Heyaaa! I just got back from dinner with my teammates whom I missed badly over the vacation. Alliv, Apol, Cliff, CO, Joyce, Nicky James, Shio, (daddy) Ogge, Coach Ramil, and I ate at Kenny Rogers after training. We missed Bequa, Francis, Jason, Mark, Michael, Nickee, and Ross though. It was nice having most of them there during training and dinner. I missed them so much especially because some of them haven’t been training regularly after the last UAAP. I was also able to ride Coach Ramil’s Volkswagen Beetle today! I’ve always wanted to ride that cute little car. haha…

Oh yeah, our team’s recruiting right now. To all the Lasallians, join the fencing team! No experience required (I joined the team knowing absolutely nothing too. haha). Don’t worry about the cost, the school pays for our equipment. SO! If you’re game, we are too! Drop by the 8th floor, Sports Complex every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 if you’re interested. Training for newcomers ends at 5:00, but you can stay longer if you like. If you have any more questions, you can drop by our booth along SJ Walk. See you there!

I want to say something about my dorm for a change.

It’s my second week back in EGI this term. The walls are green now. They repainted-- to match the furniture? I don’t really like the new color. Everything’s so green now, there’s too much of it. And thank goodness the aircon in our unit’s fixed. I couldn’t stand another night of the seemingly warm air it gives out! The showerhead hook in one of our bathrooms is still broken though. Hey, at least something remained constant. -__-;;

Security’s changed. Both the AM and PM guards were changed. I kinda miss one of our old guards (the one with the long hair, forgot her name though) because she was so nice and I really do get to talk to her, plus she didn’t have to check our bags whenever we go in and out of the dorm. Going in I can understand, but going out?! Hello, would we steal the sink? Oh c’mon.

Ate Kat, Tin, and Patti have moved out of the dorm. The three of them plus Ate Core stay in a condo right across the street. Ate Yars moved out of the dorm as well because she’s graduating this month. It’s weird not having our usual small talk by the mirror as we get ready for school. It’s even weirder not hearing their playful laughs every night. I miss them so much! I’m going to visit them one day when Ate Kat and Ate Core are regulars in the condo already. I think it’s going to be a while before I see Ate Yars again though. I wish she’d still drop by here sometime, I didn’t give her a proper goodbye. Freshmen have moved-in to their rooms already, but I’m not ready to accept the fact that the people staying in those rooms aren’t the people I’ve grown closest to just yet. I miss every single thing there is about living with them – down to every last story, giggle, and a little rant every now and then. I guess it’s just too hard to let go of all those memories. But still, change is change – we can’t do anything about that. Maybe it’s time to open up to the newbies and be the Ate for a change.

And of course, I love my roommate. We’ve become so much closer over the past months, and I’m glad she changed her mind of going home everyday. Thank goodness she did, the losing three dormmates thing is already too much change, or as Danny Noriega would put it, TMTH (too much to handle). Can I also say we’ve become more disciplined in our acads? YES, I CAN. haha…

I’m still trying to get the old feel of the dorm back right now, but I get the feeling it won’t ever be the same. Change is good, isn’t it? Oh well… Dorm life is hard, but definitely worth the experience.

Seven days... 'Til my birthday!