It's a Filipino tradition that when a girl turns 18, she celebrates it with a HUUUGE party. So big that it's comparable to a wedding, but still not quite as big but you get the gist right? There is the debutante, which was me, and I had an escort to follow me around for most of the night. It can be a boyfriend or a close friend or a cousin. It just has to be a guy hahaha. Anyway, there are two mandatory components to this party and it is the 18 Candles and the 18 Roses. The 18 Candles are the Debutante's closest relatives, friends, Godmothers and aunts and just really close ladies in general who will give her some words of advice or say something about her. The 18 Roses are the 18 special guys in her life whether it be friends, cousins, family, schoolmates, etc. who dance with her and they symbolize how they're going to protect her and whatnot. Yaget? Also, the father has to be the first dance in the 18 roses and the escort is the last. That is a MUST. Anyway, another component, that isn't as mandatory but still pretty important, is the Cotillion. The traditional cotillion is composed of 9 pairs. The debutante and her escort and 8 pairs of her closest guy and girl friends. These people are also included in her 18 Roses and 18 Candles. They are also the participants closer to the debutante's age, obviously =P Aaand I think that's it for the background info =) Now, here's my experiences for that day!
Morning 8-12ish
--> church
--> Pathfinder investiture
--> boring
--> getting nervous because we should've been at the make-up by then @_@
--> shower! hahaha
Afternoon 1-3ish
--> hair + make-up @ Gii Bii Studio
--> going back home to fetch the clothes
--> freaking out because the event was starting soon
--> calling people to check if they're ready or not
Pre-part 4-6
--> more calling people to see if they're making their way to the location
--> freaking out over decorations, last minute arrangements
--> trying to practice but everyone never really came on time
PARTYYY 7-1030
--> fun
--> stressful
--> unforgettable
--> LOVED the decorations. so simple..well kind-of. LOTS of balloons for sure x)
--> escort = doki doki
--> no crying though =_= I thought that the parent speech was going to make me sad but noOoOoOOOOOoo
--> 18 Candles = funny. one really LOOONG speech by this older lady. my Godmother repeated "Don't do what other teenagers are doing" like..3 times LOL
--> 18 Roses = @___@;; my dress kept on going down T_T; it got so bad that you could see the tops of my fake boobies xD;;
--> escort dance/waltz = worse but not AS bad. he was so sweet as to pull it up for me and I felt so safe in his arms ><
--> didn't get to eat much though I heard the food was great
--> youth singing = closest I got to crying
--> opening vid = so cute xD I'll never forget it
--> so many people came @_@
--> cotillion was totes hilair xD despite messing up quite abit, it was really fun =)
--> over-all just really fun ^__^
After party 11-1245
--> dancing was fun!
--> music wasn't the best though
--> downed a shot or two but didn't affect me that much
--> LOTS of dancing
--> my escorts fam stayed the latest in terms of guests (till 1245AM ish)
--> all we did was dance xD
--> lots of misleading pictures out there n_n;
--> yeah, just lots of dancing
--> dancing circle thingy going on =P
After all was said and done... 1-4
--> my escort phoned me and we just talked. and talked and talked till around 4AM haha
--> opened presents (going to post a picture up later when I find the camera =__=)
--> yeeep. =)
So yeah. Over-all, the party went REALLY well. Even though not everything that we wanted to happen happen, everything was just great. Most people wouldn't have noticed otherwise anyway since they don't know about it. It was definitely a night to remember for me and I'm still feeling the rush =P It's been 2 weeks already but I'm still all giddy and happy about it xD! Weeeeee. The stress and frustrations was definitely worth it =)
I don't actually have any photos myself. They're all from other people =( I stole a few both will only post two. Uhm, yes. My entrance dress is the yellow one and my dance/18 Roses dress is the black one (ewww. arm fat). Just some pics w/ my escort hehe.
Yepperz! =) And that's my summary.
In other news...
I'm following the NBA Playoffs 2010. I knew the Celtics would win the Eastern Conference Finals against Magic =P Now, to wait for the Lakers to close up their series tomorrow against the Suns and we're off for the Finals!!! I'm so stoked. It'll be so epic hehehehe.
