Monday, March 22, 2004
TO THE LIMITS COME WHAT MAY
The Damage Report - Year 2 - Ending Week #36
Background Music: "Through the Wire" by Kanye West
NOTE: This is a weekly blog entry that summarizes a series of events of a finished week in and around La Salle.
Previously, this past year in 2nd Year College...
- A new school year. I'm not a Freshman anymore.
- More power and more effort to HF!
- Tropa? Sure... so... where are we having dinner?
- Connect the tables Basil... Abbie... guys... go order now.
- So how does it feel? You're debut and all...
- We're going to perform Tatarin in the Buwan ng Wika!
- What? Tony collapsed again? Where's his medicine?
- Ate Chiqui, Ate July... I'm working on eight articles... (can't breathe!)
- George... you have a deliberation at the [HF] office.
- I want to drink... it's just fun to get tipsy.
- Look at Robinson's Place Dasma... nice.
- This Egyptian costume is so uncomfortable.
- Alex... Kyle... can we all go to sleep now?
- No Tony... not now... Please don't collapse here! [in front of Red Ribbon]
- I'm so sorry Ms. Sigari... *sad face*
- The ISO is going to Baguio... nice!
- Ben Tambling and Pepeng Five win!
- What's going on? Why is Jun-jun shaking?!
- It's the boyfriend girlfriend club... everywhere I look.
- It's Badge ok... don't tell anyone about it yet. ^_^
- Hindi nga?! Reco II is about the Risk of Loving?!
- Stop pushing me... I can do this on my own.
- Alright guys... three... two... one... smile!
- Now's your chance George... give her the letter!
- *throwing up at Charmagne's Dorm after drinking EmPoy*
- *drinking at Judy's dorm*
- Tom, I'm sorry if I'm telling you all this... I'm just frustrated.
- What Lance? Mark? What's Tony's problem?!
- I told Tony he's a best friend to me.
- [Lance:] You did what?!
- Merry Christmas Dad!
- [Parents:] Happy New Year George! [depressed look]
- I give up. I give up. I GIVE UP.
- I've got me, myself, and I... Im'ma be my own best friend...
- What the fuck?!!!
- ...that's it. I think that's it. I've suffered a whole year with this problem and it ends here, right now, at this moment. [29 December 2003]... there is no best friend... just good ones... close ones...
- GO POINTES! Vote Frontact A!!
- Huh?! Bakit Frontact A ang UPLB at Frontact B tayo?! Huh?!
- I hate it. I'm not in love. I don't think I was. Actually, I don't know! I quit... [late-January 2004]
- Abbie and Andrew got into a fight?!
- Abbie and Andrew are now together as in together?! Wow.
- That's my classmate on MUB!! Cindy!! Maycee!! Hahaha.
- Judy... you look like a walking talking mango!
- Ed's canteen... again?!
- Pork w/ Tofu... Pork w/ Tofu... Bottomless... Bottomless...
- Go Biancaaaaaaaah!!! Go Abbieeeeeee! #5 you're hotttt!!!
- Pork w/ Tofu... Pork w/ Tofu... Bottomless... Bottomless...
- Guys... please vote for Tony. PRO for CLASC under PI!
- Guys... vote niyo si Tony... PRO ha... CLASC under PI!
- Guys... /// Oo nga George! We will, we will.
- We have to get pictures of the Halalan.
- I never had any idea there was this much politics involved.
- Tony... you were PRO for about four hours until Zamudio caught up.
- The USCE is so irresponsible... maybe not all... but most of 'em!
- Pork w/ Tofu... Pork w/ Tofu... Bottomless... Bottomless...
- Happy Monthsary Eric & Leah! Gail & Basil! Abbie & Andrew! Ayesha & Conrad! Tope & Joy! Rona & Ryan!
- I've decided. I want to try out for the Editorial Board.
And now the Season Ender of 2nd Year College...
In High School, life was simple. It was culture shock and surviving it. It was adjusting to different standards both higher and lower. It was making friends, having bitter fights, but still come out as friends. It's like a small Dawson's Creek in Noveleta, Cavite.
In First Year College, life was fresh and fun. A traumatizing Senior Year in High School (early 2002) turned into a vibrant celebration of freedom and countless decisions (late 2002) when I entered college. Nothing was too emotional, nothing was too settled. Everything was still in wet cement. You could still adjust things around and move about- so to speak.
In Second Year College -which is this past year- let's just say the cement has hardened. Things have settled a bit... including emotions.
This has been one high-spirited to a fucked-up sitio to another high-spirited event to another fucked-up sitio... one rollercoaster ride. I just hope this is what the "Sophomore Slump" really is... and I hope it doesn't repeat.
HERALDO FILIPINO
This past year I've tried to keep my hold on the Heraldo Filpino... I never let go. There were times I was given a few articles that I could do. Then there was this time where a new series of articles sprouted. It got to a point where I was at information overload. I was at article overload. I had a total of eight articles stacked up in front of me. It was because of this I lost myself in the HF in the middle of my 2nd Year College.
There's just this gaping hole that I don't understand when I'm at HF. I'm friendly and I love to help people... but why does it seem whenever I enter HF the people are just too pre-occupied to even look up and say hello. Well, sure... maybe if you're layouting something you need to concentrate. But there are times the new batch staffers are just sitting there talking or just plain sitting there... and when you enter... all they do is stare.
I'm not blind and hopefully I'm not stupid. But there's just this strange aura in HF that I feel so unwelcomed. Did they say something about me behind my back? No way! I trust my co-staffers.
But what is it?! Why can't editors, other staffers, get near me? Joke with me?! Only JP and Kuya Eric can but what about the others? I tried with Paul but he's just too serious whenever we talk to each other... he has this sarcasm that I also have... why don't we click?!
AB COMM CHANNEL
The anger doesn't stop. I'm not blind here too. And it's already confirmed. The upperclass of Comm Channel are graduating and there's this big hole between them and the younger members. I want to be in the Channel in a passive state (act only when called upon)... I am ready to respond whenever they need me. I failed a few times but my effort to attend meetings is somewhat there. I was depending on my AB Comm 2nd year counterparts to fill in the blanks... I mean it is... AB Comm Channel. Then suddenly I find out that my "ka-batch" are planning on resigning. OMG. The fate of the Comm Channel is starting to shrink...
DORMITORY
I submitted a proposal in which the e-house accepted and has forwarded to the EDAS aka Mr. Alfredo Caracena. Mommy Odeng (that's what we all call the matron of the dorms) said she'll mention it at the Budget Hearing. Good timing, George! Haha. The dorms has been another ride this past year. We had a fun party on Thursday night, I don't want to mention certain things though! Hahaha. It was fun and I caught it all on video camera... something which I should've done last year. I'm going to miss Joam... who has been with us as a pioneer dormer for two years. Most of the pioneers are no more. Joam is really going to be missed... I mean, he's just so disciplined a person who has work ethics, sports ethics, all sorts of ethics that is controlled and balanced. He's dorming near his frathouse next year in Villa Isabel.
I also thought I'd be dorming outside next year, but I thought about it and realized my possible reaction to it. I would be losing the comforts of on-campus dorming.
On the plus side, I have secured room mates next year. Tony and Jan will be my room mates in F6. Both are incoming 2nd Year students in AB Comm and in Human Bio. This will be the first time I will be the oldest in the room and the first time that we are three who are planning to be room mates unlike last year it was just Alex and me, and the third person was open.
***
Comments:
Post a Comment