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Red Horse Kicked at Tomato Kick
“Five hundred!” I blurted shortly after being seated when I saw what the people at the other table is drinking. Red Horse 500ml. “Ngayon lang ako ulit iinom ng hindi stallion,” I told my friends.
The scorching summer heat makes you just want to stay indoors with the fan and AC on but thank goodness I managed to defy the laze for I should’ve missed yet another awesome night.
When Inah asked if I want to go out, I asked, “Saan? Sa Mall?” Kasi sobrang init di ko maisip maglakad lakad sa labas, haha. She LOLed, too, and suggested we go to Diliman. Since, I wanted to explore and go food tripping in Diliman for some time now, I said yes. I remembered I was just texting with our friend Rogelio the night before and he asked if there’s any get together happening soon. Sakto! Three’s a party!
We were supposed to do some photo sessions but we got lost multiple times and the sun set too soon.
Wit-tea! 
Smile na baby.
We went looking for that restaurant/food stall “Lutong Bahay” but learned that they are open only in the morning. Sayang, we went ice candy-ing and tea-ing instead before moving on in search for the famed Mang Larry’s Isawan.
After walking and walking and asking random people for directions (most of them doesn’t really know where Mang Larry’s Isawan is), we found him!
Mang Larry's Isawan
Mang Larry’s Isawan is indeed popular! Pinipilahan talaga! You just need to have patience because they got lots of customers and you have to wait for your orders to be cooked. The wait is worth it anyway.
Isaw ng Manok
Isaw ng Baboy
8 Toleran
We were the last ones to leave the place. Well, 8 and company were still there when we left but they’re not really like customers I supposed?
All photos except Isaw and Mang Larry’s Isawan are from Inah.
Engineer’s Hill
June 6, 2006 Lumipat na ko sa boarding house.
Malamang kakalipat ko lang nito kaya one liner lang ang nasa journal. Napagod sa paglilipat ng mga gamit. Soloista eh. Mula Breha, sa Engineer’s Hill ako napadpad. Bakit ba ayos tumira dito? Una, mura at walking distance sa UP. Pangalawa, dahil may malapit na talipapa at mga computer shops. Nung nasa Engineer’s Hill ako, bread and butter ko ang pagsisinungaling at natuto akong dumiskarte para magsurvive.
Pano ko nga ba to nakita? Hmmm, dahil siguro sa karatulang wanted female boarder? Ang boarding house ay two-storey na kadikit mismo ng bahay ng landlord. Medyo luma na pero maluwang- may dalawang kwarto sa ikalawang palapag at isa sa attic. Ang mga gamit lang sa first floor ay isang lumang sala set at ang mga gamit panluto.
Pito kaming nakatira dito, pawang mga babae.
What’s the Bird?
So after all those years, the bird’s not a parrot but an eagle. I’m talking about the UP seal.
Last night, I was dazed upon reading Tuesday Vargas’ tweet that says: Ke eagle yan o parrot, UP will still uphold its standards as the epitome of higher education.
But thinking it’s just a petty rumor or something, I ignored the tweet but then few hours later Kuya Kim tweeted:
Because I’m too lazy to Google, I popped the question on Facebook and as expected, people unanimously replied it’s a parrot.
When I was a freshman in UP, I thought the bird in the seal is an eagle because it really looks like one. But then my roommates said it’s a parrot, merely because the bird is intelligent which most represents the people university (as it always claims hehe). During my second semester in the university, I got the same explanation from an instructor: it’s a parrot because the parrot is the most intelligent bird, and UP students are madaldal, in the sense na they speak out.
Upon raising the question on Facebook, a friend sent me a link to a blog explaining that the bird in the UP seal is an eagle, as claimed by the UP System Information Office.
Ano ba talaga?
Winning the Pihit sa Hangin Adventure Race
Aside from working in New York City, my ultimate dream is to join the Amazing Race.
I’ve always fantasized that when I get older, probably when I’m 20 and one of the two major networks in the country had already franchised the reality show, I will definitely audition for it. But for now, I will start by joining amateur and school-based adventure race.
I learned from Karen that their Fine Arts class will hold this adventure race in school where any bona fide UPB student can join and that the winning team will receive cash prize. Aside from the fact that I was broke, I saw it as an opportunity to somehow fulfill my dream.
Brehans Go Treeplanting in Busol
To the forest!
In UP Baguio, frat wars and rumbles will not bring you popularity and prestige. In order for an organization to be recognized by the university, it must hold services for the school or community.
UP Breha, the organization of lady dormers in UP Baguio isn’t exempted with this rule. It holds several activities every school year in order for it to be included in the university’s recognized organizations.
Treeplanting in Busol is one of Breha’s activities held every year. Busol Watershed is one of Baguio City‘s major water sources that is why individual and collective effort to conserve the forested area is encouraged.
Breha’s annual treeplanting activity is like the organization’s little way of helping solve Baguio City’s environmental problems. The activity is usually held during the month of September, just after the rainy season.
Freshie Tour
It was my first time to go to Baguio City when we went to UP Baguio for admission. Aside from what I usually see from postcards and TV, I don’t have any idea what Baguio really looks like.
My mother opted that I stay at the UP Baguio Ladies Dormitory (also known as UP Baguio Residence Hall or BREHA) since I’m a stranger at the place and my cousin is also staying here. Had I given a choice, I wouldn’t stay in the dorm thinking it would curtail my freedom.
Anyway, on the bright side, Breha introduced me to Baguio. One of the annual activities organized by the upperclass residents of the dormitory is the Freshman Tour that aims to show the new dormers some popular spots around the city.
We, the freshmen, don’t have to do anything but to give our contribution for the bus rent and some snacks. It is the duty of the sophomores to do all other transactions, i.e. doing the paperworks (request for the university to approve the activity), and legworks such as scouting for the most affordable transportation and food. But sweet and kind freshmen could render help to our Ates.
The day of the tour came and most of us were very excited since it would be our first time to go around the city. The bus ride was fun-filled, thanks to our Ates Gha and Tine, the natural comediennes who entertained us all the way.
For that day, we were tourists going around and posing here and there for photo ops.
Good point: The idea of Freshman Tour is excellent since most of the freshies were new to the city. At least we were given some exposure around Baguio where we would stay for the next four years or so.
Bad point: Bus ride around the city made most of us dizzy since we were not yet used to the winding roads.
Otherwise it was something that would always linger on me.
Super low quality photos:
PMA
The Mansion
Mines View Park
Second Floor Beauties
