my girlfriends and cuzins have shown me felt like food to my soul. and what they have done for me is something that i will forever be grateful for.
as i end my entry today, let me just share with you some realizations i had as i was going home from my party:
* that i am truly blessed with the best girlfriends in the world
* that the friends that are true to you will be there for you especially in times when you need to celebrate a milestone in you life.
* that even if a bride is swamped with too much wedding details to work on, it is her duty to her friends and herself to party...and i mean party hard.
* that hen's night parties can also be fun even without a stripper
* that whatever happens to me and chris here in sydney, i know my friends will back me up and will be there for us no matter what
* that having a hen's night party is an affirmation that i'm really one of the luckiest women in the world because i will be married to a very kind and loving man
now i really, really can't wait to get married.
for more photos of my hen's night party, please check this out http://ibyangbabe.multiply.com/photos/album/32
it was the one of the best nights of my life when hilda organized a small, intimate bridal shower party for me in Sydney. it was attended by the real friends i've made here: ara, kiwi, rachelle and ruth. then during karaoke time, my cuzins ayie & clare joined.
the whole event was half a surprise. hilda had talked to me of having a hen's night and i was a bit hesitant at first because i was getting swamped with work in the office and in the wedding preps. a part of me felt like i need stay home and work as much as possible BUT a BIGGER part of me wanted to enjoy my last days as a single woman. and i really wanna hang out with my girlfriends before we all go back to the phils (most are going to manila for their vaycay) for some hard-earned leave from sydney.
so off i went to meet with the girls after work with no idea of what's gonna happen. all hilda requested was for me to wear a dress...so i did.
first stop was dinner and they took me to tony roma's. wow, dinner palang, happy na ako. it was my first time to eat at tony roma's and their ribs were really yum.
before our dinner arrived, they asked me to open some of the presents. the first one that i opened was from hilda and from her i got my bride-to-be tiara, a sexy lingerie and body pens. very naughty gifts huh? hehehe
then i opened rachelle's gift which was a nice sexy smelling pink soap! as in, it really smells good :)
then dinner came, so it was decided that the other gifts would have to be opened in the next event of the party.
during dinner, they girls asked my of some wedding updates and about my love brouhahas and misadventures. wala lang, spontaneous girltalk :)
after dinner they took me to "karaoke world"!!!! i'm sooo happy. who would have thought that i would celebrate my hen's night in a karaoke bar? kahit ako hindi ko naisip. galing talaga ni hilda....she really knows me well.
as soon as we were inside our room, birit na agad. no time was wasted talaga. game lahat, wala nang hiya-hiya. we sang our hearts out and danced to the grooves of some of the songs. it was also during this time that my cuzins ayie and clare joined us. it was also here that i opened my other gifts: a nightgown camisole from ruth and another sexy, flimsy lingerie from ara & kiwi.
it was a good two hours of singing. when we came out of the karaoke bar, my throat was hoarse. for the first time in my life, nagwalan ako ng boses from two hours of singing.
now for the last hurrah of the night, they took me to equilibrium for a little bit of drinks and dancing. sayawan naman kami. we were really in high spirits. we had fun dancing and watching people dance---a lot of people here are really really weird when they dance.
i'm grateful to everyone who celebrated with me last friday night. it was a night that really made me beautiful inside and out because i knew i was surrounded by people who really care about me enough to spare their friday night with me. if you would look closely on this photo below, i swear, i have never looked as beautiful here in sydney. this was the only time (since i came here) that i looked like a blooming bride.
after last friday night's ado, i felt revived, rejuvenated...even if it was a long day and a long night...even if i knew i still have some things to do before i go back to the phils---my hen's night party brought me back to life! that night, the love that my girlfriends and cuzins have shown me felt like food to my soul. and what they have done for me is something that i will forever be grateful for.
as i end my entry today, let me just share with you some realizations i had as i was going home from my party:
* that i am truly blessed with the best girlfriends in the world
* that the friends that are true to you will be there for you especially in times when you need to celebrate a milestone in you life.
* that even if a bride is swamped with too much wedding details to work on, it is her duty to her friends and herself to party...and i mean party hard.
* that hen's night parties can also be fun even without a stripper
* that whatever happens to me and chris here in sydney, i know my friends will back me up and will be there for us no matter what
* that having a hen's night party is an affirmation that i'm really one of the luckiest women in the world because i will be married to a very kind and loving man
now i really, really can't wait to get married.
for more photos of my hen's night party, please check this out http://ibyangbabe.multiply.com/photos/album/32
Labels: hen's night party, wedding
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