UAAP Fever
I got so caught up with the whole UAAP thing. It was like being in college. There's nothing like school pride. It felt good to see college kids and alumni rooting for their teams. Since the UST Growling Tigers didn't make it to the finals this year, I chose to cheer for the other team I like, the University of the East Red Warriors. I always thought they had great players. They had James Yap and Paul Artadi when I was in college.
I vowed to watch the Finals to support them and it was nice of Conrad to get me a ticket. Yipee! I was a bit disappointed when the Warriors lost Game 1. I left Araneta dazed. I had to sleep in the office and take a shower there just to make it to the game and they lost. I sat in the bus on the way to work praying for a win on Game 2. I was hoping they'd have the same victory like UST had last year. The Tigers lost to Ateneo in Game 1 but won Games 2 and 3. Yeah!
Yesterday, I went to Makati early to leave some stuff in my locker before heading to Araneta. Conrad handed me the tickets to keep before eating lunch. He called CK who asked him to go to mass first but he told her that there's no church anywhere in Cubao! We were to meet CK and her friend in Araneta so we could sit together. We planned to go to Starbucks first but balked at the sight of so many people swarming around Araneta. We squeezed our way inside just when the ushers started letting people in. We found great seats and we saved two more for CK and her friend who were on their way there. Apparently, there were four of them and we only saved two seats! Two of her friends had to sit at the back. I saw Roman and his fiancee, Rosette too. We waved at Roman. He told me that their other friends were in the DLSU side.
We were there two hours before the awarding ceremony. People from DLSU were swarming inside. They easily filled up the place. All I could see was green. I wore red in support of the Warriors.
I stayed in my seat to watch the players for UAAP get their awards. I saw Chris Tiu! He is sooo cute. I cheered for Japs Cuan and Jervy Cruz. It felt heartwarming to hear and see UE and DLSU people cheering for the Tigers. They were all doing the famous GO USTE! cheer. Haha! Proud Thomasian.
When the game started, I noticed that the Warriors didn't play as well as in their other games. The Archers were good though. The UE people didn't lose heart. We cheered, we jumped and shouted everytime the Warriors scored points. Kudos to the UE Ped Squad who screamed at the top of their lungs and motivated the supporters to cheer kahit natatambakan na ang Warriors. I felt a bit exhausted but I still jumped and shouted whenever the Warriors would get the ball. I knew that DLSU was bound to win but I told Brendo through text that one shouldn't lose faith. It was fun being there. I was disappointed with how the Warriors played though. When the buzzer sounded signaling the end of the game and I saw the timer display two zeroes, my eyes filled with tears. It was not the ending I wanted for the boys who played really well and worked so hard to get the 14-0 record. I believed in them so much that I lost sleep just to watch the games. There's always the next season to look forward to.
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When I got to work, I took a nap before my shift started. I snoozed during my one-hour break too. I couldn't wait to get home so I could get some sleep. I decided to sleep in the bus on the way home. I was taken by surprise when I woke up and the sun was shining down on my face. Aarrgh! Sun exposure! I was stuck in the bus for the next three hours. The lanes bound for Manila and Cavite were in standstill. I didn't know why but I could see people walking hurriedly outside. The bus stayed outside Robinson's Imus for like an hour. My head throbbed because of the heat and the exhaustion. I got home before ten in the morning. My shift ended at five. Grrr... I opened my computer to check my mail and received a message from Gem asking me if I was home. I told him that I just got there. He was wondering daw because his classmates who live in Imus got to school really late because of the heavy traffic. When he got home during lunch, he told me that there was a vehicular accident somewhere which caused the traffic to worsen. I took a Stresstabs tablet and slept. When I woke up, I felt pain in my back and my arms felt like I lifted weights all day. They must have ached because of the time I spent jumping around in Araneta and the time I spent sitting in the bus. I felt sick so I informed my sup that I'll skip work tonight. I slept for a few more hours before waking up to eat. I'll be back to work tomorrow. Sigh.
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I wore pink for Game 1
Game 1
Red for Game 2!
