Status: Just turned blue
Music: Blind - Lifehouse

I’ve been in and around the UP Diliman campus lately because I had to claim my diploma, apply for a transcript of records, and get my clearance slip. People have been asking me why I’m always around. And after telling them the above reason, I usually add, “Oh, and I’m also enroling for a certificate programme (Foreign Service Review Programme) in Ateneo.”

I can’t believe how ugly some answers can get and how highly some UP students and graduates (like me) think of themselves. But of course, these were said just for humour. Yet again, we all know jokes are almost always half-meant.

Here are some of the reactions I won’t forget.

Yoshke: I’m actually just about to go to Ateneo to enrol.
Angel: You better give me a really good reason why Ateneo!

OK, Angel. Is because-UP-doesn’t-have-the-same-program good enough for you? Hehe. Here’s another one:

Jake: Tell me you’re kidding.

I’m sorry Jake, but I wasn’t.

Dan: I don’t think studying there would make that much of a difference.

But of all reactions, Kriz’s was the best.

Kriz: My God, Yoshke, why are you stooping down sooo low?!

Hmmm… Maroon to Blue…

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