[EDIT: Malakas si Ian sa akin. Pinatanggal niya yung buong pangalan niya. So I did. Then I realized that because I'm such a careless typist, I had typographical errors in my Ateneo Checklist, so I corrected them. Which ones? Go figure! :) /EDIT]
When I celebrated my 22nd birthday, Ken wasn't able to make it because his dad was fresh out of a bypass surgery. Ergo, he was at the hospital during my celebration.
I texted Ken soonafter and told him that though we missed his presence that night, we understood why he couldn't make it.
I must say that Ken is one guy who just has this terribly wicked sense of humor, and I admire him for that.-- Yes, our texts turned into jokes soonafter....
Me: Miss ka na daw ng Nanay ko...
Ken: Oo nga eh, by the way sinu-sino from the gang pumunta nung Saturday? Lahat ba?
Me: Oo lahat, maliban sa yo. At kay Josh. But what do you expect with Josh right? Haha. Na-miss ka nga ng ka-love team mo...si Ian.
Me: Also, ANI friends like Uri, Patrick and Migs were there. :)
Ken: Sayang si Ian, ang aking love team. :) Nakita mo na movie namin ni Ian?
Me: Di pa nga eh. Sad. Hindi mo pa kasi pinapakita sa akin eh.
Ken: Panuorin mo na. It's showing sa mga cinemas right now. It's critically acclaimed. Title: Brokeback Mountain. :)
Me: Ah yun! I watched that na! You and Ian! Grabe, galing! :-P
Ken: So nakita mo na pala. Hahahaha. :) It was hard shooting under those conditions. I mean, shooting a love scene sa small tent... And ang dami sheep, allergic pa naman ako!
Me: Ken, you never cease to amaze me! Hahaha :) Sayang talaga, you weren't there sa party...
Ken: Oo nga eh, naudlot plans namin ni Ian to come in matching cowboy outfits :) And he could have brought some sheep. :) Hahaha. Nagrodeo na tayo sa party mo! :) Hahaha!
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Eurostar will not extend to March 15. Today is apparently the last day. :( I really have to go tonight.
On happier notes...
1. 2nd General Assembly for the MANGGYAN Medical Mission later @ 5pm Mezz 3, 9th floor Makati Med. :)
2. And that I will meet up with Fr. Dacanay tomorrow morning in the Ateneo! He actually remembers me! I thought he forgot me na! Whoopee! :)
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May I require everyone reading who's an Atenean to answer this? If you have no blog/LJ/website whatsoever, do post your answers below on my comment box. Thank you very much! :)
(X) eat at Manang’s
(X) learn the alma mater
(X) get on the dean’s list
(X) sleep on a bench -- Does sleeping on a bench in the ANI room count?
(X) be a TNT! -- for my whole college life I was one. :)
( ) jog around the campus in the evening -- Even if I wanted to, I lived too far from AdMU to jog in the campus at night. *sniff*
(X) visit the art gallery -- There was a point in my life when I actually visited it everyday. And to this day, I don't know why! But I'm glad I did though, because I learned more about Philippine art and artists and developed greater appreciation for both :)
(X) know at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name -- Ate Alma. :)
(X) get a Jesuit for a teacher -- Fr. Dacanay rules. I wanted to get Fr. Nemy Que, but no! :( Oh and yes, I also had a class under Fr. McNamara!!!
(X) itch from higad bites
(X) have gotten an F in something -- Haha! That was the time when I had time mismanagement and uncoordinated priorities! (I blame my former org --no, it's not ANI--- on this, but thank God I've seen the light!) Although that "F" built my character, it would've been better if I didn't get one. Oh well. C'est la vie.
(X) have taken a crap in school
( ) watch a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game -- I haven't watched one! Haha!
(X) give a powerpoint presentation
(X) study in the caf upstairs
(X) watch a T.A play
(X) sit on the SEC ledge and watch the stars -- I sat more at the CTC building ledge though.
( ) eat in Full House, Martha’s Kitchen, and Ken Afford
(X) sleep in the lib -- Most definately! I miss the lib! It was my 2nd home in 3rd & 4th year!
( ) visit Mr. San Andres -- Why on earth will I visit Mr. San Andres if I didn't get into trouble? Or was that the euphemistic way of saying that you got into trouble?
(X) go to the chapel -- The chapel's actually one of my favorite spots in Ateneo.
(X) have gotten a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers in the middle of the quad
(X) cut class with your block to watch a movie -- I did it once in 2nd year, and never did it again cause I didn't feel it was right to cut Sci10 or any other class for that matter. Movies can wait for your next free time. Haha! ;P Goody-two-shoes-nerd I am.
(X) sign up for those institutional (i.e. difficult but brilliant) teachers: Ferriols, Dacanay, David, Manacsa, Ang, Escaler, Arcilla, Totanes, and many others
( ) go to CERSA night -- How I wanted to, but never did! Haha!
(X) have tried siomai rice -- I didn't like it as much though
( ) learn how to smoke
(X) fall in love -- This happened in 3rd year. Not in 1st year ok?
(X) actually read the book you keep borrowing from the lib
(X) play cards during your free time -- Mostly during my 1st and 2nd year, when 3rd year came... there was barely free time!
(X) dress in business attire
(X) learn to stay awake for more than 24 hours straight -- I once stayed awake for a whole week. Now, I cannot do that anymore.
() have gotten side comments from ASSOC -- I don't know if I ever have, but I avoid passing through their area when they're wearing black.
( ) take (and enjoy) Saturday classes -- I once had a Saturday class, but I didn't enjoy it.
( ) go to your immersion -- The immersion for our area was cancelled, so I wasn't able to go to one.
(X) eat Food for Thought sandwiches
(X) get a boyfriend/girlfriend
(X) take time to read the vandalism in the CR doors -- Trivia: someone actually made the vandalism in the CR doors into a thesis.
(X) watch “Minsan Lang Sila Bata” and “Macho Dancer” for class
(X) do a last minute paper
(X) have spent a lot for 1x1 ID pictures (for index cards and teachers’ seat plans)
(X) get exempted from final exams
(X) attend a college mass
( ) promise to quit smoking -- I don't smoke :)
( ) play hide-and-seek in the mini-forest
(X) know where the best restrooms are on campus -- I don't know which ones are considered the best, but I had my favourite restrooms :)
(X) join an org -- ANI rules. The best decision I've ever made in my entire college life!
(X) allow yourself to make mistakes -- I allowed myself to make some, and once I fixed it, I tried hard not to repeat them.
(X) take summer classes
(X) admire the sacred heart statue in the evening
(X) make a video for a project
(X) have a crush on a teacher -- Haha! Sir Yap and Stanley Tan!
( ) attend a Jesuit retreat (a must for everyone) -- Does a recollection count?
( ) have gotten a parking ticket
( ) come to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes -- Mom never allowed me to dress that way. On the days I wanted to disappear, I did compromise by dressing plainly but presentably. :)
( ) learn how to use the Bayantel pay phones
(X) participate in school activities
(X) catch the Blue Babble Battalion tryouts
(X) date an Atenean
(X) ride a tricycle on campus
(X) find a tambayan -- Go Library! Go ANI room! :)
(X) admire the marikina valley at night
( ) go drinking along Katipunan
( ) learn how to beg for a higher grade
(X) use your cuts wisely -- I rarely cut, but when I did, it was probably a "wise" cut. :)
(X) volunteer to be class beadle
(X) had the worst lottery schedule for reg -- I had the best and the worst: literally #1 for the SOH then the last for the SOH!
(X) admire the trees on campus
( ) have forgotten about your freecut and gone to that class
(X) eat in the ISO canteen
(X) be active in your org
( ) have signed up on an ACP class just because the girl or guy u like signed up for it
( ) get as many app forms as you can during the job fair
(X) learn how to cram (and still get A’s)
( ) sell tickets (or watch) an org-sponsored movie premiere
( ) save money to Xerox all of your seatmate’s notes
(X) have accidentally seen a make-out session
(X) check out the Meron Lagoon and Lambingan Bridge
( ) have dozed off in class in Bel right after a class in CTC/SOM/Comm. Bldg or vice-versa
(X) learn how to work with groupmates from hell
( ) perfect the art of parking on campus
(X) had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus
( ) develop a love for sisig
(X) learn how to pronounce “AEGIS” properly
(X) have used typing rooms at the library
(X) have reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function
( ) have asked the library for an endorsement to research in other libraries
(X) have lost a perfectly functioning umbrella
(X) have used consultation hours properly
(X) Looked forward to lab breakage refund, in case you didn’t break any equipment
( ) visit the Guidance Office -- Come to think of it, I never did *gasp!*
(X) and Infirmary -- Suki ako ng infirmary! Haha!