Hey all.  Sorry it has been so long since my last blog.  Nothing new is really going on over here.  I have been working for about a month now and today is my first day off in 18 days.  I work very long hours over here, but the work is very easy.  So I can't say I work hard, but I definitely work a lot.  I basically work 13 days and then I get 1 day off.  The work ethic here in Singapore is to work a lot of hours.  I find it to be ridiculous, but that is the way it is.  Of course I am looking at things from a western point of view.  From the eastern point of view they are making more money here working long hours than other areas in the east.  Which is why so many people from all over Asia come here to work.  This city is a serious place that you come to work.  From that point of view I don't like it here because I was working less hours and making more money back at home.  So why would I want to work more for less.  But like I said this is coming from the luxurious view of the west.  So all of you over there should consider yourselves lucky as things could be worse.  You could be working non-stop for next to nothing.  My work even wanted me to take a company cellphone so I could be available to the customers at all times, but I refused.  This job is only temporary for me.  I can put up with a lot of the higher expectations for less, but I had to draw the line somewhere.  I refused to work basically 7 days a week and then I have to answer calls when I have already left work or should I happen to get an off day.  I flat out refused and told them that I am not getting paid even to deal with things 24/7.  Anyways, I have just been working like crazy lately, but the money I make will help with our wedding and moving expenses so it is all worth it.

Speaking of the wedding.  We will be going back to the Philippines next week from the 21st of September to the 28th.  We are going there to finalize our wedding plans and get everything done so we can have our wedding on January 14th, 2012.  I am excited to go back and see Ronna's family again and to get a break from work.  I am also very excited to plan our wedding.  We have been preparing a lot of stuff for this trip so we can be very efficient and get everything done that we need to before we come back to Singapore.  So I should have some good pictures and stuff to blog about in the next few weeks.

The only other thing to mention is that yesterday September 14th, 2011 was a very special day for us.  It was a day we will never forget.  It was our anniversary and we celebrated with a nice meal and a few close friends at our favorite Filipino restaurant, Bonifacio.  This day is special to us because it signifies the eternal commitment we made to each other to love, honor, and cherish one another.  I feel like this day represents the day my life really began.  The day where everything in the universe was right.  The day where God bestowed His ultimate gift to me.  That gift being Ronna, my soulmate.  I truly love her more than words could ever express and I know that I could never love her enough as my love for her is endless and it keeps growing each and every day.  Just when I think I can't possibly love her anymore, I find out the next day that I can and I do.  As cliche as it sounds I fall in love with her all over again each and every day and for that I can only thank God for His gift of blessing me with Ronna in my life. Sobrang mahal na mahal kita my love!!! (I love you very, very much my love!!!)  So anyways, here is a picture of us before dinner.

 

Ronna is holding a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers that our friend Ivy picked up for us as I wanted to surprise Ronna at the restaurant with them, but I couldn't since I was with her the whole time.  So thank you Ivy.  We will always remember the support you give us.  Here is Abegail, Ronna, and Ivy (from left to right).



Finally we have Ronna and I after dinner enjoying our new life together.



And as you can see I have hair.  Haha!!!  I haven't cut it since April. Althought I do plan on getting a haircut next week in the Philippines.  So that's it for now.  We're just working like crazy, preparing for our wedding, and enjoying whatever free time we do have with each other.  God bless and take care everyone.