Checklist for Ateneans

From Karen.:)

(X) eat at Manang's -- LIEMPOOO!
(X) learn the alma mater -- AS A CHEERDANCER, I WAS REQUIRED TO!
(X ) get on the dean's list -- WOOHOO!
(X) sleep on a bench -- THERE WERE JUST DAYS WHEN I COULDN'T HELP IT.
( ) be a TNT! -- THOUGHT ABOUT IT...
(X) jog around the campus in the evening -- BEFORE OR AFTER DANCE PRACTICE
(X) visit the art gallery -- YUP. LOVED THIS MOVING SCULPTURE CALLED "THE TREE OF LIFE."
(X) know at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name -- ATE ALMA. ONE OF THE ASSOC XEROX LADIES DIDN'T SEEM TO LIKE ME AT FIRST...I THINK SHE HAD A THING FOR H...
(X) get a Jesuit for a teacher -- DACANAY, ARCILLA, FERRIOLS, NICK CRUZ...
(X) itch from higad bites -- YUP, FRESHMAN YEAR.
(X) have gotten an F in something -- A SUBJECT? NO! A QUIZ, DEFINITELY. HEHE.
(X) have taken a crap in school -- GUILTY RIN. HAHAHA.
(X) watch a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game -- OF COURSE!
(X) give a powerpoint presentation -- UMMM...MANILA PAPER PA ATA USO NO'N EH. HAHA. BUT YEAH.
(X) study in the caf upstairs -- DO MEETINGS COUNT?
(X) watch a T.A play -- YUP!
(X ) sit on the SEC ledge and watch the stars -- I THINK SO...
(X) eat in Full House, Martha's Kitchen, and Ken Afford -- FULL HOUSE, YES. NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THE TWO OTHERS...
(X) sleep in the lib -- YEEES!
(X ) visit Mr. San Andres -- UNFORTUNATELY...
(X) go to the chapel
(X) have gotten a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers in the middle of the quad
( ) cut class with your block to watch a movie -- NOT MY BLOCK ATA. BAKA MY BENCH.
(X) sign up for those institutional (i.e. difficult but brilliant) teachers: Ferriols, Dacanay, David, Manacsa, Ang, Escaler, Arcilla, Totanes, and many others -- ALL OF THE ABOVE! OH EXCEPT ANG.
(X ) go to CERSA night -- EVEN DANCED ONSTAGE.:)
(X) have tried siomai rice -- MMMM.
( ) learn how to smoke -- NEVER HAVE.
(X) fall in love -- I HAVE THE VIDEO TO PROVE IT.:)
( ) actually read the book you keep borrowing from the lib -- I DON'T THINK I ACTUALLY EVER BORROWED A BOOK...HAHA.
(X) play cards during your free time -- PROBABLY A FEW TIMES.
(X) dress in business attire -- FOR THESIS PRESENTATION!
(X) learn to stay awake for more than 24 hours straight -- YES! I WAS IN DAVID'S CLASS!
(X) have gotten side comments from ASSOC -- UM, THE BOYFRIEND WAS THE TAIPAN SO... THEY CALLED ME "FIRST LADY." HAHA.
(X) take (and enjoy) Saturday classes -- TAKE, YES. ENJOY? NO.
(X) go to your immersion -- YEAH, WITH THE AETAS IN TARLAC. HAD TO TAKE A BATH AT THE POSO.
(X) eat Food for Thought sandwiches -- YUP! I'D GET ONE WITH HAM, MAYO, AND MUSTARD.
(X) get a boyfriend/girlfriend -- YUP.
(X) take time to read the vandalism in the CR doors -- HAHA, YUP.
( ) watch "Minsan Lang Sila Bata" and "Macho Dancer" for class --
(X) do a last minute paper -- IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO WORK.:)
(X) have spent a lot for 1x1 ID pictures (for index cards and teachers' seat plans)
(X) get exempted from final exams -- YES! ONE OF THE BEST FEELINGS IN THE WORLD! HAHA.
(X) attend a college mass -- YUP.
( ) promise to quit smoking
( ) play hide-and-seek in the mini-forest
(X) know where the best restrooms are on campus -- TOP FLOOR OF GONZAGA. SOLO MO EH. HAHA.
(X) join an org -- CADS!!! IT WAS PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAD TIME FOR. BUT I WAS IN BABBLE, SANGGU, AND WAS TRAINING FOR THE TRACK TEAM.
(X) allow yourself to make mistakes -- I DIDN'T ALLOW MYSELF... I JUST SORTA DID.
( ) take summer classes
(X) admire the sacred heart statue in the evening -- ADMIRE? WAS SURPRISED AT HOW BIG IT WAS UP CLOSE.
(X) make a video for a project -- YES. AND AS A RESULT, I'M HAPPILY COMMITTED.:)
( ) have a crush on a teacher
(X ) attend a Jesuit retreat (a must for everyone) -- IT WAS A THREE-DAY SILENT RETREAT.
( ) have gotten a parking ticket
(X) come to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes -- "SI TISHA HANGGANG DITO ANG BAHAY." - ONE TEACHER DURING A CLASS. HAHA. WAS WEARING SHORTS, A TANK, AND FLIPFLOPS.
( ) learn how to use the Bayantel pay phones
(X) participate in school activities -- DANCED, MODELED, CHEERED DURING GAMES.:)
(X) catch the Blue Babble Battalion tryouts -- HAHAHA. WELL, YEAH!
(X) date an Atenean -- YUP.
(X) ride a tricycle on campus -- YUP. BUT I DIDN'T MIND WALKING EITHER.
(X) find a tambayan -- WAS A BIT OF A NOMAD. OUTSIDE THE CAF (WITH D BENCH), ASSOC, LIB STEPS, SANGGU, AND SEC.
(X) admire the marikina valley at night
(X ) go drinking along Katipunan -- DIDN'T DO THE ACTUAL DRINKING. WAS WITH FRIENDS WHO DID. HEHE.
(X ) learn how to beg for a higher grade -- DID IT ONCE. AND IT WAS MORE OF NEGOTIATING.
( ) use your cuts wisely -- HINDI WISELY EH. HAHA. I WASN'T ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO TRACKED THEIR CUTS ON THE BACK OF THEIR NOTEBOOKS!
( ) volunteer to be class beadle
(X) had the worst lottery schedule for reg -- I THINK WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE.
(X) admire the trees on campus -- LOVE THOSE FIRE TREES. MAHIGAD NGA LANG. AND THEY'RE MAGICAL DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
( ) have forgotten about your freecut and gone to that class
(X ) eat in the ISO canteen - I THINK SO...
(X) be active in your org -- WAS PRESIDENT.:) AND EVEN IF I WASN'T, I STILL WOULDA BEEN ACTIVE.
( ) have signed up on an ACP class just because the girl or guy u like signed up for it
( ) get as many app forms as you can during the job fair -- NOTHING FOR COMM MAJORS
(X) learn how to cram (and still get A's) -- IT'S SUPPOSEDLY ONE OF MY TALENTS.:)
( ) sell tickets (or watch) an org-sponsored movie premiere
(X) save money to Xerox all of your seatmate's notes -- ALTHOUGH MAY MGA NAGXEXEROX NG AKIN. AND ANG KAPAL PA NG MUKHA MAGREKLAMO ABOUT MY PENMANSHIP. HAHA.
( ) have accidentally seen a make-out session
(X) check out the Meron Lagoon and Lambingan Bridge -- FOR ES!
(X ) have dozed off in class in Bel right after a class in CTC/SOM/Comm. Bldg or vice-versa -- I DOZED OFF DURING A CLASS IN BEL... AND I WAS SITTING FRONT AND CENTER! JAHE!
(X) learn how to work with groupmates from hell -- HAAAY.
( ) perfect the art of parking on campus
(X ) had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus -- PROBABLY AT MIDNIGHT DURING PRACTICE, WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO GET US OUT OF THE CAMPUS.
(X) develop a love for sisig -- DIDN'T HAVE TO DEVELOP IT. LOVE AT FIRST BITE.:)
(X) learn how to pronounce "AEGIS" properly -- UMM...PA'NO NGA BA?:)
(X) have used typing rooms at the library -- ONCE, I THINK.
(X) have reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function
( ) have asked the library for an endorsement to research in other libraries -- I DID THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL THOUGH. HAHAHA. DORK ALERT.
( ) have lost a perfectly functioning umbrella -- I'VE LOST TWO BEAUTIFUL DRESSES AND A KICK-ASS PAIR OF SHORTS THOUGH.:(
(X) have used consultation hours properly -- ONCE OR TWICE.
(X) Looked forward to lab breakage refund, in case you didn't break any equipment -- YES, BUT I FORGOT ABOUT IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.:S
(X) visit the Guidance Office -- YUP.
(X) and Infirmary -- ACCIDENT- AND STOMACH CRAMP-PRONE ME? OF COURSE.:)

I miss Ateneo.