upaa-hk xmas party

last saturday i hosted the upaa-hk christmas party. it was the lousiest i ever did. it's so obvious that i did not feel at ease with the audience and i was not really close to my co-host. he's a real funny guy but we became too serious during the programme that i knew i could have done better. it's different when you're facing a UP crowd. you know they'd love you no matter what, but you also know that they judge you based on your grammar skills, pronunciation or posture. you tend to be vigilant, that sometimes you forget to act natural. but it was a fun night nonetheless. ang kulit ng taboo game. it would have been nice if it we had more time. but it's good to see super dignified people getting panicky on some games. haha!

highlight of the night: meeting dean raul pangalangan. when i was handed the programme two days before the event, i did not give it much attention. yes, he did have an "atty." attached to his name, but so do a lot of people i know. then come dinner time, at mag-isa akong umupo sa dining table. bigla syang umupo dun sa chair beside mine. sya pa nagpakilala ha. fun thing about being an EL major is that people get mesmerized by your undergrad course. it never fails. all of a sudden you're the center of everybody's attention. people wouldn't care if you know the law of every nation, or if you know all economic theories. but if you say you speak spanish, ayan na..either ide-dare kang magspanish or magpapayabangan na sila ng alam nilang spanish nung high school sila... kahit anong mangyari, you broke the ice.. BAEL rocks! somebody addressed him as dean, pero di pa rin nag-sink in saken. then ayun na.. programme proper.. nung binabasa na ang credentials nya.. ayy grabe ang achievements! ang haba! dean pala sya ng UP law! nagturo pala sya sa harvard! imagine, di lang nag-aral.. nagturo pa! now he's a visiting prof in hku. columnist din sya sa pdi. dun ko na narealize na ang ka-casual chikahan ko kanina ay posibleng maging supreme court justice. bad trip, sobrang nerbyos ko, namali ang tawag ko sa kanya! bad trip talaga! sabi ko "pangalanganan"! waaaaahhhh! syet! anyway, tapos na un.. siguro pag naging sikat na ko, at supreme court justice na sya, maaalala nya ako.. bilang ung batang nag-eespanyol at tinawag ang pangalan nya ng mali, sa harap ng 40++ pinoy expats. haaaayyyy....

tapos farewell party na rin for congen vicente. sa dami ng events na inattendan at pinaghostan ko na andun sya, beso beso terms na kame ngayon. haha!!! ang saya di ba, ilang 25yr old's ang rubbing elbows (and cheeks) with dignified people overseas?

here are some photos: