I had to ask my lawyer to remind me what the age of consent is in England. The undergrads are back and my gawd, the new ones talaga namang bring out the Nabokov in me. Not that I'm old, (I'm 28 looking more like 21, betches) but as I said before, I don't want to be the Kevin Spacey to the Mena Suvari in American Beauty. Hanggang Beth Midler from a distance there is harmony and it echoes through the land it's the voice of hope... lang ako.
Nakita ko yung crush ko sa library. Naks, second year na si Neneng. The summer must have been good to her as she's way prettier the last time I saw her.
As for the new peeps, maraming magagandang dilag. May nakilala ako kagabi na undergrad sa opening drinks. The usual suave oneliners na walang kakupas-kupas tapos dumating sa "So anong kurso mo?" Sinagot. Uy, pareho kami ng field. "So anong options class mo". Sinagot. Uy majors ko yun. And then one and one plus two. Nyek!!!! Fota, magiging estudyante ko siya in two weeks time. Kahit practicals course lang totoro ko this term I need to be semi-propesyonal no. Sayang. Cutie pa naman. Hi, hello, goodbye muna sa kanya for now pero kung patuloy nya akong aakitin, siempri bibigay rin ako. (Parang si Chairman Abalos diba. Napaka-honest, intelligent, marunong magbilang, at competent na mama pero nag-give in to da dark side.)
Being Pinoy, tinignan ko listahan ng mga perst year. Maraming hyphenated. Aba, ang isa dalawang hyphen ang apelyido. Galeng, lolo nya ang kauna-unahang chancellor ng Prussia at katitulo nya yung mahilig magbilang na muppet sa Sesame Street. (Shet, parang obvious naman yata kung sino tinutukoy ko.) Dapat siyang kilalanin. Malay natin, baka nagbebenta na pamilya nila ng broadband, baka makakuha ako ng 200. Hoy, biro lang yun! Hindi ako corrupt, corruption of minors lang. Pero ngayong hindi na nagpapapasok ang unibersidad ng mga child prodigies (under katorse), hindi na problema ang "inducement of a minor" kung sakali. (Super annoying those child geniuses ano. Like that Promil boy "the sun is the centre op da universe" na commercial, gusto mo syang itapon sa balon dahil know-it-all.)
Anyways, maraming nagtatanong at maraming galit dahil inokray ko entrance exam ng UP (Bastion of the corrupt) at The Ateneo (Bastion of the spineless) na multiple choice. Paano naman, hindi talaga nakikita ang galing ng isang estudyante sa multiple choice. Kaya naman kahit PRC exam hindi ko siniseryoso. Yung ECE board exam sobrang lokohan, lalo na yung sa math dahil kahit di mo i-solb, from the choices, elimination by common sense lang. At take note Ashley, I penis the math part of the ECE board exam in 30 minutes with a score of 96/100. Kahit hindi perpekt, alrayt na sa akin. Sa MLQU kasi yung exam venue eh superbaho at mas madumi pa kaysa pekpek ng Atenista yung katabing ilog. Di ko ma-take and I had to get out of that dump. (Ewan ko ba sa lolo ni Manolo baket nagpatayo ng school katabi estero.)
Hetich the sample questions for undergrad admissions interview....
Para mapasok sa Peseks program simple rin mga tanong. Last year ito mga ilang kwistyun.
1. Explain why you don't fall off your bicycle when turning a corner.
2. (Bibigyan yung interviewee ng pliers). Explain how this works.
3. What happens when you push the accelerator when driving.
Dito mahilig sila sa oral (viva voce) kaya nahasa ang aking oral skills (giving and receiving).