W@W EB WOW!!!!
All roads led to Oasis Saturday night, August 27, as the W@Wies held the first grand EB. Despite the rains, the EB was a blast!! John and I attended, of course, in spite of my mom's warning not to go anymore because of the heavy downpour.
I guess every W@Wie was excited for this event. The whole week prior to this, W@Wie posts are mostly abut the coming EB. Saturday came and when I checked my mailbox, aba!! Message posts came in trickles...everyone must have been preparing for the EB.
I, myself, made sure that there will be no other commitments that day. I was supposed to have a check-up with my OB Saturday morning, but I knew we'd be waiting long hours for that, and I don't want John to get tired...because we still had the EB that night. I went to see my OB instead on Friday, as I took a sick leave (daw) from work...classic case of Friday sickness!! :LOL:
SO despite the heavy downpour, John and I went to Oasis. Arrived ther around 630pm. There were a handful of W@Wies already. First saw Mai, Tin ni Archie, and Wella at the registration table. Then we proceeded to find a table. I spotted Mec ni Jojo and Ivy ...my pretty volunteer coords, but their table was already fully occupied. So we settled in another table with Mhay (sans Jerry), Meng and Inch and Bryan. Our table was right in front of the stage...perfect for the Bring Me games!!
.:fellow W@Wies Bryan & Inch, Meng, Mhay, me & hubby John, with Mec standing:.
People came in trickles as the rains continue to pour outside the Oasis pavilion. IT was raining, but I found the place humid despite the mist fans. Sorry, but I am asthmatic and I prefer airconditioned rooms. ;-) A few hi-hellos with our tablemates...beso-beso with Mec and Ivy...got my W@W loot bag and the free W@W shirt from Benz (a privilege for us moderators and volunteers...thanks a lot Benz and John!). Benz droped by our table to tell us to make chika-chika so we wont get bored as we wait for other W@Wies to arrive.
Finally, around 730pm, the event kicked to a start with Visions and Ideas taking charge of the program. Soon after, a light dinner was served by Josiah's, The Plaza and Villa Imaculada. Yummy food ...especially liked the potato croquettes!!
The the games began....the first Bring me item was a white hankie...great!!! I had my hankie with me as Mhay and I were taking some food from Villa Imaculada's. I hurried back to our table, near the stage and immediately handed my white hankie(the same one I used during our wedding) to the emcee. Yippee!!! Our first prize for the evening...it was a Sun-Cellular business card holder from fellow W@Wie Karlalex. Other items we got were: toohbrush hollder and W@W keychain, when the emcee asked for the first couple to bring their engagement ring to Benz...cympre we were sitted in the front table so I jumped from my sit and dragged John to Benz...hehehe!!!
The EB was a night full of fun and laughter. Highlights of the EB were the donut cake (courtesy of Hoops DOnuts and arranged by Ms. Judy Uson) with John and Benz's cute cake topper,Mec's and Jojo's famous giling dance (W@W Totoy Bibo!!), the donut-eating contest for the brides (grabe ang takaw sa donuts nila Tin and Wella), and the Kissing Game where John and I, together with 4 other couples (Rhea and Nap, Jacque and Simon, and the other 2 couples..sorry I missed their names!) gamely kissed in the stage. No sweat!!! Coz we are already married....but I had to pull John from his seat because he initially did not want to join, but our tablemates Inch,Meng and Mhay prodded him to join...hehehe!! For that we got a bagful...a Starbucks GC from Mai ni Paul, a cute picture frame and a SIM backup protector(?).
There were also the mind-boggling table game...darn we did not win the Acronyms one...but Mhay won a table game(with a powerful rendition of Narito Ako to boot!) and Meng won also. Inch and Bryan had their share of the prizes with their first dance as a couple...complete with the dip!!!
Then came the W@W Peer Awards...Mec for W@Wie Most Helpful, fellow June bride Aggie ni Edil (Best Blogsite and Most OC), Jacque ni Simon (Most Friendly and Darling of the W@Wies), Gloria ni Jun (Most Creative), Francis Dy (Mr. W@Wie), and Wella (EBest W@Wie...in other words, the most lakwatsera!!! hehe!). COngrats!!!
Of course, the event is forever captured in pictures by John Mateos Ong and Frank Dizon of Imagineer...had the W@W EB group pic taken...so cute!! Still had to wait for the
official EB pics, as CDs are still to be burned and distributed.
It was one fun-filled night...a night of camaraderie and unique friendship that can only be found in W@W. Everyone went home that night happy, with memories forever etched in minds and hearts...and a couple of boxes of Kleenex tissues to go!! ;-)
