Crista's Point of View

location: Sala

mood: contemplative

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.

If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.

If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.

If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.

If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.

If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.

If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.

If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.

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Do you know where you are coming from?

location: Veranda

mood: nostalgic

I can't believe that I woke up early this morning even if I slept at around 2:45 in the morning. Blame me, and my lazy ass for coming up with all the 'good' alibis I could think of just to escape thesis and school stuff. Oh, not to mention I was so fired up to push through a scheduled gimmick yesterday that I forgot reality!

I was all set yesterday. I cancelled everything by making up lies that would save the good soul of mine for skipping such planned event. I declined our President's invite for a sit-down meeting with ADMU and DLSU and a lunch meeting with the PsychSoc EB.

And so, as everything has been set on the evening of Thursday, and all plans were finalized. I woke up firday morning to pack my things up and supposedly edit my paper. Poro, as I could not anymore contain my excitement, I sent my paper to my classmate for submission and went online to play and do unnecessary stuff. Defense mechanism daw!

Katt called me and Ruth sent me a message. Everything was set. So we went.

Feeling a bit akward for reasons I do not know, maybe because I was not able to bring my mp3 or what, we rode our way to MRT for a long train ride. (Wow! How long is long) Nakakaantok talaga kaso mauga ung train so I was not able to sleep for a bit. Nakapikit ako pero alerto din. Alam mo na mabilis ang mga demonyo sa paligid.

Quezon Ave station was there, yeah and in front my eyes was its sign board so we stood up and jumped out of the choochoo train to look for this pink foot bridge which would lead us to a terminal of jeepneys which would take us to our destination. University of the Phlippines, Diliman.

I do not know with you, but it became a habit of mine to keenly survey whichever way is it that I am taking so long as I am not familiar with the place I am going to. And I always sniff for reasons I do not know.

Hot na hot na kong bumaba noon mga panahin na yon kaya sa twing dadaan kami sa building ako parang, 'wait Economics na ba ito?' and to make things worse, parang lahat ng garden don is 'sunken', 'lubog' kaya mejo nataranta na ako.

At yon na, we finally arrived Economics Building and as we were walking our way to the pavement, I saw our beautiful friend in green with a huge back pack. Pakapalan kung pakaalan, nag sit-in kami kahit 15 minutes late na.

To frankly tell you, I was, I think shocked with the classroom setting. Parang ako, 'Wow, university nga to...'

• Ang laki ng room.
  
• Wow the tables
  
• Bigatin the topic
  
• There were boys!!! Don't get me wrong, medyo namiss ko kasi yung CoEd
  
• I was sitting again after four years with Katt and Marc in the same classroom, listening to the professor like we did years ago
  
• At yon na natatawa ako. We were passing notes and restraining our giggles.
  

Then pumunta kami sa baba ng lib to wait for Ruth, the ever early bird. At naroon na siya parang wala lang. At yon na tumwa na kami ng tumawa na parang mga tanga.

As planned, pumunta kami sa isawan to grab five sticks each of isaw, bituka of the manok, courtesy of my friend and Squid balls and Chicken balls courtsy of another friend. Throwing the last pieceof stick was our cue para sa mahabahabang lakaran na di ko naramdaman.

Kath, Ruth and I with sticks of isaw

Ang sarap maglakad. Ang mga jeep, hindi nakikisama, pero okay lang. Ar nauso ang AHiNi. Na pinagtawanan hanggang sa jeep.

Trinoma na, to eat the ever sumptuous Burrito sa Taco Bell with a smell. NR ako don. Katt, no need to apologize, di ko rin nabanggit kasi na natuturnoff ako sa mababahing bagay :) So there, I just took a bite, literally took a bite then I maximized my refillable drink. 3 supersized cups of iced tea AND 1/2 supersized CUP WATER. Tap0os ubo na ko ng ubo sa pagkabusog sa beverage.

Ruth enjoying her choice of Burrito and Katt drowning herself with her refillable drink.


Marc and I enjoying the chuchay pose.

CR. MRT. Hintay. Creepy man beside Katt na pasulyapsulyap. >.< Bwisit yon mamag yon!!! As in. Tapos yun na yung ride nakami. Chikachika at tawanan iba iba ang pinaguusapan.

FX. Text ni Mama. McDo.

Hot Cocoa sakin tapos coffee sa girls tapos giant float kay Marc. Tawa tawa ulit. Hanggang sa kinabahan na ko at napashut up.

Pero pagkauwi ko wala aking nadatnan na galit na magulang. Wala. As in ZERO. Sana pala nagstay pa ko till 12MN!!!

Tapos yon I wracked my nerves by stayiing up till god knows when. I was rummagin our room for a decent paper and troubleshooting the printer problem.

Then dozed off. Thinking how fun it was to be out with friends on a Friday laughing and laughing even if we were not talking.

Ruth, Kath and Marc