This is a much needed update. *lol* Almost two weeks without posting an entry. Just shows how busy I am in both my academics and extra-curriculars. Actually, the succeeding weeks will be even more tiresome - filled with project deadlines, presentations, and long exams! *eep* Teachers are trying to squeeze in the time before we go on the Christmas break. Speaking of Christmas, I’m still not in the mood. Even though our house is brimming with twinkling lights, verdant wreaths, and all kinds of holiday decorations.

Anyway, we had no classes last Friday (November 19, 2004) due to the Alternative Class Program. So my groupmates and I took the opportunity to meet up with my sister-in-law who is also our prospective client. We needed to find a company to make a computer database on. Hm… There really are perks to having a lot of siblings with their own businesses. Their jewellery still uses a manual system of counting each of their items, very tedious and prone to error. So our group is proposing to create an inventory system to provide them with a more efficient way of record keeping. I really hope we do good on it. Afterwards, I had to wait for my brother’s chauffeur to drive me home. While waiting, I played lego with my niece. I created a little garden with miniature trees and flowers. She had all the lego people sitting on trains and cars. Oh, we also colored print-outs of fishes. And she kept telling me what colors to use. *lol* She’s quite a bossy little girl but in a cute kind of way. It was a lot of fun bonding with her. *hehe* Everyone says that she looks exactly like me when I was younger.

The next day, hunbun and I woke up really early for our “Firing at Crame” class. It was raining so hard, I left my cell phone in the car, I found out our mode of transportation was the jeepney, and we even had to pay an extra Php30.00 for the ride. So generally, it wasn’t a good morning. But I took a little nap in the jeep on the way to Camp Crame. That lifted up my mood a little bit. It’s weird but riding the jeepney always makes me feel really sleepy. There’s a kind of rocking motion riding sidewards. When we got there, a gun expert gave us a short talk on gun safety, handling, parts of the gun, and aiming. It was highly informative and a must for beginners like us. Hunbun was praised by the instructor because of his shooting skill. *lol* I, on the other hand, never held a gun before with real bullets. It was a 9mm Beretta. I was scared and excited at the same time of pulling the trigger. It was an adrenalin rush when I hit the target. But I hated the loud sound and the odor it produced. It’s certainly comforting to know that I have the knowledge to use a gun when the time comes. That night hunbun and I watched Supersize Me on DVD. It’s Morgan Spurlock’s documentary on his month of eating nothing but McDonald’s food. The film really gave us new insight on fast food. We used to eat at McDonald’s thrice a week (for lunch or snacks). Now, we’ll be avoiding any fast food chains for health purposes. And it’ll be less strain on our wallets too.

My brother brought home a new puppy on Sunday. He’s a birthday gift from his girlfriend. He is a two-month old shih tzu from a champion breed. He is so adorable and cuddly, just like a little baby. *awww* We named him Choc Nut, a popular chocolate brand.

On Thursday, I accompanied mom and my aunts to SM North Edsa. I rarely go to ShoeMarts because there’s too many people. *lol* One of my aunts was searching for a gift to give my sister because it’s her birthday. She finally decided on a pink Nafnaf blouse with silver adornments. Then, I bought mushroom shomai from Yoshinoya (my favorite) while my aunt ordered halo-halo from Chowking. That night, we all went to Podium for a family gathering slash birthday celebrations at China Star. Of course, hunbun came along with us. We went for a short stroll around the mall afterwards.

After school on Friday, I went with Cla and JV to the National Museum and Metropolitan Museum to look at some exhibits. It’s a requirement for our Asian History class. The traditional Indian textiles were typical saris and really not much to see. The contemporary Indian textiles were much better. There were some nice designs that caught my eye. I’m really not the museum-going type. *lol* That night I went to National Bookstore to buy materials for projects. I also bought myself a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Classic White with matching pouch. It’s kind of an impulse buy but it’ll be useful for splicing wires in the electronics lab. *hehe*

Yesterday hunbun and I went to a bazaar at the NBC Tent with his mom. He bought some kind of a weapon stick, but it easily broke. *lol* I bought my favorite popped beans, the ones the serve at Sonya’s Garden in Tagaytay. They’re so addictive! Then his mom dropped us off at Grassi’s inside Rockwell for the battle of the bands event. We tried to help out a little bit since we’re the heads of the logistics committee. *hehe* I think it turned out well judging by the number of people who turned up. Hunbun and I went to Kids Station inside the mall because I needed little toys for my project. I ended up buying Island Hello Kitty because she looked so cute in her hawaiian outfit. She’ll look so pretty as an accessory to my project. We headed to Kaya for dinner. It’s an okay Korean restaurant but we still prefer Korean Garden to it. And here’s the project I just finished. It’s a part of the presentation my group is making on typhoons. We’re simulating rain on my little island.

My auntie from Hong Kong came home. Not for vacation purposes, but because her doctor advised her to. She just found a 2-centimeter lump on her breasts. Her breasts were removed and throught biopsy, the doctor found out that she has stage 2 cancer. She’ll be staying with us for a while because she needs chemotherapy. Each chemotherapy costs Php70,000 and she needs six of them. Yikes! What a shocking amount of expenses. I sincerely hope that she gets well soon. She’s my godmother at baptism and she’s one of my favorite aunties. My cousins are all really worried for her welfare. At these times, you really realize how valuable your health is. I’m glad that my mom is responsible enough to have mamograms every year.

Oh yeah, I just installed Matt Mullenweg’s Spam Stopgap to prevent anymore spammage. This combines a number of basic methods to stop unsolicited commercial comments on WordPress blogs. Kitten’s Spaminator caused errors in my comments page. I hope this time I won’t be spending precious time deleting hundreds and hundreds of unwanted “online poker”, “cheapest phentermine”, and “internet casino” comments. *sigh*