Why would you lie where you went to college?
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As some of you know by now, I finished my undergrad sa Barrio City in Bikol, where I made very good friends with sa mga kasamahan ko sa school achaka almost everyone sa school at group namen eh kebigan ko talaga. Pokpok na talaga ako kahit na nong panahon pa. And i’ve maintained that relationship for all these years mga kabisyo. It’s important eh. Sabi nga nung isang website, “relationship matters”.
One day, isang araw nung umuwi ako in Manila, chika ulit kami nang mga friends ko who are now the who’s who sa Manila ngayon. Some of them hold this and that position, both in private and public companies. I got the chance to talk to one of them na cute nung panahon. Gwapo talaga sya nung college kami. First love ko sya noon. Ma-ere lang nga. Sila ata ang nag-imbento nang super-typhoons.
“Kumusta ka na? Congratulations. Lawyer ka na pala. San ka nga pala nag-tapos?” Tanong ko habang lumalagok nang syoktong.
“Manila grad ako“. Sagot nya.
Napag-isip ako. “Manila grad”. Hmmm… Ok. That could range from like, Republican College sa 16th Avenue in Murphy to like Ateneo in Makati. Diba? Indi ko na inungkat kung anong specific Global Satellite Positioning kung north-northeast 16 degrees southwest of the equator. Getz ko na ang gustong ipahiwatig. Hahahaha! He was faking it! Ok? Haller! Lolokohin pa ba ako! Hmpt!
Naisip ko tuloy. Ba’t nila pine-peyk kung saan sila graduate? Well, sabagay, if you really wanted to fake where you went to college, madali lang naman. Simpli lang sya mga kabisyo. If you went to a school of dubious quality in a city where there is a big school of great quality, save yourself from embarrassment and several minutes of explanation by saying the name of the city or pag sa US, the state.
Por ejemplo:
“Where did you go to college?”
Answer: “Boston“
Andali diba? Kasi, people will think that you went to one of the prestigious schools in Boston like Harvard, MIT or Boston College. See? Winner diba?
Pwede mo rin syang i-mumble to sound like something else.
Por ejemplo:
“Where did you go to college?”
Answer: “Hartford.” (pronounced na wala yong “T“)
O, di ka-sound na nya ang Harvard!
Answer: “Lake Forest”
O, di ka-sound na din nya ang Wake Forest!
For WORLD PEACE, di ko pa talaga ma-getz. Or maybe getz ko na, inis lang ako. Why? Eh, Lawyer na sya ano?! What difference does it make kung Manila Grad ka or Barrio Siete Grad, dahil in my mind what matters is yong abilidad mo at hindi yong pag-no-notaryo at pag-tanggap nang labada.
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June 27th, 2008 at 1:50 am
Ah basta ako sa IS Manila as in “ibat-ibang school” hahaha too many to mention no! lols….
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
ako mahirap kasi either BCU (Barrio City University) or BSU (Barrio Siete University) so, kelangan ko talagang itago ang school ko! hehehe! IS ka pala hehehe KAYA pala ibat iba ang talents mo hehehe
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jojitah (17 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
e mudra diba graduate ka ng BU? {seryos ito} BU din kasi graduate si manong. Taga Legazpi yun e.
reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
sinong manong? sinong tiga-legazpi? baka kilala ko? indi ako BU, AUL ako hehehe! Aquinas Univ., mas malapit kami sa Mayon, ako yong engkantada sa Mayon Volcano! hahahaha
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June 27th, 2008 at 2:52 am
Eksakto, Reynz! Insecure lang yan baka raw kasi malait siya kapag sinabi niyang sa isang unknown college siya graduate. And you’re right, as if that matters! Hehehe
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
hahaha divanetch? i guess ganun ka-tindi ang pressure sa manila to be somebody! naku! pano to! uuwi pa naman ako! pano ako magiging somebody dun?! hehehe
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June 27th, 2008 at 3:42 am
haha ang galing mo talaga. Napaka witty inang ng mga wordings mo haha. naaliw na naman ako sa mga super typhoons chenes mo LOL
anyhow, I do not mind telling where I graduated from. Its not the school that makes you, its your diskarte and inteligence mode. Yung stint ko as an HR, magugulat ka. I interviewed a lot of applicants coming from different universities and sad to say, even in the interview they fail to pass the basic standard…
Di ko lang sinasabi online kung san ako graduate for security and privacy purposes. Pero if given the choice when asked, kakantahan ko pa… “bakit ako mahihiya…?” LOL
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
hahahah me mga chenes ka na ha? wag mo akong sisihin gaya ni Agnes na binalikwa ko raw mga pananagalog nya! hahaha
hehehe ganun naman talaga, oras na lumabas ka na nang school mo, buladas mo na ang what matters, at kahit na anong sabihin mong best school ka pa galing kung di mo mabigyan nag justice, iisipin pa rin nang tao na kaklase ko sya sa Barrio Siete University hehehe
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June 27th, 2008 at 8:03 am
buti na lang di ko kailangan mag-deny ….hahahahhahaha…. I know a lot of people who do the same - mahilig mag-panggap…
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
hahaha! i know kung saang gate ka pumapasok sa school mo dati! hahahaha! at yun eh di na pedeng itago! swete mo ‘day! hahahaha
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June 27th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
hay naku kahit nga sa college tatanungin mo kung saang high school e gagandahan pa nung name ng school bat di nalang sabihin kung saang regional high school galing basta ako proud na galing bario 22 elementary & high schools pag may follow-up questions pa kung saan banda di sabihing sa mountains of tralala, tapos!
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
you mean barangay high school ka rin? hehehe! di pala ako nag-iisa! hahahaaha
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maxi reply on June 28, 2008:
momita ano ba sa akala mo ehhh kaya kaming pag aralin sa all beautiful gurls or handsome boys school ehh 9 lang kaming magkakapatid??? you’ve been to my province nadaanan mo na siguro yung school ko galing airport papuntang city proper basta yun yung city namin.
reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
hallerrr! hahhaa! mas productive ang tatay ko! ang reason nya, alang koryente nung panahon kaya ibang klase ang that’s entertainent nila! basta mas maraming marami kami sa nueve nyo! hahaha teka, lito ako, tiga-albay ka ba? sa washington drive?
maxi reply on June 28, 2008:
huwat?? hindi ako uragon ano?vesaya ako! tiga cpg ave ako hahahah sige esep esep saan yang avenue na yan. basta recently mo lang na social climb ang barrio 22 namin.
reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
NGEEE! i know bisdak ka! eh lagalag ka kasi! kahit sa barrio siete napunta ka! ikaw ang nag-iisang reader ko na napunta nang barrio siete pwera saken hahahah
so, asamaka gikan? urgello???? HAHAHAHAHA
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maxi reply on June 28, 2008:
teka gandahan ko, …. land of chocolate hills as in kanto lang ang layo namin sa mahigit libong maliliit na bundok hehheeh basta baybayin mo mga bundok dun at makikita mo ang bahay namin poor syur ituturo ka ng mga kapitbundok ko.
ayy uu nga ano? nakapunta na kasi ako ng Sorsogon madaming veses na saka tama ka yung barrio siete mo relate ako kasi nasaksihan ng aking 2 beautiful eyes ang mga kaganapan dun.
reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
oww! remind na ako! hahaha! dun sa maraming susong nag-uusbungan hahaha!!! me aswang dun eh! naka-walis tingting hehehe
uber talaga ang pagiging lagalag mo! of all places, dun ka pa sa barrio namen napadpad, pati kakilala ko eh kilala mo! anak nang barrio sais oo! wala na akong maitago sayo! hahahha
maxi reply on June 29, 2008:
hahah uu nga meron nagpakodak sa gitna ng man-made forest papuntang kasusuhan sabay pag akyat sa suso na over 100 steps naging aswang bigla sa mismong gilid ng balusters hahahahah!
uy teka di ako anak ng barrio seiz kundi pamangkin lang pro magkadugo pa rin yun.
June 27th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
eeekkkk!!! bakit ba ako sa taas nagcomment. {shunga}
so yun nga. yung sinabi ko sa taas, para hindi ko na ulitin dito, masyado ng redundant. hahahaha!
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
hehehehe as in umakyat talaga ako taas hinanap ko noh? ganyan kita kamahal! hahaha
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June 27th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
hi reyns.
i am back from the blog limbo.
i think it is always good to come back. but i am tempering it now.
there are more important things in life, ika nga.
but still. blogging is still good. to keep abreast with friends that are worth-keeping in touch with.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
kiks,
welcome back! am sure you had a great time in Canada and it was nice chatting with you on the phone! thanks naman at nasa listahan mo ako as friends!
ok lang yong di ka tapos sa UP, as in nakakabit na ang UP sa yo, as in yong name mo eh nasa registrar na nila! di ba?
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June 27th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
ang sagot…….social climbing!!!!!
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
hahaha am sure! swak na swak yan ateng! either that o baka natalo sa kaso? hehehe
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June 27th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Siguro Reynz nahiya lang siya sa yo dahil steytside ka eh. Hehehe, basta ako del monte lang na parang dole :).
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
naku! tatanda na namen, dapat wala na yun noh? hehehe! del monte? hehehe
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maxi reply on June 28, 2008:
@Beng are you from Bukidnon? diba dun yung del monte farms? dun kasi kami naka harbat ng pinya na itinanim namin sa paanan ng ika-dalawang bundok bago marating yung aming munting balay.
reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
ngek! hindi ka updates sa best friend ko! alam mo ba kung bakit ko yan best friend? eto ang scoop! pag-aari nya ang buong Davao ateng! hanggat dun sa Butuan City! ang favorit kong city! naa sya daku nga hacienda didto dapit sa Butuan ‘day! hahahahahahaha
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maxi reply on June 28, 2008:
ang alam ko lang kasi ke aling benng ehh sya lang ang nakadagma sa pinakatago tago mong buhok sa baba hahahah!
Talaga haciendera bestfriend mo??? pakilala mo ko baka pwede nya ako ampunin!
reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
hahahah! oo ateng! dinakma nya ang tubuhan ko! hahaha! malawak hacienda nya a butuan city hahahaha magpapastol na lang ako dun, babantayan ang mga farmers nya hahaha
June 27th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Baka naman kasi alam niya mga social climbing skills mo at baka mapahiya siya pag sinabi niya totoo. hehehe.
Basta ako, pag tinanong, diretso sagot: Baguio! Madalas alam na nila agad kung anong school dun.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
hehehe parang sagot na “Boston” di ba? unang iisipin, PMA taz either SLU or UP Baguio. Tama ba? hahahaha
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Ely (74 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
hehe. Un nga! iba talaga reyna, alam na alam.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
pamangkin ko kasing tiga California went to UP Baguio, di nila ma-take ang init sa Manila. Sa PMA naman, dalwang best friends at isang pamangkin uli. Sa SLU, to namang kebigan ko sa Jersey, mga Cheong. Sa Univ of Baguio naman, isa pang kebigan. dami nila hehehe, kaya palaboy laboy ako dati dyan senyo, siguro nabangga mo na ako nun sa Session Road hahahaha
June 27th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
hehehe. Ako I always tell the truth, por ejemplo (din), elementary doon sa lunga sa tralala 3 km ang lakad. I always tell na I took no pre school, took grade 1 twice and I learned to read only when I was in grade 4, hehehe (baka, aso, daga). Do not ask how i passed grade 1,2,3 na di marunong bumasa…sexret na yan!
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 27, 2008:
nge! layo nung 3km ha? alam ko kung pano ka pumasa. dinaan mo siguro sa manok hahahha
ganito:
when i tell my nephews and my nieces dito sa US kung saan ako nag-aral, sa barrio which they know anyway. taka sila dahil wala akong pre-school or kinder. sabi ko, lahat kasi sa barrio matatalino hehehe and the kicker? ang sabi ko, tuition namen is either baboy, manok or niyog. kaya pag me test, daming chickens sa school, bayad nang tuition. ganun din ba sa school mo?
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mocs (35 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
hehehehe sa manok yata…nong magbigay kami ng 2 manok, nabigyan din ako ng ribbon, ka isa isang ribbon sa elementary ko - most naughty daw….di kaso ako marunong bumasa….but when i learned to read, kinalkal ko…eh most punctual pala, hahahaha.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 29, 2008:
mocs! kairita ka! binasa ko yong sekreto mo! hmpt! pwede mo ba akong i-hire na operations manager mo? uwi ako! email me privately para makita ko ang mga properties mo at bigyan mo na rin ako hehehehe
June 27th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
basta ako hinde ako nag kinder wahahahaha
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
deretso ka ba sa college ateng? hahaha! wag ka! sa barrio siete nung 19 sumtin sumtin na naka-uwi ako, meron na silang pre-school school ano? hahaha! inintay lang na mawala ako! hahaha
Beng (39 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
oi, nung kapanahunan ko wala pang kinder noon ha? or hindi palang uso sa baryo pahtay namin
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
hahahaha wala sa dictionary ko yang kinder noon, basta nung nilabas ako sa mundo, prelims na at deretso na ako nang high school hehehehe
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Amor (20 comments.) reply on July 1, 2008:
Ako rin hindi nag kinder, wla kasi sa baryo namin ng kinder nung 5-6 years old ako. Nung nasa grade 2 na ako nagkaroon ng kinder. Ngayon yung anak ko, 3 years old papasok na sa nursery.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on July 2, 2008:
baka pagdating nang araw, pag labas mismo sa kwan merong na ring school hehehe, kanya kanyang drama magkapera lang hehehe
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June 28th, 2008 at 7:15 am
ay ako dalawang beses nagkinder. di ko alam, baka bagsak ako nung una, ahahaha — bagsak ako sa height kasi super liit ko daw, ampf! anyway, may pagkaweird nga yung mga ayaw sabihin kung saang iskul bukol sila galing.. mantalang ayan na nga at sikat na sila, dapat pasikatin din nila yung iskul kung saan sila galing.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 28, 2008:
hahahaha! senior citizen na ba talaga ako? as in walang kinder samen nung panahon nang hapon! waaaa!!!
ay naku eto nga bikolano pa manden tong kebigan ko, kala ko uragon, uuragan lang pala ako hehehe
bluep (457 comments.) reply on June 30, 2008:
haha inang hulaan ko kung kelan ka pinanganak.. hmmm 1947 liberation? haha
ang kinder noong una sa bahay lang, ngayon 3 taon pa lang ang bata pinagaaral na LOL.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 30, 2008:
1947?! ngeeee!!! 1948 naman! hahahah! sa totoo lang noh? kung alam ko lang na nang-gagahasa ang mga hayop na hapon na yan, sina pina-ire ko nang todo ang nanay ko para nabuhay na ako nung pagdating nang hapon para di na lang ang lola ko ang ginahasa nang mga ayuf na yan! hahahaha
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bluep (457 comments.) reply on June 30, 2008:
sigurado ako inang, kung dalaga ka na noong panahon ng hapon at rumelyebo ka sa lola mo, pihado ako di mo na papa-alisin mga hapon hahahahaha pipilahan ka nila kasi noon lang sila makakatikim ng reyna na may korona na asero, at may kapa pa sa likod, para may privacy LOL
have a nice week ahead of you Your Highness.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 30, 2008:
yong lola ko, indi kasi ako inintay hehehe! at totoo! kung dalaga na akon nung panahon nang hapon, walang giyera sa labas dahil indi lalabas nang kampo ang mga ayuf na hapon na yan hahahaha
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June 30th, 2008 at 4:32 am
i totally agree. it doesn’t matter kung saan graduate. depende dun sa taong grumadweyt. barrio city university? hmmm…parang alam ko kung saan yan! he he he.
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June 30th, 2008 at 4:34 am
ahhh…Aquinas pala. hahaha! engkantada ka nga ng mayon, manay.
hahahaha
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 30, 2008:
dazz right! hehehe! sa paanan mismo kan mayon heheh
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June 30th, 2008 at 4:51 am
ako twice din nag-kinder. grumadweyt ng kinder sa public school tapos nilipat ako sa private school ni mudra (na-adwa sa mga teacher sa public school at wala daw ako honor kahit isa. feeling kse ng nanay ko, matalino ako. hahaha). aba, ang rason, di raw tumatanggap ng grade 1 na 6 years old lang. eh baket the following year, yung pinsan ko na 6 tinanggap nila as grade 1?!? anlabo di ba.
ako naman, minsan, ayoko sabihin kung san ako nag-hs. iba kse connotation ng mga tao. mabuti nang ang alam nila eh lukaret ako. hahaha.
at shempre, proud ako kung san ako nag-college. tipong nasa sinapupunan pa lang ata ako ng nanay ko, ininstill na saken na dapat pagsikapan kong pumasa dun sa unibersidad na yun. dahil para sa lolo ko, yung unibersidad na yun lang or NOTHING. mayabang. hehehe.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on June 30, 2008:
mga kaartehan lang nila yang ditatanggap nang 6 years old bat pa ba iintayin yong 7? di ba nga an labo?
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July 4th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Nakakahiya mang aminin diyan ako nag-college sa eskwelahang pablik na may bayad sa Kyusi kung saan may nakadipang hubad na may suot na pantyliner na dahon yata ng kalabasa. Wala akong magawa, pinilit lang ako ng magulang ko. Napakahirap doon, lilipat lang ng classroom, sasakay pa ng dyip. Tiis lang, mumurahin kasing eskwela e. Pero pagkatapos ko doon, imbes na tumawid lang ako sa Katipunan Ave. para sa susunod kong eskwelahang munti (pero may higanteng Agila sa labas), sa Makati branch pa ako lumipat. Sariling kagustuhan ko ito, hindi na pinilit. Kaya pag may nagtanong kung saan ako nag-aral, “diyan lang sa tabi-tabi” ang sagot ko.
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reynz (4530 comments.) reply on July 4, 2008:
*nakadipang hubad na may suot na pantyliner na dahon yata ng kalabasa~ BWAHAHAHA maganda ang iskul mo noh? daming hubad na naglilipana hehehe yung latest eh sandaan hahaha wala bang research kung ano ang nasa loob nang kalabasang yan?
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