I have to start my day right. This day is our enrollment. I woke up at around 6am and make myself ready to go to school. I can feel that the sembreak is about to end. I was wearing again my uniform and it felt like another months of challenges are waiting for me to tread by the start of another semester. At first, everything seemed to go right. Nothing unusual happened. It was like another routine in going to school. The usual traveling by jeepney to Katipunan, riding a train to Legarda and boarding a jeepney again to my pit stop -- my school. I arrived at UST at an early time of 8am.
There were many engineering students scattered around the hardrock, in the pavilions and on the benches along the cat walk as I passed along the engineering building. Mostly unfamiliar faces were in my sight. I looked around to find my classmates but none of them was already there. I just walked straight towards the seminary gym hoping to see one. As I cross the drive way near the seminary gym, I saw Sittie, my co-DOST scholar, at the mini burger store. At first, I felt a bit shy to approach her but I knew I should. We had a short conversation and in a short moment we parted ways. I waited in front of the P. Noval court for any of my classmates but I failed to see even one of them. After several minutes, at last, I saw Edward (my co-scholar) and Marlon (my classmate). Without thinking twice, I approached them just to have a companion. I pointed Sittie to Edward and we three had a short time to have conversation. I then, found out that the schedule for enrollment was being strictly implemented so the right time have to be followed. I should have listened to Gino's advice.. tsk..tsk. Because of that, I had to wait for 2pm.
We sat on the benches under the shade of the big trees beside the P. Noval court. I really hate to wait because it's so boring and it's like I'm using up my time for nothing. It was 10am, the guard started to have some announcement and to our surprise the 2nd year enginnering students are already allowed to enroll. Thank God!. :) We immediately fall in line and finally we got inside the seminary gym. First, I enrolled for my PE. I was suppose to get Handball but unfortunately, it was already closed so I had no choice but choose another one. Marlon offered me the same schedule of PE as his so I enrolled for Basketball. The same process went through in enrolling. I assessed my registration form, paid my tuition and got my ID sticker.
Time for me to go home.. yipee! But I decided to buy first a shirt so I rode the Megatren and alighted at Cubao. I strolled in the malls there and look for a shirt but I can't really decide on what to buy. I changed my plan so I went home first. I rode an FX taxi in the terminal. I made a big mistake! The FX taxi had to be filled first with passengers before it departs. I waited again for almost an hour.. grrr. When I finally got home at around 2pm, I ate my lunch, rested and took a nap.
At around 4pm, I decided to go to Sta. Lucia to buy a shirt. I left the house at 5pm. By that time, I have decided on what to buy. First, I went to Sta. Lucia and then to Robinson's Place Metro East. I was at Bench when somebody tapped me at the back. I was surprised to see Jona, Ban, and Lheli. I had this feeling that I would see them there because Jona told me yesterday that they would have their hair relaxed and voila.. I saw them. I was suppose to go home early but they wanted to eat first so we ate at McDonalds and it was Jona's treat... hehe. It was for the second time that she would treat me. After that, we went strolling around the mall and they too bought shirt and other stuffs. It was 8pm when we decided to go home. We rode on the terminal of FX taxi outside RP and knowing that it is a terminal.. we waited for half an hour.. It was already 9pm when I got home.
