Cross-World

Yesterday was a defning moment in my life! It was one of those big turns you take in the long and winding road they call life. It was one of those milestones you mark in your memory to stresss its importance or to to guide you on your way back if ever something gets screwed up! Yes, it was indeed like that! Except this time, there is no turning back!

June 14, 2005 will occupy an important place in my memory! It will be remembered despite being stored in a place which most of time doesnt give justice to its name! That day was the day i gave up my heavenly world of comfort and embraced the dark days of pressure! That day was the day I enterd the burning and flaming gates of hell which they call law school!

June 14, 2005 was our first day of class in the san beda school of law! Technically, it wasn't the first day of class because it was just an orientation. But still, most of the frightening components of a typical law class were there. The intense and hot grilling was present, only this time, it wasnt from the monsters they call law professors but from the heat inside the room brought about by poor airoconditioning!. And speaking of monsters, a number of law professors gave their supposed to be "inspiring" welcome speech which turned out to be not only discouraging but frightening as well! Maybe that was the best they can give. Maybe thats as good as they can get! Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against professors. Yes they are monsters, but like what the #5 bar topnother said during his speech, "They are like the monsters in Monsters INC., They scare because they care".

By now, with all the negative things i mentioned above, you might be thinking "What in heavens name have I put myself into?" If its that bad, why get into it?! That is a question frequently thrown at a Freshman law student and a question that is not frequently answered clearly! Anyway, we all have our reasons... Some study law because of their lawyer-parents or lawyer-grandparents wanted to make their clone out of their children or grandchildren! Some study because of patriotic reasons like "I wanted to put justice in our society... blah blah blah". And of course, no law student can claim with a face lifted up high that money is not part of the equation. It always is.

My own reason is a combination of all those things I mentioned above including(believe it or not) putting justice in our society! The only difference is that I dont have a lawyer-parents or a lawyer-grandparents or a lawyer-relative. In fact, If god willing, I'll be the first in our clan to have an atty. attached to his name! What a great sound that would produce, Atty. Badr Salendab! ahhhhh, music to my ears! But of course, this is assuming that I survive the torture law school would give me. THis is assuming that with all hell breaks loose, I'd get pass its gate and enter the paradise land of wealth and fame and justice of course!

"Ora et Labora", with this I can! Work and prayer will do the thing!

All hell cant stop me now!!!

Someones got a zoe loose

Last week, I was dying to watch Madagascar! I've arranged several plans but they've remained just a plan! My first attempt was last monday! I was riding the MRT on my way home when I saw this huge billboard of madagascar along EDSA! I immediately texted my sister and ask her to watch the movie with me! After several texts and miscalls, still there was no reply. Impatient as i have always been, I decided to call her!

Hello
oi, san ka?
ano? tawag ka na lang maya!
san ka, nuod tayo madagascar!
Engot, dito ako sa loob ng sinehan nanunuod ng madagascar!

Then, suddenly, the faint sounds i heard from the backgroud became clear! She was indeed watching madagascar! By this time, the train has passed my stop ( quezon ave. station). Since i have no choice, I just got off at SM north station! While walking towards the FX station at SM north, I saw another movie billboard. This time it was not of madagascar but of Star wars episode 3( another movie that top my to-watch list)! So i told myself "what the heck, star wars is as good as madagascar!" So, all alone, i walked inside the theater and watched star wars!

I thought after watching star wars, the call of madascars inside my mind would fizzle out! It didin't! On my way home, I texted my officemates to watch madagascar the following day! I was happy when they all replied yes!

The following day, we were on our way to glorietta to watch the movie! We were of two groups who were going to watch two different movies. Reich and her gang was watching "house of wax" while ours was "madagascar". Then one of my "madagscar group" suggested that why not watch house of wax instead! "para masaya, marami tayo"! After waves of "pangungulit", finally I gave up to the pressure! Thinking it wouldn't be that bad, I said yes to House of wax! Indeed it wasn't that bad! It was a great experience with all the screaming and everything!( courtesy of mae and anne). I had fun watching the movie... but the fact still remains that I missed madagascar!

I finally gave up on the idea of watching the movie. Until Yesterday! My dyiing hope was revived when erika suggested this brilliant idea of watching madagascar! We asked our officemates and it turned out that Anne and her friend was also planning to watch the movie! "ayos", I excalimed!

So here I am, making this post hoping that nothing can go wrong this time... This time, it wouldnt remain just a plan!