January 22, 2o07 The very day I will never forget. Dami nangyari. Daming natutunan. Daming kapasawayan. Daming kasiyahan. Di ko ma-express. Di ko alam kung saan ko sisimulan.
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Nagsimula ito kaninang umaga. Akala ko mahuhuli na ko sa klase. As usual late na naman ako. Paano ba naman 7:3o na ko nagising. Oras ng klase eh noh? Batas ako eh. hehe. Joke lang. Pagdating ko dun sa school… Wala si Prof. "Uy-gurl-nakakalorker" Pebre. So, me and Arf arf, RS, decided to go to the Library and research about our thesis. Maganda ang gising ko kaya I found myself smiling at everyone. Even the girl who is handling the books by the counter. I smiled at her and said "Good morning" with a soft gentle voice. Mega simangot lang siya. Nakakalungkot pero smile pa rin ako baka sakaling magabago ang atmosphere niya… Habang nag aantay ng libro na hiniram ko, may nabasa ako
"One hour. One hour mo lang pde hiramin yung librong kinuha mo. Pag lumagpas ka, magbabayad ka ng lima.. limang piso." Napagtanto ko… "Paano mo matatapos ang isang libro ng isang oras?" Pero ayus yun. It teaches us to be patient. Kung baga kung magbabasa ka ng Harry Potter… aabot ka ng dalawang taon (exagg naman!) Sige anim na buwan para matapos mo ito. Kapag hindi mo siya naintindihan, balikan mo ulit tapos anim na buwan ulit. Ok lang yun. Patience is a virtue.
Ngumiti lang ako… pero di pa rin tumalab ang charms ko. Siguro ganun lang talaga yung babae dun sa counter or may pinagdadaanan siya.
Masaya pumasok sa library. Madaming librong gustong kumausap sayo. Kung meron nga lang tayong 5 utak at pwede pagsabay sabayin basahin ang lahat ng ito… Go ako! - Seguey
So we arrived, did our research and stuff then Yoh and Nv came. Medyo tapos na kame ni RS pero ayus lang. Then we left Yoh downstairs then proceeded to the second floor, The Filipiniana section. Ayus dun. Yung nakuha kong libro parang kinain na ng panahon. pero salamat sa aming research nakahinga ito muli.
Habang nagsusulat si Nv ng research. Napag usapan namin si … Naku baka mabasa niya ito. Tapos kinuwento niya ang buhay ni …. Nakakatuwa. Nakita ko sa mga mata ng kaibigan ko ang pagmamahal niya kay …. Kaya nag diverse kami ng plan para sa kanya. Buwahahahaha! Kuwento ko pagtapos na. Baka mabasa niya ito!
Bandang tanghali. Humiwalay samin si RS sapagkat may meeting de avance sa kolehiyo namin. Kailangan ang kanyang prisensya. So its just us… Me, Yem, Yoh and Nv. We went straight to CB (College of Business) after we ate our lunch for some interviews and questions for our thesis. Kinakabahan nga kami. Baka kasi pag uupakan kami ng tao dun. (Isa pa ulit istorya yun. Next time na lang.) A supposedly innocent interview became one heckish of an embarassment. Kasi…
We were interviewing some of the students of Ad/PR and as researchers of something that would change the flow of the Ad PR history, would want to keep our identities to ourselves. They kept on asking and we just kept on laughing but we were still getting the information needed. They already had the thought that we weren’t from the school they were going to. They asumed we’re from CEU. Not until…
The chair came along. (Uh-oh) She asks us. and were all, obviously screwed. So Nv just told the truth. Man! What an adventure!! I never thought gathering data was that hard… but it was fun. We ended up laughing about it instead. Napilitan pa kami rumampa sa buong school just to find what we were looking for. We met a lot of people and they helped us which is a blessing. Tapos tinutukso ako ni Yem and Nv dun kay kuya SA. Nyak! Ayun.
Then Yoh had to go to CoC for the modeling then we saw RS at the lobby talking to some Ad/PR students. God! We we’re all panicking because of the stupidity we did awhile back. Pero hindi pala sila yun. teehee.
Dumiretso kami ulit ng library. We went to seek for the archives. We went down sa basement… creepy, cold basement… pero wala na dun then we went to the fourth floor… This is really where it all began…
Somebody told us that the archives office was on the fourth floor. And so, we went there. Upon being a ping pong ball, being tossed by people back and forth, we came upon the Bonifacio hall. When we came in, I really thought it was the archives office… there were plaques everywhere, old stuff, more on relics and stuff then RS called us to the other side and showed us something…
It was plaques and old pictures of our professor Miss Rustica Carpio. I had goosebumps upon seeing this renowned woman, seeing her life shine upon success, awards here and there, joining the korean war in the 1950’s. We never imagined that this very simple old lady would create such impact in the entertainment industry as well as the literature world of the arts. I can still clearly remember what Envy said… "She doesn’t deserve being treated with such disrespect" and that opened my eyes, my heart to Madam Carpio. She deserves the utmost respect from us, her students. and after hearing what had happened to her life and love… We just wanted to hug her… so tight. We want to make her feel that she’s someone who deserves love and respect eventhough we are not of the same blood. We want us to be her kids because she doesn’t have any. We want her to be a part of us not just because of her achievements but for who she really is, Mam Carpio… A woman of success but deep down… she’s broken. As kuya Boni… was telling her story… we almost cried. Our hearts just crushed. So we planned to give her a little something special every time we meet. We planned to give her just simple notes and make "mano" to her and we would wear our uniform for her. Then at Valentine’s we will give her an appreciation party. We are still planning on it…
Kuya Boni was like an angel from God. He was all alone up there at the little Antique room but he was one of the main examples why I learned to appreciate other people other than my closest friends. God allowed us to see how lonely sometimes, life could be. How not to trust on outer appearances and how each and everyday is the rarest. God made me realize that my friends are precious than Gold nor silver. Nothing in the world could buy nor trade. God made us see that Riches or fame isnt everything. It’s all about the people you are going home to and the people you laugh and cry or even be silly with.
Mas lalo kong na-appreciate yung mga friends ko. I saw another side of them which people will never ever take away from them… such beauty you will never ever see on another side of the world. I believe God brought us together for a purpose.
Aaminin ko. Naging Idle ako when it comes to my friends but God just broke my barriers so I may see how precious this people could be.
TO MY DEAREST FRIENDs NV, YEM, YOH, RS
This day just made me realize how this friendship could be so wonderful. I will never ever trade it for anything else. God just made me realize how special you guys are to Him and to me. Honestly, Akala ko hindi ito magtatagal but God opened up my eyes that this friendship can go on when we choose to cherish it with all of our hearts and if we would fight for it. I pray that it won’t ever ever end. Even if we live our separate lives and we may have our own set of friend… I wont let go… I would always remember this day JAn. 22, 20o7. The day of realization, a day of appreciation… I Love You guys with all of my heart. God loves you!