after a year of drama, suspense, and [insert genre here]…

…junior year has ended. It was the best year for me…YET! No words can explain how much I enjoyed the school year 2010-2011, and I still can’t get over how epic it went, although some of its scenes can be deleted (killer subject woes, anyone?) upon further notice. HAHAHA—like, seriously. XD
Anyways, it’s been almost three months since I last posted here. But since I shared so much about my junior year during the past year (click here for more info—and please refer to June-December 2010!), I guess all I have to do is to state what happened last January-March 2011. And, the rest—they say—is history.

• January – so, what happened on this month is the quadricentennial celebration of my alma mater, the University of Santo Tomas. Of course, I took a lot of shots there—but since most are kind of crappy, I’ll just show you a number of outtakes from the event.And, towards the end of the quadricentennial mass, I saw candlelights. Would you believe that a lot of people—students, alumni, and the like—participated here to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the University? It was that epic, I swear—I'm so damn proud to be a Thomasian at 400. :DThere are also other candlelight shots during the mass, too. (Click any of the two photos below for better viewing.)And, before I forget—some shots during January 26-27. (Pardon me—I posted a few photos of the quadricentennial celebration because I'm choosy like that. HAHAHA!)
  And, before I forget—a gratituous shot of me during the Q concert last January 27! Here's mine:
• February – this February 9, we had our epic finale—CIRQ REGAL: The Runway Spectacle. This fashion show, organized by our batch, was a blast. Yes, we experienced pre-fashion show stress—design revisions, paperwork, and whatnot—but it was all worth it. Anywho, here’s some from Cirq Regal:Then, there are some shots of me, together with my pal Jennifer and her blockmates before the fashion show started. HAHAHA—something to de-stress myself during registration period! XD (Click any of these photos for better viewing.)Then, during the fashion show, we witnessed different styles of clothing—ranging from mimes, dolls, freaks, wilds, illusionists, acrobats, clowns, and pyros. Cirq Regal was a total blast!Then, on the 14th, I went to school just for teh lulz. Since it was the first day of thesis vacation week, I got so bored that I felt the need to spend some time shooting the architecture week parade (yes, it’s also the first day of architecture week)—and tag along with some of my pals (as well as meeting the new ones, hahaha).Then, last February 21-22, my block and I went on a retreat to Caleruega, Nasugbu, Batangas. We, together with blocks 3ad3 and 3ad4, had our spiritual experience there through some activities—and felt a sense of renewal as we got back home. Oh, the wonders of God…:D
• March – This is the last month of my junior year, in which we had to prove ourselves that we can survive the most crucial year…EVER. Yes, there is a lot of homework to do in a short span of time—but at least we made it just before the school year ended (which was last March 26). Then, there’s the vacation. YAY FOR VACATION! :D

Oh, well. I couldn’t believe I have made so many memories in the first three months of 2011—but I was that grateful enough to have experienced all these. I also made new friends in such a span of time, too—cheers to the following people:

• Thomasian Nippon Sei guys and gals Anel, Francis, R’win, Hana, Niko…and the rest of the org (credits to Giliane and Sam—pati na rin si Emman from arnis class back in frosh year). Yes, I may not be a member of the said organization, but being with them made my Valentine’s Day that awesome. CHEERS, GUYS! :D
• 3ad4 retreat groupmates Pau, Manel, Sam, Malou, and Chean (am I right?), for sharing experiences and whatnot during the retreat. We may not be close friends, but that made all the difference. THANKS, GUYS! :D
• Information systems froshies Bim, Shane, Terence, Franz…and the rest of this block, which I met while waiting in front of the drug testing laboratory last March 10. You guys are so nice to be with—even in just a short span of time. :)

There are also other matters to be thankful of, like surviving what could have been a tragedy for us (read: Japan tsunami-quake, March 11)—and some other things like passing an exam. And, the best of all, I must be thankful to my family, classmates, friends, and of course, the LORD—for those happy memories I had this junior year.
So, I guess that’s the end of it, eh? I’ll just show you a picture of myself way back around June-July 2010. Anyways, CHEERS TO US THIS VACATION! :D