One Fine Day
May 11, 2007 - I took my first vacation leave from my new work. I had a mission: secure government issued IDs and claim my highschool yearbook.:)
Cholo and I went to the SSS office first to apply for SSS IDs. Since we were early, there was almost no queue. Although the woman at the verification counter seemed to have started off the day on the wrong side of the bed, the guy at the photo booth was cool enough to make me repeat my "digital signature" three times. hehehe.
Next stop: BIR office to get TIN IDs. No luck here. Found out that we need to secure the IDs from our RDO, which is in Makati. Didn’t want to go all the way to Makati during our VL though… besides, I am not the driver so the driver gets the final say… 
On to Assumption Antipolo now… It was a great day to coast along the uphill streets of Antipolo. I reminisced about my grade school and highschool days. I thought about how things have changed and how some things stayed the same. Cholo, of course had the pleasure (?) of hearing all my thoughts. Hehehe.:P *sigh* Life seemed so uncomplicated then..
When we got to Assumption, I was not able to contain my excitement. Hahaha.=D It’s been 8 years since I was last there. Our multipurpose hall didn’t seem to have changed much and the kind woman at one of the cashier windows seemed to have recognized an "old girl" (old girl: Assumption alumnae):).
As we made our way to the Admin building, I really can’t help smiling.:) (smiling now as I think about it… Hehehe.) I passed by the cafeteria, the mini theater, the music room… there are just so many memories! Hehehe.
At the Admin building, I had to ask for my yearbook - Memoirs ‘99. For a while there, I thought I would not be able to get my copy since they can’t find our class list anymore. Hehehe. After a short wait though, Ms. Gidget brought down a
copy and just made me sign my name under one of the class lists
available. 
Finally!!! I had my own copy of my highschool yearbook! Woohoo! Hahaha. =) When I finished browsing through the yearbook (for which I was (supposedly) one of the editors by the way) and pointing out friends to Cholo, we decided to tour around the campus.
Ayun na, para akong estudyante ulit… Hehehe. I was so proud of my school, so proud of my campus. It was able to retain the "nature ambiance" even with the addition of several buildings. The Assumpta theater looked great even from the outside. We also managed to stop by the EcoPark… walang nagbabantay (actually wala talagang tao) so pasok na lang kami basta… hehehe…
Anyway, of course we eventually had to leave but I was still in a great mood after. We decided to go to the Antipolo Cathedral. There was a little boy who guided us to a parking space. I promised him I will buy suman from him when we get back to the car.
I had only been to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Church once before I think and so I am not very familiar with the place. I saw the Adoration Chapel though and so we headed that way. Like most Adoration chapels, it was a solemn place. As I knelt down to pray, I couldn’t keep the tears from falling. I felt so blessed, there had been so many changes in my life this year and I truly feel that the Lord has blessed me with so much. Before we left the chapel, the kind ladies who were manning the petition boxes and selling raffle tickets made some small talk and teased us… ayun, bumili tuloy ako ng raffle ticket.. hehe.
There was a Mass going on at the main Church so we just went in for a little while and said our short prayers. As we went down the front steps of the Church, a lady who seemed to have mastered the art of sales talk met us at the gate and persuaded us to buy from her store. To make a relatively long bargaining and persuading session short, let me just say we bought suman and kasoy as pasalubong for our families.:) But of course I didn’t forget my promise to the little boy who led us to the parking space. I still bought suman from his mom. I don’t know whether I was just being sentimental, but I saw gratitude in his eyes and in the way he said thank you. He probably thought I was not going to be true to the words I told him earlier especially since he saw us carrying suman already… Hopefully, it had made him realize that despite the hard life, there are promises that can still be kept… *sigh*
As we made our way back to the "city", I couldn’t help feeling content, peaceful even and I really had a hard time keeping a smile off my face.. It’s been a while since I can truly say that I had a great morning…
Cholo and I ate lunch at their house. Tita Sony had prepared a dish of prawns sprinkled with cheese.:) After having our fill, we drove to Greenhills, window shopped for a while and then went to watch a movie. I wouldn’t rave about "Lucky You" though but since we watched it in Promenade and it was my choice to watch it, I wouldn’t dare complain… hehehe… 
The day couldn’t go on forever though, so after dinner, we had to go home… hehehe… We were obviously tired from all the places we went to and things we did, but it wouldn’t take away the fact that it had been a wonderful way to celebrate our second month together…;)
It was truly one fine day… and admittedly, a big part of it was because I spent it with you… (nax naman! hahaha!
