Discovery Weekend

At 5:00pm, we're already in OMI Retreat house for our DW. It's because we thought that registration ends at 5:30. Obvious ba excited kami hahaha!

Two couples kaming sabay dumating. Akala ko kami palang dalawang couples ang nandun. Yun pala may nauna ng 3 couples. One of the 3 is a fellow w@wie, Kris (ni Den).

Since maaga pa, nagliwaliw muna kami ni Jason. Picture dito, picture dun. hehehe! tapos bigla namin naalala, kailangan pala namin bumili ng drinking water for our room. I texted Pittipat to buy us water and sanitary napkin... yes sanitary napkin. I'm expecting to have my period anytime and … I forgot to buy one.

We stayed at the lobby coz maraming mosquitoes sa nga huts outside. Tapos may couple kaming katabi. Saw their tags, its Kris and Den. They're such a wacky couple I might say. Just like us tawa sila ng tawa lagi. Ayan dumating na sila Pat, may dalang tubig eh kaya alam na namin na sila yun. We said our hi's and hello's.

We had a lot of activities. A lot of topics discussed… I’ll never forget those times we have to write down our answers to the questionnaires given in a form of a love letter to your partner. Jason was not into that kind of stuff pero ang sarap ng feeling he’s writing me a love letter. Nakakakilig at nakakatuwa kasi we exactly have the same feelings for each other. Wala nga kami masyado dialogues. Wala naman kami masyado issues eh. Nagkaroon man na-resolve na naming dalawa yun noon pa. And everytime we have dialogues … waaaaaahhhh hindi pwedeng hindi ako umiyak. Mahal na mahal ko talaga siya as in. All small efforts are appreciated. Discovery Weekend is for you and your partners realization, preparation for your marriage. During dialogues, couples are not allowed to socialize with other couples except breaktimes. You always do things together and you always walk as a couple. hehehe! Imagine parang PDA with consent.

Food is always great. We eat 5 times a day. 3 meals and 2 meryenda. Yum! Coffee, tea and choco are overflowing. I'll gonna miss the maruya, sago gulaman, and turon. The meals were ok walang inuulit kaya di nakakasawa. During meal time you'll be assigned to different tables and sit with different couples as well. Swerte mo if yung makakatabi mo medyo kwela kasi no dull moment. Kasi mag-oopen up yun ng mga kung ano-ano just to break the ice. I'll never forget Greg and Ana, and Billy and Abby. Whenever there's a table na maraming tumatawa, I'm sure nandun sila.

This was definitely one great experience for me and Jason. I can see nag-enjoy talaga siya. I enjoyed it more. Kumbaga sulit ang binayad namin. This don't happen everyday no. hehehe! After spending 3 days and 2 nights in OMI Retreat house, Discovery Weekend was ended with a song called “You and I” (sino pwede mag-share ng mp3 sa akin nito? hahaha) With the girls all in one circle, singing, and the guys surprised us with 3 long stem roses … how sweet… Until now I’m still humming the song. Last song syndrome na ata hahaha.

You and I

You and I will travel far together

We'll pursue our little star together

We'll be happy as we are together

We may never get to heaven

But it's heaven, at least to try

You and I are going on together'

Til the time we have is gone together

Watch the evening drawing on together

Growing older, growing closer

Making memories that light the sky

That only time can make

That only love can make

That only we can make

You and I

You and I are going on together

'Til the time we have is gone together

Watch the evening drawing on together

Growing older, growing closer

Making memories that light the sky

That only time can make

That only love can make

That only we can make

You and I
You and I,
You and I, ...

Aside from the fact that we proved our love for each other, we became more sensitive to our needs. We became more expressive on how we really feel for each other. God never fails to remind me of the best gift He ever gave me. And that's Jason.

So what's the verdict? Of course, we're still getting married in October. With or without Discovery Weekend, I know tuloy ang kasal. But because of DW, lalo kami naging sure sa pagmamahal namin sa isa't isa. May mga bagay kasi na akala mo sapat na, pero hindi pa pala. May mga bagay na alam mo na pero hindi pa pala. Discovery Weekend did help us a lot. Hope you can have the same experience just like ours.

Whoopeee grad na kami ... kami lang ata may picture na kumuha ng certificate, (saka yung roommates) namin. Sila Pittipat kasi nakatalikod ... di namin nakuhanan hihihi! We're with the DW Auxies and Fr. Ben Tanseco ... sobrang cool ni father grabe! (Sana kaw nalang magkasal sa amin sa October hihihi)

After DW before going home...picture taking muna siyempre!

W@wies Pittipat & Jojo and Kris & Den (Kris, lapit na kasal nyo)

That's my roommate Mi-ne and her hubby-to-be Andrei ... counterpart namin ni Jason mga roommates namin, they're tall and slim while us, small and cute sa size hahaha!

Five out of the ten (or more) W@wies who attended the Discovery Weekend July 2006 Fr: L-R Pittipat, Me, Kris, Chic and Grace

31 Couples of July 2006 batch!