Unforgettable Moments in College: A Memoir

Flashback to April Fool’s Day 2011 when I was lining up at the registrar’s office to have my less-than-stellar senior year report card validated so I could confirm my slot in 2401 Taft Avenue. My phone was out of load so I couldn’t reply to my dad who was impatiently waiting for me in Gate 3 but the main focus of my thoughts were two things: my eleven-year tenure in STC QC ended not with a fizzle but with a bang before heading off to college (cue the Easy A reference) as well as a hint of disappointment because my grades weren’t as great when many of my classmates were so satisfied with the outcome of their report cards. My mood was definitely not at its brightest until a classmate’s mom started telling me how one’s high school performance has no bearing in predicting his / her success in college right after I opened up to her about my frustrations.

The advice my classmate’s mom gave me that day is still ringing in my ears four years later. Whatever she said became the pinnacle of my motivation to do well in all four years of college. On another note, never did I imagine how amazing life has been since the moment I entered the green pastures of the university known for its signature “Animo” ambience. It was at college when I learned the tricks of the trade that I barely experienced back when I was in high school, but not without a number of inevitable mishaps along the way. Many of these moments are so unforgettable to me I could enumerate them one by one right at the top of my head, maybe even in chronological order from my LPEP to the day I left my hardbound copy of my undergraduate thesis in the secretary’s table inside the Communication Department. Whatever, I’m up to this challenge.

Where do I begin? I’ll make this simple for the sake of readability and save everyone’s energy: categorize those school-related memories as written in phrases, no matter how amazing or awful it was, just the way it happened even not in chronological order. Whoever gets the opportunity to read the next dozen lines of this entry, I hope you are able to grasp the memories I’ve had without falling asleep.

First year:

Attended a two-day LPEP orientation from May 11-12, 2011. Met the rest of LR23. Learned to dance “Live It Up”. First official day of classes as a Lasallian on May 25, 2011 greeted by an elevator line in Andrew building that reached until the Gokongwei entrance. Lunches at Papa John’s, Gravy Fix, Agno, the sixth floor cafeteria in Andrew, any restaurant known to man inside EGI. Part of the ENGLCOM cluster A that was filled with random YouTube videos and an epic group project on grammatical errors wherein my groupmates and I roamed around U-Belt despite the rainy weather. Had a huge blunder as I forgot the rest of my memorized speech in FILKOMU yet got a 3.5 as my final grade. Missed the chance to appear on Unang Hirit during their live coverage of the Centennial Celebration on June 16, 2011 because the call time was at 3 friggin’ AM and there’s no way in hell I’d want to ride a jeepney in the dark but it was compensated by spending the rest of the day with my fellow IV-3 classmates Gox and Ange. Chilled and drew doodles on paper cups at Noriter. Mang Inasal and Mcdo Retiro lunch one hot Saturday in June with IV-3 which began a string of reunions with my beloved high school class: yearbook distribution in September, Ferica’s debut in October, Ocho’s debut in March 2012. Learned ballroom dancing, drank a few shots of cocktails and had a blast with my blockmates in the culminating activity inside Razon all during FWDANCE. Roundtrips to the library to photocopy readings. Went to Grand Valley for our SCIENVB field trip and it wasn’t exactly the best experience ever for many reasons. Survived Dr. Hila (KASPIL1), Sir Graeme (INTSOCI), Dr. Buendia (POLISCI), the one and only Miss Manlagnit (INTHROP) and so many other professors that year. Got furious over my embarrassing GPA in my first term of my freshman year when almost everyone made the coveted Dean’s List left and right only to be a first honors DL the following term after miraculously getting a 2.0 in SCIENVC (aka that chemistry subject I am pretty sure I flunked the finals yet survived) and made the list once again (second honors this time) in third term. Kevs’ and Monzie’s double birthday celebration at Robinsons Galleria, Tisha’s birthday lunch at TGI Friday’s, road trip from Sofia’s condo in Marikina to Zentea in Taft during my first term break, 18th birthday celebration with friends in Chowking and dinner with dad at Shakey’s Mall of Asia. Got a new Sony Vaio Y laptop not only as a Christmas gift but also as a reward for making the DL / replacement for my faltering Acer netbook. Finally was able to convince my mom to buy me a Blackberry. Basic hip-hop to the tune of “Fireball” and “Love on Top” for our first LEAP session held on Valentine’s Day with matching  yogurts and epic ice skating fail in MOA. CWTS in Caloocan, so hello white shirts every Saturday morning. Met the best college squad ever in Monzie, Jeline, Tisha and Kevs plus a lot of other friends in and out of LR23. Gave in to Kevs’ pleas and tried out for Malate where I was admitted into the Marketing and Events session. Another road trip to UST, National Library and UP Diliman for our FILDLAR documentary on Philippine ghosts complete with no-sleep, 12-hour editing including subtitling the entire 20-minute video that I finished at 5 in the morning. Enrolled together with Tisha and Kevs in Robinsons Midtown on 11/11/11, the first time we got mired in the annual MyLaSalle Hunger Games. Interview at Philippine Daily Inquirer for our POLISCI final project in which I edited the video for three days.

Second year:

First term was the worst in all of the 12 terms I’ve had as a Lasallian. Advanced enrollment as a perk for being a first honor DL the previous term, resulting in long breaks with less company since my friends had different schedules. Don’t get me started with WIKAKUL and CITIGOV. First time to cross-enroll for MATAPRE in a frosh block coming from the College of Education (CED) where I was supposed to get a terror professor but ended up having a chill one in Sir Rigs instead. All those times I made sure my Blackberry’s battery is fully charged because of BB Social and constant hour-long recordings of Miss Velasco’s hilarious yet mindblowing lectures in INTFILO. All those suspensions. The qualifying examinations for Literature I failed twice, causing me to be delayed for a year which also directly led me to my decision to shift to another degree program. Being in GENDERS A55 aka the best among all the floating subjects I took in my entire stay, among which I was part of Luntiang Tadhana or the play we did for our finals. Got almost grounded for my poor performance in the first term but was then redeemed by two straight terms with very good grades, including a first honors DL award in the third term. Met new friends in all of my floating subjects. My experience as a student telemarketer for the Development and Alumni Relations Office while meeting some of the best colleagues. Tisha’s birthday celebration around Makati with the friends. All those times we watched films. Shopping trips with my girls. That moment when I watched a Cinemalaya film for the first time at Trinoma with only around 100 pesos left in my pocket. Attended Kath and Khar’s debut / concert and reunited with my HS friends. Applied to shift to Comm Arts and AB Psychology; got accepted in both but I didn’t hesitate to confirm my slot in Comm Arts. All those adventures when Monzie and I shared a SEVEN HOUR BREAK on Mondays and Wednesdays. That epic University Week concert and LEAP in 2013. Applied for Green and White and Green Giant FM, got accepted into both. Watched my former blockmates’ play for DRAMWOR then went to Exile with my girls on the last day of the school year. 

Third Year:

Officially made the transition from Lit to Comm Arts. Studio tour in ABS-CBN for our INTBROD class. Bought a SLR for FOTOCOM, only to make it more useful than expected. Learned the following terms: overexposed, underexposed, rule of thirds, long shot, wide shot, close-up shot, portrait, landscape, panning, shutter speed, ISO. All those trips to UP Diliman, Quirino, SM Mall of Asia, and where else just to complete our FOTOCOM portfolio. Endured an hour-long line just to get a free Mochi after the Green Archers beat the Blue Eagles. Tried to keep myself awake from the boredom of MASSCOM every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8AM. Stayed in school after my classes to boothman for the Green and White yearbook registration. The unforgettable first Student Media Congress, Green Giant FM DJ Hunt and the first Lakan Cup with my org. Watched Citizen Kane, The Bicycle Thief, Broken Blossoms, Singin’ in the Rain, Rashomon, etc. for my INTFILM with Sir Doy, the professor who went on to be my thesis mentor a year later. Made pitches for public service campaigns and stories for CONCEPT with Direk Joey. First time to do street photography, produce a horror / action / comedy film and music video for VPRODUC, learn how to write a decent screenplay, write an annotated bibliography, create my own radio show and public service announcement (PSA) for RADIPRO, write a police beat for WRITING, go to a lambanog distillery in Laguna for INSERCH and attend an overnight teambuilding activity for Green and White. Conquered Dr. Diaz and INSERCH by finding out I was a 0.2 points away from failing the subject and be potentially delayed for a year altogether the day after New Year’s Day 2014. Witnessed the DLSU Lady Spikers and Green Archers basketball team win championships in the same year. Watched the deciding game of the epic UST vs. DLSU UAAP men’s basketball finals October 17, 2013 = Animo Night aka the best night ever. Edited subscribers’ write-ups and revised my literary pieces for the yearbook not once, not twice, not thrice but FOUR times. Interviewed a travel agent and a high school principal, learned InDesign for PUBLISH while enduring Sir Gary’s endless stories on Christmas Island. Got extremely disappointed with my third term grades because had my RADIPRO grade been 3.0, I would have made the DL again. 

Fourth Year:

The Virgin Labfest and Cinemalaya 2014. Met a bunch of personalities everywhere. Attended the second Student Media Congress. Produced a talk show, news program and game show for TELVPRO. Wrote a lot of screenplays and one-page concepts as a romantic techie story for a DIRFILM final project as part of my WRIFILM with Direk Joey. Sleepless nights and missed events due to Sir Groyon and his gut-wrenching NARATIV class in which I made a Narrative for Dummies booklet, wrote on my seedblog everyday for three months, and made my brain hemorrage by writing all these nine-act structure plots, character profiles and plot / character-driven narratives. MSMEDIA speaker series, watched a bunch of Pinoy indie films for INDIFLM, pitched a documentary series about people in photographs and interviewed TV editors, directors and executive producers for PRODUCE, stayed in school until 9PM and made a post-World War II horror film for DESFILM. Accepted the challenge of doing thesis alone, took two tries before my thesis proposal for the Agatha’s Six screenplay got finally approved, defended it on April 22, got 3.0 and had it hardbound for the University archives. The whole experience of being a production intern for my practicum in Matanglawin at ABS-CBN and Probe Productions for Dr. Tullao’s lecture series. 

Everything and everyone encountered that school year.

There are so many memories of college I just want to remember for the rest of my life. Surely there are some moments I’d rather forget yet the pain it caused me through those experiences made me a stronger, better person overall.

Thank you to LR23, my CAM classmates, friends, professors, colleagues from Green and White, colleagues from my Matanglawin experience, Malate Literary Folio and Green Giant FM, START teammates, friends from different batches, family and God Himself for giving me four of the best years of my life. Truly, you made me a proud Lasallian. You made all these experiences worthwhile.

Will be writing about my graduation week in my next post!

“God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.” ― Elbert Hubbard

What you’re seeing in the picture above is the product of all the sleepless nights, the times I had to work harder than I should to avoid the possibility of failing a subject, the criticisms I endured, the countless readings as to learn more about a certain topic, the ups and downs of teamwork, disappointments, expectations, triumphs and all the sacrifices I made in my four years of college. 

Even before thesis term rolled around, I always said to myself that doing this undergraduate requirement without a partner would be one tough challenge. Many times did I ever think twice about my decision upon hearing those horror stories about students who went solo and went on to fail the thesis proposal stage more than thrice as the panelists expected more of them. Nevertheless, I overcame those fears and doubts and instead just did my best in my thesis. the road may have been rocky but it was worth it in the end. My defense was a success, my grade was good enough for my work to be archived in the University library and my legacy as a Communication Arts student has been cemented forever. 

Meanwhile, I have yet to hold my breath until June 1 to see if I officially qualify for honorable mention because I met the CGPA requirement (> 3.000 for ID 111 students) plus I have never failed a subject in my entire stay. I haven’t announced whether I’ll be graduating with honors on social media because nothing’s official until the school registrar posts the graduates list on the said date. Either way, I’m satisfied with my grades for my last term ever. Don’t expect anything = good results.

I’d like to thank everyone who supported me all throughout the making of my screenplay: my wonderful thesis mentor Sir Doy, CAM coursemates, friends, parents, family, professors and the Almighty God himself. I would not have completed my thesis in just four months without your guidance. 

One last thing: hours before my flight, I had a short conversation with Direk Joey as I left my hardbound copy of my work inside the Comm Department. He asked me about my thesis defense and I replied that the panelists chuckled at my screenplay. The advice I got from him inspired me so much because I could tell from his aura that he has faith in my capabilities. He said, “Nothing can stop you, even your panelists, from doing what you love. Just continue developing your gift.” 

Word. 

See you in June. #dlsu #vscocam 🎓 (at De La Salle University)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (College Edition)

First of all, let me get something straight: This is TUMBLR, not a diary. I know what it says on the title, but when I went to Tumblr to post this I SPECIFICALLY told myself to make a site that doesn’t say “private”. Why am I telling you about this? I want to make this school-related post ala Diary of a Wimpy Kid to shake things up. My first year in college is officially over, and I am now on vacation mode. Despite the excitement of having no obligations to wake up at 6AM and squeeze inside the LRT this summer, I miss going out of the house every morning to go to school, eat around Taft, and hang around with my friends. Oh no why am I being like this?  This is strange for a student like me to say that after a very hectic school year. Like everyone else, I hate those long periods of doing the same forms of entertainment every single day without any recreation outdoors. Frankly speaking, I cannot survive staying at home a whole week not only because of the excruciating weather but also it is sickening to do the sleep-eat-surf-read pattern seven days a week without any interaction from the outside world. 

Because school suddenly came in mind, let us take a trip down memory lane on my freshman year in college, from May 11, 2011 to April 20, 2012: 

May 2011 

• Attended the LPEP Freshman Orientation on May 11-12, 2012 where I first met my blockmates (LR23)


• Went home with Monzie on the very first day of LPEP and the bond began there:) 


• First day of college was on May 24


• The line to the classrooms in Andrew building reached EGI Tower 


• Inside the classroom, I met more blockmates who weren’t at the LPEP


• First subjects I ever had were CRITHIN, SCIENVB and ENGLCOM


• First time to eat at Agno and Gravy Fix 

June 

• June 3 - First out-of-school trip with blockmates at SM Manila 


• June 4 - first meet-up with IV-3 since graduation at Mang Inasal and Mcdo Retiro


• June 16 - DLSU Centennial Celebration spent with blockmates and IV-3 friends


• June 23 - Stranded at UST with IV-3 


• First time to eat at Red Spoon (RIP) 

July 

• Heard the most obnoxious things ever in class 


• July 3 - SCIENVB Field Trip at Hidden Valley 


• July 4-5: Worst days ever in college (long story) 


• July 6 -Freshman Convocation + LR23 as Mad Men picture taking 


• July 9 - First time I ever bonded with Monzie, Kevs, and Tisha 


• July 18 - The day Jeline came to my college life (lol) through our surprise lunch at Yellow Cab 


• July 20 - Bonded with some of my college girlfriends at Zaide :“> 


• July 21 - ENGLCOM free cut + bonding at 7-Eleven 

August 

• August 6 - FWDANCE Culminating Party aka one of the best days ever! Bonded with blockmates at Animo Food Haus and The Coffee Bean 


• August 7 - Koro, Kanta, Kultura at Philamlife Theater 


• August 11 - Road trip at Recto with ENGLCOM groupmates 


• August 20 - Kevs + Monzie’s double birthday celebration in Galleria / CRITHIN Final Video Project viewing 


• August 21 - SCIENBV Day


• August 23 - Bonded with friends in school + first time at Zentea 


• August 24 - Zentea + swimming in Sofia’s condo ;)

September (nothing really happened except these three things) 

• September 1 - Failed to make the dean’s list on the supposedly easiest term in first year. Believe it or not, I was among the few people who wasn’t happy with her first term grades. While everyone was celebrating, I was sulking in a corner. Bitter thoughts:

• September 2 - SE11ORS Reunion in STC to get our yearbooks! Went to DLSU + dentist + Mcdo Retiro + STC + Mang Inasal + Mcdo Retiro to be with IV-3 and other batchmates <3 Best day of September!


• September 30 - After a very lame month, my aunt and I went to SM for the sale and had fun

October 

• October 8 - IV-3 bonding + met new friends at Ferica’s 18th in Greenhills 


• October 9 - DLSU Animo Run at SM Mall of Asia + lunch at Mcdo, Starbucks, and Robinsons Midtown with Tisha and Kevs + went home and slept at noon after 24 hours of no sleep 


• October 28 - Cups of extra rice at Hainanese Delights + Timezone + DQ = A hilarious yet memorable bonding day with T, K, and Jeline at Midtown 


• October 29 - Last day of CWTS-C1

November 

• Planned our FILDLAR video project


• November 11 - First time to pre-enroll, chatted with friends in FB until midnight


• November 17 - Ghost hunting with K and T in school 


• November 19 - Watched Boses at Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium


• November 24 - Ultimate kada road trip!!!! Went to UST, walked endless kilometers to the National Museum to no avail, dinner at Jollibee 


• November 28 - A very bad experience at the National Museum :/ 

December 

• December 2-3 - Spent 12 HOURS (with a 30-minute nap) to edit FILDLAR final video project


• December 7 - Chem long exam + Starbucks twice in a day


• December 8 - Spent six hours editing my ENGLRES final paper 


• December 9 - Last day ever with LR23 :( KFC for lunch + U-Mall + Mcdo for snacks + submitted ENGLRES paper + surprise trip to Midtown with friends 


• December 12 -  Played computer games in Midtown + Krispy Kreme with Kevs and Tisha 


• December 13 -  Went to Midtown again with these two but now with Monzie + dinner at Chef D'Angelo


• December 14 - Christmas gathering at Monzie’s crib! Shakey’s, chocolates, and movies galore :) 


• December 16 - Went to UST Paskuhan and met up with some of my IV-3 girls 


• December 18 - Flight to Singapore 


• December 20 - Finally…I MADE IT TO THE FIRST HONORS DEAN’S LIST! 

January 2012 

• January 9 - Went back to school


• January 10 - First visit to Bubbletea 


• January 18 - Malate Cosplay Competition + felt sick in the morning due to the chicken karaage 


• January 19 - The day before my birthday, I treated my friends to Chowking + played Guitar Hero for the first time at Timezone!


• January 20 - My 18th <3 Lunch at 7-Eleven + dinner at MOA with dad


• January 26 -  Interview with the Malate Literary Folio staff


• January 28 - Went to Trinoma for the first time since August 2010 


• January 30 - Registered for dance class for LEAP 2k12

February

• February 1 - Malate Initiation Day at CCP Complex!


• February 6 - Forever Alone turned Hyper Monday = Mcdo + Amphi + KFC 


• February 14 - Best Valentine’s Day ever! LEAP 2k12 + photoshoot at school + skating at MOA + dinner at Sbarro <3


• February 16 - Attended the Harlequin Theatre Guild’s Haunted Hall =))))))


• February 17 - Got jailed for not wearing green 

March

• March 14 - Rehearsals for Telex Moon in the morning + Midtown + interview at the Philippine Daily Inquirer office for POLISCI media project + dinner at KFC 


• March 16 - Tonying viewing


• March 17 - CWTS-C2 culminating activity + Choko-Choko fever


• March 21 - Performed Telex Moon


• March 24 - Och’s debut at iBar


• March 28 - FWSPORT Promotion Test in taekwondo + watched Pump Up The Animo rehearsals


• March 31 - Watched The Hunger Games with friends at Tri

April 

• April 3 - Last class day! After so many weeks, the five of us bananaheads were complete again :) 


• April 10 - Met up with Monzie and Tisha to submit POLISCI media project


• April 12 - Met up with M and Kevs to submit TREDONE requirements + lunch at Tapa King 


• April 18 - Went to school for the last time this school year for the POLISCI grade consultation + bonding with M and T at Mcdo!   

Last Thursday (April 19) was the penultimatum whether my first year in college would end happily ever after or in tragedy.  To minimize the suspense, I first checked Twitter to get updates on my schoolmates whether they have viewed their grades on their MLS (MyLasalle) accounts already. Most of them were able to view them again already bringing them mixed reactions. My parents were so anticipated with my grades they even called me up to ask if I got them already. Several login attempts later, I was finally able to view my grades, and this is what my first reaction was:

"Yay!!! I don’t have a grade below 2.5 and I have lots of 3’s and 3.5’s and a 4!" 

Using DLSU Frosh Tips’ GPA Calculator, I wanted to check if my grades sufficed the requirements to be a DL. A trial and error later, I was like this: 

"I’m a DL again! Heck yeah!" 

I can’t believe I survived the hardest term of the school year (read: third term). I thought I would not maintain the glory of being a dean’s lister but thank God all of my efforts paid off! 

So to everyone who made my freshman year possible, namely professors, LR23, my forever fabulous Fantastic Four gimmick buddies / lunchmates (Monzie, Jeline, Kevs, Tisha), and friends from CLA and other colleges in all batches, here’s a heartfelt message from me:

03.24.12

• That day was Och’s debut @ iBar 


• But in the morning we had our last CWTS session 


• I would miss our CWTS block :( 


• Finally subscribed to BB Social! 


• Then I logged in to Twitter and posted immediately


• After CWTS, Kevs and I accompanied Monzie to the PERSEF office


• And she finally got her planner back after two months \:D/


• The three of us then had lunch at 7-Eleven 


• Monzie: “You’re good at remembering things!” Kev: “Bakit di ka nag-History?” Me: “Eh mas gusto ko Lit eh" 


• Then the two of them started telling me that majoring History can lead you to travel a lot and earn buckets of money 


• Got home at 1 then took a nap 


• Mediafire sucked that day when I was supposed to send files for POLISCI


• Then at 4:30 I already dressed up for Och’s debut


• I left home at 6 then arrived at 7:30


• It was raining but it stopped by the time I went there 


• When I got there, I was glad to see some of my IV-3 loves


• And let the storytelling begin! 


• "Eh sino yong vain dyan sa profile pic na nakahiga sa Amphitheater?” - Via with the gorgeous hair :)) 


• Then more and more SE11ORS came 


• We took vanity shots but I didn’t take much photos


• We ordered and ate a lot of french fries, calamares, carbonara, beef nachos…all for free! 


• Aly and I started sharing about our lives and complained about our orders taking too long :P 


• Och arrived in a sparkling red and black dress - and it was the first time in years since the last time I saw her hair up 


• We all greeted her and she thanked us for coming to her party :) 


• Some of the SE11ORS did an excellent cover of “A Thousand Years” and “Terrified”


• A few went to the dancefloor since the venue was so small 


• IV-3 and some batchmates forced me to dance but it went so crazy I tumbled down on the floor =)) 


• The party ended at 11:30 because Och and her family had to leave early for the next day’s trip 


• But at least we had delicious chocolate cupcakes as a thank you gift! 


• Got home at 12:30 


• And I headed straight to bed. 


• Thank you to SE11ORS and Och for the wonderful party! 

My university’s official theater group, the Harlequin Theater Guild, puts up two to three play productions every school year. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to get a glimpse of at least one of them until last Friday night when I watched Tonying at Ang Mahiwagang Aklat ng Kasaysayan in the Yuchengco Auditorium. Since my freshman year in college is about to end in three weeks, I did not waste any opportunity to watch a HTG play and get incentives from my professors as well as witnessing the brilliant ambience of theatre arts. In addition, the play was written by Dr. Torres, my KASPIL2 professor last term! 

I was initially amused when I learned that Tonying was sponsored by media partners such as 92.3 News FM and ABS-CBN. Also, there were bloggers (particularly from Tumblr) who covered the whole presentation, so there was a little more excitement.  Just before the play started and in between ten-minute breaks, there were video clips of the HTG during rehearsals and self-made commercials of Zentea with Sadakos running over a terrified guy. Now let’s move on to the play - what can I say about what I’ve watched? I absolutely enjoyed Tonying from the beginning until the end! The actors were excellent in terms of internalizing the characters they played; all of them were able to entertain the audience as well as bring out the suspense in each scene. The story was not your typical fairytale but an adventure with a touch of history because it was all about a man whose quest was to be a keeper of the magical book of the past. It was not cliched, and that was one thing I liked about the play. The action scenes were wonderfully directed and acted especially there were elements of comedy added to the mix, making them more anticipating to laugh and cheer on at the same time. Tummies jumped like jellybeans and laughs overshadowed the wolves’ cries in the action scene where Magellan and Lapu-lapu re-enacted the epic Battle of Mactan. How hilarious can it be when Lapu-lapu defeated the former through an arm wrestling match? 

Overall, Tonying is a feel-good, stress-reducing piece of art that would delight all viewers, young or old. The Harlequin Theater Guild and Tonying’s playwright Dr. Torres did a magnificent job to entertain Lasallians through the art of acting and the impact our country’s history can bring. The play made me realize how history can make a difference in our lives and gives us a curious mind on what would have been had some events never happened. 

Dayum, dayum…I am now looking forward to other HTG productions in the future!

“You don’t need a lot of people to congratulate you for an achievement you’ve done. Just as long as your friends and family extended you their sincerest commendation, it is worth the honor already.” - Mom

Last Friday afternoon, I finally had the greatest achievement of my life at the palm of my hands. When the secretary handed me this piece of laurel, I was on an adrenaline with the hormones of happiness. After an extremely difficult second term, I didn’t expect to be part of the dean’s list since most of my batchmates have made it in the first term while I didn’t. But as the old folks say, nothing is impossible. I never thought I would turn this dream into a reality especially I was not exactly the star student.

I kept this as a secret to most of my friends for two months all because I didn’t want want to brag about it too much and I wanted to wait for the certificate first. So last night, I finally posted this - and received overwhelming support from my HS and college friends, batchmates, and family members. So a big thank you to everyone! >:D<

LEAP 2k12: It's Never Too Late

After three weeks, I finally had the urge to upload photos from LEAP 2K12 last Valentine’s Day. 

Ola Pattycakes aka forever classmate! You’ll always be my partner-in-crime :) 

See the difference? Jumpshots with Monz! 

Photos during the Hiphop 101 class (insert Jeline here who went to Flash Fiction) 

So while Tisha had her haircut, Kev decided to take photos of me with my two girls!

Reasons why I love Jeline so much: 

1. She loves Monz to death 

2. She loves Tisha so much she would pinch her cheeks all the time

3. We all love her because she’s hilarious and sweet

(lol at Pat!) 

Unfortunately, Kev doesn’t want to have his picture taken…just because. =)) 

Last but not the least, college would have sucked without the Fantastic Four! Thank you guys for a really fun Valentine’s Day! 

LEAP + Valentine's Day 2K12

The love survey I posted was kinda intriguing to you, huh? I hope you won’t judge me based on my answers. Under the advice of a loyal reader, I had to change some of them because they weren’t even close answers to the questions. But as you read the survey, I bet you’re curious how I spent Valentine’s Day this year. Yes, I was single, but not forever alone! February 14 was LEAP (Lasallian Enrichment Alternative Program) 2K12 and I spent the day with my super duper cool college friends. I have to warn you ahead of time that this would be a pretty darn long post because the day was so memorable. 

The day began at Mcdo Taft where I met up with Tisha and Monzie. Kev was already running late so he wasn’t able to meet up with us. The latter brought her DSLR on that day which made all of us giddy because we would get to have photos from our first-ever LEAP + Valentine’s Day in college. So while we were waiting for LEAP to begin, we chilled around the amphitheater and took pictures of ourselves. At 9AM sharp, the three of us went to Enrique Razon Sports Center for the dance class. 

Fast forward to 12PM, LEAP class was done and all I could say that it was tiring but we learned so much from the experience. Plus, the instructors were really good! Tisha decided to get a haircut, so we accompanied her to David’s Salon in EGI Taft Tower. Jeline, fresh from her flash fiction class, arrived not long after us. While waiting for her to be finished, we hopped around the University Week bazaar to buy clothes then had a sort-of photoshoot outside EGI. After that, the five of us went to SM Mall of Asia to spend our first Valentine’s Day together. We had a satisfying lunch at Sbarro where we had a feast of pizza and pasta galore! In the middle of our meals, we were asking to ourselves how we spent Valentine’s in the past. In a bizarre twist of fate, we decided to do something we’ve never did together: ice skating! Since Jeline didn’t want to skate, the four of us were left to dominate the humongous land of ice. And since Kev and I didn’t know how to skate, Tisha and Monzie taught us the basics of ice skating. It was terrifying in the beginning because I was afraid to fall (which happened eventually but it was worth laughing), but in the end I was able to balance and glide with poise on ice. What a great achievement for a first timer like me! Lucky for Kev, he never fell on ice even though he turned into a nervous wrack on skates.

After about 30 minutes of skating, everyone was asked to step aside for the skating rink to be polished. During the break, there were love songs blasting on the speakers harmonizing with the professional skaters who did an exhibition on ice. Subsequently, we went back to skating for another half an hour before Jeline returned from an hour reading at NBS. When everything was settled, the five of us strolled around MOA and took wacky photos in the blue. Several camera flashes later, we were at NBS where we checked out to-die-for Moleskine notebooks. However, Monzie had to leave because she was supposed to watch Mamma Mia! in CCP, so we accompanied her to SMX where her mom picked her up. The four of us were left with two options: crepes or Dairy Queen. We headed to the nearest crepe shop while Kev got giddy over a cone of DQ ice cream. As we sat in the crepe shop, we revolved our conversation on sundaes, Internet memes, and beaches. Then at the end of an exhausting yet fun day, we went home together. 

Things I learned on that day:

• The snow in the skating rink is made out of soap


• The garlic in Sbarro is just as good as it is when sprinkled in pizza 


• Thank my lucky stars I didn’t wear a dress like originally planned because of the ice skating activity - looks like we were fated to do it that day


• All of the lockers in the rink had roses on it except ours 


• If Jeline were an Internet meme, she would be Challenge Accepted


• Whenever I would buy a t-shirt, I should get a S or XS size 


• The five of us have a common interest in food, the bookstore, and ice cream


• Tisha’s favorite word is “Aigo!”


• Kev and Monzie are good photographers

In conclusion, this year was the best Valentine’s Day ever. 

Photos will be showcased on a separate post :) 

LEAP + Malate

Monday, January 30

LEAP (Lasallian Enrichment Alternative Program) registration day for all Lasallians! This year goes down as the first time for us freshmen to enroll in an alternative class as part of University Week from February 13 to 17. Oddly enough, LEAP will be held on February 14 this year. Yes kids, LEAP is onValentine’s Day! This is one fact that I’d be trolling around because I have to spend V-Day on a date with Hataw Hiphop 101 and with my uber friends :) 

Because my friends and I enrolled an hour later than 90% of the Lasallian student population, we weren’t able to get a slot in the highly-coveted alternative classes such as Laser Tag, wall-climbing, and cooking. I wanted fashion blogging but the slots were filled so I thought of Modelling 101. But I didn’t want to take part in my first LEAP without my friends so I joined the bandwagon and looked for a class that we would really enjoy. Now that’s how we got HH 101 as our LEAP.

At 11PM, I was long asleep when one of the editors of Malate Literary Folio texted me. It was only 2AM when I learned of the message, but I didn’t read it until I got to HUMALIT class that morning. According to the Malate staffers, if you get a text that only means you qualified for one of the sections there - which I did. I made Prose as my first choice of section while Marketing and Events as second. In a bizarre twist, I got in my second choice! Well at least I got in ;) 

So for the third time in a row I won’t be spending free day on a Wednesday. For the past two Wednesdays, I attended a Comic-Con and took the ITEO exam. Although it would make me lose some of my weekly allowance, at least Wednesdays aren’t for bumming around the house and doing nothing but surf the Net and watch movies. This afternoon I will be going to school for the MLF General Assembly and initiation for the new members from 2-8 PM. I’m actually hyped and nervous about it because of the initiation (which I heard would be mind-blowing). It would be also the first meeting as an official Malate staffer. 

1/28: Happy Saturday

It was our second CWTS exposure in Brgy. Dagat-Dagatan, Purok 2, Caloocan as part of our NSTP-C2 subject. Before heading to Harrison Plaza where everyone is supposed to meet, I met up with Monzie at Quirino LRT station and went there together. When we hopped inside the jeep, we munched on Double Stuff Oreos and planned on our gimmick that afternoon. Since the two of us were assigned to teach two Grade 5, one Grade 3 and one Grade 4 student, we were cramming with our lesson modules. Fortunately for us, the kids wanted to review more on Math (their favorite subject!) before moving on to Language Arts. That morning we had was really fun because the kids were fast-learners and loved to share what’s on their minds. We even asked them to draw their favorite things! At 11:30, the whole CWTS section returned to the day care center to assemble before going back to school. We all arrived at 1:30 PM, an hour earlier than last week. Monzie, Kev and I immediately went to the Yuch bathrooms to dress up since we didn’t want to gimmick all covered in sweat and looking greasy :> After meeting up with Tisha and Monzie’s boyfie at U-Mall, we went straight to the LRT station to go to Trinoma. FYI, that day was the first time I went there since August 2010 because I rarely go there due to inconvenience and at the same time, distance. 

The five of us had lunch at the foodcourt then went to the cinema to watch Underworld: Awakening. However, Monzie already saw the movie so she strolled around with her guy to look for a gift for her mom’s birthday. Simply put, Kev, Tisha and I were the ones left to watch the adrenaline-rushing action movie while munching on our Taters popcorn ;) The movie ended at 5PM and waited for them to meet us up but the Globe network signal was horrid the texts I received were delayed by 30 minutes. LOL. So that remained the three of us chilling in Powerbooks. Eventually, we weren’t able to meet them again because of the stupid Globe and everyone was running late so we went straight home. 

Thankfully, everything was fine by Monday. The four of us blamed Globe for ruining our meet-up plans :/ 

A Dream Come True ☺

One reason I’m loving my life now:

THANK YOU GOD <3

Words cannot express how happy and blessed I am with my newest achievement. I didn’t expect this to happen, especially with my SCIENVC grade which almost ruined my chance to be a Dean’s Lister. After all the sleepless nights in front of my laptop finishing final papers and video projects, all the catastrophic events during lectures, and the endless cramming for our tests, my hard work finally paid off. In addition to that, I got this wonderful news with Christmas just around the corner. However, the road to this achievement wasn’t a bed of roses as mentioned above. 

Let me take you back to the start, shall we?

The dream of becoming a DL began in my first term of college. Actually, it was dad who motivated me to push myself to the honor roll even at least once. I already didn’t make it to the honor roll in high school and I won’t let it happen again in college. So in the first term, I tried to study hard in order to make my desired grades. Unfortunately, I didn’t get what I deserve despite all the effort I’ve put during the term. When the grades came out, I was really disappointed because I almost fell below the 2.5 GPA. On the contrary to my misfortune, many of my batchmates who went to DLSU made it into the Dean’s List. When I read about their achievement, I was really happy for them but I was also sad because I felt like I was the only one who didn’t make it.

“Just do your best and God will reward you in no time,” my mom advised me when I told her I fell short of the coveted 3.0 GPA. Surprisingly, my dad comforted me when he was supposed to act like the rage guy when I didn’t live up to his expectations.

Fast forward to the second term. I was having the time of my life in my freshman year in college - super cool blockmates (LR23), awesome loyal friends, and a kick-arse schedule. Life was never dull since then. Even with a social life, I never failed to balance it with my studies. For example, a paper due in a week would be accomplished four days before the deadline instead of the night before. In addition, no Facebooking or Tumblring (I tweet sometimes lol) while doing the paperwork to avoid any form of distraction that would repel me from my priority. Everything paid off with my satisfactory marks in my papers.

After all the sleepless nights, my isolation from my beloved blogs and social networks, the constant trips to the library, and the all-night researching, I finally got what I deserve. After millions of times reloading my MLS account, I saw the grades…and BOOM!

A 3.5 GPA :)

Thank you so much LR23 and friends, profs, parents, and Santa God for this wonderful Christmas gift!

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you better run.

While I was having lunch at KFC yesterday during this horrendous clash of thunder of rain, I heard Foster The People’s “Pumped Up Kicks” playing over the stereo; it felt so good and made me energetic the whole time. I wasn’t familiar with the song until my blockmates played its official video on YouTube a few minutes before our professor in ENGLSTRESS arrived. Now I know how it got 45 million views - because it’s such a vivid song to love for the ages. I was really astonished when I found out the song was inspired from the incidents of school shootings around the world.

This past week, I didn’t open my Facebook and Tumblr for three days - that’s why my main Tumblr is spamming all of your dashboards right now. Who knows, I might be busy again tonight and tomorrow to finish my KASPIL2 and INTHROP final papers :/ But because I love my followers and friends so much, I took a rest from studying and now I’m updating everything for the purpose of not leaving it in the dark.

Yes, I wasn’t online because it was hell week. However, I wouldn’t have survived without the help of my friends and blockmates! Thanks y'all! :) Now let me breakdown everything that happened last week:

• Monday - Finished the FILDLAR final documentary video, starting from 7 PM to 6 AM (with a short nap at 2:30 AM then woke up at 3). It was one of the rare instances I did this in college. Back in HS, my latest sleeping time was 1:30 AM. But what I did on Monday night until Tuesday morning was whoa. For almost 12 near-sleepless hours, I was friends with Windows Movie Maker and YouTube.


• Tuesday - FILDLAR final documentary video presentation day! I’m so happy we got a 94!! Thank goodness our (sleepless) efforts were rewarded with something wonderful like this! :) 


• Wednesday - Before going to school, I went to DSWD to get my travel clearance. The rest of the day was cool even with the Chem LQ - mojos at Animo Food Haus then a laughtrip over the newest Chico and Delamar book @ NBS ;)


• Thursday - Last INTHROP meeting, had another laughtrip over Chico and Delamar while waiting for Tisha and Monz to finish their INTGLOS orals, lunch at Cerealicious, did the ENGLSTRESS final paper from 9 PM to 3:30 AM

Yesterday was the bomb. Morning was pretty lame because I didn’t get to attend the last FILDLAR session because I made final touches to my ENGLSTRESS final paper in the lib. At around 12:30, I met up with some of my blockmates at U-Mall then Mcdo. At Mcdo, we didn’t realize it was 10 minutes before ENGLSTRESS class, so we rushed to the elevator. Even though we arrived in the classroom at around 2:50, the prof wasn’t still there. At the same time, our block was in chaos because 1) a small cockroach was hanging in the ceiling, 2) after five months, Carol finally got our long-overdue block pics (haha!), and 3) it was the last day as LR23 :( Well, prof never came to the classroom but we didn’t waste time to have our final block pic taken. As soon as we got our final block pic, some headed to the 15th floor to submit our ENGLSTRESS final papers.Meanwhile, some of my blockmates and I stayed in the classroom and had some of our epic moments:

1. (Monz and I singing Lady Gaga’s “You and I”)

Me: Something, something about this cool blank guy…

Fe: (staring at his laptop) Ewwww Candice ganun pala type mo!

Me: Ano??

Fe: Mahilig ka pala sa BLACK guy!!!!

2. Before Sofia left the classroom, I hugged her goodbye. This is what happened:

Me (to Sofia): Sana blockmates na lang tayo forever.

Andrea: (sitting in her chair) Eh di sabihin mo sa registrar!!! =))

3. Paulo and I were talking about our PE for the next term.

Me: Paulo, ano PE mo?

Paulo: Bird watching sa UP.

Me: Di nga! =))

Since Monz needed to buy something from the drugstore, we along with Kev and Tisha went to Robinsons’ Midtown. Monz got to buy something from Mercury Drug when there was no Watsons’ branch in that mall; and we had dinner at Wendy’s. Their chicken is foodtastic. While walking in the mall, we came up with this conversation about Justin Bieber - and it was hilarious!

Scenario 1:

Me: (pointing to the Under The Mistletoe cover) Guys, I’ll give you this album for Christmas.

Kev: NO. I’d rather have #%^#^&**%%’s dead head rather than a Bieber album!

Scenario 2:

@ The Perfect White Shirt

Tisha: (pointing to the Little Miss Bieber shirt) I don’t know why the hell he’s got his own shirt.

Kev: Hmmm…only Bieber’s little fans.

Scenario 3:

Me: To whom can I give the Bieber Christmas album in our block?

Kev: You can’t give it to any guy in our block because everyone hates him!

At around 7, I got home, had dinner, took a bath, checked my Twitter, then went to bed at 9PM. Overall, it was a fun day ;)

BTW, I’m going to Singapore in eight days!!!

Baby you light up my world like nobody else.

I promised to everyone I’d be posting something about what happened during the past week last Saturday, but I was so lethargic I snubbed it off and moved on to schoolwork. Yes, the past two weeks have been an overload when it came to academics. Since it’s less than a month before the end of second term, we have to be more serious about making the grade. If you have noticed, I don’t reblog a lot of stuff on my main Tumblr as much as I used to because I’ve been preoccupied with so many things. I bet this is a rite of passage from a life of a kindergartner with three-hour afternoon naptimes to a real-time college freshman who spends four hours of finishing a two-question KASPIL2 essay all in one night. Thanks to my almost-full BDJ planner, I am now recollecting so many things that happened during the past two weeks, dating back from 11/11/11 to tonight.

11/9 - Photoshoot after watching a bit of Mr. and Ms. Fitness as an incentive for FUTSAL class!

11/11/11 - I was able to make a wish at 11:11 PM of 11/11/11. While others wished for more money and the perfect guy, I wished for a fit third term schedule with my friends. And I got it ;) Despite the lagged connection of the servers, I was able to enroll with my friends - and picked taekwondo for PE! Then at nighttime, I had a chat with my blockmates where we talked about a lot of hilarious stuff =))

11/14 - The only brightside of that boring day - a 94 on my INTGLOS midterms! \:D/

11/16 - Last FUTSAL class :( Now my Philippine Azkals aspirations are shattered =))))

11/17 - FILDLAR final project shooting day 1 @ school! Ghosthunting in the lib + hangout at the Amphitheater afterwards :)

11/18 - Before I got home, I was with my friends at the Animo Food Haus. Plus, Monzie and I got to ride in the LRT after ONE hour of painful waiting.

11/19 - For our FILDLAR class, we watched the Cinemalaya film entry Boses at the Yuch Auditorium. If you’re not familiar with the movie, I highly recommend you to download the film and be awed with the little violin prodigy despite of being mute after enduring years of abuse from his alcoholic father.

Today - Lunch at Mang Inasal, passed the KASPIL2 paper I accomplished for four hours a night ago, strolled around nearby campuses, and interviewed several people for our FILDLAR final project. Fuuuuun day! :)

And now, I’ve kept my promise to update you with what’s going on with my life. And now, let me go to bed.

102411: Guess What Happened A Year Ago? + Happy Monday

Today was definitely Happy Monday, different from all the Mondays the past few weeks.

First, it was INTGLOS oral midterms and I was the fifth one to speak in a one-on-one session with the prof. On the days leading to the oral exam, I practiced my speech and wrote info about realism on my queue cards. Minutes before the latter, I was trembling with fear accompanied by freezing palms. When my turn came along, I sat down calmly and delivered my speech on realism and its application in the global market. Luckily, I was able to reach more than 4:30 as well pointing out the important keypoints of the topic. After that, my blockmates and I headed to Gravy Fix for lunch then Mcdo for sundaes. 

Second, I got an invite to Vertigo , a fund-raising party organized by the IMES (Industrial Management Engineering Society). It will be held on November 12 at the PICC Forum, and I would be with some of my blockmates. Boy, I’m so excited to attend my first-ever college party!

Third, I asked my parents a while ago for permission to attend Vertigo . They told me I could go only that I should be home by midnight. Despite the curfew imposed, I’m glad they let me go out on that day. Besides, no more midterms and CWTS C-1 would have ended by then since the last session would be this Saturday.

Fourth, on this day a year ago, I took the DLSU-CET, the last entrance exam I ever took. It was hassle because it was STC Family Day the day before and I spent it with my wonderful Lucky 9+1 friends. I think I was stationed at Room 14XX, and I was one of the early birds to arrive at the room. The test itself was a nightmare because it was mind-wretching. Little I knew the DLSU-CET would seal my fate and change my life forever.

Three months later, I was overjoyed when I found out I got accepted to a Big 4 school! It was January 3, a day away from my last-ever intrams.

Two months later, I confirmed my slot. It happened the day after graduation. On May, right before my Singapore escapade, I attended the LPEP and it was a blast to be with my future blockmates.

What do you think my life would have been had I not picked the green school? 

100911: AVON Fun Run

The night after Ferica’s rockin’ debut rendezvous at Greenhills, I went to our PE class’ fun run. All FWSPORTS classes were required to attend the AVON Fun Run to 125,000 Kisses as a form of breast cancer awareness. At around 5 AM, I arrived at Mcdo Taft to meet up with Tish and Monz (who brought the carpool for the three of us). We got to SM Mall of Asia at 5:30 AM for the general assembly before the run took place. When we arrived, there were lots of froshies from different schools. Eventually, we were able to locate some of our blockmates.

The run took two hours, and we were very exhausted by the time we reached the finish line. By 9 AM, the three of us plus Kev went back to Mcdo Taft. However, Monz and her brother needed to get home so they  wasn’t able to come with us for brunch. In Mcdo Taft, Kev treated Tish and I to pancakes and chicken Mcdo because he was in the mood to do so :) The brunch was followed by a cinnamon roll in Starbucks then Robinsons Midtown to visit a comic con. I got home at around 11:30 AM and immediately climbed into my bed.

***Sorry for the late post because I wasn’t up for a blogging mood the previous week. On the other hand, it was the best week I’ve had in such a long time ;) 

100611: LASARE1

I wasn’t able to blog about this last Thursday because I was so tired when I got home from the retreat house. In contrary to what Lasallian freshmen (past and present) say about the LASARE1 that it’s boring as hell, it was FUN. It was better than I expected - not much of lectures, lots of games, delicious food, and lots of bonding time with friends and blockmates. No pictures for this because we weren’t allowed to bring a camera :( Albeit this, everything was awesome from the beginning of the recollection up until the very end.

Highlights of the day:

• Played this game where our block was divided into four groups. Each were named as the following: Volleyball Spike, Swimming Dive, Basketball Shoot, and Football Kick (the group I ended up with). Turned out everyone won :)


• We had two snacktimes and lunch. For the morning snacks, we had pancit. Pork steak, turon (one for each person) and veggies were up for lunch while sandwiches were served in the afternoon. 


• We had a skit activity that was so entertaining to watch


• The best part of the day: 90-MINUTE LUNCH PERIOD! Was inside a secret room with a bunch of blockmates where we spilled secrets. Yes, LOTS of secrets >:)


• Enjoyed talking to the priest during confession where he gave me lots of great advice


• At the end of the day, we had Mass. Unfortunately, something happened which lead us to the making of our individual LASARE1 reflection paper due the following morning.

Thank you LR23 for that Happy Thursday! I hope we’ll all be in LASARE2! 

Wake Me Up When September Ends

September was, overall, a satisfactory month. It was a mix of ups and downs. The first two weeks were bad, but the tide turned in the latter days of the ninth month in the calendar. If you may have noticed, I don’t blog about my day in essay form anymore because I want to keep everything simple. What matters is not failing to leave the key events of the day in my post. 

But first things first, it was Ondoy’s second birthday last September 26. However, history has repeated itself last Tuesday, when Pedring annoyed Meralco’s millions of customers all over the country. 

Without further anticipation, let me tell you what happened on the clash of typhoon Pedring in the Philippine shores and last Friday’s lunch treat. 

September 27

• Woke up at around 6AM to a text that classes were suspended


• As soon as I read the message and climbed back to bed, the power went off - and it went for six hours


• While the electricity was out, I finished reading Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes


• As mentioned above, the lights were back at 2PM and immediately checked my Twitter feed


• My Twitter feed was DEAD because almost everyone had no Internet connection and electricity

The next day, classes were suspended once again in DLSU because of the power problems. That night, I got my monthly allowance and had a carefree dinner with my aunt in Jollibee. 

Meanwhile, last Friday was superb. Tisha’s birthday is this Wednesday, but she decided to celebrate it on the last day of September since we had free cut in FILDLAR. Supposedly, she will treat us in Gravy Fix this Friday for a lunch of their tantalizing chicken and Oreo Sundae. However, the free cut caused her to change plans. Instead of Gravy Fix, Tisha treated my blockmates and I in TGI Friday’s, Robinsons Midtown. The eight of us had a great time feasting on a whole-sized Baby Back Ribs with yummy fries, two plates of Mozarella Sticks (my personal favorite next to Mushroom Chicken), nine (?) cups of rice, and fruitshakes. After the lunch, we went to Starbucks and chilled there to pass the time.

When I got home that afternoon, Tita Badette and I headed to SM San Lazaro for the 3-day sale. We wanted to look for affordable yet pleasant dresses and shoes which we didn’t get to find, however. Despite going home without a shopping bag, we enjoyed making rounds in the many stalls set up outside the stores. For dinner, I had Greenwich chicken with java rice and onion rings. Finally, after four hours, Tita Badette and I went home dead-tired but delighted over that sale.

Yesterday, the two of us went to Divisoria to buy a cheap pair of shoes. Luckily, we bought one for only P150. I won’t be posting the photo because I was forbidden to do so:/

This Saturday will be a IV-3 reunion because of Ferica’s debut in C3 Events Place, Greenhills. Because of her finals week, she wasn’t able to distribute the invites. But according to her, we’re welcome as long as we informed her party organizer of our attendance. I don’t have a green / yellow / red / blue party dress so I settled with this instead. BTW, my mom owns this ;)

        

In other news, I’m psyched for the following events this week:

• Wednesday - CGEAT


• Thursday - LASARE1


• Saturday - Ferica’s debut / IV-3 reunion


• Sunday - Avon Fun Run in SM MOA

“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask… with nothing beneath it?” - Jodi Picoult