Beyond The Engagement

I remember enjoying this breath-taking view on a slow Sunday afternoon with my fiance.

It was a rainy day and everything looked serene from the top.



Serenity. Amidst wedding plans?
Right now, my house seeks a semblance of order. I've been wearing dresses because my slacks are all in the laundry --- one which has been taking a life of its own since the wedding plans began. I've been purchasing my salads from the Coffee Bean across my building, and sometimes forgetting to eat altogether. I've been getting my toiletries from 7-11 because I haven't got the time to go to the grocery, either.

One of the things we enjoyed when he came home was this fantastic, not so little hole-in-the-wall Korean resto along Military Cut-Off Road in Baguio called "Wood Nymph". I've tried the more popular Korean restos here in Manila and none of them compared to this authentic eating haunt I discovered several years back.

Their appetizers are generous and enough to make you want to dip your chopsticks in every bowl they place on your table. My favorites are their sauteed bean sprouts in sesame oil

and pretty hot kimchi.

My fiance and his discriminating judgement for epicurean treats was rather pleased with our kim bap (sushi-type stuffed with cooked ingredients),

sizzling chicken barbeque --- tender and tasty to the core,

and a hefty serving of jap chae (glass noodles that look like fat vermicelli).


We left the place feeling stuffed but happy.
We were so relaxed then.
Was that only less than a month ago? If I knew wedding plans entailed many little details to sort out --- from the technical, legal and aesthetic --- I should have planned this since birth.