Wednesday, June 13, 2007
pre-college jitters and first day buzz
Pre-college
I moved to the dorm (say those two words with as much bitterness as you possibly can. That's how I refer to it.) yesternight. It didn't turn out to be so bad, I mean, I didn't cry as much as I thought I would. Around a gazillion buckets of tears lang naman. I didn't exactly enjoy the whole experience.
The morning following my official move-in to the dorm (bitterness!) was so pathetic. I ate a cold breakfast and had to wait for two of the other dorm people to take their baths before I could take mine.
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My first day went well. I met up with a friend I made during the registration, Lorena. It's nice because she lives near my dorm so we can go to classes together and everything. The whole morning was pretty much devoted to long, long talks and speeches by the important UP people. There was also a mass by a Jesuit priest whose homily was Harry Potter-related, him being an HP fan like the rest of us (the faculty don't count, as he pointed out that he noticed that none of them were able to relate to what he was saying).
During lunch, I met up with some of my blockmates and got to know them. It was nice, albeit awkward. All those PROSEC tips on how to stroke people weren't put to too much use (some look like they don’t want to be stroked). Hmm. Couldn't even remember exactly what HELP stood for anymore.
I like my blockmates. They're really nice. Friendly too.
(random fact: presidents are called blockheads. their vp's are called whiteheads. this is probably why we still don't have a whitehead.)
The afternoon was pretty much the same. Another orientation. We didn't hear much of it, though, owing to the fact that we were late, so we just sat there and talked about anything-under-the-sun stuff (HELP topics).
UP culture is so diverse. I never really realized it until now. In one day alone, I've made 3 Chinese friends. I guess it's in places like this where you really get to see the "real" world.
So now, I'm back in Quezon City, having gladly given up the dorm for one night. You have no idea how happy I was to be back. Everything in Manila was so foreign. Sigh. I expect I'll get used to it, seeing as how I'll most probably be spending the next 4 years of my life there.
Gtg. I have yet another orientation tomorrow and I must get some shut-eye.
written at 10:28 PM