More Than 365 Days

I just realized after my previous entry, that the respectable(?), accepted(?), pamahiin(?) in our culture is to get married a year after someone from the immediate family passes away (sad..sad). I also consulted the chinese community in the office, in their culture, 2 years daw (tagal right? But there's a 100 day window that you can get married daw agad kasi the soul is not yet in heaven pa and still walks among us..or something like that- after 100 days though, you have to wait 2 years).

I tried looking it up online, apparently, it's not often talked about. Wala akong nahanap na "official waiting/mourning period".

So, why wait? Out of respect for the dearly departed. Personally, I wouldn't want to celebrate our wedding and then shortly, commemorate the death anniversary. It's awkward and tasteless nga naman.

I guess, this means we'll get married late next year, or early 2010. We haven't talked about it yet. I was eyeing July 8, 2009. We became a couple May 6, 2007. We're looking at the church wedding on Sept. 10, 2011.

So, that's 05-06-07, 07-08-09, 09-10-11.

Oh well.