UP Diliman Checklist (aka I’m a sucker for surveys so Imma answer a freshie survey and rename it)
[ ] Worried about getting bullied by fratmen/sisters or getting killed in a riot.
[ ] Got bullied by fratmen or was killed in a riot.
[X] Witnessed a riot. AND GOT HIT BY A STONE.
[X] Watched the Oblation Run.
[X] Made friends with a teacher.
[X] Was tricked as a freshman into attending a rally/prayer meeting. WE WERE INVITED TO A PAKAIN. TURNED OUT TO BE A SPIRITUAL TALK/PRAYER MEETING. (Badtrip ako sa mga ganito, kelangan ba talaga gumamit ng deception?)
[X] Wore red or black on one of those wear red or wear black days.
[ ] Wore red on Valentine’s Day.
[ ] Wore black on Valentine’s Day.
[ ] Celebrated a birthday at Mang Jimmy’s.
[X] Learned UP Naming Mahal. AND NOEL CABANGON’S VERSION FOR “LEAN: A FILIPINO MUSICAL”
[ ] Was an RA (registration assistant) or SA.
[ ] Lied or begged to an RA for a slot in class.
[X] Participated in a there’s-only-one-more-slot-are you-feeling-lucky? AND GOT IN. LIKE A BOSS.
[X] Jogged around the campus.
[ ] Visited the Vargas Museum.
[X] Knew at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name.
[X] Attended university level graduation.
[ ] Got an activist for a teacher.
[ ] Watched a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game.
[X] Watched a UP vs. any school basketball game.
[X] Studied in CASAA.
[X] Studied in McDonald’s or Jollibee Philcoa for one full night and bought just one regular-sized drink.
[X] Studied along Katipunan.
[ ] Studied along Katipunan and affected the mannerisms of a stereotypical Atenean.
[X] Watch a play that’s not required for Comm III.
[ ] Went stargazing.
[X] Ate in Chocolate Kiss, Tea Room (in CHE) or Chateau Verde.
[X] Slept in the lib.
[ ] Struck up a conversation with a taong grasa.
[ ] Wrote to/for the Collegian.
[X] Seriously pondered about the identity/ies of the people described in Eksenang Peyups.
[X] Went to the chapel. HAVEN’T BEEN THERE THIS SCHOOL YEAR
[ ] Got a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers while walking in Sunken Garden.
[ ] Cut class with your block to watch a movie.
[ ] Had a Voltes V for a teacher.
[ ] Took a class under Joseph Palis.
[ ] Lied to the transcript lady to get a transcript earlier than the standard 3 months.
[X] Went to a Freshman-only concert.
[X] Subsisted on just streetfood (fishballs, half footlongs, kwekwek, squidballs/rolls, mais, dirty ice cream) for a day.
[ ] Learned how to smoke.
[X] Went on an out-of-town trip with blockmates or orgmates.
[X] Fell in love. AND OUT. CHOS LANG. PUCHANG TANONG KASI.
[ ] Actually read the book you keep borrowing from the lib.
[X] Played cards during your free time.
[X] Dressed in business attire.
[ ] Sumabit sa jeep.
[ ] Got sung to or sung to someone in class during Valentine’s day.
[X] Watched the Lantern Parade.
[X] Helped out a total stranger.
[ ] Helped out a total stranger because he/she was hot.
[X] Learned to stay awake for more than 24 or 48 hours straight.
[ ] Got bullied by fratmen and feeling cool wannabe people who were actually losers.
[X] Took Monday and/or Sat classes WILLINGLY. TAEKWONDO!
[ ] Volunteered for the pahinungod.
[ ] Ate “tasteless white sauce” pasta from cock-a-noodle-doo.san to?
[ ] Got a boyfriend/girlfriend.
[ ] Got held up or pickpocketed.
[XXXXX] Felt depressed because you were not as good academically as you were in high school.
[XXXXX] Did a last minute paper.
[ ] Had spent a lot for 1x1 ID pictures.
[X] Got exempted from final exams.
[X] Got exempted from a final exam but still took it. NAKS.
[X] Attended a varsity pep rally.
[X] Watched LIVE AIDS, Androgyny, Maskipaps or any well-known variety show.
[ ] Promised to quit smoking.
[X] Got into at least one (org- or council-sponsored) adventure race.
[X] Knew where the best restrooms are on campus.
[X] Joined an org.
[X] Allowed yourself to make mistakes. DRAMA NAMAN NETO.
[ ] Went to the gym in spite of having no PE class just to ogle varsity players/cute boys/hot girls.
[X] Took summer classes.
[X] Admired the Oblation.
[X] Made a video for a project.
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher.
[ ] Had a teacher who had a crush on/tried to court you.
[ ] Attended your ROTC Bivouac.
[X] Faked sickness to get an absence excused. TO GET A MISSED EXAM EXCUSED. :)
[ ] Got your car scratched by one of those “Kuya, bantayan ko kotse niyo”.
[ ] Took a PE class where you had to pay for tuition.
[X] Went to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes.
[ ] Learned how to use the Bayantel pay phones.
[X] Participated in school activities.
[ ] Caught the UP Pep Tryouts.
[x] Dated someone from UP.MALIIT NA “x” LANG.
[X] Rode an IKOT and TOKI.
[X] Found a tambayan.
[X] Went drinking at Sarah’s.
[ ] Learned how to beg for a higher grade.
[X] Used your 6 allowable absences wisely. AND MORE.
[X] Lived in a dorm.
[ ] Volunteered to be beadle or go-to guy for your group.
[X] Had the worst schedule.
[ ] Realized that there really is just one coconut tree on the sunken garden.
[X] Not used up all 6 allowable absences. OBSCURE MEMORIES OF LONG AGO.
[ ] Ate in ISSI, Treehouse, Mama Thai’s and other more obscure cafeterias.
[X] Ate food Aristocart-style.
[X] Is active in your org/s.
[X] Attended an ACLE.
[ ] Got as many app forms as you can during the job fair.
[XXX] Learned how to cram.
[X] Sold tickets for (or watched) an org-sponsored movie premiere.
[ ] Saved money to photocopy all of your seatmate’s notes.
[X] Had accidentally seen a make-out session.
[X] Slept in class.
[X] Finished homework/assignment/paper in the Shopping center or Philcoa.
[X] Had mountains of “unused” sample exams and/or old testaments.
[XXXXX] Resolved to be “better this semester”.
[X] Slept during a test. FINALS.
[X] Had groupmates from hell.
[X] Learned how to work with groupmates from hell.
[ ] Perfected the art of parking on campus.
[X] Had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus.
[X] Developed a love for sisig even before UP.
[ ] Practiced those UP cheers in the first meeting for PE class.
[X] Looked at microfilms in the library or poked through archives.
[ ] Reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function.
[X] Attended the UP Fair.
[X] Went to a library other than your own college’s to research.
[XX] Lost a perfectly functioning umbrella.:(
[X] Used consultation hours properly.
[X] Went to the Guidance Office for real, heart-to-heart guidance. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THOSE PERSONALITY/CAREER TESTS. TOLD YA I LOVE SURVEYS.
[ ] Went to the infirmary.
[ ] Attended class with a hangover.
[X] Drank beer or alcohol while inside UP grounds.
[ ] Walked all the way to Philcoa or Katipunan from UP.
[ ] Bought frogs from NSRI or a Bio department.
[X] Maxed out on the 6 allowed unexcused absences but DID NOT drop. EVEN MORE THAN THAT.
[ ] Got invited or pursued by a sorority or fraternity.
[X] Wore slippers to school.
[ ] Had a professor who smoked in class.
[ ] Got diagnosed by the Infirmary as pregnant or infected with STD.
(Source: facebook.com)
