My Last 'First'

Time flies so fast. I can still remember my very first day in college. I was clueless, nervous, trying to gain some confidence. Everybody's a total stranger for me. I didn't know what to expect. I was in a perfect, mild culture shock. But now, I try to look at myself in the mirror. It's been three years ago. And it all came down to my last 'first'. My last first day of school.

Since it's already my senior year in college, this is my last chance of feeling the same way what the undergrad students are feeling, too. Maybe I felt it the least. The feeling of "hurray!-this-is-my-last-year-here" was primarily governing my mind. I'm fully excited to see my Paulinian friends again, yet I see same bunch of faces.

Now I know what to expect at this moment. Academic papers, research, internship, laboratory, pressure. But I'm only aiming for this one - GRADUATION!

Pinoy... Henyo?

I was browsing my old notes back in high school when I found this really really funny game. Actually, my best buddy, Jojo, wrote this one. I remember when we were in high school, we're very fond of playing Pinoy Henyo, a thrilling guess game played by partners in which one will try to guess what's the word, either English or Tagalog, posted in his forehead by asking some categories to his partner, while the other one must answer him with only three words: yes/oo, no/hindi, or maybe/pwede, until they arrive on the word.

Jojo had made this one for our project in Electronics, and me and my classmate executed the game itself.


ROUND 1
Word: MAYNILA

A: Tao?
B: Hindi!
A: Bagay?
B: Hindi!
A: Hayop?
B: Hindi!
A: Palabas sa TV?
B: (thinking) Oo! Oo!
A: Channel 7?
B: Oo! Oo!
A: Tuwing Sabado?
B: Oo!
A: Si Lito Atienza ba ang host?
B: Oo!
A: Letter 'M' simula ng program?
B: Oo! (shouting)
A: MOJACKO?!
B: (disguted) HINDI!
A: (thinks) Lugar?
B: Uhmm... Oo!
A: Sa NCR?
B: Oo!
A: May zoo?
B: Oo!
A: MANILA ZOO?!
B: (sighs) Hindi! Malapit na!
A: MALABON ZOO?!
B: What the... Hindi!

TIME'S UP!


ROUND 2
Word: HUDAS

A: Hayop?
B: Hindi!
A: Bagay?
B: Hindi!
A: Tao?
B: Oo!
A: Lalaki?
B: Oo! (hands in circular motion)
A: Nasa Bible?
B: Oo! Oo!
A: SATANAS?!
B: Hindi! Grrr...
A: (thinks) May sinturon ba 'to?
B: Oo! Oo! (shouts)
A: SINTURON NI HUDAS?!
B: Hindi! Hindi! Malapit na!
A: PLA-PLA?!
B: Hindi!
A: Tao?
B: Oo nga!
A: AKO?!
B: Oo!
A: HUDAS!!

Our School's New Boo and Do.

WTH is happening in our net connection at home? Two weeks, still nothing. I wish I could go back to the routine as soon as possible.

Oh, by the way, our school have introduced us their coolest 3-MBps WiFi connection! But unfortunately, it's not for free. Now I can do blogging around the campus. Hooked.

I just had my haircut last Sunday, and early this morning. I think the professors can no longer stand their semi-long-haired-like-horse's-tail male students, so they implemented the prescribed haircut in full blast. I know it really sucks because it's a very high school thing, but all I have to do is to follow. Crap.

The students' lounge is finally and officially open! But it doesn't wowed me anyway.

The canteen is flooded with new students. More tables, but can't accommodate all. Oh well, I think it's better to eat outside the campus, or eat breakfast like a king.

Just missing my friends.