i just arrived from school. apparently, our 6-9 pm class was cancelled [ yay! ] so i have the whole night to myself. i'll be able to watch tanghalang ateneo's play, 3PO, probably go to the UP fair [ if it stops raining ] or go to the admit one gig at saguijo cafe [ i've never been there yet. and i really want to go to the "i love you store" located at the second floor of the same building ].

one good thing to be thankful today is the fact that i didn't study, yet i was spared from the wrath of recitation. i even had the time to eat lunch at satya's with neil when i haven't read the cases or the provisions on chattel mortgage for credit yet. hehe. at least i was full afterwards.

i wasn't able to study because i slept the whole night, i was online for hours checking out blogs and updating my site, and in the morning, i helped out di's brother for their social org's "big brother program". di, joan and i [ being the psych majors that we are ] screened around 28 students by interviewing them to find out if they are mentally/emotionally fit for the mentoring program [ each kid will be matched up with a "big brother" with the same interests who will help him in his future career ]. it lasted for only a few hours. and despite the slight fatigue [ imagine asking the same questions to strangers over and over ], we had fun exchanging the latest chismis [ hehe ] during the break. we even got a free jollibee meal. ehe.

i interviewed around 10 students out of the 28. each student was sharing his dreams/future plans, and it's nice to believe that they will pursue their careers and all become successful one day. but due to the economic and socio-political situation in the country, it's hard not to be cynical. the mentoring program would definitely be very favorable to the students, but not all would be picked. the hardest part for me was probably choosing which students to admit into the program. they all had potential, and i think they all needed a mentor. i just hope that they would seek some form of help in the future to guide them in their pursuits. i was actually tempted to help out this one kid who is interested in painting and wants to take up fine arts in college. hehe i think my altruistic side is turning into a messianic complex.

anyway, these are some funny things that happened from yesterday's interview:

• There was this 20 year old guy [ and he's still in third year high school. how sad is that ] interviewed by joan who wrote on his personal form, Sex: Mail
  
  
• Me: anong paborito mong palabas sa TV?
  
  student: ah, spongebob po
  
  [ and they even have cable! hehe ]
  
  
• After Di interviewed another 20 year old, the student later on came back to the room and said, "Ate, puwede bang humingi ng souvenir? and then he took out his camera phone [ just like mine! ] and took a picture of Di. haha freaky!
  
  
• I asked jokingly: may girlfriend ka na?
  
  student: wala po
  
  [ i later on found out that his interests include interior design, gardening, making beaded bracelets and selling avon products. go figure. ]
  
  
• there was also this student [ who's also gay ] who sang for a few minutes when Joan asked him to, and he kept on singing after he was requested to stop.
  

hehe. you find a lot of interesting people everyday.

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