Retrospection

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(Obligatory "the year that was" post, with your indulgence.)

If I could describe 2006 in one word, that would be "change".

The year started with me rolling out this Wordpressed blog, from the previous Blogger-hosted one.

The Open Academy's ICT roadshow kicked off in Northern Luzon. It was a resounding success, which eventually led to the building of an IT bus for Nueva Ecija. I'm proud to say that I was part of this project.

In April, I moved to another company.

We also learned that we're having a baby. (We're expecting him this January.)

Here's yet another addition: I got me Mathilda! Schweet. Also, I moved to my own (vanity) domain.

I went on a blogging rut the next few months after that. (I resolve to change that this year. {More on that in a later post.}) I also took (and passed) the RHCT. I plan to pass the RHCE this year.

The year ended with a bang -- well, lots of it. On the night of 30 December 2006, a stray kwitis (small rocket fireworks) exploded among a bunch of fireworks in the Cabanatuan City (my hometown) public market. A large fire engulfed a corner of the public market, as well as a drugstore and a bakery across the street. My wife's lola has a small RTW store in that same corner. Fortunately, it wasn't gutted down. The stores beside it didn't have the same lucky fate. Our families were thankful for the miracle.