Yay for the first week of semestral break! I’ve accomplished a lot of must-do errands. Except for revamping my domain though. For six days in a row, I’ve helped out at our store - family business. That’s why I haven’t been online much. In addition, hunbun and I have been playing Maple Story a lot. *lol* Oh, this is going to be a long journal entry.

I visited my old alma matter, Saint Jude Catholic School, with mom last Monday. I hadn’t been there since I graduated, about two years already. It had undergone a lot of changes since then, and it has really improved! Too bad I didn’t get to explore it more. *heh* We met Ms. Lopez in the administration office while I was claiming my yearbook. She’s the head teacher of the high school department. I can’t believe she still remembers me. She and mom had a little chat about my academic life in college. When my mom mentioned I was in the Dean’s List, she beamed and proudly said that it was because of the good education I received in St. Jude. Well, that is true for the most part but I think I’m way behind in my math skills. They should have developed a more sophisticated mathematics program to prepare us for our collegiate degree. Still, the training I received for 13 years of my life in Saint Jude gives me some advantage now. I don’t regret that mom enrolled me there.

Our yearbook is entitled “Chimes”. Hm… Probably something related with the passage of time. My yearbook picture actually looks better than I remembered it, especially compared to my other batchmates. *lol* Seeing all the photos of my friends brings back so many wonderful memories. And here’s the extraordinarily cute writeup hunbun made me during my senior year. It’s the caption right under my picture. A sprinkle of sweetness, a dash of daintiness, a cup of cuteness, add a pair of angel wings and you have Gretch! Best known for her beauty and brains, this young girl is blessed with an enchanting personality. Because of her tenderness and warmth, she easily captures the hearts of many. She also captivates countless people with her charming little voice and her sheer adorableness. Always cheerful and cherubic, Gretch never fails to make you smile!

On Wednesday, mom, hunbun, and I went to my debut photographer and videographer. It is such a long overdue visit. My debut was way back in January. *hehe* I had no time to schedule an appointment with them until now. I picked up my video and dropped off the pictures for my album. Afterwards, we went to Quick Snack at Ongpin for lunch. We then shopped for my new computer chair. The old one was really unstable and easily topples over. It gave way when mom and hunbun sat on it. But we found the perfect chair at the perfect price. I love the back support and its sturdiness. Also, I love how comfortable it feels. I would have preferred to have it covered in a more girly color but the plain gray fabric is fine too.

Hunbun came over very late last Thursday night. We watched my debut video with mom from start to finish. It’s really nice reminiscing that magical day. My favorite part was the ballroom dance number of hunbun and me. We executed it flawlessly, at least for in my opinion. It’s really one of the most memorable days of my life. The next would probably be our wedding. *lol*

On Friday, hunbun came with us to our store. Mostly he went there to buy pirated DVDs. There’s a “barter” right beside our store selling the cheapest priced DVDs. Well, I still can’t understand why he collects them. Oh well, to each his own right? That night we watched A Cinderella Story at home. It’s a typical feel good romantic comedy, not that different from all others in that genre. Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray do look cute together. They have on screen chemistry. And I love her princess gown. It’s gorgeous and I’d love to go on a masquerade ball. I’ve never been to one yet. *hehe*

Hunbun was such a sweetie yesterday and surprised me with a bouquet of my favorite red roses in lilac tulle. He just wanted to be a darling and make me extra happy for no occasion at all. I’m so lucky to have a wonderful boyfriend. We spent Saturday night with my brother, his girlfriend, and my mom. We ate at Korean Garden along Jupiter Street. They serve really yummy Korean food! Especially beef stew and spareribs. Yum! The touch of spice in every dish really boosts your appetite. Afterwards, we quickly headed to Rockwell to catch the last full show of Ladder 49. Good thing we managed to find seats because it was almost sold out! It was a good movie. But its not the ending I wanted. *sigh* It is a great tribute to the firefighters who risked their lives in the 9/11 tragedy. They’ve got an extraordinary kind of courage. But I wouldn’t want my husband to be a firefighter, it’s just too much worry.

Today, my entire family had a get together because of my nephew Marvin celebrated his first birthday! The party was held at Gloria Maris Greenhills. My sister prepared the programme well. They had a ventriloquist act, magic show, games, bubble show, and much more. I wish I had those birthday parties back when I was little. *hehe* Achie Joan, my brother’s girlfriend, invited us to go to Manila F.A.M.E. International held at the World Trade Center along Roxas Boulevard. Mom and I also loved going to shows like that so my brother and hunbun had no choice but to tag along. The displays were beautiful as to be expected. We only bought a few pieces of accessories and some decors for our aquarium. Yes, we now have a full-pledged aquarium! *lol* We have two baby flowerhorns in it. Even though they’re still really young, the bigger one already keeps taunting the little one. The little one has scars all over his fish body and his fins are in bad condition. So we decided to put the little one in a little bowl instead. Because if he keeps being bullied, he is going to die soon. *tsk tsk* I hope he lives to become a beautiful flowerhorn.

Wow! Just having no school work gives me more time to enjoy life. That was a long entry.

[EDIT on October 26, 2004: I just deleted 500+ spam! They’re all nonsense comments coming from one email address but different ip addresses. I banned them all. *sigh*]