Our Engagement- 6 years ago...

2006.05.14

We got engaged.

Customary Chinese traditions were followed.

I wasn't much into blogging so I'd like to collage document it in my blog this year to remember that important event in our life.

A strong relationship starts with two brave people who are ready to sacrifice anything for one another.

-unknown

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Karl and Mel Engagement

2006

Two old friends, meet again...

Heidi is an old friend of mine. We attended the same college but became friends when we became co-workers at Dexterton Corporation (then Dexterton Industrial Corporation). Both of us graduated Interior Design and was given the still new furniture category to look after. We had the whole 6th floor to ourselves and I was a witness to the courtship between Adrian and Heidi which eventually led to marriage. They now have two beautiful daughters. She was as well a witness and some sort of a bridge to me and my hubby, Karl. Heidi is actually a very good friend of mine even after I resigned from work.

 I was also the Maid of Honor in their wedding back in 2006.

* This was me and Karl  during Heidi and Adrian`s Wedding -November 14, 2006

* Mel and Heidi :) 2006

Gown: Larry Espinosa

 She is Kimi`s godmother also (2008).

* Outside Mary the Queen Church: 

(L-R) Joy, Heidi, Karl, Kimi, Mel, Ciara, Hannah- May 05, 2008

* (L-R) Heidi, Mel, Karl, Kimi and Harvey- May 05, 2008

The first meeting took place between our daughters, Aimee and Kimi last January 2009

* Aimee, Heidi, Mel and Kimi- January 04, 2009

Heidi and I have a lot in common. We have the same moral and I guess think in the same wavelength. I love talking to her and she gives really good and practical advice. One more thing we have in common is that we marry same year and the gap between our two kids is almost 2 years. Heidi gave birth September 2007 and 2009. I, on the other hand, gave birth December 2007 and 2009. Heidi`s second daughter is my goddaughter.

* Richmond Food court- January 04, 2009

* At Home- January 06, 2009

Fast forward to 2011, here we are again together for a fast catch up at Northern Delicacy. Unfortunately, I wasn`t able to take a picture of Sherilyn (2nd daughter of Heidi and Adrian)

* Kimi, Kenzo and Aimee

* Bonding over Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD

Older and Wiser Us....

* Heidi and Mel :)- October 30, 2011

* Heidi with first born, Aimee

* (L-R) Adrian, Heidi, Mel, Kenzo, Karl

* Another shot but Kenzo is hard to catch :(

* Busy with the DVD Player

* Kenzo with Heidi and Mel

* There! A front shot of Kenzo :)

* Close Buddies

* Kenzo and Ninong Stone

I love Aberdeen Center`s decoration. Every occasion always gets a real makeover that is always great for picture taking.

* Eerie Setup

* Scary eh

* Love the piano. Nice Touch

* Kimi looks a bit scared

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NORTHERN DELICACY

ABERDEEN CENTRE

Richmond, B.C.

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This is our recent residential that we just finished.... :)
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I have a few sites to add to that I am maintaining much more regularly than this...

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Dining all day

Menu:
1.Lunch at Steak M.D.
t. morato St. Q.C.

Verdict!? Porterhouse Regular Cut; Ang Cherub Sauce... Yum!



2.Merienda at Napolis

Three's a date...

Went to Gerry's Grill for a late dinner with my cousin and Karl last Sunday....

Had a great time eating all those food we ordered... YUMMY! I liked the green mango salad a lot as well as the Tuna Sisig....



Michelle came from a date actually and she was able to talk her boyfriend to drop her off at the restaurant to join us...Goody :)

Deadline is supposed to be in June in time for the July wedding and the Ke tseng... Just got this project last week and so far, we have been doing our fastest to beat the deadline and not be the cause of delay...

Right: Proposed Master's Bedroom

Below:Our initial 3d for the Cua Residence...
Proposed Living Area


A Big sale at Wilcon and chose all the tiles for the 3 CRs for the Cua's Residence... I'm so happy that we were able to finalized all the tiles and the client seem happy both with the price and the look.... :)

The last gracian in our family has finally graduated... (and with honors in the Chinese subjects...) and has bid the high school life goodbye...

Attending graduation seems like bringing the past back into the present. What was amazing was in seeing not those old classmates but in seeing those old co-workers whom was a schoolmate back then in which I've found a friend in not in school but in another place. .. It was a welcoming sight nonetheless.... :)



The second time for my parents to go up on stage to pin a medal. Unfortunately, I am not the one who gave my parents the first chance to go up that stage...hehhe! I'm not that bad though....I'm just not that book smart :O

Designing for a high school classmate

We finally pushed through with a high school classmate to design their unit for June’06 in time for their July wedding. Seems a bit in a rush since we just finalize the contract last week and they are already tearing the whole place apart and waiting for instruction and drawings on what to do next…. TOXIC! Heheh!

He says that he is referring another friend whose location is in E.Rod which I also met with this afternoon. Pretty hectic today since I spent my half day going around Q.C. to and fro the 2 sites, and then the stores for tiles and stuffs. I sure hope that we get to close this 2nd project because we are in the verge of closing another Montgomery project soon… I hope!

Seafood market

FC Philippines reunion, too bad Col wasn't able to be there with us... :(
Had a great talk and dinner though there was an accidental sighting of the past hehehe!


YUMMY!


Where's Col!? :C

Had dinner with the College group care of Jill...
Here's some sneak preview of the dinner at Dencio's, Metrowalk.
FC present were Hahn, Juice, Chix and me





...We had coffee/ alcoholic beverages for the (hehe!) after. I forgot the name of the bar but it was in metrowalk as well.

Some of our pics from the Christmas meet up of FC, Philippines... =)

Long overdue meeting which finally happened on Jan 13, 2006

Earlier while waiting for Juice... Suzhou, Greenhills

Juices Gift...!

Group pic at the World KTV Greenhills :-)

First day of 2-0-0-6 (HAPPY NEW YEAR!)

I am trying out the new feature I discovered from photobucket site which was an easier way to upload pix to my blogspot.... I hope this works...

This was taken on the 1st day of January 2006. We celebrated my mom's bday together.

WESTIN PHILIPPINES







....A family pic....