Current mood: edgy

Current music: stolen

§  I woke up at around 8 am which was about an hour late from my usual wake up time.

§  And just like every other day, I instantly activated my virtual to-d0-list, more of my study plan for the whole day which was like this: *oblicon -> crim2 -> legal technique aka logic -> and theology pa nga pla (how the hell would I study for theo? uhmmm…)… lunch (or my semi-lunch-more of a merienda) would probably be somewhere in between*

§  I went to chocokiss ( which was like a slight diversion from my Makati route) since I had to buy a cake (di whole pero enough slices) for our sort of “surprise” for Mau.

§  Around 11 am, nasa Rockwell na ako.. I went to National to buy Mau’s bday card.

§  On my way to the library, I bumped into one of my blockmates…

Joseph: uy, nag-walkout raw si trillanes sa sala ni judge pimentel ah

Ako: ah talaga (with a sort of grin out) ….

*fyi: Judge Pimentel is my crim 2 prof at dhil sa “coup” yesterday, he sort of reached immortality*

§  I went to my usual spot sa lib.. (unusual kasi late na nga ako from my usual library time tas nauna si g sa akin at si bubs nakaupo sa spot ko.. )

§  I put my stuff sa vacant table then handed to bubs ung card

§  Went to the cafeteria para ipatago ung cake kay “ate”

§  Went back to the library and started to go through my readings. Bubs asked me about the incident so we kind of yakked about the military

§  I then went back to my readings

§  Beadle G (whose seat was beside me ata pero nasa kabilang table dhil nag-aayos ng seat plan for theo) announced na suspended ung classes

§  Went out of the lib to look for some blockmates for Mau’s card

§  Received some text messages.. one was from my sister

§  Pag balik ko lib, everybody was leaving na rin

§  Punta kami ni g sa caf, I called up jayson

*eh business as usual ang Makati so di rin kami nagsasabay umuwi

§  Stayed sa school for 30 minutes then I finally decided to go home na rin at ipasalubong na lng ang cake kay mama at sa kapatid ko..

§  Pagdating sa bahay, I stayed glued sa television hanggang matapos lahat

§  Txt galore with friends then took a nap

§  Habang nasa harap ng computer, tumawag si yang, may curfew raw. Hwat?!

Jayson: uy carol, may curfew raw

Ako: ha talga?

Jayson: di mo alam

Ako: nasa harap ako ng pc eh.. nasa labas ka?

Jayson: nasa MOA kasama sila pido

Ako: pa-hi sa kanila… wait lang

….

….

(I asked my mom about the curfew while still on the fone)

Ako: may curfew nga raw.. 12..

Jayson: basta balitaan mo ako tungkol sa curfew

§  Received a txt message from beadle g about the curfew

§  Forwarded the message to some friends na nasa labas ng bahay

§  And for the rest of the night: nagtxt, nasa harap ng computer at umikot sa bahay…

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      Our country has had probably too much politics for the last fifity years or so. Poverty almost certainly had become the face of our country. And all the extra-judicial killings might prove how injustice prevails.  Though there’s now a thin line between liberty and oppression, we still have to remain faithful to the institutions that we have tried to protect over the years. We can’t just run amok every time we get disappointed with our government. What would democracy be then? There’s a proper time for everything, even for a revolution. Change is not as easy as it is and Rome was not built in just a flick of a wand. We have to remain faithful to our foundations.