The clock is ticking…
… And I don’t
want to leave UP yet.
It is October 1, 2006. The "Bar month" as September is otherwise known, is over
and to senior law students (or at least to those who assume they will pass
their senior year), this marks the time when the weight of expectations and the
burden of preparation are passed on to us. In about 47 weeks, it will be our
turn to take the Bar exams.
Hopefully that will be our only take.
(may kakilala ako na sobra kerby na hindi sha
papasa hehehe… Boy re-take)
In five months, I will be graduating from the
UP College of Law. Wow, four years in this esteemed institution. Has it really
been that long? It seems like it was only yesterday that I entered UP as an
extraordinarily confident and self-righteous 21 yr old fresh graduate of the
THAT other school along Katipunan. But looking at my birth certificate and some
very embarrassing birthday pictures reminds me that I’m no longer 21. It’s been
four years indeed. Do the math… I’m 25 and I’m about to become a graduate of
the University of the Philippines Law School.
Goosebumps.
Can I rant though? Or at least brainlessly
wander from topic to topic as I am wont to do anyway?
For starters, I really
am excited about the prospect of graduating… life in law school can sometimes be suffocating.
I was in Gr. 3 when I
first realized that I wanted to become a lawyer. I started to read Perry Mason novels
and had become enamored by the fact that he just NEVER lost a case against
Hamilton Burger (I don’t really remember the name but it sounded a lot like
this… do lemme know if I screwed that up, I was hungry all the time hehe). Come to think of it, I also remember my dad bragging about not having lost a single case for or against the BIR. It was only years later that I realized that he just refused the cases he couldn’t win. haha… Some hero of mine 
Perry Mason was my consummate idol. Maybe that’s
because I was really competitive growing up. I used to admire people who never
lost. I wanted to be the fastest to solve the math problems given by the
teachers. I wanted to be the first to memorize the multiplication table. I
wanted to be the best at writing descriptive and narrative paragraphs. I even wanted to erase the blackboard the fastest (Potpot-asthma tuloy tawag sakin sa bahay). I didn’t
always have my way in school, but I always remained near or among the top of my class. What I do remember for sure though, is that I was always the fastest to copy what the
teachers wrote on the board. Now, everyone knows why I have the ugliest of
handwritings. 
Thank God for comfooters.
My handwriting is so bad that 5 professors (in law
school alone) and two parents (lame attempt to be funny) have talked to me about
this. Even the OLA secretaries/clerks (gay or otherwise) have talked to me
about my handwriting. (Although one of my favorite professors/OLA director has
a WORSE sulat-kamay than mine! I am not kidding). Ha-ha. So maybe it wouldn’t
be such a bad idea if I started my review, by practicing my letter writing.
Wahehehe. Pathetic.
Ack… I almost forgot about the problem of
Barops. YUCK… I will statistically be among the list of
"unaffiliated" students which WILL NOT have PA’s or do-it-all lackeys
to buy food or to deliver tips for them. Normally, the members of the
"Four Horsemen" would suffice to carry the team through any problem
(be it love, na-basted, under sa gf, cry-fests, bitter moods or what-not). But
this is Bar-topping we’re talking about. We’re all competitive in a way. (haha
bar-topping… isang malaking JOKE).
So Jon’s a Portion. Christian has his
fraternity. Remir (and his jacket fetish) is a wannabe Men-law-er. And Emer
is… well… he’s in love. As always. So I’m freaking alone in this.
Irritating. Ok lang. I can manage without help. Ako pa? Eh sobrang galing ko. I
don’t need anyone to assist me. I am my own island.
WAIT… I’m lying again. Kanina pa ako
nagpaparinig. Is there ANYONE out there who can at least promise to bring the
LSG tips to my room? Umm……………… please?
Jop Esquivias, my so-called best-cuzz, my beloved cousin
who is busy with his AZTA Beauty Salon (dingdong) business located at Metrowalk,
Robinson’s Metroeast and Katipunan (tsss, nag plug pa ako, hindi rin naman niya
ako i-b-bar ops hahaha) took a really bad time to take one year off… He should be in 3rd year law sch by now.
Is it too late to suck up to (or appeal to the good graces of) the sophomores? I mean traditionally, the Juniors carry the brunt of the work in Barops so I’m already assuming this Sophomore batch will succeed the current batch of Juniors. Lemme
see… I know maybe 2 people from 2A. Around 5 people from 2B. 10 people from 2C and
around 8 people from 2D. That’s 25 people who I’m hoping will be nice enough to
consider me in their prayers… if not for manpower duties.
Approximately 25
people I can blame if I don’t top the bar.
25 people whom I have to be nice to,
for one whole year.
25 people whom I have to give Christmas presents to. tssssssssssssssssss
Damn it, my “girlfriend fund” is almost used up.
And
I don’t even have a girlfriend.
Sigh… Welcome to my world :) haha
1:03 Sunday October 1, 2006
PS: As always, I’m just kidding around with a lot of the
things written in my Blog. Please don’t take me too seriously. Hmm, come to
think of it. No one does anyway. Haha… Enjoy the exam weeks ahead of you. I
certainly WILL… not.
September 30th, 2006 at 8:19 pm
bakit ang pogi mo julz? Ü kamusta ka na?
September 30th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
Rolly boy: ok lang ako… about to graduate. still goodlooking. and still the only person who thinks i am. haha…
Break na raw kayo nung gf mo? Patay. Hirap na hirap na nga ako maghanap ng girlfriend, may gwaping nanamang naging single. buti nasa Vancouver ka… or is that Toronto. Same difference hehe.
dude, stay ka sa place ko if you decide to go home this December. Papatabain ka namin ulit. Balita ko nagpapaka macho ka na daw. haha
I miss the HS barkada. I don’t even get to go out with a lot of them anymore. Puro Dota and Counter strike pa rin kasi e. Hindi talaga ako maka relate.
Imagine, ako pa ata ang pinaka “mature” sa mga ito. hahahahaha
My law school friends will NOT believe that
September 30th, 2006 at 11:35 pm
Hey Mr. “The Real Dingdong”,
Let me start by asking the same question of your friend, Rolly… Bakit nga ba ang pogi mo? Sana pwede i-share yan noh, bigyan mo naman ako. Hehe.
Ang haba mo tlaga magsulat. Do I have to comment on everything? I want to but there’s too much to say. Hehe. Labo. Thanks pala for the supposed “plugging” that you did. I hope your “female network” tunes in to your narratives. Hehe… Baka di na namin ma-accommodate lahat ng customers niyan.
Sorry had to file for LOA. You know why. Need to establish a lot of things. Have to prioritize. Very tough decision as I’ve already told you… But hey, it doesn’t mean that I won’t be able to help you out come next year. Duh. And as if kailangan mo ng help. Hehe. Kayang kaya yan ng Kuya Julz ko.
Again, dami ko nanaman di na-gets sa mga nakasulat. But its alright. Sometimes its better to be ignorant of things. Hehe. =) Knowledge is power. Don’t want to have much of that, sobra na eh. Haha. Joke.
Well… Hmm… Tlaga. Grade 3 ka pa lang nagbabasa ka na ng Perry Mason? Diba Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys pa lang non? Ako nga, can’t remember when I wanted to become a lawyer. Baka nga nahawa lang ako sayo. And because masyado pinabilib ng mga mayabang, ay este, magaling na mga magulang natin. Hehe. =)
As far as I can remember, it was when my Pa beat the red light na na-feel ko na wow, gusto ko maging lawyer kase lawyers can do that! Hahaha. Imagine how flawed that is! But on the more serious side, I think I really felt the love for the study of law (not really to be a laywer) was through my regular watching of an ABS CBN TV show (can’t remember if it was Hoy Gising), which had a “legal advice” segment. There I felt like through the knowledge of law, things can be corrected and made right. Sheesh, and drama ko na ata dito. Oh well. So there. =)
Re: your handwriting… Hmmm.. Ok lang siguro yan… “Substance over form.” Extra effort na lang sa bar exams to make it “readable” by others. Hehe.
Anyway, just to reassure you my dear so called best cuzz - Haha.. (I miss Tricia Gay Puno tuloy… I think we’re the best cuzz Trio. Haha.) - I’ll help you out sa Bar Ops. I’ll be back in law school when the Bar Operations kick in. =) Makakaasa ka brother.
Goodluck!
Jopster
October 1st, 2006 at 12:07 am
Jop: oo nga noh!
you’ll be back in law sch na pala by next year…
yey! so i wont need help na from the lower years… ndi ko na kailangan maging mabait all the time?
eh masama rin naman tingin sakin ng ibang tao whatever i do e.. hehehe…. joke
pinapatamaan ko lang yung ibang blockmates ko na hindi mashado mabait ugali hehehe…..
so pag tinamaan sila… eh di inamin nila na hindi nga mabait ugali nila hehe…
hay nako jop.. i miss the days na puro kalokohan lang tayo parati… i miss our cuzzin get together and bonding moments.. kwentuhan abt growing up, being powerful, girls (ay, ndi ka pala sumasali sa topic na un haha)
dude, are we even the “men” we’ve always dreamed of becoming?
shit.. senti.
but i’m sure we’ll make it big someday
gdluck to us bro!
ps: ndi ako pogi. kung pogi ako, may gf na rin ako. hahaha
October 1st, 2006 at 8:29 am
all you have to do is make pa cute to the next LSG VP - but before that, pray the next LSG VP is a girl para mas madaling magpacute ;p
October 1st, 2006 at 8:58 am
richelle:
You have a valid point. Sana the next LSG VP would be single, maganda, matalino, and mabait.
hehe… On second thought, we’re looking for a competent VP, not a prospective girlfriend for me.
so kahit guy pwede pala.
basta gwapo. haha
October 1st, 2006 at 9:11 am
at tatalaban ng pag papacute mo
October 1st, 2006 at 9:24 am
correction: di pa ako in-love.
like lang
ako magba-barops sa inyo. mauuna kayo sa kin, remember. just don’t forget about us: those left behind.
October 1st, 2006 at 2:10 pm
Sige ba, alang-alang kay Christian, ipapa-bar ops kita
October 1st, 2006 at 4:49 pm
emer:
hindi! sure ako na in-love ka… di ko lang alam kung sa malalamig ang puso. o sa aso mong si merla. hoy hoy… buloy
hehehe
four horsemen (as amended) ang mag b barops sayo pag time mo na. pwede ring kasama namin yung “mahal mo” by then
October 1st, 2006 at 4:51 pm
omar:
eh bakit vicarious ang rason ng pagbar ops mo sakin?
deins mo ko lab? haha
October 1st, 2006 at 11:11 pm
julz,
thanks for not mentioning that i am actually the “boy re-take” you’re referring to.
oooops.
1. “I was in Gr. 3 when I first realized that I wanted to become a lawyer.”
NUNG GRADE 3 KA, FRESHMAN HIGH SCHOOL NA AKO. PAMBIHIRA. TAPOS BARKADA PA TAYO NGAYON. IT’S EITHER MATURE KA, O IMMATURE AKO. BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER REALLY.
ANG MAHALAGA, ANG FRIENDSHIP, DI BA?
2. “Do the math…”
YOU DO IT. KAYA NGA NASA LAW SCHOOL EH.
3. “So Jon’s a Portion. Christian has his fraternity. Remir (and his jacket fetish) is a wannabe Men-law-er. And Emer is… well… he’s in love.”
DI BA WI-NAIVE NATIN ‘YUNG MENLAW THING. SO PAREHO LANG TAYO. WALA BAROPS. THOUGH MY GF SAYS IBA-BAROPS NYA KO. SO HANAP KA NA RIN NG GF.
4. “8 people from 2D.”
HMMMM. GUMAGANTI KA, GANUN?!
5. “Damn it, my “girlfriend fund” is almost used up.
And I don’t even have a girlfriend.”
SEE PARAGRAPH 3.
6. “Please don’t take me too seriously. Hmm, come to think of it. No one does anyway.”
TADA! THE FAMED PAAWA EFFECT. AS PER THE COMMENTS, MAY MGA NAAWA NGA.
7. TO EMER:
“correction: di pa ako in-love.
like lang
HEHE. LOVE IS LIKE CARBON, TOL. TIME CAUSES ITS DEPLETION, PERO HINDI NAWAWALA TOTALLY.
TANDAAN MO ‘YAN.
8. TO EMER (AGAIN):
ako magba-barops sa inyo. mauuna kayo sa kin, remember. just don’t forget about us: those left behind.”
BAKA MAUNA KA PANG PUMASA SA KIN.
HMMM. “DONT FORGET ABOUT US.” SINO KA, SI MARIAH CAREY?
9. (end)
with matters standing thus,
rebus sic stantibus
October 2nd, 2006 at 5:08 am
rebus:
1) three years older ka sakin. with friendship, age doesn’t matter. ako rin, kahit mas bata sakin, gusto ko maging gf. teka, ano ba ulit pinag-uusapan natin? hehehe
2)sige, ako na lang taga math natin. nung huli kang nagbilang, mali pa ang number ng Horsemen, nagmuka tuloy tayo tanga sa mga tao.
3)onga noh,ni waive mo yung pag bar ops ng winlaw sayo. pati ba jacket, ni waive mo?
4)oo… gumaganti tlga ko. ikaw yung text ng text sa di-naman-dapat-ka-text. Tapos hindi ko alam?!?! tsktsk bad faith mo ko a?
nag reply ba? hehe joke lang… i don’t wanna know.
haha
5)feeling ko ang baba ng “stock” ko ngayon. mashado akong na-zero. intay na lang siguro muna ko maka grad at mag bar. baka tumaas ulit respeto ng tao sakin
6)paawa ba ako? eh wala rin naman naaawa e. nobody cares. pfft
7) para kay emer pala num 7 mo.
para kay emer din pala number 8 mo.
9) o, pang 9 na, dun ka ulit tumigil? mag bestfriend pala si basori at bakura. horsemen killers.
10) years since last nanalo ang UST (1996). shit. Ateneo lost kanina…
October 2nd, 2006 at 5:21 am
hi jules! here it goes:
1. you’re mayabang talaga. see? you even said that you entered law as an extraordinarily confident and self-righteous guy from that other school! that’s 3 times yabang in one sentence!
2. i never read perry mason novels.
3. don’t worry, you still have around 11 months to practice your handwriting. tignan mo ko. matino (yata) ang handwriting, wala naman masulat na intelligent!
4. huhuhu.
5. i’m actually unaffiliated too! this sucks! i plan to start something though. sana naman ibarops ako ng friends ko!
6. so, how did you come up with a girlfriend fund? and how much is left?
7. can’t think of anything else to write. let’s have a katipunan lunch some time soon! i hope the horsemen and your girl friends (kitch, sheryl, monica) are free!
October 2nd, 2006 at 6:19 am
izzy:
ndi ako nagyayabang.
nagpapatawa lang tlga ako sa blog ko 
read the last paragraph 
at any rate, i was confident tlga noon (read my blog “Inside my mind, 4 years later”) and i was self-righteous din. mr. know it all. haha feeling sobra bait ko pa din nga noon e… unfortunately, people didn’t/don’t see me that way. haha
At least ikaw may friends ka sa lower years. ako sobra konti lang kilala ko
GF fund: i’ve been saving/sidelining for almost 2 years. i’m enterprising din naman
35 pesos na lang natitira hehe.. penge money. yaman ka naman e. hahaha just kidding. 
btw, don’t mention “girl” and “friends” together with my name. napahamak na ako jan more than enough times. not a good feeling
lunch with da horsemen: sure, i’ll ask the guys when they’re free. nag enjoy ka with the horsemen noh? at least you appreciate our humor… we think.
sama mo ibang ka batch mo na friends mo.. baka ma convince namin mag bar ops for us.. haha biro lang… goodluck with your exams
October 3rd, 2006 at 9:31 am
ako rin may girlfriend fund. dati. pinambili ko na lang ng computer.:)
pero according sa COA mayroon daw amount na di accounted for. rebus, palagay mo saan sya napunta?
October 4th, 2006 at 7:21 am
emer: according to the COA reports, the money was put into a bad project. you are about to be investigated by the ombudsman.
Pare, horseman ka. utak gamitin mo. yun na nga lang panlaban mo e. para kang si apolinario mabini. ikaw ang UTAK ng katipunan. (teka, sha nga ba yun? hehe)
UTAK, wag puro PUSO.
tingnan mo ko. puro puso… bigo.
parang ateneo. talo.
hehe.. ma’l mo? ako “di na”
… natuto
(witty ko no?) haha
October 5th, 2006 at 6:39 am
>> kita mo! ANG DAMING nag volunteer na ibarops ka - daming nagmamahal sa iyo na boys! nice to be loved noh?
>> may girlfriend fund ka rin pala. mas malaki ata yung girlfriend fund ni emer - accd to chismis
>> “utak ng katipunan”? diba UTAK NG REBOLUSYON [brains of the revolution] si mabini
October 9th, 2006 at 2:09 am
drama mo ha!!!! standing offer nga sa inyo eh!!!! kahit kay kuya jon na affiliated na. kaso may kapalit dapat hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…
di nga promise i shall bar ops you guys. kaya…yun…bow.
October 9th, 2006 at 5:13 am
really? tnx peach.
pero bakit naman may kapalit?
isn’t our company good enough for you
haha…
sige, we’ll be expecting your help come bar ops time.
uhh… if we survive senior year