forces of nature

I had it all planned out. A perfect time for a get-together and getaway from the hassle and bustle of the metro with close friends. Everyone was excited when I told them my idea for our friend's bridal shower. To add more to the excitement, another friend (Misty) suggested to indulge ourselves with pampering at a nature spa. Sounds good right? I myself am super excited when I made our reservation, sending email correspondence to my cliquish girlfriends (that I consider as sisters that I never had) to get their opinions, making the itinerary and so eager to tell our honoree about our wonderful plan for her shower. Of course I don't want to spoil the surprise so I just told her to save and block the date for the whole day because she'll have a very unforgettable bonding with the girls. I said those words exactly one month ago. October 30.

Then by some stroke of bad luck, on November 14, our President declared to move the non-working holiday of Bonifacio Day from November 30 to December 1 so that it will be a long holiday. I would normally praise her for this administrative order but it was the first time I was so pissed off for moving the holiday to another date. This is because we have already set November 30 as the date of our getaway. Now, we don't have any choice but to move it to December 1. And so came my dilemma... Misty had another engagement on this day. Rachel and her BF already made plans as well. Oh no! It was not a good sign. I was thinking of an alternative date to move the bridal shower but every weekend, some one has an appointment already. And we don't have any other choice but to stick to Dec. 1 because the following weekend is already the Big Day. I'm losing hope. I prayed for everything to work out. If its meant to happened it will happened.

And so I wait.

I can't remember if Misty called or sent an sms.. but all I can remember was she informed me that her prior engagement was canceled! Gosh, prayers have been answered! Rachel decided not to go through with the plans with her BF. Excitement mode is back. And so I called Sonya's Garden to change our reservation date for the full body massage and foot spa. Everything was set. Thank God!

And now...

Another test in our faith comes along. A week ago, there was a weather forecast about the super typhoon REMING. It will hit the country's area of responsibility on November 28 and by December 1, the eye of the storm will be in Metro Manila. WHAT!? WHY NOW? Why not later. Why not next year?

Are the forces of nature trying to say something about our planned getaway? Is this a sign from God that we should not have this bridal shower?


Ok. Fine So, earlier today, we decided not to push through with the trip to Tagaytay. We agreed to just have dinner on Monday at TGIF. But then around 3pm, I received an SMS from Misty, saying that the typhoon will not hit Metro Manila. Yehey!!! But since doing the bridal shower out of town is no longer an option. We just decided to stop over at the Rustan's employee sale (no were not employees of Rustan's Dept. Store, we were just invited) then have lunch and go to The SPA afterwards to pamper ourselves.

If you see me blog about it.. then everything planned happened. If not, it means Typhoon Reming, changed her mind and goes to Metro Manila to ruin our perfectly planned day of bonding.