Last night, my sister together with her group mates slept at our house so they can work on their thesis overnight. I can see myself a few years back looking at my sister and her classmate. My thesis group mates are also like them who work double time and would be lucky enough to get 4 hours max of sleep just so we can finish our thesis.

I think their thesis is the only requirement that they have to comply before they can qualify for graduation. Soon, my sister will be out looking for jobs and I am sure she will not have a hard time finding one as Computer Science graduates are really in demand. Thanks also to job hunting sites like beyond.com where my sister can post her resume, find a job and get contacted my employers who wants to fill a job opening in their company.

I am sure my sister can’t wait to get out of school and be part of the professional world. At least that is how I felt when I was already on my 5th year in college as a Computer Engineering student. It would really be nice to earn my own money and not depend on my parents and I get to practice the skills that I learn from school.

My friend is already bored with her current job right now. She feels that she needs a new environment and a new adventure so she will get the inspiration again to go to work.

Our common friend recently enrolled in one of Regency Beauty Institute’s schools and so she is suggesting that my other friend enrolled here too so she can get the best training in beauty and fashion which can help her get a job in the beauty industry. Our common friend mentioned also that Regency Beauty Institute is a very affordable cosmetology school so my friend doesn’t have to worry about the tuition fee. Regency Beauty Institute also has the best facilities so my friend will be guaranteed to get the best beauty and cosmetology training. They are even connected to salon and spa owners so they can help their students after graduating to get a job. They even set up an online job seeking site so their students can search for jobs even at the comfort of their own home.

My friend was really happy when she heard about Regency Beauty Institute because it finally gave her hope in finding a new career.

This weekend will be our last weekend before Howell leaves for Kolonia for a temporary duty there for three weeks. He wanted to go out of town to spend some bonding time with us. He wanted to stay for overnight either in Subic or Batangas from Friday to Saturday but we just realized that Bela can’t be absent from school on a Friday because it is their general rehearsal. We can’t leave on a Saturday also as it is Bela’s Moving Up Day on Sunday.

So Howell just suggested that we check in to one of the hotels in Manila and so we booked an overnight stay at Pan Pacific hotel. It is also a good choice since they also have a viewing of the Pacquio-Clottey fight Sunday morning (the ticket is just a hundred bucks higher than the price in SM and it even comes with brunch and drinks). And since Pan Pacific is just near Philam Life Theater (the venue for Bela’s Moving Up Day), we won’t be late for the ceremony even if we will still watch the Pacquio-Clottey fight.

As I am typing this post, Bela and Howell is enjoying a dip at the pool then we will have dinner later at Robinson’s Place. Bela is just so happy and is really having the time of her life. Good Times!!

After our ultrasound yesterday and after learning that we will be having a baby boy, hubby and I got really inspired to work harder and save more for the future of our kids.

Our conversation then went to looking for investment options. Hubby said that it has been a hot topic in his office that it is the best time to buy gold coins since the dollar is not doing well in the market. Because of this, the value of gold is increasing so it is really the perfect time to make gold investments.

We immediately did some research and discovered the site of US Gold Bureau. US Gold Bureau can teach us how to invest in gold and can help us decide what gold investment is best for us. They have the best and experienced staff so we will be sure that we will get the best gold value in the market.

Hubby and I are really serious in making new investments this year and we believe with gold, we can never go wrong.

January 29, 2005 was the day I promised forever to Howell. We had a Lord of the Rings themed wedding since Howell proposed to me in front of hundreds of people during the Lord of the Rings premier night at Cinema 10 in SM Megamall.

We did not go all the way for the LOTR theme but we just had some things for the wedding where we followed the LOTR concept like the tables names (which we based on the places from the LOTR book). We also have a signature card and signature frame with me and Howell dressed up like Aragorn and Arwen. Too bad I did not learn about exclusivelyweddings.com when I was still preparing for our wedding so I can order one of their wedding cake toppers which I can even personalized based on our theme. What we did then was just ordered an LOTR toys online and that is what we use for our cake topper. It would have been nicer if we have a personalized cake topper from exclusivelyweddings.

But honestly, we really did not have a perfect wedding. There were a lot of glitches and boo-boos but are friends are wondering since we are all smiles all throughout the ceremony. Who could ask for anything more when finally I already tied the knot with the love of my life.