• It's official Herman and Georgia will be at the 2006 SF Auto Show. See you there!
• It's Herman's birthday on the 11th, Phil's on the 12th, and Georgia's dear friend Christina on the 22nd!

October 4, 2005

• New pictures are up - Wedding Cocktail, and trips to Philippines and Hong Kong. More pictures will follow in a few weeks.

October 1, 2005

•  Grandpa Garee's wedding was a success! There were many people who attended and feasted at the event. There were a few culture shock, but nothing that Georgia couldn't handle.  The biggest change was her mom's home in the province. It changed damatically since the last time she visited 10 years ago. Same goes with her Uncle Neri's home. Quite a huge change.
• It was great seeing and visiting families oversees. Thanks to Georgia's mom covering Georgia's flight expense.  Perhaps if it wasn't for mosquito bites, Georgia would visit more often. Someone said, "the mosquito had their ways with Georgia." =)
• Hong Kong was a good place to visit. Thank you to Uncle Louie and Auntie Precilla, Georgia was able to travel to Hong Kong. She was accompanied with two new friends from Philippines - Nanett and Jen. Three days was just enough for Georgia to site see Hong Kong. Thank you to Nanett and Jen for their accomodation and flexibility.  Georgia hopes to travel with them again to other Asian countries.
• How did Herman do without his wife for over a week? Not bad.  The house was still intact when she returned.

September 13, 2005

• Exactly 6 months today the couple said their vows to each other and yet they still have not decided when to go for their honeymoon. But hey! They waited for over a decade, what's one more year =)
• Lucinda, Phil, Herman and Georgia had a good time at their August Encenada Cruise weekend trip. Herman and Phil enjoyed the trip the most. So many food... 24 hours and so many activities to do. Only on their second day on the ship and both Herman and Phil already asked when will be the next cruise. It is truly a cost saving trip and must watch out the food intake if you're concern.
• Bill and Lucia's wedding was great.  It was great seeing families at the wedding and at the BBQ family reunion.  What a surprising information to Georgia when she learned her new Uncle Bill also comes from a large family. Auntie Lucia has sixteen siblings and Uncle Bill has ten. All Georgia could say was "WOW"
• After the family gathering, Herman and Georgia headed to Catalina Island for a one day trip and it was a wonderful trip. It was a small town and cosy. It is a great place for a weekend getaway. Herman enjoyed driving the rented golf cart and Georgia enjoyed driving the rented boat. Too bad Georgia missed the evening fly fish.  The couple plans to visit again with family members.
• Life is less stressful for Georgia these days. The company she works for finally okayed to get some help for her department. Georgia doesn' t remember how she survived at her company without front desk help. DRG hired another friend of Georgia, Cherly Posada (some of you may know her). With Cherly around, Georgia is able to breath easier. So who knows, maybe Georgia will take some time to practice making babies.
• Herman was on another Drifting event last Saturday, Sept 10th. He was smart this time. He took care of himself from the sun and wind; in other words... Herman came home without sunburn or cold sores.
• Georgia will be leaving her husband after 6 months of marriage. Not that type of leaving =) She will be traveling to Philippines for a family reunion on her mom side. From our understanding, there will be eleven people traveling on September 20th. That's 22 balinkbayan boxes!!!The reunion will also be a combination of her Grandfather Garee's wedding.  She will be coordinating the event while her mother will coordinate the dinning area.
• The trip to Philippines for Georgia will only be for four days. The day after her Grandfather say "I do", she will be taking a flight to Hong Kong to explore for three days, then fly back to her husband arms on the 29th. Her only concern is... making sure Herman keeps the house intact.

July 13, 2005

• Less than 2 weeks and counting - www.billandluciawedding.com.
• If you haven't seen Herman lately, Georgia would like to scream out "I didn't hit him".  Herman did not protect himself from the wind and sun during the DD NorCal event. When Herman and Chester came home  from the event, they were both red heads and developed cold sores a few days later... big and lots of cold sores. Let's just say, Georgia's lips has not touched Herman's lips since July 3rd... 10 days and counting.
• After searching for a simple bed frame, Georgia and Herman finally found their bed as a married couple. Full size bed is not as comfortable as it use to be. It only took them 1 1/2 year to find "the one" . Now lets see how long it will take them to put it together =)
• The newlywed just learned that Grandma Ip follows the chinese calendar for her B-day. This year, the family will be celebrating Grandma Ip's 97th Birthday on July 30th. Did you know Grandma Ip lives on her own in her SF apartment? She's an amazing person. You've met her... she was the youngest person at the headtable. Correction, she was the youngest person at the wedding.

July 1, 2005

• Come and visit Herman on July 2nd at Golden Gate Fields (Albany, CA). He will be helping out DD NorCal (it's a car drift event for those who are not familiar). The event is host by TJ Morales, Gaylord Garcia and Lee Slonie.
• Georgia will be planning another wedding this year. This time it's for her grandfather Garee Usi. You met him. He was sitting between Georgia's mama and papa during the wedding reception.
• Last May, the newlywed's friends Stan and Yvonne hitched and went to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
• Last month, the newlywed attended their friends wedding. Congrats to Liza and Rob Tran from South Bay!  Their honeymoon took place in Bahama. We think it was Bahama?
• This month, the newlywed will be attending a wedding in LA. Georgia's auntie, Lucia Sabado will be wed to Bill Merchant on July 23rd.  Then the very next day, a family reunion will be held at Lucia and Bill's home. It will be a busy family weekend.
• Almost forgot! To those who attended G&H's western ceremony, Herman has new wheels in the Herman's garage. Too bad Herman's friends cannot come over to play with his new toy till Herman clean his room. =)

May 28, 2005

• Western Ceremony Picture are here!
• Herman and Georgia will be going to a Mexico weekend cruise in August and it's not a honeymoon. Lucinda and Phil will be joining them. This is everyone's first time to see if they will survive ocean trips.  While Herman sleeps-in in the cabin, Phil working-out in the gym, Georgia and Lucinda will enjoy the rock climbing and spa that the cruise offers.
• The couple's Mini-honeymoon at Monterey was great. The couple stayed at Gosby House Inn. This was their first time lodging at a Bed & Breakfast. It looks like it is something they will do again in the future.
• Sorry ladies... she's still not pregnant.
• Thank You cards to their wedding guests are rolling out, but don't hold your breath because it doesn't look like they are half way done.
• The newlywed are considering French Polynisian or Australia for their 2 weeks honeymoon which they will take in March 2006.

May 13, 2005

• Herman and Georgia are going to Monterey this weekend. But don't wait for a baby in 9 months. The newlywed will be going for their honeymoon next year on their first year anniversary. Their schedule this year is just too busy for a long trip.
• Georgia is continually living their wedding day. They are still receiving presents in the mail. YIPEEE!!!
• Wedding pictures are posted SEE >>>>>>> Pre-Wedding Ceremony!!
• Of course more pictures to come =)

April 28, 2005

• How's married life?... "same as when we were single."
• Here is something new and very unexpected. =) Herman and Georgia's wedding were featured on the Redwood City, San Mateo, Burlingame, Palo Alto and Los Gatos Daily News.  It's titled "Crossing cultures" located at the wedding guide section. It was printed on April 12, 2005. Someone who knows the newlywed called the couple  after  the wedding to ask for permission. Of course the newlywed were honored and excited!
• Wedding pictures are creeping in, and the editing for the video is in progress. Can't wait!
• Skipping Tahoe for snowboarding completely... at least for  this season. We'll plan it again in November when the snow returns.
• Drift event turned out great last Saturday. There were good turn out and the drifters got more runs than they expected.
• Herman is finally convinced he can drift. CRAP!!! Now he wants another car in addition to his BMW M3.
• Herman was approched by one of the board of directors from SCCA (Sport Car Club of America) to assist with organazing drift events which are to be hosted by San Francisco Region .  He was more than happy to accept the task with the help from friends - TJ Morales and Gaylord Garcia.

April 13, 2005

• Oh my gosh... 1 month and still married.

April 8, 2005

• No Tahoe this month. Herman has a drift event to attend on April 23rd. Will try snowboarding again next month.
• One set of pictures is up (look to the right side of the screen). Georgia will continue working and loading the remaining pictures during her free time.

April 6, 2005

• Almost 1 month and still married.
• Georgia is proud of Herman, he forgot to wear his wedding ring only 10 times since they've been married.
• As for Georgia, she has a body guard. Her Maid of Honor , Christina constantly reminds Georgia about wearing her wedding ring each time they see each other.
• Will have the first batch of wedding picture online available sometime this month. 
• Thank you to those who has e-mailed us pictures from the wedding day. 
• Wedding guests... please feel free to send in your pictures taken at the wedding day. E-mail them at bride@georgianherman.com
• What has the newlywed been up to since they got married? For some reason... bowling. Sunday evenings after 9pm, you'll find the newlywed regularly at the Classic Bowl in Daly City, along with Lucinda, Phil, Chester and Corrinda (Herman's cousin). We're all trying to beat Chester's scores.
• The couple will try to get back behind the wheel for car racing sometime this summer.
• Georgia is constantly planning for trips. With the couple's busy schedule this year, the couple has decided they will go to their honeymoon next year on their 1 Year Wedding Anniversary. Herman is looking forward to it.
• Congrats to Mr. Stanton Lee and Dr. Yvonne Ng. They are getting married on May 21, 2005. Stanton (aka Stan) is a good friend of Herman from the old days during their GTS years.  Stan has gone to the dark side and has been a proud owner of BMW M5 for years.
• Don't forget to mail in your 2004 taxes before April 15th. FYI- Post Office by the SFO Airport is open till 12pm. We hope you get lots of refund!

March 23, 2005

• Humm... 10 days and still married!
• Just saw wedding pictures and video last night. Thank you Uncle Garfield!!! Uncle Garfield is from Redbluff, CA (that's up north of Calif), he took pictures and put a wedding video together. Uncle Garfield is an old friend of Herman's mom.
• Saw Victor and Jennifer Saldana today on the road by accident. It got Georgia feeling  "I can't wait to see the professional video". Victor and Jennifer are the father and daughter duo who did the wedding video for Herman and Georgia the whole weekend. The Saldana are starting their own video production business. Can't wait to see wedding video they've made.
• Speaking of production, Spin Production was provided by Chuck Hucks, the DJ at the wedding.  Chuck has been a family friend for years and was Herman's badminton coach at El CaminoHigh School. This was before cousin John became the newlywed's coach during their high school years.
• Speaking of High School, the hired professional photographers was by Palm Photography with Jeff Cabacungan and Stella Wo. Stella Wo along with her siblings were badminton playmates from High School and early college years. Toward the end of the wedding day, we learned Jeff is related to Georgia's family through the Salangsang side. What a SMALL world! And what a BIG family Georgia has! LOL!
• Big THANK YOU to cousin Maria Celeste Usi  (aka Maricel, aka Tete) for putting the 30 pieces of rose boutonnieres, and Ip family friend Shirley for making the 25-28 pieces of orchid corsages. In the Chinese culture, boutonnieres and corsages are warn to honor family members.  Flowers made by Tete and Shirley were warn by family members who were not in the wedding party.

March 18, 2005

• Finally able to gather some thoughts.
• It's was  a Great Wedding, and Georgia was surprised to see a full house during the ceremony. We were very happy to see so many families and friends who took the time to join us. Many traveled far to help us celebrate. We apologize to those whom we didn't get to kiss, hug or say good bye to. We hope everyone had a good time from the beginning to the end.
• We have about some 1000 pixs complement of cousin Kamen (Herman's 1st cousin). Pictures from the weekend weddings should be up by April under the Slide Show category. Come back and visit the website next month.
• In the mean time, Herman has been back to work since March 16th and Georgia is taking a break by sleeping in. She'll be returning to work on March 21st.
• Honeymoon: The newlywed don't know when they will have their honeymoon. Sorry to disappoint you; don't expect a little racer by the end of the year. Probably next year or so.

March 16, 2005

• It's official, the marriage license has been submitted to the San Mateo County.
• Still morning for Furball. It feels funny at the G&H home knowing someone is missing in their life.

March 15, 2005

• Since March 10th, Georgia and Herman stayed away from the computers. We'll respond to your e-mails sometime this week.
• Morning: Akira left to return back to work in Japan.  Herman and Georgia might meet up with Akira and his girlfriend sometime in August in the Big Island; otherwise they will meet in the Bay Area.
• Afternoon: Georgia thanked Herman for giving her two weddings instead of eloping. They are both glad they did the  wedding celebration with families and friends. (No rated R involved).
• Evening: Condolance to Lucinda Ip (Herman's sister) and Phil Kwong (Lucinda's boyfriend). Furball, their hamster (picture in slide show) past away Tuesday night. Furbal had cancer and was put to sleep. Herman and Georgia stayed with Furball till the end.

March 9, 2005

• Dang... I can't believe this is about to happen. Is any one going to stop me? Somebody.... Anybody!
• p.s. the voice is back.

March 3, 2005

• 10 Days till she winks at him.  The bride has laryngitis.
• AWESOME High Tea Bridal Shower. Sure there was heavy rain, but that didn't stop them. THE  LADIES  DID  A  FANTASTIC JOB!
• Co-ed Bachelor & Bachelorette Night this Saturday.
• Akira (groomsmen) will be in California from March 10th to 18th.

February 25, 2005

• 16 days to go, but who's counting.
• Crazy... the bride is still not excited nor stress for the wedding. Something is wrong with her. Somebody give her Prozac!
• Guest count: probably up to 250 and still waiting for more RSVP cards. Honestly Filipino time. Come on "manga kababayan", send them now!
• Bridal Shower this weekend (mostly close family). That I'm excited and can't wait. The Bridesmaids and Maid of Honor are working very hard for the Shower. Standing applause to them.
• Herman is very busy with his Grand Turismo 4.  He's been waiting for the game to come out since October 2004. So who's coming over to play?
• Mini-Me (hamster) has an infection so she's on antibiotic for awhile. =(
• Speaking of awhile, it seems my e-mail (bride@georgianherm.com) was down for awhile. Mr. Ip said it was SBC's fault; yet his company represent SBC's service. How interesting? But no worries, all is well again. Just couldn't retrieve old e-mails.

February 8, 2005

• Gong Hay Fa Choi... something like that for Chinese New Year  (02/09/05); the year of the Roster.
• Newsletter are out for the wedding party. Wedding participants, please contact us if you didn't get one.
• Getting our marriage license on Chinese New Year. Too bad the Chinese New Year changes each year, otherwise we would get married at the Redwood City, City Hall tomorrow.
• Meeting with the florist tomorrow and I have no pictures to show. Ohhh...well...
• Having my first Bridal Shower this Thursday. Given by my friends at work. Love the DRGers.
• Ladies and Gentlemen!!! As of Feb 8, 2005, 371 adults and 33 children has been invited to the wedding... and not everyone we want to invite are on the list? I think someone went over with their guest list. =]
• Reminder --- RSVP Due Feb 13th. That's this Sunday.

February 2, 2005

• New pictures under Polls.
• Hotel Lodging information posted.
• Takahiro and Akira will be arriving on March 10th. Just in time for the rehearsal.
• Bridesmaids has set a location and are making the arrangements for the Bridal Shower. Georgia is GETTING EXCITED!!! Things are looking optemistic.
• Speaking of optemistic, the couple found a photographer. They just need tosign the contract.
• The Princess Crazy Cake Lady, along with her prince booked their cake and it's all taken cared of .
• Booked! Booked! Booked! Thanks to Chuck Hucks, their badmindon coach from High school, DJ is all taken cared of.
• So I didn't get to mail the wedding invitation mid Jan. I'm just glad they are out of my house. =)

January 21, 2005

• If Herman doesn't slow down between his consulting business service and Langtech assignments he might not survive to his wedding day.
• Meeting with Photographers this weekend. (Finally. Heee.. heee..)
• Takahiro (groomsmen) had to leave for Japan unexpectedly and don't know when he will return. Would he be back before the wedding or  will he miss it? Tune in to this channel in March for the next scene.
• Maid of Honor is beginning to go crazy with the bridesmaids because of lack of communication and commitment. Would this turn into a drama?
• Mean while, the Bride is watching and laughting with the two unexpected incidents. =)

January 11, 2004

• Did you notice the counter  =)
• Groomsmen will be getting their attire from MensWarehouse.
• We're going flowergirls' dress shopping. Yeepeee!!!
• Wedding invitation will be mailed in the middle of the month

December 23, 2004

• Merry Christmas everyone!!
• Chistmas Eve at Uncle Neri and Tita Merla's house.
• Chistmas Dim Sum with Herman's family.
• Chistmas Lunch with Georgia's Papa side.
• Chistmas Dinner with Grandma Ip.
• The day after Chistmas... sleeping to hibernate.

December 18, 2004

• Groom's suit has arrived!
• Wedding invitation has been picked up. To be mail in the middle of January 2005. E-mail bride@georgianherman.com for your current address.
• Maid of Honor is planning High Tea for Bridal Shower.  More information will follow.

December 10, 2004

• Dec 10th-12th: We'er off to LA, Hiro one of our groomsmen will be competing for a drift event at Irwindale Speedway.  Herman will be Hiro's Chief Crew. During this time, Georgia skiped the car event and visited Mickey Mouse instead. She kidnaped 2 of her cousins and an auntie from Arleta (LA area) to join her in Disneyland.

December  5, 2004

• Now that the SF International Auto Show is over... it's back to wedding planning.
• Attires for bridesmaids, maid of honor, best man and groom are ready for the first fitting.
• The wedding dress has arrived!!!
• Wedding Godparents: 6 down, 2 more to go. Yes that's total of 8 Godparents. Why so many? 8 is a good number in Chinese.
• Attires for ushers and bearers will be schedule in December 2004.
• Attires for groomsmen and flower girls will be schedule sometime in January 2005.

• None wedding related: Georgia will be seeing more of Lucinda (Herman's sister) starting the 2nd week of December. DRG just hired Lucinda to work with them at their office. Can these two ladies keep their sanity while working in the same office?

November 2004

• Herman & Georgia has choosen their Godparents. Now they just need to ask.
• Flowers = Red Shades of roses and daisies

 Red areas are countries they have been to.

Red areas are States they have been to.