Sunday, September 23, 2007
salubong and bar ops 2007 afterthoughts
today marks the end of the 2007 bar season. of course, the traditional salubong was held. other than exam weeks, september is usually the busiest month for law students (or at least, most of) because of bar operations. and after 4 busy and tiring (but fun) weekends for bar ops, law students flock near dlsu's south gate to wait for the barristers.
this year's salubong is somehow more meaningful to me largely because i have a lot of friends who took the bar exams. and it was nic to cap off bar ops 2007 by waiting for them to come out from la salle after what could be the most important exams of their lives; not to mention free overflowing booze and pouring a can or two (or three and more!) on each other.
despite some setbacks and not having a truck, this year's salubong was nevertheless great. as i eagerly waited for friends, i never thought that there will be any chance that i would be caught yelling ateneo cheers. apparently, there is. and that is during salubong. haha! Ü
as i excitedly greeted, hugged, and congratulated my friends who came out, i suddenly realized i won't be seeing them around school as often as i do before. as the cliche goes, time really flies so fast. it wasn't too long ago when i entered law school and the people in the batch who took this year's bar exams were the people i've been used to seeing in school for the past 3 and a half years. this is an additional indication that i am really in my 4th year in law school. (yes, despite having finished my thesis defense, i think i am still in the acceptance stage of the fact that i am already in 4th year, at oo, tumatanda na ako. haha!)
tomorrow, school will be quite different without the familiar faces of this year's barristers. and i guess, starting tomorrow, our batch will be the "oldest students" in school. hay... sige, totoo na, 4th year na talaga (kamusta naman, ang in denial pa rin? haha!)
to my friends who took the bar, congratulations and i will miss all of you. you guys will always be in my prayers and i hope to see you around. god bless! Ü
this year's salubong is somehow more meaningful to me largely because i have a lot of friends who took the bar exams. and it was nic to cap off bar ops 2007 by waiting for them to come out from la salle after what could be the most important exams of their lives; not to mention free overflowing booze and pouring a can or two (or three and more!) on each other.
despite some setbacks and not having a truck, this year's salubong was nevertheless great. as i eagerly waited for friends, i never thought that there will be any chance that i would be caught yelling ateneo cheers. apparently, there is. and that is during salubong. haha! Ü
as i excitedly greeted, hugged, and congratulated my friends who came out, i suddenly realized i won't be seeing them around school as often as i do before. as the cliche goes, time really flies so fast. it wasn't too long ago when i entered law school and the people in the batch who took this year's bar exams were the people i've been used to seeing in school for the past 3 and a half years. this is an additional indication that i am really in my 4th year in law school. (yes, despite having finished my thesis defense, i think i am still in the acceptance stage of the fact that i am already in 4th year, at oo, tumatanda na ako. haha!)
tomorrow, school will be quite different without the familiar faces of this year's barristers. and i guess, starting tomorrow, our batch will be the "oldest students" in school. hay... sige, totoo na, 4th year na talaga (kamusta naman, ang in denial pa rin? haha!)
to my friends who took the bar, congratulations and i will miss all of you. you guys will always be in my prayers and i hope to see you around. god bless! Ü
# posted by ryan quan @ 7:35 PM 
