Starbucks, Sykes and My new home (aka Nov 13, 08)

Funny things happen when you hang around school for too long.

13 Nov 08, Happy Birthday Day Izelle! I went to UST to scout the competition, for some reason security at UST was really lax, must be because it is the start of a new semester. After donning my faux commerce disguise I got all the way to the school of Civil law and shot the breeze with my friends who were talking up law there. I actually didn't learn much except that UST was sending a better team to IHL than they did to CVC. If nothing else they are better prepared this time.

Nitz, the place where copyright goes to die a miserable death (along with my wallet)
Two copies of the Porfi notes cost P1550. Damn it was a good thing I had some money when I went there. Too bad we lost the bill it would have been nice if we got Arellano to foot the bill on that one.

After that it was a late lunch with Kiev (sorry I came all the way from work and I had to do that silly segway) she was in somewhat better spirits today. Perhaps because she finally got a decent nights sleep? I admire her tenacity co'z she's already studying for Wills [despite not having met her teacher yet].

I went to school for no other reason than to see my 4th Adding form denied (well partially denied 1 subject added two denied). At least I'm climbing from 10 units on Oct 28 to my current total of 16 Woohooo!!!

Of course I had to hang around and *ahem* disturb people. Of course I had to see Kucil and whine (yes Kucil I'm sorry I'm such a whiner lately but this enrollment bit is getting really oppressive!) about my 4th set of denied subjects. Of course I had to go bug Jemz and feed her paranoia (sorry Jem, you know you are my friend and that I care about you but sometimes I just really have to be mean :P ) . Oh and if u read this, latest news tells us Atty Danny Uy declined to teach in your class. Damn I'm so mean to you lately.

Kucil was supposed to go to Starbucks after performing her motherly duties to Foresnic including the pacification of an irate Sophomore who REALLY just wants to carry a full load this sem! and picking up some books from the ISS.

That started a series of um.. fortunate events? [take that lemony snicket!]. One thing lead to another and before you know it we were at Starbucks at Sykes Q.Ave near Edsa. Kiev after some miscommunication joined us.

We had our usual coffee while Kiev went to Ministop. I bet that was the last time she considered Sharksfin and Pork fried dumplings a meal.

I don't know if those two were just being paranoid or I was just being too complacent. They were already studying Criminal Law and Wills respectively while I was just bumming around obsessing over my damn Three-Year Plan and how fate is conspiring to rob me of it. In my defence, I had neither my Laptop nor any meaningful books with me at the time.

Between trying to study we were also making plans. You know what? I really enjoy thier company. From the impossible to the plausible we started to chart the future of ALFG.

Kucil and I have been together since the CVC law debates. I can't for the life of me figure out why we aren't sick of each other yet. But that's the way it is. Despite our different backgrounds we share many principles. We won't be driving around in our fathers' car nor will we be flaunting our mothers' money. For that I respect her, in many ways she is a self-made woman. [As I am].

She's probably the first person in Arellano I became close to partly out of necessity, chemistry counts for something in a debate, and partly out of shared ideals and the simple fact we spend so much time with each other.

Kiev, well except for the happy circumstance that we end up in the same FX together or it just happened that we were in the same place at the same time we hardly get to talk much. At least not until Kucil and I dragged her into the IHL moot *Evil Grin*.

Now, at least in theory, she's stuck with me and Hazel for the next two weeks as we battle supremacy in the field of International Humanitarian Law. Sorry hehehe, but I did what I had to do. After all between the three of us (and the new people) we are the future of Forensic. We can't afford to leave our best resources idle and unpolished.

Seriously, since the IHL moot got started we've been able to spend more time together, along with the rest of the crazy crew called ALFG. I must admit Kiev has dispelled a lot of misconcepcions I had about people from the Royal and Pontifical University. Then again I had a lot of misconcepcions about people outside of my sheltered little home along Katipunan.

In a year's time we will be fighting over the bloodied carcass of Kucil's legacy (Kucil is graduating next year), the least I could do is get to know the person before I stab her in the back right? Hehehe... I'm kidding. Kucil's job is tiresome and a heavy burden let others step up to that plate. I just want to moot.

Believe me Kiev can dream BIG! Miss kaayo I am behind you 100%! I'll only say this now (owing to fatigue and the alternative circumstance of being under the influence) but Semper Fidelis.

I wrote down our plans (and promptly lost the notebook) wondering what portion of our dreams will become reality. Well dreams are free.

Yikes, the end of the day was a bit odd, I told Kucil my house was two blocks from Burger King, (I meant two LOOONG blocks) in the end they saw the condo were me and my family hold thier domicile. Oh boy scary... now the Arellano people know where I live :))

At the end of the day, I missd 1/2 day of work, I didn't get to visit my bestfriend on her birthday, I STILL lack subjects, AND I STILL DO NOT FEEL THE URGENCY of the new semester dawning upon me.

Yet at the end of the day I was very happy, twice heartened that though my new home is not perfect, it is a home I can call my own.

The cracks in the vessel of our being are hardly noticable because everyone else is a flawed vessel and we are too busy making the most of our imperfect circumstances to nitpick and dennigerate others for thier "imperfections."

I no longer reside in the Ivory Tower.

I am part of the living world. I am Dasein, I am at peace.
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I'm sorry Izelle, I thought I was gonna be busy doing work on your birthday that's why I greeted you the midnight before. Instead, well I just told you what I've been doing. I'm sure you will approve right?