April 20, 2006 was my first day at Canon… That night, I attended a COA meeting at the Cervini recreation room. *sigh* Late night meetings tire me so! It’s so hard to schedule meetings when you have work.

The next day, hunbun surprised me by dropping in during lunch time. He arrived around 12:00 which was already too late because my lunch time is from 11:30 - 12:30. *lol* We just drove in circles until I had to return to the office. That afternoon, hunbun fetched me to go to Powerplant. We watched Tristan and Isolde which was better than expected. Hunbun loved the war scenes while I loved the romance. I still prefer pure romance movies though.

On April 24, 2006, hunbun and I celebrated our 7th Anniversary together. We had lunch at Heaven and Eggs in Eastwood. Hunbun gave me 7 3-rose bouquets for each year we’ve been together - 7 I Love You’s. To top that off, he gave me a big bouquet with 15 roses. *awww* I really didn’t expect he would be extra sweet. We had dinner at Paparazzi at Edsa Shangri-La Manila. It was a wonderful and lovely day. Hopefully, many more years to come.

We had PT the next day and I had to rush home for a CompSAt EB meeting regarding AVP recruitment. Hunbun blogged about our “Silent Hill the Movie” day.

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After Batangas Holy Week, I fasted for more than 10 hours to prepare for my Canon medical exam. On April 17, 2006, I went to Eastwood Cybermall by my lonesome self. I got all the tests done just fine. Then, I had lunch at Cafe Adriatico by myself. It’s my first time to eat in a restaurant all alone. My philosophy 101 teacher calls this the “art’s date”. *hehe* It’s a great thing that I love the breakfast-type food there! During that time, hunbun was getting my grades and registration form in Ateneo. But that kind of went down the drain since the proxy letter I gave him had the wrong details. Oh well! So I waited for hunbun in Eastwood and accompanied him to Tizers where he ate some fries. Afterwards, we went back to Ateneo to claim my school stuff. Actually, I found that late claiming was not bad at all. There were only a few people and the places assigned were all air-conditioned. Oh, my grades were no where to be found so they had to reprint it again. *lol* My semestral and yearly QPI is 3.75! Yehey! This first honor is absolutely unexpected!

The next day, I went to register for my practicum. Hunbun came with me and treated me to lunch at QC. That afternoon, we went to Quiapo to claim my NBI clearance. Hay! I really don’t like it there… While we were still in Quiapo, we watched The Myth by Jacky Chan. I liked the movie! Very very good concept… *hehe*

April 19, 2006, was my last day before starting work. I made the most of it by spending it with hunbun and resting. We ordered merienda from Red Ribbon and had PT.

On April 8, 2006, mom and I went to Chinese General Hospital but the doctor was away. *lol* We fetched hunbun and had lunch at Conti’s in Greenhills. The salmon and baked prawns were yummy - but not too yummy to keep going back to that restaurant. Although I want to try their pastries. We headed to Robinson’s Galleria to shop for clothes for my internship. I bought 3 Lee polos (I’m a Lee Girl! ), 1 FreeWay tankini, and 1 Wade shoes. Then, we went to McDonalds in Pasig because my cousin’s son is celebrating his 2 year-old birthday. It was a mini-reunion for my mother’s side relatives.

On April 10, 2006, I called Canon early morning to finalize my decision. I talked it over with hunbun and my mom and opted for the Contractual Employee deal. *hmmm* I went to downtown to get my Social Security System Number and National Bureau of Investigation Clearance. One of our secretaries accompanied me to get an SSS but the whole system was offline so I couldn’t apply for one. Good thing they allowed proxies. We walked a long way to get to an NBI location. It was an incredibly horrid experience. There were so many people, to the point where you feel suffocated. People were lining up everywhere and the sad thing is that they didn’t even know what they were lining up for. I had to return to claim my clearance again. *ugh* I will never do that again if I can help it. I got a bad headache from all that.

The next day I returned to Chinese General Hospital to get my thyroid checked out. Mom and I waited for quite a while before we were entertained. The doctor did not find anything wrong thankfully. She just said that I was stressed. Well, that was very true. Oh, why did I go to the doctor? For three days the week before, I kept throwing up because I couldn’t breathe after I ate. Ted the PT said that maybe it had something to do with my thyroid gland. The doctor did give me some anti-regurgitation pills though.

We went home to eat then headed to Eastwood for my Canon medical exam. I called before hand to ask if I need to fast but the attendant said no. *sigh* But the doctors there said that it was S.O.P. to fast so I had to return since I have my period anyways.

Hunbun also got a new haircut that day. It’s okay I guess, I just really dislike any change. That night he fetched me because it was his brother’s birthday celebration. We went to have buffet dinner at Heat in EDSA Shangri-La Hotel. They have bread pudding there! My favorite! Too bad I couldn’t have special ice cream because I was sickly.

On April 12, 2006, hunbun and I went to The Podium to have my Canon 45mm x 45mm ID picture taken. Hunbun had a late lunch at Pinoy Don and of course, I joined him. They served the garlic mushroom pasta which I liked. *hehe* And that night, hunbun brought me home take-out taro from Emerald Garden!

From March 27, 2006 to April 7, 2006 was the Ateneo Summer Programming Camp (ASPC). The organizers are: Neill, Elijah, Gretch, Steph, Mic, Kenny. This 2-week camp serves as our practicum. We taught high school students JAVA programming and problem solving. It was a great experience for all of us and we had a great time with our campers. The pictures below were taken on the last day.

March 27, 2006 was the first day of ASPC. We had prepared a lot of activities for the campers and of course, a lot of getting-to-know-you games. I had an interview at BlogStar that afternoon. MDi has a very nice building and my interviewer Mich was nice too. All in all, it went very well especially since we were laughing throughout the interview. I actually had fun but I’m not sure I like the job description very much.

The next day, I went to Eastwood because I had a test at Canon. It was a very time-limited test and I felt I didn’t do so well. *hehe* Hunbun and I had a very late lunch at Jack’s Loft. I love their mushroom soup and salpicao. But I’ll never eat “I Declaire” again… Also, I got the news that CompSAt is finally accredited! Yehey!!!

On March 29, 2006, hunbun and I went to PowerPlant after the daily ASPC planning session. First we bought some pork floss from Break Talk. *yummm* Then, we went to Dencio’s. I was officiating my first EB meeting there. Everyone was present and we managed to discuss a lot of stuff. It was a very productive power dinner.

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