This is a night overdue rant, but hopefully Id be able to send the message across. If you finish this, thank you and kudos to you! Haha It has come to my attention that I have not been vocal enough to show my school spirit for my 9-year blue-blooded family, but what happened last night just pushed my rant mode button. During my MANAORG class at 7:45pm, our professor asked us about the socio-cultural factors that influence management in general nowadays, and for some reason, the seemingly forever Blue Eagles vs. Green Archers rivalry came up. A group of people in front started bashing the blue turf and its residents. One of them, ID 114 but two years older than me, apparently transferred from ADMU to DLSU. Our prof asked him why he is currently residing at the greener pastures, but I did not care to listen to his excuse, since, well, my classmate already stalked him in Facebook (note: she HAD a crush on him) and was telling me that he was technically kicked out of school. Without being asked, he practically TRIED to trash talk Ateneans for being no fun, strict, uptight, cold-hearted, all acads, conservative, masama, and etc. For some reason, this guy thought that he was special since that moment, he was experiencing his seemingly unending fifteen minutes of fame, but experiencing what its like to be an Atenean (or more so, being bitter about it) does not give you the right to trash talk YOUR FRIENDS too, just to freshen up your image to your classmates and professor. I mean, just who are you to judge OUR alma mater and practically, my childhood friends, or anyone in any way? And, cmon, seriously? Those arent even insults... Whats wrong with being all acads from time to time? Whats wrong with having strict rules on dress code, if it is to maintain a standard on GMRC? And really? No fun, cold-hearted and masama? Couldnt you be more precise with your language?! For however long you stayed in ADMU, is that everything that you practically learned - to be a self-absorbed, judgmental, attention-seeking brat whose language is limited to vague adjectives? Please... Dont you dare generalize and go backstabbing just to be cool, cause youre technically also talking trash about your friends and the institution they belong to all at the same time. Going back, my block mates and I were just sitting a row apart from him and his posse, so of course, hes oblivious of our reactions from his comments. What made it worse is that our professor also shared that students from ADMU have this off vibes that make them seem arrogant and self-righteous. He even said that throughout his lifetime, he has only met one Atenean (a graduate from ME course) whom he considers smart and humble. I mean, just wow. Thats it? Thats all it takes to jump into conclusion that Ateneans are this and that? That particular slide and discussion wasted twenty minutes of my precious and supposed learning time. Instead, my blood was boiling, not because of the insults (because, Im not that superficial to just simply accept judginess from insignificant people like them), but due to how this session was wasted by these judgmental, all talk, and shallow fellow schoolmates of mine who successfully managed to employ delaying tactics. I came from Ateneo. Truth be told, I experienced hell in this school (mainly due to academics, school work and unexpected circumstances), but all of these are insignificant compared to the opportunities this institution gave me to hone me as the person I am today plus the many great friendships I made. From time to time, I am guilty too of comparing DLSU and ADMU, but as much as possible, I dont claim which school is better or never did I deliberately leave out the great things that I have experienced in ADMU. Whatever happens, I still owe its institution and the people there for who I am today, and I would forever be indebted to them. Yes, I chose DLSU over ADMU and UP as my choice of college (because of Psych-Acc), even if, upon knowing the news, everyone (except my family) discouraged me to do so. This is the path I chose, and it has been a taxing journey of adjusting to the new environment and at the same time, keeping up with new norms, but as the days pass, Im learning to more and more love my new home of six years, and I can testify that there are also amazing people in DLSU who have way more depth, humility and prudence than those that I described above. Same goes to my friends in ADMU... I dont mind your frequent jokes on me being a Lasallian because I know for a fact (well, Id like to believe) that you guys are not superficial to conform to such stereotypes. Do I have regrets? Yes, maybe I do, because I could have chosen to be with my ADMU bros, but this does not change the fact that I am trying to make up for these regrets one way or another, and at the same time, trying to be happy in where I belong now... So, if you guys want to push my button, heres one way: waste my time backstabbing my alma mater (heck, even bashing LSQC would do it), without any strong foundation for your bitterness. Hahaha. :)
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:47:24 +0000
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