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March is my month, I was born on March. And everything that’s exciting for me happened this month. Here’s a run down of events in the final days of this month:

Worldbex 2009

It’s that time of the year again for Worldbex, the biggest construction show in the Philippines, was held at the WTC @ Roxas Boulevard, this is the first time since college that I had attended this event. I think this is the second time our office was featured in this event. We had a booth and I had the opportunity to be there and represent the firm, for a couple of hours before I head out and went home.

The exhibit was awesome, not as many companies joined compared to the last time I went there. Also, just a small number of new companies and products that was showcased, but as a whole, the 4-day event was a success. I even bought old copies of magazines that I lost during college days, and that was around 3-4 years ago.

9th Annual Recognition Awards @ FEU-IARFA

It’s my roots, my beginning. Tuesday afternoon, me and the rest of my co-IARFA students and alumni were awarded for our achievements for the school year 2008-2009. For us alumni, being board passers, is an achievement not only as individuals but also the school as well. We were given a certificate of recognition for that. Images will be posted here as soon as I got hold of my copy.

My birthday

It’s Wednesday, my birthday. I woke up late that day, never went to work. It’s a tradition for me not to do anything at my birthday. Some pamper themselves by going to the spa, or buy something at the mall. For me, just to be with myself on my day is enough.

I met with my sister that day @ MOA, that’s the second time I stepped foot at the mall, since it opened 2006. The first time was during the Worldbex event, where I went there to buy a new DVD-Writer.

Oath Taking @ Manila Hotel

It’s my greatest achievement to date, passing the exam and now, that achievement has a prize! Thursday, I took my oath, becoming a registered and licensed architect. Seeing my peers and old friends who also took the exam is refreshing. Also, it makes me happy seeing my parents supporting me in what I do. They have to close our business for a day just to be with me on this event.

Me and my friend surprised his girlfriend. I was taking the review with her, and he went all the way from Dubai just to be on this event. Sweet guy! Hehehe!

Post Oath Taking Dinner @ Racks MOA

Friday, back to work. Light mood at the office. After work I head straight to MOA, where me and my family had dinner, to celebrate my birthday and passing the board. The original plan was to eat @ Greenbelt, but my dad insist on going to MOA because of parking. Haha! So I decided we eat at Racks.

Food was great! We ordered for 6 persons (plus my brother’s girlfriend, who took our picture above) but it looked like a serving for 8 persons.

I also bought a burger @ Jollibee, since my girlfriend wasn’t able to attend my oath taking, we decided to have our traditional long distance date, where we eat something at the same time while taking on the phone, this time it’s different: we had our date online, while chatting. Cheezy and mushy, to some, I know. But for us, it’s a date! Haha!

The last week of March, was a blast! And I hope I get the chance to experience something like this or much more in the near future! For now, I’ll hold on to this memorable event. Cheers!