happy centennial

last saturday was in manila to surprise leng with an impromptu bridal shower...hmmm, details later..hehehe..'twas absolutely fun...

anyway, it was a rainy day in manila so maui and i wore our UP sweaters..the ones we bought about 2 months ago..so we were making tambay at Starbucks at their place, feeling like college kids again.. funny that i didn't have anything UP --shirt or sweater or anything during college..7 years later we got to buy at SC..

grabbed from maui's phone:

Mapua: "We only accept smart students"

UST: "We only accept wise students"

Ateneo: " We only accept the best students"

UP: "We don't accept  smart, wise nor the best students...we MAKE them..."

yeah..hehehe...

and this grabbed from Peng's post...

1. Student number? 95-04420

2. College? Kolehiyo ng Inhinyero, Melchor Hall, UP Diliman

3. Ano ang course mo?? What did you Major in? BS Chemical Engineering

4. Nag-shift ka ba o na-kick out?/ Did you shift majors/Courses or were you a kicked out of your College? No, but nung 2^nd year I wanted to shift to IE but got discouraged by parents…changed my mind at the last minute..

5. Saan ka kumuha ng UPCAT? ? Where did you take your entrance examination? UP Econ, presentation room (?)sa Diliman..i remember maaga kami nun nagpunta for UPCAT, and nagkape at pandesal pa kami sa likod ng quezon hall..

6. Favorite GE subject? (General Education classes) Humanities I at Humanities II, siyemps literature and arts, yung pinakamalayo sa engineering hehehe (those were my strong points)…

 7. Favorite PE? Tennis, as as effect of the 1997 US open fever Seles vs Graf final hehehe..and badminton, because kaklase ko si #8

8. Saan ka nag-aabang ng hot guys/girls sa UP? ? Where do you hang out to check out the hot babes/dudes? PHAN – Palma Hall Annex aka Psych land..because of #7

9. Favorite prof(s)? Favorite Professors? Prof. Mapa – Hum 2, puro no class pero may field trip..

10. Pinaka-ayaw na GE subject/least favorite General Education class? Kasaysayan nung freshman..super toxic..nagsusulat kami ng lyrics pretending to take down notes..

11. Kumuha ka ba ng Saturday classes? / Did you sign up for Saturday classes? Nope..but I was in UP Saturday and Sunday anyway… ;-)

12. Nakapag-field trip ka ba?/ Did you join any field Trips? Oo! Best one was for Humanities I, poetry reading at a highlands mansion overlooking the lake...tequila, tagaytay, poetry = perfect!

13. Naging CS ka na ba or US sa UP?/ Were you ever a College Scholar and or a University Scholar? Nope... hmmm..GE subjects lang ako US material hehehe...

14. Ano ang Org/Frat/Soro mo? ? What Organization/Fraternity/Sorority were you a member of? Crest (for basketball), ZS (for a while..).., Sorority—ChE powerpuff girls..hehehe

15. Dorm, Boarding house, o Bahay? Did you stay at a dorm, boarding house or did you live at home during college? i lived in a boarding house for freshman year (mabuhay ang La Vista girls) tapos Ilang-Ilang Dorm until grad..

16. Kung walang UPCAT test at malaya kang nakapili ng kurso mo sa UP, ano yun? (Given ang mentality mo nung HS ka)/If you had your way, what was your dream course/major? Literature.I wanted to be a Lit professor! and writer. ..And also wanted to go to Law – childhood dream…(mukhang classmates ang DEM if ever sinunod ang mga dreams…;-)

17. Sino ang pinaka-una mong nakilala sa UP?/ Who did you first meet at U.P? hmmm…"kilala" in the sense na although pisay batchmates, sa UP kami nagbond – mike, meyn and june 

18. Frst play na napanood mo sa UP? sisa/mariaclara/salome in highschool, mas madalas ako sa up film center watching movies weekly – Cinemalibre..walang pinalampas na art film...hehehe

19. Saan ka madalas mag-lunch? beach house, casaa, mang jimmys, rodic’s..of course for merienda ilang2 isaw stand..

20. Masaya ba sa UP? Yup..definitely...

21 . Nakasama ka na ba sa rally? Edsa 2? Maybe it was after college already..

22. Ilang beses ka bumoto sa Student Council? Maybe twice nung freshman and sophomore year…sa engg lagi ko bumoboto...

23. Pinangarap mo rin bang mag-laude nung freshman ka? Nope

 24. Kung di ka UP, anong school ka? None!!..UP or bust!!!

 

Happy Centennial, guys!!