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First Week of Classes

First week of classes has come and gone. And words are only left to describe it.

I started off on a high note. I hope to continue this, yet yesterday I was starting to feel what many people call "emo" again. So I spent more time in the library. Interestingly even John from CBA told me I was looking emo when he saw me at the library alone, haha. I intend to recharge myself by thinking of happy thoughts and the things I am thankful for.

I met some interesting professors this semester. Even all the professors seem very interesting Prof Mamaril for Bio 1, the most quirky; Espina for LA1, the most regal; Diokno-Sicat for Econ 190.2, the most beautiful; Dizer for PE camping, the most laid-back; Avegcilla for Broadcast Communication 100, the most spontaneous; and Casambre for Political Science 199, the most enlightened.

Also met many interested new classmates. For Bio; Tammy, Red, and Ann. For LA1; Raffa, Bea, and Peggie(?) For Econ; except for Jowie, none yet. For Camping; Danica and a few others. For BC100; Henry.

This semester I intend to get all 1s in my classes. I think for the most part this is most doable.
John of CBA invited me to the member orientation of CBA. Met Katz and Roxanne there as well.

I just realized this is the first entry of the LAST semester of my UP life! :)
:)
Today I learned something interesting: When accidentally being ran after a swarm of bees, run to the nearest pool of water and dive in! Also camping bags (if properly bagged) can be used as floating devices.

Learning to be Clear

Today I finished reading "Making Friends" by Andrew Matthews. Though I can't distinctly recall anything specific at this time, I want to write down the one underlying moral that the book seems to pronounce among all the lessons and tidbits it shares:

one should clearly state what one wants, to one's friend, lover, workmate, etc Clearly and Distinctly... It makes the world a better place.

Two points:

1. Before I can state what I want, I need to know What I want. -- Sometimes this can be misconstrued as mabangon.

2. Saying what I want has always been a taboo manner. -- It has often be criticized or pointed out to be "selfish" or immodest.

But based on the book and my experience today, I think it is well worth included in the practice of my life.

I had a hard time meeting up with Mariel again after the night we spent together. I felt uneasy when she would text me everyday during the Bicol trip. It seemed force and formal.
Today on her return trip from her province, I made a point to meet her in a nice setting so we can talk.
Although at first I had a bit of concern getting my bearing, eventually I was able to get my flow. I told her that: I really enjoy spending time with her. I like it when we talk about the things we did. So I have a hard time when I get text messaged everyday because it takes out the missing part. Pleasantly surprising she agreed. I know she even understood me because she herself referred to the fact that she did not normally text so often to anyone. She did not realize how she became different with me, she just felt she wanted to know whether I was okay or not. When I told her I always make sure I am okay, it seemed she gave a sigh of relief.

Then I told her that I felt embarrassed because I had to ask my friends how to do what I was doing (that covered the seeming uneasiness if any). I told her the I am at exploring stage in my life and wanted to be clear. I know she has expectations on the situation, but I could not live up to to commitment at this time. She told me that she understood that I am a guy who cannot commit....and it was OKAY for her!

There was a moment of uneasiness for me because it was at this point when she said, I am the guy and she is Just the girl. I told her it should be an equal thing, and prohibited her from saying it again. At the end, when I asked her what we were... we decided to be clos(er) friends, with benefits. I think she liked that... I hope :)

We had a nice night afterwards at Camelot. Even though I was so tired because I had not slept last night, the 3 hours (2hours actually) of sleeping with her seemed to have washed all the tiredness away...

Oh by the way, she thanked me afterwards. She said she never felt more comfortable with me!