all hats off

this is a tribute to all my college friends, fellow-students and professors

so shall i remember the countless days spent inside the room and out
of all the memorized lines, written and said aloud
there is that of banish and vanish in literature
and also goes the life, liberty and property prose

who can forget the little old lady who spoke of travels abroad
she mentioned spain, rome, paris and mars who knows
the long lost daughter of rizal, she spoke to the wall
dare anyone listen? one or two at most

the history sire was a master who coined names for many
chicken for me, pooh for winnie and placido penitente
he was intrigued to be dating ms i can't name names
ms lovely clothes told us the "just friends" phrase. hmmm

t'was the second year when the block got together
coming from three original groups, heterogenous at start
brought together by projects and spiritual classes
sharing stories, notes and fear of numbers

who would have thought it'd take just a semester
for jm to tear the block sched during enrollment off the board
write it down, write it down! they said
so we can all take it together- one class after all

then we moved to creating videos, shows and films
there were fights but more of laughter and tears
can you remember the breakthrough artist?
she got the dream role- sadako verdadero

think of all the nights and days spent without sleep
how thankful you were for 24 hour stores and coffee
looking back even tough exhausted and haggard
i really think there should have been more!

you know what you'll never forget?
the intolerable smell at the little theater and falcon bridge
taking spearibs for lunch five days a week and smelling like it
goto at stairbucks and gulaman at kiss- king of balls

mr tan and dr manimtim are your favorite administrators
face it, you love the way he says filipino curses
and can't help but wish that your legs would look like hers in 30 years
i wonder where/when can i find more of them in this lifetime

as time passes by i can't help but shed a tearful glance
not at regret , frustrations and i told you sos
but in gratitude of all the time spent on words of wisdom
at the study center, the halls and the media center

if things could rewind and happen again like a video tape
id put the tape in a box, hide it deep in a closet
let whatever things that happened remain in storage
untouched, unmanipulated and constant

this post is not enough to thank the bright mind of mam jen
for exhausting her strength, nobility and love
to allow us a firm grip on the ropes of education and life
no other mentor as of yet has spoken the terms college like a friend

could this be the end of the road? please no
i hope the best in luck, in chance and in God
may you all my friends remember me once in a while
not for my quirks, but for what good we have been through

i'll surely miss you but i will not forget
how happy my college life has been just knowing y'all..........