On February 4, 2006, some of my blockmates and I went to PLDT-Smart Student Camp. The theme was “Passport to the World of Innovation”. I had a hard time deciding what “smart casual” attire to wear especially since I had next to none - okay, I just felt like I had none. Marge, Steph, Athens, and I met up at school to ride the shuttle. We arrived at SM Megamall early so we had to walk 5 flights of stairs. I was so breathless when we got to the Convergence Center. That is how bad a shape I’m in. *sigh* We all had free McDonald’s food. The organizers presented the new Smart 3G which I would love to have. It’s so expensive though. Then, we were separated into groups for an Amazing Race type of game. I got a chance to reconnect with my old high school friends Shal, Dall, and Roy. We had to answer a lot of weird questions - most of which, we got from googling. We even had to memorize and recite (grade school style) some absurd facts. All these for stamps for our “passports”. But guess what? We won! *lol* It was quite a shock and I got a free Addict Mobile sim card which I gave to hunbun. After the game, we had a chance to roam the mall. They all tagged along with me and my shoe-searching goal. After an hour we went back to the venue to check our interview time slots - which was the screening process deciding who got into the OJT program. I got interviewed by Smart at around 2:20 in the afternoon. All in all, the event was really a good experience and it was well put together. I’m glad I went even though I had to reschedule my oral exam.

Hunbun picked me up and we went to school since he had something to get. We went back to SM Megamall again because I still had to shop for some “corporate-ish” wardrobe. I bought a really pretty pair of black pumps which I find really hard to wear. The sacrifices you do for vanity. *hehe* I bought a wonderful pair of pants from Tango - it’s not as expensive as I thought. Hunbun and I had dinner at Cavana which I would so not recommend! I’m never eating there again…

On February 8, 2006, I went to Makati for my Smart interview. It went much better than expected. Although, I received some bad news that day. I didn’t get the P&G SEA and got a poor grade in my philosophy orals. I don’t take bad news well.

I spent the next night slaving over Electronic Publishing midterms. My teacher scheduled it at 8:30 forcing me to cut my class at that time. I think it’s my first cut ever. The exam was incredibly hard. Anyway, I already got the results. Everyone did badly but I still got the highest score - so maybe my teacher will curve the grade. *cross fingers* I spent the rest of the day at the rose sale booth.

At around 5pm, hunbun and I went to Honor’s Assembly 2006 entitled “Honor’s Box Office”. It was held at Henry Lee Irwin Theater. Mom came to see me get my Dean’s List certificates. Before the program proper, all the honor students had to wait for an incredibly long time in the grade school cafeteria. Then I had the good luck of seating in a monobloc chair rather than the comfortable cushioned seats. *boo* After some inspiring speeches and lots of impatience from me, it was finally our turn to go on stage. Yay for 2 First Honors! Mom gave me the permission of using my credit card to charge a nice dinner with hunbun. We ate at UCC. It was really nice but my tummy suddenly ached to the point where my face turned white. So hunbun rushed me home.

Hunbun and I spent the next two days (February 11-12, 2006) attending Youth UNITED Conference entitled “Forge Your Future: On Capital Formation, Financial Markets, Entrepreneurship, and Investment Opportunities”. It was money well spent and I learned a lot about the power of my money. We’ll be investing in some mutual funds specifically balanced funds soon. On Sunday afternoon, we went to Gateway then to Greenhills to buy some long sleeves for me.

On February 13-14, 2006, I was uber busy with Celadon Valentines Rose Sale. It was so stressful but I’m glad to be able to work with capable people. Our project was a success. Here’s a sample of our flower arranging work. Pretty!

Of course, hunbun and I celebrated Valentines 2006. Actually, hunbun gave me a single rose in the morning then I kept asking him where my dozen bouquet was. I finally received it when we got home. *hehe* We had a dinner date at Red, Makati Shangri-La Hotel. It was really nice dressing up. I miss going to formal events. Everything was beautiful… Click the link for pictures.

On February 17, 2006, I had a CS154 group meeting at JV’s house. Then I visited bunnie at his house. We had a misunderstanding again out of nothing. *sigh* At least we kissed and made up. *hehe*