Letter of the Year

This was something I was always looking forward to. Yehey!!!

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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:26:43 +0800
From: "Ria Sugita"
Subject: University of Chicago GSB Asia Campus
To: "Jack"

Dear Jack,

Greetings from the University of Chicago GSB Asia Campus! How are you? I hope you are doing fine.

I would like to thank you once again for applying to the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Executive MBA Program. You have been terrific to work with!

Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we received this year, and the high percentage of early offers of admission that were accepted, we are not able to offer you a place in class commencing June 2005. However the good news is, that we will be offering you a place for the June 2006 / AXP7 intake. A letter will be sent to you soon where you can confirm your attendance for next year's intake.

Once again, I am sorry that we cannot offer you admission for this year but I hope that you will join us next year. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to talk to me more about this.

Thank you again Jack and I look forward to welcoming you to next year's intake.

Best regards,

Ria

Ms. Ria Sugita
Associate Director, Marketing
University of Chicago GSB Asia Campus
101 Penang Road, Singapore 238466
Tel: 65 6238 2115

Visit our website: http://ChicagoGSB.edu/execmba

June 04, 2005

Today was the wedding of a friend. It was well planned and very nice. Our friend was pretty and had the wonderful radiance of a glowing bride. Congrats and good luck to the couple! And as the old folks say, may you have many, many kids..

It had me thinking of my own. So fiancee and I have agreed to wed "next year". We have no idea of the exact date yet though. I was sort of waiting for my admission in the University of Chicago GSB and was hoping to married on the campus chapel on the day of my graduation. But then, the admission officials had a different idea. So there goes my only plan.

Also, no agreements yet whether ceremonies will be held in Sagada or in Manila; Anglican or Catholic; straighforwardly simple or not at all simple. But I'm sure she would always be amenable on gong-playing or whatever rituals the old folks would want to do.

From someone who did not attend his own college graduation nor even had a graduation picture, I lack appreciation on the notion of preparing for a wedding months in advance. Then again, I love the wife-to-be and would do whatever it takes to make the big day special :)

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Another with today, I saw her again after quite some time. She was part of the bride's entourage. We got to talking and joking and catching up with each others lives. It was cool. When one of her aunts saw us and said one of those comments that only old folks in the community could say with a straight face and get away with, I observed my own reaction and there is only one thing I could say. Whatever hangups I used to have because of her are just that, something that I used to have. When I told my friend Bevs about it, she said that those are some of the signs telling me that I'm ready to get married.

Sheesh. I have to stop. It might get mushier and I never had the intention of writing about those things in my blog. Hehe.