C.O.R.K.

"Words are not enough" can also mean "I just can't find the right words".

Memorable and Life Changing. These are the words that can describe my college life primarily not because of academics rather because of how extra curricular activities and bumming times paved way for relationships to grow into ones that made life more worth living. The people that I met and became a huge part of me gave me more reasons to dream, to strive harder in everything I do and just be the best in everything that comes my way. Most of the time I tend to slack and lose hope but they were the ones who knew how to put me up when I'm down.

Toto Dave. Pohlar. Gabo. Demoie. Muymuy. The names that my friends call me. Most of them are my batchmates and the rest are my upperclassmen. I'm quite surprised how I became good friends with the older ones. All hail the concept of family back when I was still in the accountancy program. I guess it all started there. The older ones look out for the younger ones specially those who are having a hard time with their academics. If not, they usually just talk to you when they see you alone in one corner. The next thing I knew, I already had my beloved Manongs and Manangs mostly from batch 2002 and 2004. They shared what is there to share about how to survive college and just everything about life. I was a freshman back then. Now I'm a supersenior and most of the elders are now making it to the top of the corporate world.

Life in college didn't stop with me being the freshman. Time came when I was the one being called Manong. I'm getting old. There are a few kids who had been special to me, a few from each batch but the last batch I was really able to welcome and spend time with was batch 2009. I'm not yet a graduate but I'm currently working as I write this entry. I was not able to have much time to get to know the new batch who came in but I'm hoping that I would when I go back for the second semester.

C.O.R.K.

Ciara.Osmond.Ralph.Kim

Moving on, I got to meet four of the most influential(?) people from their batch. Senior year stood out from the rest of my years being an upperclassman because of these kids. I just love each of them. Well, I actually made this entry for them because I miss them.

An Open Letter for Ciara, Osmond, Ralph and Kim.

I'm taking this opportunity to tell the world or to anyone who reads this that you guys have been among the best people that I met and you all are important to me. I'm so thankful having met the four of you. You and each of your individuality allowed me to relate more to different situations. I know I am not that good at being a role model. But I'm trying.

I'm sorry for the things that I did that made each one of you for a time pull away from me. It pains me when one of you does. I'm willing to sacrifice things for the four of you because you are that important. I might be saying the same things over and over again but all I want to stress out is that I will always be proud of you, I will always be here for you and I love you guys.

I hope I can make it up for the things that I ruined.

Your Manong, your Twin, your Kuya.