Waiting for the storm to come

Stuck in the library. Wala daw heavy-dence, este, evidence pala.

As much as I would like to go home, and believe me I really do, I just can't. Still have things to do. Pero honestly, coding kasi ako. So i guess I'm stuck here for the remainder of the afternoon.

May bagyo daw kasi. But of course, typical of the UP Law administration, they wait for the last possible opportunity to cancel classes. I heard that since early this afernoon, all other colleges in UP cancelled their classes. Syempre, last mag announce ang Law. In the spirit of the grand manner declarative, UP Law students should be the last to leave the campus. Hay. Kainis.

So as i wait for the storm to come, I begin the contemplate on my day.

I woke up early this morning, sporting my new beige polo barong. Syempre proud na proud ko itong sinuot habang umiinom ng coffee sa starbucks. My friend finally told me that I look like a government employee. Syempre nainis ako. Pero nawala rin agad. Bigla ko kasing naalala na at one point naging government employee nga naman talaga ako. At hindi ko ikinahihiya yun.

But still, I had to change back to my usual boring long sleeves. Nabasa kasi ako sa ulan. Tatanga-tanga kasi. Hindi nagdala ng payong. For sure magkakasakit na naman ako nito.

By 1 I was in UP Law for my PIL class (Public International Law). Professor Pangalangan asked us this question:

Why did the Philippines renounce war as an instrument of national policy when in fact, the Philippines has never waged war before?

Student 1: to reflect a norm in international law (sir's interpretation: because we're nice)

Student 2: so that other states will not attack us since we cannot wage war ever (sir's interpretation: we're nice, please don't attack us)

Student 3: so that other states will know that we have the capability to attack (sir: we're nice, but we can destroy you)

Labo talaga ng pinas

written August 6 2009. posted August 10