It's only 21 days into the month of June and things have been...momentous. :) Quite a few things have happened, so allow me to tell you all about it.
June 1 - The end of the diabolical plan/The start of something big
On the 30th day of the diabolical plan, Gail and I got together officially...and it seems that the world celebrated with us. :) People were asking what would be different between pre-June 1 and post-June 1, and truthfully, the only difference would be that we could now be public about how we feel for each other.
30 days, 30 envelopes...and the scrapbook that binds it all together. :)
We're still learning about each other, and no, we're both not perfect people. But we've both accepted the fact that we're both imperfect...yet both our strengths and weaknesses seem to compliment each other. We remain to be two separate individuals, each with our own identity. But as things go, we're both on the same page as to what we want with our lives, with each other, and with our future. So just like before, we're taking this one day at a time...but this time, together as an official couple. :) And yes, I'm crazyhappy...finally, I understand what Kristel means.
A shoutout of thanks to everyone who's been super supportive of both Gail and myself, both as individuals and as a couple. :)
June 2 - Level up to 30
I officially turned 30 years old last June 2, and it was....well, fun! :) I didn't really know what to feel about the fact that I was turning 30...and as I usually do, I overanalyzed it to death. But as the big 3-0 date approached, I realized that there's no reason to be sad or depressed or anything. In fact, there are a lot of reasons to be happy - I have a loving supportive family, I have Gail whom I love and loves me as well, I have a few but great friends, I'm (relatively) healthy (spine nonwithstanding!), have a good career, I'm financially capable, and I have the entire future ahead of me. :) There's absolutely no reason to be sad or depressed at all.
We had a very simple celebration that day - I was on leave from the office, and Gail was thoughtful enough to go on leave that day too. I had brunch with my mom, then I spent the day with Gail, then we had dinner with my mom and dad at Cafe Caruso. :) A simple perfect day.
I also got a few kickass gifts! :) My dad got me started on something I wanted to save up for, my mom got me my DSLR battery grip, and Gail got me the Belkin n52te gaming accessory (yes, my geekiness just burst forth when I saw it - I'm going to post a separate review shortly!).
June 13 - Goodbye Nokia (sorta), hello HTC
Though I mentioned in my previous post that I wanted to get the upcoming N97...I hesitated. Based on reviews, it seems to be living up to its hype, and I was able to handle it for myself, so it seems to be a very good phone...but it's a Nokia. :) It's still SymbianOS. As much as I think that it's the best mobile OS...I was scared that I'd get bored with it (as I found myself getting bored with Nokia phones in the past 2-3 years). Ever since the N95 came out, I found myself getting terribly bored with the succeeding Nokia phones (even with the E90 that I have - yes it's a very good work phone...but it's hardly the most exciting phone in the world). So I looked around, read some reviews, and decided on getting a phone from HTC.
Yes, HTC, which runs on Windows Mobile. I'm surprisingly enjoying it -- and yes, I'm eating my words about how WinMo is lousy. :) WinMo 6.1 seems to be a far cry from WinMo 5.0, and the improvements are very significant. I found myself feeling excited to explore my phone, try out it's new features, learn about the new OS...when I realized that I hadn't felt this was about a new phone since the P990i. Sure, I was excited about the N95, but when I thought about it, I was excited about the 5mp camera and the GPS specifically...everything else was the standard Nokia phone.
I'm going to post a detailed review about it soon enough, so hang in there.
June 21 - Father's Day
It may sound a bit mundane, as we're celebrating Father's Day the same way we do every year: my mom treating my dad and myself for dinner - save for one thing: my mom invited Gail to join us without any prompting or anything. :)
I'm very very happy that my mom and dad seem to have accepted Gail easily into the family - one of the lessons I've learned is that whomever I would be with has to be someone who's willing to go forth and get to know my family and hopefully get close to them - even if I'm not around. :) Gail was thoughtful enough to get my dad a Father's Day present (and my mom and Mother's Day present back in Mother's Day as well), and mom, out-of-the-blue, just told me that she wanted Gail to join us for dinner tonight. It's very important for me that my nuclear family and Gail get to know each other and be comfy around each other, and things seem to be moving in the right direction. :)
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Yes, June's been a busy month, and there are quite a few things to be thankful for. :) Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta get ready - I'm picking up Gail in about an hour or so for the dinner tonight. See you! :)
June 1 - The end of the diabolical plan/The start of something big
On the 30th day of the diabolical plan, Gail and I got together officially...and it seems that the world celebrated with us. :) People were asking what would be different between pre-June 1 and post-June 1, and truthfully, the only difference would be that we could now be public about how we feel for each other.
30 days, 30 envelopes...and the scrapbook that binds it all together. :)We're still learning about each other, and no, we're both not perfect people. But we've both accepted the fact that we're both imperfect...yet both our strengths and weaknesses seem to compliment each other. We remain to be two separate individuals, each with our own identity. But as things go, we're both on the same page as to what we want with our lives, with each other, and with our future. So just like before, we're taking this one day at a time...but this time, together as an official couple. :) And yes, I'm crazyhappy...finally, I understand what Kristel means.
A shoutout of thanks to everyone who's been super supportive of both Gail and myself, both as individuals and as a couple. :)
June 2 - Level up to 30
I officially turned 30 years old last June 2, and it was....well, fun! :) I didn't really know what to feel about the fact that I was turning 30...and as I usually do, I overanalyzed it to death. But as the big 3-0 date approached, I realized that there's no reason to be sad or depressed or anything. In fact, there are a lot of reasons to be happy - I have a loving supportive family, I have Gail whom I love and loves me as well, I have a few but great friends, I'm (relatively) healthy (spine nonwithstanding!), have a good career, I'm financially capable, and I have the entire future ahead of me. :) There's absolutely no reason to be sad or depressed at all.
We had a very simple celebration that day - I was on leave from the office, and Gail was thoughtful enough to go on leave that day too. I had brunch with my mom, then I spent the day with Gail, then we had dinner with my mom and dad at Cafe Caruso. :) A simple perfect day.
I also got a few kickass gifts! :) My dad got me started on something I wanted to save up for, my mom got me my DSLR battery grip, and Gail got me the Belkin n52te gaming accessory (yes, my geekiness just burst forth when I saw it - I'm going to post a separate review shortly!).
June 13 - Goodbye Nokia (sorta), hello HTC
Though I mentioned in my previous post that I wanted to get the upcoming N97...I hesitated. Based on reviews, it seems to be living up to its hype, and I was able to handle it for myself, so it seems to be a very good phone...but it's a Nokia. :) It's still SymbianOS. As much as I think that it's the best mobile OS...I was scared that I'd get bored with it (as I found myself getting bored with Nokia phones in the past 2-3 years). Ever since the N95 came out, I found myself getting terribly bored with the succeeding Nokia phones (even with the E90 that I have - yes it's a very good work phone...but it's hardly the most exciting phone in the world). So I looked around, read some reviews, and decided on getting a phone from HTC.
Yes, HTC, which runs on Windows Mobile. I'm surprisingly enjoying it -- and yes, I'm eating my words about how WinMo is lousy. :) WinMo 6.1 seems to be a far cry from WinMo 5.0, and the improvements are very significant. I found myself feeling excited to explore my phone, try out it's new features, learn about the new OS...when I realized that I hadn't felt this was about a new phone since the P990i. Sure, I was excited about the N95, but when I thought about it, I was excited about the 5mp camera and the GPS specifically...everything else was the standard Nokia phone.I'm going to post a detailed review about it soon enough, so hang in there.
June 21 - Father's Day
It may sound a bit mundane, as we're celebrating Father's Day the same way we do every year: my mom treating my dad and myself for dinner - save for one thing: my mom invited Gail to join us without any prompting or anything. :)
I'm very very happy that my mom and dad seem to have accepted Gail easily into the family - one of the lessons I've learned is that whomever I would be with has to be someone who's willing to go forth and get to know my family and hopefully get close to them - even if I'm not around. :) Gail was thoughtful enough to get my dad a Father's Day present (and my mom and Mother's Day present back in Mother's Day as well), and mom, out-of-the-blue, just told me that she wanted Gail to join us for dinner tonight. It's very important for me that my nuclear family and Gail get to know each other and be comfy around each other, and things seem to be moving in the right direction. :)
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Yes, June's been a busy month, and there are quite a few things to be thankful for. :) Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta get ready - I'm picking up Gail in about an hour or so for the dinner tonight. See you! :)
