FIRST DAY GREAT DAY

I have always dreaded the first day of school back in elementary. I liked it during high school. But I just love it during college! Being officially back in UP is just so exhilarating! I would have to say though, that my junior year’s first day of classes for the first semester has got to be the best so far.

My first class was Econ 100.1…yup, the class which I slaved to get for two days! But it was all worth it. Being able to sit in front of a raving (and surprisingly funny…) Solita Monsod (or Mareng Winnie for you Ariel and Unang Hirit fans out there…) just brightens up my day (at least my Tuesdays and Thursdays for this sem…). She really knows what she’s talking about, both the economic stuff and the jokes. But the best thing about this class is that I discovered that a ‘special’ person is my classmate! This ‘special’ person is special in ‘its’ little way…I was so freaking happy to see that person sitting just mere feet away from me! Here I was thinking that I should have just given up trying to take Econ this sem, but now I know why I was so persevering: destiny led us to be together in one class once again!! Hahaha!

My next class was Psych101. Though the professor is a complete gay bitch who is so conceited he makes Chuck Bass look modest, I still think my Psych101 class would be a great class to be in this sem…or not.

Then came my last class for the day: the dreaded J192 with Prof. Chua. She’s really nice as a person. Just don’t expect her to be as nice in dishing out grades. She’s really tough, but reasonable. Imagine, for our first meeting we already have a bunch of readings. Talk about being efficient. I am sure she will be good friends with Prof. Monsod if they chance to meet each other hahaha. I won’t lie, I am very nervous to take her class. As if her mere presence is not intimidating enough, my classmates have to join too! I have three classmates who are considered journ royalties for their exceptional talent, not to mention the bunch of seniors I have to contend with academically. Looks like I’ll be having a pretty exciting semester with Maam Chua…*big sigh

Then there was the freshy orientation today. A lot of freshies are entering UP this year. Fresh meat ready for the hunt *rawr! I noticed that a lot of the freshies are freaking coños, it just goes to show that UP is becoming a haven for rich kids already, and not just the intellectually deserving but financially challenged.

MCO handled two blocks: K5 (Journalism) and K3 (CommRes). Though there was a slight mix-up with BroadAss over the handling of K3 (no thanks to Prof. Avecilla’s ‘divine’ intervention…*chills), everything was sorted out in time. Surprisingly there are a lot of freshies who took up journalism this year. There were 40 of them compared to our number during my freshy year wherein there were only like 30 of us. Unsurprisingly, CommRes registered the lowest number of freshy enrollees again this year, with only 10. The turnout for the journalism department actually beat the turnout for the broadcasting department, and that doesn’t happen too often.

Despite the increase in tuition, students still chose to enroll in journalism. I just hope that these students are not using MassComm as a stepping stone for them to shift to another course in UP, as many people do. If that is the case, they are not losses. Media does not need people without balls. Sooner or later they will try to come back. They will realize that they were wrong. Because MassComm has one thing other colleges in UP will never have…

A curriculum without any Math!! Nyahahaha!!

Well, except for CommRes that is…

Ate Rach and Alexis: mga filingerang twins…hahaha! It seems like everyone in MCO looks like another member in one way or another…

*second picture courtesy of Barry Viloria

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