Weekends

It has been a great weekend. Saturday, I got to see friends whom I haven't seen in awhile. I went to Jayan's dinner at Oyster Boy. I arrived late already because I had dinner with my family first. By the time I got there, everyone was done eating already. But it's okay. I went mainly because of the people and not the libre itself. Afterwards we skipped dessert and went straight to my house instead. We karaoked (if there is such a word) 'til late. Javi was the performer of the night, while Sher gave everyone a surprise with her singing prowess. I didn't know she could actually sing that well...as in with all the high vibrating notes. I give props to Javi and Jayan as well for singing even if they were out of tune on some parts and for being unintentionally funny. Hehe It's nice getting together again with the MISA people...finally. I already miss the company especially now that we all have our own respective jobs, everyone's just so tired or busy to update on each other's lives. At least with dinners like this, I don't feel as detached anymore from my social life which I feel, sad to say, is almost non-existent at times.

Sunday, I got to visit my former grade school/high school alma mater again. I haven't been to ICA in a very long time. It's been more than four years now since I left...or should I say graduated. Revisiting my school brought back a lot of fond memories...friends and the games we played every breaks, the canteen food, intramurals, school fairs, prom, ball, and the list goes on. Although it was nice being back again, it kind of made me feel old in a way. I can't believe that I've spent more than twelve years there. I also can't believe I've managed to survive. I can't imagine being holed up to 8-9 hours a day, 5 times a week inside the school anymore. After having a taste of college, I surely wouldn't want to exchange it for high school. There is just so much more freedom in college. Now that I've also graduated from college, it got me to thinking if I've thoroughly lived out my stay at Ateneo.

More often than not, I tend to take for granted the things I have now and then regret later on for not being able to fully maximize the fun happy moments and opportunities while it was there. I have to admit I'm missing college more now especially after having a taste of the real world. I thought that nothing could be as more real as university life. Unfortunately I was wrong. Nothing could have prepared me for the real real world. Being a student is indeed a far outcry from being an employee of some big company which most often than not is ridden with politics. If only I knew this earlier on, I would have savored every minute of my student life. Though a little less satisfied and a few regrets added, I could still say with much confidence that I've done a pretty good job in both of my alma maters. I would never be the me now if it weren't for the experiences and learning I got from my schools.

What actually brought me to ICA was the badminton tournament that my Diko was organizing for their batch. As a support to her, my sister and I joined the tournament. This morning was just for the leveling. The actual tournament will be two or three weeks from now. Candice and I were not sure as to what level we belonged. So we chose the last level, which was class E just so we wouldn't be paired with the people who were already good at it. There were also these two girls(four batches higher than us) who signed in the class E level. We were asked to play a match with them so that the organizers could determine the correct level we were supposed to be in. Luckily, Candice and I won the match. Whoohoo! =) The game wasn't that serious because Crizelle and Cherie were joking and laughing most of the time. I enjoyed playing the game because it wasn't serious at all. There was no pressure to perform well. It was all in the name of fun. After the leveling, we went to Olympic for our weekly cousins' badminton thing and played until noon. Overall Sunday was a good sweat day for me. I haven't had the time to exercise lately, so I'm glad I got a good workout.