Here are the videos that we have shown during the wedding ceremony.  It took me several days just sorting out the pictures and editing them to a video.  See Jinoe and Quennie like you have never seen them before.  Hehehe.

Quennie’s AVP

Jinoe’s AVP

Prenup shot by Vinz

When Quennie and I announced that we are getting married, Vinz and Jery started to offer the idea of shooting the pre-nup pics for us.  Quennie and I didn’t have a pre-nup included in our wedding photo package so their offer was welcomed.  They are even willing to go to Bacolod to shoot the pre-nups and our wedding as well.

Vinz, Jery and I took the same flight to Bacolod last April 15, five days before the wedding.  My father fetched us from the airport and instantly we scouted for locations of the shoot.

The locations I had in mind are those that will show something about my hometown or about Negros in general.  The first idea were the ancestral houses in Silay or the Capitol Building in Bacolod.  Then, take shots at our place in Pontevedra.  However, moving from Silay to Pontevedra in one day will be a waste of time.  So we ended up looking for locations just in Pontevedra.

We wanted to take pics near the residense of the Conjuancos.  However, we were not able to get any permission.  Thus we ended up looking for locations just along the road.  I was able to familiarize myself with the area after having a runabout last January.   Thus, the next day, we set off early to take the pictures.

April was a big month for me.  Aside from getting married, I also got to run in three great places in the country.  Boracay.  Bacolod.  Baguio.

Boracay

Que and I stopping over for a pic in Boracay

I never imagined myself going to Boracay this year.  But when Women’s Health invited Quennie to the magazine launch in Boracay last April 4-5, I was able to tag along.  Women’s Health had a lot of activities prepared for the women, yet part of our agenda was a run in the shores of Boracay.  I am so excited that I even asked Patcon aka Runningshield for advice in running in Boracay.

The main shore of Boracay was about 5kms long.  Running on the sand is difficult.  My feet gets buried in the ground with every step.  That is why Patcon adviced to run where the sand meets the sea.  This part is a bit leveled and the sand is more packed.  But water gets in the shoes and makes the shoe heavy.

But it didn’t stop us from running.  We love the shores.  We just run slow and enjoyed the view early in the morning.  Dingdong aka Runmd was also in Boracay on the same day.  I run a 7km with Quennie first then another 8km with Dingdong.

with Dingdong aka Runmd in Boracay

Thanks to Women’s Health and Summit Media for inviting us.  More about the Boracay experience in the next blogs.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/3518466
http://connect.garmin.com/player/3518467

Bacolod

Three days before the wedding, I managed to have a 10K run in Bacolod.  It was raining and got us worried that it will also rain on our wedding day. Good thing it didn’t.

I followed the same route I run the last time in Bacolod.  I wanted to do an airport-to-airport run which would be about 15kms from the old airport in Bacolod to the new Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay.  But I wont take that risk with the wedding in a few more days.

The route was a bit slippery due to the rains.  Upon reaching the Capitol Lagoon, I can still see a lot of runners in the area.  Made a few rounds to complete a 10km and headed back home on a jeepney.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/4342237

Baguio

With Team Logan in Baguio (Jinoe, Que, Michelle, Craig)

Team Logan invited us to go to Baguio and stay at their place.  Upon arriving in Manila after the wedding, we immediately started packing to leave to Baguio on the same evening.

This was my second time to run in Baguio. But this time, I had a different and more challenging route.  Craig, Michelle, Quennie and I started from SM and went to Camp John Hay then back to SM.  It was a good 10km run.  The uphills are a killer.  Quennie is excited to go back on May 24 for the Baguio Run.  It wasn’t that cold.  We even had out Takbo.ph singlets for the run.  No thick clothes or jacket needed.

The hilly, long and winding roads of Baguio

Thanks to Team Logan for the invitation and for the hospitality during our stay in Baguio.  More about our stay at Team Logan’s HQ in the next blogs.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/4342245

I had a hard time waking up early in the morning.  With some urgent projects at work, I had my running schedule in a mess and missed a lot of mileage lately.  So I decided to run in the afternoon after work near the office and get back to the office before I hit the road back home.

We don’t have a shower at work.  I would just have a small towel to wet and wipe myself dry.  Then a deodorant and perfume.

But after reading the January 2009 issue of Runners World they recommended more items for the runners kikay kit.

1. Baby wipes – I think this is a good idea and I should add this up in my desk.
2. Baby powder – hmmm… I have to pass on this one.
3. Deodorant – check!
4. Hand towel – check!
5. Liquid Soap – Let me think about this.
6. Comb – check!

I am not used to run after work.  But I need to be flexible.  So time to go to the grocery and have a stock of these.

It was last March 3 when Quennie received a call from a researcher for QTV. They found the Takbo.ph website and inquired if there is a certain gadget that is specific for running. They want to feature gadgets for fitness in one of their episodes for their show – “The Beat”. Without second thoughts, Quennie referred the Garmin 405 watch and me to talk about it.

The first schedule to shoot was during the Takbo.ph LSD last March 8. They wanted it when I am actually using the gadget. However, it was moved since they were asked to cover a FrancisM story instead. Too bad since I would be running with others who wears the same watch. Could have been fun.

Then, they opted to have it shot either in our boarding house or in our office. The boarding house is a mess, so it is a no-no. As for the office, I just asked permission from my boss and he is very ok with it and even wanted it shot during office hours.