Day One
Today was my first day of school. It didn’t go quite as well as I hoped it would be. *big sigh* I convinced hunbun to fetch me at about 7am so that we could go to school together. Everything was going according to plan until we encountered extreme traffic near Katipunan. We had to find an alternate route on the spot which luckily, we did. When we finally got to school, I hurried to the Philosophy department to submit my load revision form (request for a change of my class schedule). I have a four hour break every M-W-F. 
Later on in the day, I found out I had filled out a part of the form incorrectly. Oh, well! My request did not get approved anyway, regardless of the fact that I already talked to the teacher involved. 
Hunbun even helped me text and email the teacher.
All my classes for today and every Tuesdays and Thursdays this semester are Computer Science major subjects. The good thing is that all my classrooms are airconditioned. Essential since the heat in my now overpopulated university is too much! My teachers seem intimidating and so are the subject matters. I’m terribly unprepared for the inhumane work load. We had CS152 lab today and we actually consumed the whole 3 hours for a electronics exercise. 
I have a really bad feeling that my junior year first semester is going to be extremely tough.
Oh, during lunch, my blockmates and I had no where to sit inside the cafeteria since the place seemed to be occupied wall-to-wall with freshmen. I’ve never seen anything like it. It was like they were swarming and taking over the whole campus. *shock* We had to settle for an outside bench. Well, hunbun picked me up soon after and brought me to his block’s “bench”. We ate lunch together since this is the only break we have together - as far as I know. I’m getting slightly sentimental now since hunbun won’t be around next school year.
I’ll be backtracking to the last few days starting with June 6, 2005 which was the day of my registration. Yes, that faithful day… My random number, 239, was not too bad actualy. But when it was my turn to enlist, all the good classes were closed and the schedule I got stuck with was the worst I’ve had! And our maid had to give me my cheque to pay for my tuition since the checkbook wasn’t at our house.
The rest of the day was hunbun’s day of shopping fun. 
For lunch, we ate at O-bento in school which tasted awful. Something happened with the way they cooked the beef. Anyway, hunbun’s driver fetched us, stopped over at Sulu Hotel, then we went to Quezon City Sports Club to pick up hunbun’s mom. Since auntie was still playing tennis, hunbun and I had a little after-lunch meal with my favorite squid dish and ice cream. (Those two sound so odd when linked together. *hehe*) Then we dropped by hunbun’s house then finally headed to SM MegaMall. Hunbun bought a few shirts from Adidas and we had snack at SugarHouse. We also went to Nike at The Podium where hunbun bought more of his gym wear - even new shoes! It was definitely his day. 
I returned the next day to obtain the load revision forms. I even lined up for it. Initially, I wanted to change both my Hi165 and Ph101 classes. *sigh* But the History department’s procedures were too strict and the Philosophy department was not open for load revisions yet. My effort to wake up early was for nothing. That afternoon, hunbun and I went to his dermatologist in Cardinal Santos Medical Center. It was my very first time to visit one. Hunbun had a cleaning done while I opted for a consultation. I don’t want my face to be pricked. 
The nice doctor gave me medication for my face, neck, and back. It’s my first time to have a facial wash and face cream. *hehe* Afterwards, hunbun’s mom brought us chap chae, bulgogi soup from Wansoy, and an Ice Monster dessert.
And something wonderful happened that night! I finally got my most awaited laptop! It’s my very own Asus M5n! 
It’s a tiny 12.1″ white and very light laptop. I love it! These pictures were taken from Google. I’ll be photographing mine very soon.
On Wednesday, June 8, 2005, I went to school for CompSAt’s OrSem talk for the Computer Science freshmen. We had to wait a long time wherein I found out I had a great history teacher. Yay! The activity was nice since we had prepared game for them and a brief introduction into the organization. It was also hunbun’s day of OJT defense. But he had a fever. I did my girlfriend duties and got him some medicine from the infirmary and chicken sandwich from the cafeteria. I also bought a hotdog for me and some drinks. Hunbun was sick for the next few days, more information here.
I was so glad that hunbun felt well enough to go to my family excursion last Sunday. We went to Silang Life in Tagaytay. It was a mini resort with pool and very few ammenities. But we had a great time there with my relatives. Since hunbun and I weren’t swimming, we spent most of the day in front of the karaoke we discovered. *lol* It was fun singing - especially those romantic duets and our theme song “At The Beginning”. Hunbun also played pingpong with my cousins and I played a little mah jong. That night we rushed to Summer Palace in Edsa Shangri-La Hotel in celebration of his brother’s birthday. The food was yummy as always.
Yesterday, hunbun fetched me and we went to National Bookstore. I bought 5 of my favorite Corona 100 leaves notebook with plastic cover and a mini Corona notebook for school. Then we went to my dentist to have my braces adjusted which was actually long overdue already. Lastly, we went to Greenhills to watch Mr. and Mrs. Smith. We did try to watch the last full show the day before but there were no more seats left. While waiting for the showing, we shopped a little and I bought a cute little halter top with a pretty lace butterfly in front. I really miss shopping. *hehe* The movie was very action packed and did not fail our expectations. I loved the whole husband and wife bantering they had. It’s a great movie and a must see!
ayel commented on:
June 15, 2005 at 10:28 am
is he graduating thisyear or just leaving the school? jokelang. wow.start na din pala ng class ninyo. kami din eh. but I absented my self nalang from the class. kasi may ojt pa ako. anyway, last day n nman ngayon kaya ayos lang. wee. hehe. anu pa ba? oh well…. good luck this sem!!! go CS students.. graduating ka na din ba? take care..
Aurus commented on:
June 16, 2005 at 12:40 am
daya… kahapon pa lang pasukan nyo? kami 4th week of school na. huhu. x_x
anyway, that’s one sexy laptop.
Mary commented on:
June 16, 2005 at 3:00 pm
uy pareho tayo! bad trip nga yung first day of school ko!!!
kaasar talaga!!! tc… 
kitty commented on:
June 16, 2005 at 4:45 pm
Tamz commented on:
June 16, 2005 at 11:21 pm
Hm.. it seems na kami lang yung Uni na nagstart last week. Anyways, Mr. and Mrs Smith, went to see it last Monday..dang I love how they fought with each other, sabay sumabog pa yung house nila.
Your new laptop reminded me of Leanne (bad-star.net). Her last entry was about her dad giving her a new laptop. What a coincidence nga naman.
erised commented on:
June 17, 2005 at 7:12 pm
hay.. ayaw ko rin ng first week of classes ko. *sigh* ahaha.. freshmen. haaaay. freshmen this year… grabe! ang dami nila!
Goodluck satin this sem! 
Puro majors pa naman.. *sigh*
oooh… derma? never been into one~
I’m scared of the pricking thing too… I always see my brother’s face after his derma sessions eh.. scary!
wow! that’s a pretty laptop! heehee~ I wanna have one too… i wanna have an apple mac one tho~ ^^; kasi i have windows na i wanna try mac~ XD~ oh well, i’ll have one someday. XD I love Mr. and Mrs. Smith! lol~ cute couple. XD
vivian commented on:
June 18, 2005 at 7:41 am
oohhh your notebook looks soooooooo hot! I’ve never heard of it before though. almost looks like a mac =. me likey
Kristine commented on:
June 19, 2005 at 1:53 am
Ahh… congrats on your new lap top xD I’m so jealous =P Thanks for commenting on my site (again), do you want to do a link exchange with me? =33
shayne commented on:
June 19, 2005 at 2:02 am
prrft. buti ka pa, seems like you’re enjoying college na (?) hayyy sana nga.. sana…
ako din. parang tanga… ang petty naiiyak ako. sus.
Annie commented on:
June 19, 2005 at 2:47 am
Hi Gretch! BS CS ka pala…ako rin, un din ang course ko dyan noon sa UP pero nagshift ako from CS to Accounting eh… Hirap ng Maths dyan noh? Lagi nga akong tulog sa Math52 noon eh… Good luck!
laine commented on:
June 19, 2005 at 5:12 am
hellooo. thx sa pag bisita sa site ko ha! hehehe ganda naman ng layout mo. i like simple ones
well cge just came by to show love back haha. ingats!!
Precious commented on:
June 19, 2005 at 5:48 am
Ahhh … have fun at school.
Theresa commented on:
June 19, 2005 at 11:59 am
Don’t worry about your hunbun. Eventhough he’s going to be graduationg soon, I’ll bet he’llbe paying you a visit everyday!
And school’s always evil. Wish you luck throughout this whole year. ^^
May commented on:
June 19, 2005 at 12:59 pm
Ek, sorry there’s so much work for school and you didn’t get the schedule change you wanted. Nice new laptop though! I love getting new electronic toys =) Lol.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith sounds pretty good. I really want to see that sometime.
Marilyn commented on:
June 19, 2005 at 8:02 pm
Wow, laptop.. Mine only exists in dreams..
Good luck
Robbie commented on:
June 19, 2005 at 10:57 pm
Ahahaha…. it’s always like that kapag first day of school. The Freshmen are everywhere… sa hallways, wandering around campus like they’re lost or something. Well, probably, they are.
Chau commented on:
June 20, 2005 at 8:40 am
Hey! Aww, sorry your first day didn’t go too well! I know how that is like!! Anyways, I’ve always hated registering for classes! The classes I wanted always gets full by the time I register! But good thing I can switch classes when someone drops. Hehe. Anyways, wow, nice laptop! I want a laptop!! Yeah, I’m getting scared of upperdivision CS courses… Good luck with yours!!!
Kiel commented on:
June 20, 2005 at 11:17 am
Hey Gretch! Wow, you definitely had a jam-packed week, lol ;D Changing schedules seems to be such a huge hassle, but hey, I can’t relate since I’m not in college yet. Anyways, congratulations on the new laptop. I’ve seen that and it looks awesome
Good luck on school, I’m sure you’ll do just awesome ;) Take care, and God bless!
erised commented on:
June 20, 2005 at 10:48 pm
hehe! Kami rin e.. busy na agad..
About the tablet.. yeah, i recommend Wacom. well, as far as i know graphire 3 is the latest one they have… di ko sure sa ibang kind ng tablet nila e.. pero sa graphire series yung 3 yung latest.. ^^x
Nyaha..~ my puppy’s a shih tzu too~ ^^x
Jannett commented on:
June 21, 2005 at 12:08 pm
Wow, school already? Summer has just started for me. Sorry the first day didn’t go well, I’m sure the many other days to come will be great!
Woot, new laptop. It looks awesome. I want one hehe.
I want to see Mr. and Mrs. Smith.. from your mini review there, it sounds really good and now I must see it soon
Michelle commented on:
June 21, 2005 at 3:31 pm
Aww, sorry to hear that your first day of school was no fun. Hopefully things will change once you pick up the pace.
Cool laptop! I love my laptop to death, but I think it’s time for me to get a new one since this one is a bit old and outdated. But I can’t seem to part with it. *sniff*
Aneesah commented on:
June 21, 2005 at 8:40 pm
Wheeeeeee, a new laptop! It’s so white too, I’m too used to seeing black and greyish silver ones…
Does that mean you’ve never had facial wash before? O_o I had to use facial wash since I was 12 or 13… :T
Shari commented on:
June 22, 2005 at 7:32 pm
Ang yaman naman talaga…Hehe!! Magbigay ka naman sa akin ng kahit isang computer lang…LOL..Haaay…
Crispulo commented on:
June 24, 2005 at 1:05 am
Comsci ka rin pala! AKO RIN! HEHE! Hala 4 hour break? Ayos lang yan… Hope you’ll get used to it…
Mga freshmen nga naman… Tsk tsk!!! JOKE! (palibhasa hindi na ako frosh!! HAHAAHA!!)
White din laptop ko, 12 inches din… Pero ibook hehe! Hay nako your laptop that’s so expensive kaya!!! Rich girl!!!
exene commented on:
June 25, 2005 at 8:40 am
school is so stressful and always in someway or another suck
Julie commented on:
June 26, 2005 at 3:44 pm
aw that sucks and it’s summer -here maybe there too i derno X_X that blows.
kitty commented on:
June 26, 2005 at 4:46 pm
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Theresa commented on:
August 2, 2005 at 3:00 pm
I think I’ve said this before…
Don’t get sad about next year! I’m pretty sure you and your hunbun will be staying in touch as much as this and the past years. ^^
I’ve always envied you because you always go malling, movies, eating in expensve restaurants and such! lol I’m still in high school and I’m already too busy to even catch a movie in any mall near where I am.
Bleh~ And belated birthday to your hunbun’s dad! lol I remember once eating there… I like the food. :)