I have a sister who just stepped on to the 7th grade platform of her life. She's going to the same highschool I went to and it's safe to say that she's very much familiar with the inter-school athletic competitions. So when I got free tickets to Game 3 of the UAAP Finals, she asked to tag along. I told her to wear something yellow and support my beloved Alma Mater. While my passionate screaming was nothing new, I was really very much surprised with my sister who was so at home with the UST crowd. Granted, we lost the match (and I was so emotional over that loss for two days), I was amused to see the twinkle in my sister's eyes. With just one game, a game that we lost, she was enthralled. When we were going home, she asked me, "Do you think I'll do well in UST?" I was taken aback by her question because not only is she just in 7th grade, she suddenly contemplated on her college plans. At home, three UAAP teams are "staying", so to speak. My dad hails from UP, my mom studied in FEU, and me and my other sister are Thomasians through and through. Despite all these, my youngest sister has recently been seriously considering UST.
What's funny is that it was not even me who did the convincing—it was her fascination with King Tiger Jeric Teng that did it for her. She's only seen him a total of two times—the first was when they picked me up in school and Jeric Teng came out of our building (aka AB/Commerce Building), and the second being Game 3—but she's already sold. It was amusing to see that while she doesn't really follow the Tengs' post-Game 3 guestings and happenings, she was firm in her resolve for UST. Her reason for choosing UST was, "besides you guys studying in UST, you have really cool athletes." As a joke, I asked her why she didn't pick DLSU when it was already so near and that Jeron was studying there; she just answered me with "Oh, that's my second choice after UST."
She's still in 7th grade and she has five more years until college applications, but she's already planning for it. As an older sister, it's pretty fascinating to see her like that. While I'm not going as far as calling UST her dream school, I can conclude that it's pretty high up on her list.
And honestly (this may sound a little biased), it's so easy to fall in-love with UST.
She's still in 7th grade and she has five more years until college applications, but she's already planning for it. As an older sister, it's pretty fascinating to see her like that. While I'm not going as far as calling UST her dream school, I can conclude that it's pretty high up on her list.
And honestly (this may sound a little biased), it's so easy to fall in-love with UST.
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