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Quick hi’s are great highs

P.S. Rumor has it . . . and I wouldn’t have minded at all hehehe. Ok enough with the giddy.

Oh wow, you make me happy. Skip-in-my-step, smile-like-a-fool happy at that. How cool is that?
- addressed to Brach’s Starlight Mints

because life is sweet with candy

[ ] Worried about getting bullied by fratmen or getting killed in a riot.
[ ] Got bullied by fratmen or was killed in a riot.
[x] Witnessed a riot. /* walked smack right into one, blissfully unaware, during my first week as a freshman */
[ ] Watched the Oblation Run.
[x] Made friends with a teacher. /* I think most of my friends were teachers */
[ ] Was tricked as a freshman into attending a rally / prayer meeting.
[x] Wore red or black on one of those wear red or wear black days. /* around the Edsa II period */
[ ] Wore red on Valentine’s Day.
[ ] Wore black on Valentine’s Day.
[ ] Celebrated a birthday at Mang Jimmy’s.
[X] Learned UP Naming Mahal./* since high school */
[ ] Was an RA (registration assistant) or SA.
[ ] Lied or begged to an RA for a slot in class. /* di pwede, magagalit si Rain hehe */
[x] Participated in a there’s-only-one-more-slot-are you-feeling-lucky? /* buhay Eng’g nga naman */
[x] Jogged (Walked) around the campus. /* til now */
[x] Visited the Vargas Museum.
[x] Knew at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name

[x] Attended university level graduation.
[x] Got an activist for a teacher.
[ ] Watched a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game.
[x] Watched a UP vs. any school basketball game. and watched them lose  /* vs FEU */
[x] Studied in CASAA.
[x] Studied in McDonald’s or Jollibee Philcoa for one full night and bought just one regular-sized drink. /* and fries */
[x] Studied along Katipunan.
[ ] Studied along Katipunan and affected the mannerisms of a stereotypical Atenean. /* why do they keep on sharing my table? */
[x] Saw a play that’s not required for Comm III. /* a number of them are actually good */
[x] Saw a concert at Abelardo Hall/UP Theater that’s not required for Hum II class. /* highschool music requirements; do those Side A/Freestyle concerts count? */
[ ] Went stargazing.
[x] Ate in Chocolate Kiss, Tea Room (in CHE) or Chateau Verde. /* had an interesting lunch date with my mom and Math prof in Chateau Verde */
[x] Slept in the lib. /* all of those I’ve been to */
[ ] Struck up a conversation with a taong grasa.
[ ] Wrote to/for the Collegian.
[x] Seriously pondered about the identity/ies of the people described in Eksenang Peyups.
[x] Went to the chapel.
[x] Got a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers while walking in Sunken Garden. /*got stuck in the Sunken Garden in the pebbles */
[x] Cut class with your block to watch a movie. /* not with the block though */
[x] Had a Voltes V for a teacher. /* Cejalvo, Viloria among them */
[ ] Took a class under Joseph Palis. /* Jenai did */
[ ] Lied to the transcript lady to get a transcript earlier than the standard 3 months.
[ ] Went to a Freshman-only concert.
[x] Subsisted on just streetfood (fishballs, half footlongs, kwekwek, squidballs/rolls, mais, dirty ice cream) for a day. /* a couple of days */
[x] Learned how to smoke. /* technically, that’s where I learned – but never took it up */
[x] Went on an out-of-town trip with blockmates or orgmates. /* Laguna, Banahaw */
[x] Fell in love. /* technically */
[x] Actually read the book you keep borrowing from the lib.
[ ] Played cards during your free time.
[x] Dressed in business attire.
[ ] Sumabit sa jeep.
[x] Got sung to or sung to someone in class during Valentine’s day.
[x] Watched the Lantern Parade.
[x] Helped out a total stranger.
[ ] Helped out a total stranger because he/she was hot.
[x] Learned to stay awake for more than 24 or 48 hours straight. /* Kom and Engg classes */
[ ] Got bullied by fratmen and feeling cool wannabe people who were actually losers.
[x] Took Wednesday and/or Sat classes. /* Math 101 and PE */
[ ] Volunteered for the pahinungod
[x] Ate “tasteless white sauce” pasta from cock-a-noodle-doo. /* I think it was supposed to taste like carbonara */
[ ] Got a boyfriend/girlfriend
[x] Took time to read the vandalism in the CR. /* the best ones are in the Main Lib */
[x] Watched a sexy art film for any GE class. /* The Boatman and Scorpio Nights, which I didn’t finish*/
[ ] Got held up or pickpocketed.
[x] Felt depressed because you were not as good academically as you were in high school. /* Eng’g does that to you */
[x] Did a last minute paper.
[x] Had spent a lot for 1×1 ID pictures. /* and then I discovered Florofoto */
[x] Got exempted from final exams.
[x] Got exempted from a final exam but still took it. /* I was young and foolish */
[x] Attended a varsity pep rally. /* uno at stake */
[ ] Watched LIVE AIDS, Androgyny, Maskipaps or any well-known variety show.
[ ] Promised to quit smoking.
[ ] Got into at least one (org- or council-sponsored) adventure race.
[x] Knew where the best restrooms are on campus. /* BA */
[x] Joined an org.
[x] Allowed yourself to make mistakes.
[ ] Went to the gym in spite of having no PE class just to ogle varsity players/cute boys/hot girls.
[x] Took summer classes.
[x] Admired the Oblation.
[x] Made a video for a project. /* STS */
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher.
[x] Had a teacher who had a crush on/tried to court you.
[ ] Attended your ROTC Bivouac.
[ ] Faked sickness to get an absence excused.
[ ] Got your car scratched by one of those “Kuya bantayan ko kotse niyo” kids.
[x] Went to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes.
[x] Learned how to use the Bayantel pay phones. /* I used to have heaps of those phone cards */
[x] Participated in school activities.
[ ] Caught the UP Pep Tryouts.
[x] Dated someone from UP.
[x] Rode an IKOT and TOKI.
[x] Found a tambayan.
[ ] Went drinking at Sarah’s.
[ ] Learned how to beg for a higher grade.
[x] Used your 6 allowable absences wisely.
[ ] Lived in a dorm.
[ ] Volunteered to be beadle or go-to guy for your group / class.
[x] Had the worst schedule.
[x] Realized that there really is just one coconut tree on the sunken garden. /* and now it’s gone */
[x] Not used up all 6 allowable absences.
[x] Ate in ISSI, Treehouse, Mama Thai’s and other more obscure cafeterias. /* ISSI and NISMED debuted the lamb chops */
[x] Ate food Aristocart-style.
[ ] Was active in your org. /* outside the org */
[x] Attended an ACLE.
[ ] Got as many app forms as you can during the job fair.
[x] Learned how to cram. /* that’s the best you learn hehe */
[x] Sold tickets for (or watched) an org-sponsored movie premiere. /* in UP Manila too J */
[x] Saved money to photocopy all of your seatmate’s notes.
[x] Had accidentally seen a make-out session. /* oh my eyes */
[x] Slept in class. /* all the time */
[x] Finished a homework/assignment/paper in the Shopping center or Philcoa.
[x] Had mountains of “unused” sample exams and/or old testaments.
[x] Resolved to be “better this semester.”
[x] Slept during a test. /* a habit I started with the UPCAT */
[x] Had groupmates from hell.
[x] Learned how to work with groupmates from hell.
[ ] Perfected the art of parking on campus.
[x] Had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus.
[x] Developed a love for sisig even before UP
[ ] Practiced those UP cheers in the first meeting for PE class.
[x] Looked at microfilms in the library or poked through archives. /* c/o Kas I under Siao */
[x] Reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function.
[x] Attended the UP Fair.
[x] Went to a library other than your own college’s to research.
[x] Lost a perfectly functioning umbrella.
[x] Used consultation hours properly.
[x] Went to the Guidance Office for real, heart-to-heart guidance.
[x] Went to the infirmary. /* hahaha */
[ ] Attended class with a hangover. /* Jenai did */
[x] Drink beer or alcohol while inside UP grounds. /* got others in on it too tsktsk */
[x] Walked all the way to Philcoa or Katipunan from UP.
[ ] Buy frogs from NSRI or a Bio department
[x] Maxed out on the 6 allowed unexcused absences but DID NOT drop.
[x] Got invited or pursued by a sorority or fraternity.
[ ] Wore slippers to school.
[x] Had a professor who smoked in class.
[ ] Got diagnosed by the Infirmary as pregnant or infected with STD.

And again you take it the wrong way.  Hey, I tried.

Happiness is a choice, and I see you’ve made yours.

Why are you unhappy?  You always seem unhappy.  In all the years I’ve known you, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you truly happy - or even just content or fulfilled for the shortest time.  It’s not about getting what you want, but wanting what you get.  It’s not even about the skeletons in your closet - or even if you’re that skeleton in the closet. 

I’ve really tried.  I can’t make you happy.  That’s a decision you’ll have to make for yourself.

I had this silly smile for a good part of the night.  And to think that it was a long, hectic, crazy tiring day.  Funny how a simple thing like waking up early can change my whole day
You sure made my day.  Thanks

It’s haunting me.  I should’ve pulled you back for more.  I just let you go on away.  Again.

- to the licorice candy offered

Hehe.

Hai naku, akala ko itinabi na kita.  Andami mo pa palang alaalang nakakalat sa gamit ko.  Ba’t ba hindi kita mabitawan? -

- candy na dumikit sa kamay at karami-raming itinagong balot

Tapos na ang Pasko kaya nawala ka na naman.  Mag-aasam nalang uli ako sa malayo.  Hinahanap-hanap na naman kita.  Pero kahit sandali lang tayo nagkasama, masayang-masaya naman ako.  Hihintayin ko nalang ang pagbalik mo.  Wag ka lang maglalaho.  Salamat sa matatamis na alaala. 

- alay sa puto bumbong