You see, it feels good how some random chat turns out to be profound talks. My classmates and I were studying for our Business Law quiz and, for some reason, we, coincidentally, decided to pause first to give way for a stress-free conversation. Apparently, we talked about Disney (our forever favourite topic), classical music, witchcraft, hell speak, GayDars (gay radars), movies, etc.. Anywhere our minds could get. There came a point where I just silenced for a moment and listen to them talk and be amazed how they could seem to know anything and everything under the sun. And beyond actually. The thought suddenly popped up in my mind – hey, I’m graduating in less than 3 months from now. Looking to each of them talking and doing their thing, and smiling, and laughing, how could I not miss these? I was never wrong. Choosing Ateneo is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

        I took only three entrance exams for college: UPCAT, ACAT, and UIC entrance exam. I passed them all. And I never regretted I chose Ateneo over the two. Good school. Good friends. Good life. Good God. I really can’t imagine how I am now if I pursued on UP since it’ my first choice. My slot’s Computer Science in UP Iloilo. But I’m not the computer kind of person, you see, so I rejected it. And it’s far. Maybe it’s just a plane-ride away but still it’s just you can’t go home whenever you want to unlike here in Davao. I’m not rich, okay, and I’m not the kind of child who asks for money from parents. I ask money, of course. But it’s I still have to muster some courage before I could do the act. I took up UIC entrance exam for exam’s sake only. So I don’t really wonder that much about how my life would have been if I went there. But don’t get this wrong. UIC is not a bad school. It offers quality education as well.

Seventy three days left till the biggest day of my life so far. I can’t help being nostalgic because Ateneo and the people there really became close to my heart. They gave me the best of the memories and experiences life could ever offer. They say high school life is the best chapter of one’s school life. It is the best for me, yes. But college’s best as well. It gives a certain ‘best’ different from the ‘best’ the high school has, which, apparently, makes the two of equal weight. This may sound odd but, you see, life has many to offer that we cannot only have just on best. So why not take them all?