whoever said, “things don’t last forever” is wrong

A sudden rush of positive feelings came to me when I thought about R49. There’s so much to miss!

When did it all begin? It all started on a sunny day of June at CTC 202. I wasn’t feeling sociable, like my normal self, so I kept to myself with my iPod. I saw this tall guy, and I remembered him from ORSEM, though I never talked to him. “‘Dudes’ was what was said in his name tag. He looks like a bully,” I seriously thought. A bit later though, this guy introduced himself, and who would’ve known we’d be such close friends?

I got to know lots of people that day, including Jed, Dric, Jo and other people. I remember Drich to be hilarious; his jokes were endless. In time, I got to know everyone, even just by name.

As the days progressed, Denis, Jed and I became much closer. Lit became one of my favorite subjects because I got to sit near them. Dompor, Flores, Gomez… who would’ve known Eng/Lit class would be so much fun? Nobody really did. This is kismet. This is destiny!

To tell the truth, first sem English bored me. It was as if I wasn’t learning anything. Come to think of it, I don’t think I learned anything. No offense to the teacher, but maybe my listening wasn’t exactly up to par during the first semester. Lit was okay. I got to read “Killing Time in a Warm Place”, a book that is at the list of my top 5 favorite books. Writing wasn’t so bad in Lit either. In fact, I enjoyed it more. Despite the low grades I got, it was more interesting than English.

More and more kinds of friendship commenced. Second sem came like a breeze. I think I’m lacking metaphors, because there’s no way to describe the great feeling I have for this sem. Our English teacher got replaced. I prayed that second sem won’t be so boring. The Lord answered me gladly…

English wasn’t boring anymore. We had to do a research paper, and I joked around saying it was fun to do. However, I really didn’t know how to go about such papers! I almost failed terribly, but it was still all a learning experience. After some time, our teacher required us to write in a blog. That’s why I’m writing here right now! I’m not saying I’m just forced, though, because blogging has always been my passion, and this requirement has been one of the best things I’ve encountered in my freshman year.

We had to group together and come up with a unique group name for a blog. My group thought of “theevilcouncil”. Such brilliance, I must say, for it came from Kung Pow : Enter the Fist, one of the greatest movies known to man. We were all required to have a secret superhero name which was randomly picked. I got Captain Barbell, while Denis got Iron Man. Iron Man changed this blog forever.

Comments were made here and there in different entries. I wouldn’t elaborate as much as Denis anymore, but truly, this was one of the highlights of the year! It was so much fun having a great stir of controversies in a single blog site.

R49 will seriously be missed. If I didn’t really learn much about school related issues, I could say I learned this: friendship lasts forever. Is that too lame or cheesy? Who cares? This is what I learned! Call me a loser or whatever, but the friendships I’ve made in this class are so strong and I don’t think anything can change that. Denis, Jed and I even plan to continue writing in this blog! Who says nothing lasts forever? You’re wrong, person!

God bless all R49 people, wherever you guys may be, I’ll be here, as striderbatareyes, as your comrade and friend. Adios! Take care and have fun!

~ by thekismet on March 31, 2008.