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Early Pre-graduation Rites
1:55 PM December 15, 2007

What's up with this? Well, I'm starting to realize, as I've told Bong, that despite the fact that I won't be graduating till next school year, I've already begun going through the usual rituals of a graduating UP student.

1) Thesis all-nighters. I'm not even close to starting my own, and yet I've experienced the stressful overnight cramming of such. *a few pics in multiply*

2) *and this is where it gets really controversial* Attending the Oblation Run. People who usually make it a point to stay away from the AS walk on such an occasion usually find themselves thinking, "Since it's my last year, I might as well watch it. It is, after all, my last year, and it IS part of the whole UP experience and everything..." Yes, I was on the street fronting the AS steps, amidst a crowd who'd shriek with excitement at the drop of a hat. I was actually amused by the number of false alarms that sent the crowd into what i call a "fever pitch".

What is the Oblation run, you ask? It's this yearly event in UP where a frat sends their neophytes (often accompanied by senior members who enjoy the thrill of such things, i hear) running along the corridors of the Arts and Sciences building totally naked, save for a mask, of course. Why I was there in the first place can be answered by the fact that the rest of powerpuff (i.e. Bong and Vigile), asked me to accompany them since it was their last year in UP. And finally, the most exciting question, did I see anything? Well, considering my proximity to the area of the run (again, across the street from the AS steps), considering the hordes of other people and mediamen crawling the place, and finally considering WHO this is we're talking about, the answer is, plain and simple, no. 1) as soon as they stepped onto the steps, everyone especially those equipped with video recorders and cameras, all swarmed tightly towards the runners, creating a circle that reminded me of how you build a moat around a sand castle to keep water from flowing out. 2) we weren't even near enough to be considered the "sand forming the moat". We were yards away, watching the moat do its business around their sand castles. -_- 3) As soon as they climbed down the stairs, the only real chance to get what Bong terms "a glimpse", the shock of their entrance caused me to turn my face away. Sorry, it was an involuntary move caused by politeness. I live a boringly conservative life here. ^^; In the end, the only thing we really saw were the masks, nothing more. ^^;

Last question, Vigile asked, who would be the least likely person we'd ever find watching the Oblation Run? And here are the resulting answers, in no particular order:
~ Sig (XD I can't even imagine her agreeing to watch it)
~ Ivan (I can't even imagine him standing there without looking away)
~Virmarie and Monique (High School classmates. Highly unlikely as well. ^^;)
~Bong, Vigile and Gen (Bong's answer. The best though most ironic answer of the day. ^^;)

How's that for an early graduation rite? XD

come fly ~ gen

The first and only time I watch Oblation Run, I didnt see a thing too, except the masks. And see, I am right upfront with some of my friends. I didnt even dare looking down. I kept my head up, refusing to pollute my eyes. haha.

~ Goddess Levs | December 15, 2007 6:05 PM