FLASHBACKS: THINGS I LEARNED ONLY WHEN I GOT TO U.P.
Cramming is a routine so every U.P. student has mastered the Art of Cramming after four years of stay at the University.
Floors and Corridors are your best friends especially when the library, lobby, and caf are full.
Cutting classes are necessary.
Friends can surely be the enemies--- once in a while, but in the end, they will still be your friends.
It is easy to please anybody except the professors.
You will be thankful if your professor:
Is only a part-time professor
Has an allergy of some sort
Note: Though for A and B, if it is the thesis adviser, it will make the students die.
Forgets the time of your class or best even forgets that he or she has a class
Is young or young at heart at least
Has at least a cute smile
You will die (MAYBE POSITIVE + OR NEGATIVE -)if your professor:
s’ names/surnames start with the letter B because B is synonymous to TOXICITY. (+)
brings the food for the class every meeting because that means there will not be a proper lesson again, your three hours will be wasted, and you will be bombarded with photocopies to read at home with take-home assignments. (-)
Tells you that you have to do this and he or she will shoulder your lunch because that just means your lunch is doomed. E.g. Lunch=Dewberry (-)
Shuffles index cards with your names on them (- and +); positive because it makes you alert—you will not be able to go to sleep in class and negative because it gives students heart attacks.
Hallways and Girls’ Restrooms can also be a place where you can dissect animals.
Bringing alcohol or hand sanitizer is a must… plus Baby wipes because of the shortage of water.
It is always wise to volunteer the same person as the class photocopier so that nobody else will suffer.
Drinking sometimes help.
It is very fast to have your X-Ray.
Bad words are expressions, they are not some sort of taboo words.
If you take all lessons seriously, you will just make life hard for you.
Being Grade-conscious makes you a paranoiac.
Attending the awarding ceremony for College Scholars (with 1.75 to 1.46 GWA) and University Scholars (1.45 above) will be responsible for unending teasing. Except for getting the certificates of course.
Being rich and belonging to the ‘In-crowd’ does not really matter that much.
Slippers, shorts, and shirts are the most comfortable study clothes.
Walls, chairs, and even blackboards can be diaries. (I super love the ‘PUSH THE BUTTON TO EJECT PROF’)
Oblation run wears out on you after two years. Haha. But boasting about it to students from ‘others’ is never tiring.
It will definitely make you paranoid if Bomb Threats are on the news and your school is surrounded by famous bomb target places: Supreme Court; DOJ, Court of Appeals and Robinson’s Ermita.
When it says that you should not bring out your cellphone when you are at Taft; BELIEVE IT--- no matter what your cellphone unit is.
Always anticipate for a surprise quiz. Professors’ minds are hard to decipher. So expect for the worst and hope--- hope that your seatmates are always prepared.
It is useful to have at least one Grade-conscious or studious friend.
Cherish every college moment even the cats’ nuisance behavior--- it will not be everyday that a cat will share your lunch.
Substance is really more valued than form--- both in written and oral communication.
The real meaning of Brain Drain and Nose Bleed.
Frat wars are not that scary. I even remember a time that a certain news circulated about two frats fighting at the quadrangle; instead of getting scared, the students all excitedly proceeded at the quadrangle to witness it.
Rallies are common occurrences as heavy traffics.
U.P. is definitely not for the masses only.
U.P. Diliman will become your second home.
T-shirts in U.P. Manila are better. Haha.
Library cards are most important---- before graduation. Haha.:)
You are unlucky if you have a laptop!
There are more female students than male students.
You really need Ateneo and DLSU or other UP campuses and schools for that matter--- (when looking for a boyfriend or girlfriend because all the good and straight ones are taken… bummer.)
The Ultimate Paranoia: HAVING YOUR NAMES OR CLASS NUMBERS POSTED IN THE REMOVAL LIST OR FAILED LIST OR NOT HAVING YOUR NAMES ON THE PASSED LIST. BUT THE WORST THING EVEN: NOT HAVING YOUR NAME ON THE CLASS LIST.
U.P. really stands for University of Pila.
It is Hard to deal with government people. You need to have lots and lots and lots of PATIENCE and also a big amount of ka-PLASTICAN.
Never lose your form 5.
You can forget your ID as long as your friends have their IDs. You can always borrow.
BEST LEARNING: Even though almost all U.P. Students are liberated; most PARENTS ARE NOT.
Floors and Corridors are your best friends especially when the library, lobby, and caf are full.
Cutting classes are necessary.
Friends can surely be the enemies--- once in a while, but in the end, they will still be your friends.
It is easy to please anybody except the professors.
You will be thankful if your professor:
Is only a part-time professor
Has an allergy of some sort
Note: Though for A and B, if it is the thesis adviser, it will make the students die.
Forgets the time of your class or best even forgets that he or she has a class
Is young or young at heart at least
Has at least a cute smile
You will die (MAYBE POSITIVE + OR NEGATIVE -)if your professor:
s’ names/surnames start with the letter B because B is synonymous to TOXICITY. (+)
brings the food for the class every meeting because that means there will not be a proper lesson again, your three hours will be wasted, and you will be bombarded with photocopies to read at home with take-home assignments. (-)
Tells you that you have to do this and he or she will shoulder your lunch because that just means your lunch is doomed. E.g. Lunch=Dewberry (-)
Shuffles index cards with your names on them (- and +); positive because it makes you alert—you will not be able to go to sleep in class and negative because it gives students heart attacks.
Hallways and Girls’ Restrooms can also be a place where you can dissect animals.
Bringing alcohol or hand sanitizer is a must… plus Baby wipes because of the shortage of water.
It is always wise to volunteer the same person as the class photocopier so that nobody else will suffer.
Drinking sometimes help.
It is very fast to have your X-Ray.
Bad words are expressions, they are not some sort of taboo words.
If you take all lessons seriously, you will just make life hard for you.
Being Grade-conscious makes you a paranoiac.
Attending the awarding ceremony for College Scholars (with 1.75 to 1.46 GWA) and University Scholars (1.45 above) will be responsible for unending teasing. Except for getting the certificates of course.
Being rich and belonging to the ‘In-crowd’ does not really matter that much.
Slippers, shorts, and shirts are the most comfortable study clothes.
Walls, chairs, and even blackboards can be diaries. (I super love the ‘PUSH THE BUTTON TO EJECT PROF’)
Oblation run wears out on you after two years. Haha. But boasting about it to students from ‘others’ is never tiring.
It will definitely make you paranoid if Bomb Threats are on the news and your school is surrounded by famous bomb target places: Supreme Court; DOJ, Court of Appeals and Robinson’s Ermita.
When it says that you should not bring out your cellphone when you are at Taft; BELIEVE IT--- no matter what your cellphone unit is.
Always anticipate for a surprise quiz. Professors’ minds are hard to decipher. So expect for the worst and hope--- hope that your seatmates are always prepared.
It is useful to have at least one Grade-conscious or studious friend.
Cherish every college moment even the cats’ nuisance behavior--- it will not be everyday that a cat will share your lunch.
Substance is really more valued than form--- both in written and oral communication.
The real meaning of Brain Drain and Nose Bleed.
Frat wars are not that scary. I even remember a time that a certain news circulated about two frats fighting at the quadrangle; instead of getting scared, the students all excitedly proceeded at the quadrangle to witness it.
Rallies are common occurrences as heavy traffics.
U.P. is definitely not for the masses only.
U.P. Diliman will become your second home.
T-shirts in U.P. Manila are better. Haha.
Library cards are most important---- before graduation. Haha.:)
You are unlucky if you have a laptop!
There are more female students than male students.
You really need Ateneo and DLSU or other UP campuses and schools for that matter--- (when looking for a boyfriend or girlfriend because all the good and straight ones are taken… bummer.)
The Ultimate Paranoia: HAVING YOUR NAMES OR CLASS NUMBERS POSTED IN THE REMOVAL LIST OR FAILED LIST OR NOT HAVING YOUR NAMES ON THE PASSED LIST. BUT THE WORST THING EVEN: NOT HAVING YOUR NAME ON THE CLASS LIST.
U.P. really stands for University of Pila.
It is Hard to deal with government people. You need to have lots and lots and lots of PATIENCE and also a big amount of ka-PLASTICAN.
Never lose your form 5.
You can forget your ID as long as your friends have their IDs. You can always borrow.
BEST LEARNING: Even though almost all U.P. Students are liberated; most PARENTS ARE NOT.
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