Graduation

March 25, 2011, the most awaited day of my life. Finally, it's the time to graduate! Yey!

Woke up really early though because our graduation starts at 7:30 in the morning (assembly time is 6:30am at CAFA lobby). I was a bit "mad" that morning 'cause I was running late. Drove the car like crazy until I arrive at school with Mama and Ate Elsa. Then, cameras were flashing everywhere, capturing every moment; the last days of our College lives. Special thanks to Jan, Arlen's boyfriend for being our photographer that day and also to Ate Elsa for doing my hair and makeup and for taking some shots too.

Group shot at the CAFA lobby while waiting for the program to start.

With the best friend, we're excited to march already!

Picture with Sir Lavin who is extremely tall. Haha

Started the program with a mass.

With Mama at the altar, after the mass.

My turn.

The Dean and Department Chairs of CAS (College of Arts and Sciences)

We're waiting for our turn. The Dept. of Computer Science is the last one to be called.

Getting my diploma from the Dean. He even fixed my cap on stage! Hahaha

Alumni Pledge

Showing off our "diplomas"

With the CS and Math graduates

We made it guys!

Hats off to the graduates of 2011!

Finally our moms met! The women behind our success!

Mama graduated too!

The best friend, the mother, and me

The best friend, her mother, and me

Ate Elsa and the graduates

With the lovers, Arlen and Jan

With Mama while waiting for our food to be served at Cafe Laguna.

Finally, I'm through!

The outfit. :))

To my fellow graduates and friends, we finally made it guys! College days may be over but the bond will always be there. I'm thankful to be sharing my college life with you guys. It will never be as fun and exciting without you! Congratulations to us again!

To Arlen, thank you for always being there for me throughout our College life. May our friendship continue to grow 'til the years to come. 

To Mama, I am more than thankful to you! Thank you for everything, for giving me my life and for supporting me all the way. My success is also your success. I may not say this always, but I love you Mama!

You Become Your Own Self

I'm turning 21 in six days. Wooot~!

Back when I was still a kid, I calculate years and imagine myself what will I become by then. If I remember it right, I thought that I am out of college and now working as a nurse or a teacher. I wanted to be a nurse before like my Auntie who lives in the States and a teacher like my Mom. I might also have a boyfriend by this time.

But as you can see, neither of the things I thought when I was a child happened. I am still in College. I am not taking up Nursing nor Education. And lastly, I am single. The old me might be disappointed by now but I'm happy on how things turned out.  It's funny when you're young and what you wanted was to pattern your life to someone else's; it might be one of your family members or other people who you look up to. But when you grow up and mature, you make your own decisions/choices and slowly you become your own self.

/My life is kinda boring...

I've been singing that to myself since I arrived here in the office and I can't help but ask myself if it (my life) really is boring.. Uhmm.. I've been juggling work and school now since classes have already started this week. I am expecting to graduate five months from now. Yay!

School has already started last Monday and so far my teachers are kinda "boring" too or maybe because of the subject. I don't know, really. And also, I don't like all of my classmates. Hahaha. I miss our batch. Tsk! But anyway, I have nothing to do with them. I'm at school to learn and that is what I'm supposed to do and nothing else. Besides, I have Arlen with me all the time. We have our own little world at school. Hahaha!

Work is sometimes challenging and sometimes not. It really depends on what tasks our TL gives me. It is usually writing small programs to automate their process to make work efficient. Most of the time I don't have anything to do. That's what I least like here, no work. I just sit here and do other stuffs with the computer like surfing the internet. But hey, there are a lot of limitations in internet browsing here. For one, Facebook is blocked. Yes, it is blocked. Haha! Sometimes, other OJTs send me instant messages and when I feel like replying, I do and if not, I'm sorry. :p Can you guess who is my constant companion and chat mate here at work? Well, it is still Arlen. It's always Arlen. Haha.

After school or work we sometimes go to Ayala and just roam around, window shopping and then we're headed home. At home, I either watch television or surf the internet. I do the latter more like every night until I go to sleep. All day, I face the computer and I never get tired of it. Haha! Good thing, I took a computer related course which is BS Information Technology. :)