"Life may not be replete with the moments that pause your soul, the vivid memories of which cause your heart to beat differently, or make it hard to swallow. And all the better. Much of the beauty of those moments lies in their rarity -- in the awe of being in the right place, at the right time, a partaker in coincidence. And in finding a reason to believe in fate..."

Sunday, June 03, 2007

The UP Quiz

[ ] worried about getting bullied by fratmen or getting killed in a riot
[ ] got bullied by fratmen or was killed in a riot
[/] witnessed a riot
[/] watched the Oblation Run - present for 4 years! hahaha!
[/] made friends with a teacher
[/] was tricked as a freshman into attending a rally/prayer meeting
[/] wore red or black on one of those wear red or wear black days
[ ] wore red on Valentine’s Day
[ ] wore black on Valentine's Day
[/] celebrated a birthday at Mang Jimmy's
[/] learned UP Naming Mahal (and forgot it immediately after)
[/] got on the dean's list as CS or US
[ ] slept on a bench
[ ] was an RA or SA
[/] lied or begged to an RA for a slot in class
[/] participated in a there's-only-one-more-slot-are you-feeling-lucky?
[/] jogged around the campus
[/] visited the Vargas Museum
[/] knew at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name
[/] attended university level graduation
[/] got an activist for a teacher
[ ] watched a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game
[ ] watched a UP vs. any school basketball game - cheering lang napanood ko :P
[/] studied in CASAA
[/] studied in McDonald's or Jollibee Philcoa for one full night and bought just one regular-sized drink
[/] studied along Katipunan cramming in Mcdo/Starbucks
[ ] studied along Katipunan and affected the mannerisms of a stereotypical Atenean
[/] watch a play that's not required for Comm III
[ ] went stargazing
[/] ate in Chocolate Kiss, Tea Room or Chateau Verde
[/] slept in the lib
[ ] struck up a conversation with a taong grasa
[ ] wrote to/for the collegian.
[/] seriously pondered about the identity/ies of the people described in Eksenang Peyups
[/] went to the chapel
[/] got a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers while walking in Sunken Garden
[/] cut class with your block to watch a movie - cut class for many other reasons also! haha!
[ ] had a voltes V for a teacher
[ ] took a class under Joseph Palis
[ ] lied to the transcript lady to get a transcript earlier than the standard 3 months
[ ] went to a Freshman-only concert where you had to show your form 5 to prove freshmanhood
[/] subsisted on just streetfood (ex. fishballs, half footlongs, kwekwek, squidballs/rolls, mais, dirty ice cream) for a day
[/] learned how to smoke - but quit after a few weeks
[/] went on an out-of-town trip with blockmates or orgmates - AIESEC conferences! :-)
[/] fell in love
[/] actually read the book you keep borrowing from the lib
[/] played cards during your free time - memories of Philo I class at MIS! Hulaan blues and pusoy dos!
[/] dress in business attire
[ ] sumabit sa jeep - bawal ang sabit sa jeep sa UP ah.
[ ] got sung to or sung to someone in class during Valentine's day
[/] watched the lantern parade -- BA'sTindahan ni Aling Nena :)
[/] helped out a total stranger
[ ] helped out a total stranger because he/she was hot
[/] learned to stay awake for more than 24 or 48 hours straight - BA 99.2, feasib, and almost all of my subjects on my last sem!
[ ] got bullied by fratmen and feeling cool wannabe people who were actually losers
[/] took Wednesday and/or Sat classes WILLINGLY - yep, still accounting class
[ ] volunteered for the pahinungod
[ ] ate "tasteless white sauce" pasta from cock-a-noodle-doo
[ ] got a boyfriend/girlfriend - hmmm... gray area :P
[/] took time to read the vandalism in the CR
[ ] watched a sexy art film for any GE class - Phone Sex starring Ara Mina. Winner tlga ang Pop Culture 101!
[/] got held up or pickpocketed - On the way home from UP, right after Sta.Clara visit. Scary!
[ ] felt depressed because you were not as good academically as you were in high school - Math 17 and BA 99.2 will forever be memorable. Sigh.
[/] did a last minute paper - gawain sa 3rd floor Computer Center
[/] had spent a lot for 1x1 ID pictures - buti na lang may colored xerox ng ID sa SC
[/] got exempted from final exams
[ ] got exempted from a final exam but still took it
[/] attended a varsity pep rally
[ ] watched LIVE AIDS, Androgyny, Maskipaps or any well-known variety show
[/] promised to quit smoking - but went back after grad. trying to quit now. :)
[ ] got into at least one (org- or council-sponsored) adventure race -
[ ] knew where the best restrooms are on campus -
[/] joined an org - AIESEC and UPCE :-)
[/] allowed yourself to make mistakes
[ ] went to the gym in spite of having no PE class just to ogle varsity players
[/] took summer classes - all three summers! haha, nerdoks :P
[/] admired the oblation - semi-admired and took pictures with AIESEC trainees. hehe
[/] made a video for a project
[ ] had a crush on a teacher
[/] had a teacher who had a crush on/tried to court you - well, teacher na sha ngayon. hehehe
[ ] 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
[ ] took a PE class where you had to pay for tuition (i.e. sportsclimbing, ten pin bowling, etc)
[/] went to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes
[ ] learned how to use the Bayantel pay phones
[/] participated in school activities
[ ] caught the UP Pep Tryouts
[/] dated someone from UP
[/] rode an IKOT and TOKI
[/] found a tambayan
[ ] went drinking at Sarah's
[/] learned how to beg for a higher grade
[/] used your 6 allowable absences wisely
[ ] lived in a dorm
[/] volunteered to be beadle or go-to guy for your group/class - BA 105 field trip class
[/] had the worst schedule - 2nd year, 1st sem: 7am-7pm! Yikes!
[/] realized that there really is just one coconut tree on the sunken garden
[/] not used up all 6 allowable absences
[/] ate in ISSI, Treehouse, Mama Thai's and other more obscure cafeterias
[/] ate food Aristocart-style
[/] was active in your org - go AIESEC :-)
[/] attended an ACLE - how to open your third eye. never did open mine! hehe
[/] got as many app forms as you can during the job fair
[/] learned how to cram
[/] sold tickets for (or watch) an org-sponsored movie premiere - CE's Punch Drunk Love
[ ] saved money to Xerox all of your seatmate's notes
[/] had accidentally seen a make-out session - kakaiba tlga lagoon pag gabi! haha
[/] slept in class - STS :P
[/] finished a homework/assignment/paper in the shopping center or philcoa
[/] had mountains of unused sample exams and/or old testaments - STS and Natsci Sample Exams!
[/] resolved to be "better this semester"
[ ] slept during a test
[/] had groupmates from hell (ie no-shows, babblers, dependents, airheads, dreamers, idea stealers, plagiarists)
[/] learned how to work with groupmates from hell
[ ] perfected the art of parking on campus
[ ] had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus
[/] developed a love for sisig
[/] practiced those UP cheers in the first meeting for PE class
[/] looked at microfilms in the library or poked through archives - for Research class and Kas I
[/] reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function - Genmeets every Wed
[/] attended UP Fair - at ngkarumble pa. ang saya saya!
[/] went to a library other than your own college's to research - Educ, UP Main, Law, CSSP
[/] lost a perfectly functioning umbrella
[/] used consultation hours properly
[ ] went to the Guidance Office for real, heart-to-heart guidance
[/] went to the infirmary - for freshie exam lang... first and last time
[ ] attend class with a hangover or tipsy
[ ] drink beer or alcohol while inside UP grounds
[/] walked all the way to Philcoa or Katipunan
[/] bought frogs from NSRI or a Bio department - for my brother :)
[/] maxed out on the 6 allowed unexcused absences but DID NOT drop - walang attendance e
[/] got invited or pursued by a sorority or fraternity - APO Soro, AEC. muntik na tlga...
[/] wore slippers to school
[ ] had a professor who smoked in class
[ ] got diagnosed by the Infirmary as pregnant or infected with STD

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