The Bar Operations 2011 Experience: Day 3

This is it! The big day has finally arrived and this is something really exciting, scary and a heart-pounding day for all the bar candidates. It'll be the first ever MCQ bar exam in the land which is more likely an experimental thing. I hope the outcome of this shall be favorable to all baristas in Mindanao particularly in the MSU system. We need to get lots of bar passers as much as possible for this year and all the more for the following years to come. Because whether we like it or not, our passing rate has become so alarming that if we fail to produce more passers then we fear that the entire MSU system will be closed down especially here in Iligan which is only an extension class of Marawi. 

Thus, we pray that many will succeed. So here are our adventures captured and frozen in memory through pictures. Check it out:

Posing at Gates 1A, 2 & 3 of the University of Santo Tomas. Guess who we bumped in to? Haha. Daddy Mocks & Brod Saudi. I just love the color combination of their tees. Such happy colors :) In my team, I was paired with Brod Seddik for Gate 3, Te Anne and Jenric for Gate 2 and Bibbo assigned at Gate 1A. So early around 7am we had to be there to distribute breakfast, tips & kits for the baristas. We've seen a lot of the baristas in a hurry to be inside the campus. Hugged and bid our words of wisdom 'God bless!',"Good luck!" and all the well wishes. We even got a text from one of them who needed our assistance since he's had a tummy ache that moment. Damn! The pressure in on! I wonder how my body would react if I am in their shoes already. Will I get a fever, headache or disturbed stomach? Hmn.. hope not! Definitely needing the mental, spiritual and emotional stability like one of my professors in law school would always remind us. Gotta practice that and I did from the first day at law school :)

Hiking! We were at P.Campa then off we go to UST. We took more or less 50 foods for breakfast para sa mga barista sponsored by AMAL. We have actually collaborated with the Association of Muslim Advocates of Law and it was an amazing thing that they too have rendered their full support to baristas whether Maranao or not. 

Si Totoy Bibbo ay hindi na maxadong bibo. Jk! We still laughed and had a great time kahit na pagod. Still, we gotta rest for a bit at Mini-Stop. Masyadong mainit kahit na early pa ng umaga. Oh-oh! Global warming  definitely sucks! Err..

Still has time looking at girls.. aww.. boys.. aw.. dili pud.. bitaw, hunting for books in a nearby bookstore. See those white plastic bags? Those are for our beloved bar candidates breakfast. In it are medicines, mineral water, banana and rice with a big chunk of barbecued chicken. Nomnom! :P

Well, picture2x! Hehe. :)

Only one kit left. Haha. Marami din naman kaming nabigyan ng breakfast. So happy to have seen some of my friends and fraternal brods and sis taking the bar right now. All the sunny smiles, the hugs and compliments from them made our day extra special. Nothing beats the appreciation you get after a days hard work :)

I am so loving the tshirt design. Pretty nice, huh? :)

Since the gates at UST will be closed at 9:30AM, my team decided to go back to our place and rest for a bit and be back for the distribution of lunch. Me and Ate Anne had time to rest then clean up the room while the boys went out and watch the Marquez-Pacquiao fight from a neighbor. Dili ra diay kaayo bayot ug kalag ako mga kuyog. Somehow, 25% lalaki pa rin. LOL! Haha. After seeing the whole fight and celebrating for Pacquiao's triumph, the boys came back and this is how they look during our free time on Sunday:

Si Father Lily, galit? Haha. Too tired to smile na. Or was pretending he was a model at Park Royal, I guess. Haha! Jk!

Oh ayan, si Bibbo parang di mapakali. His urge for charitable work is out and about again. Dahil sa gusto naming kaibiganin mga staff ng Park Royal, some of the extra foods we had for breakfast, we gave it to the staff. Dba how thoughtful and friendly of Bibbo. Justikan ka jud! Haha!

Mga gutom talaga. Ang laki ng mga kain ng mga mokong na eto :D Naka-dalawang  pack ng breakfast ah. Lupet!  Hehe.

Ang burlesque queen :D

Oy, ang sweet! Haha :D

Hindi naman maxadong malaki tyan mo Father. Pwede ka pa mag-pole dancing. Sideline, bah! :D

Ang cute naman kumain ni Totoy Bibbo. Ka-chicks! Haha!

Ang cleavage, bongga! Haha.

Ito yong masisilip naman from outside. I am gonna miss this place :)

Our breakfast too. Kaso di q type ang chicken. Masyadong malaki. Haha. Bitaw, not really that tasty.

Pero si Seddik ninanamnam talaga ang food. :P

At heto ang bagsak. Tulog na tulog. We only have 2 hours to rest lang kase and after that, we're back in the game.

Si Bibbo, busy sa pag-arrange ng mga equipments at mga sobra sobrang medicines. Bait talaga! Hehe.

At si Father Lily FB lang sa. :)

Two hours passed by and we're in our yellow shirts again heading to our MSU HQ at Espanya just a walking distance at UST Gate 11 where we will be distributing lunch for the MSUan baristas.

Taking pictures whilst walking heading our way towards UST Gate 11. The best ang weather as compared last week na sobrang lakas ng ulan daw at binabaha pa dito sa Dapitan, Espanya at Laon Laan.
Praise be to God for a sunny weather :)

At the MSU HQ. See those red big plastic bags? Mao pud na ang  mga naa sa sulod na foods amo idistrobute for the baristas on their lunch time.

With Kuya Anto from MSU main, Ma'am Lala & Sir Alex sa MRO.

We're marching on! :D

Plastar na in front of UST Gate 11 :)

The roses among three not so-thorny :D

Taking pictures while Seddik was kind of chit-chatting with the MSUan's.

Ma-dramang totoy Bibbo :D

Sheyt, ang gwapo ni Kuya sa likod ah! Haha!

Maxadong guarded ang UST. Simula ng lumalabas mga barista for their lunch break. Todo bantay na si Manong Pulis.

Klase-klaseng mga frats at university representatives ang nakaabang sa labas ng Gate 11. May taga-DLSU, UP pati yong taga Utopia, Aquila Legis, MLQU (MKP Manila Branch), even mga sororities..

Busy maxado si Father Lily for video documentation. Hehe.

Since bawal ang tarps, gawa na lang kami ng identification na taga MSU kami using this cartolina. Saya-saya. Haha. Parang nagwewelga kami niyan. LOL!

Nakita ulet namin si Dad. At ang daming demands ah. Bilhan daw namin xa ng energy drink. Halaaa.. hehe..

A camera pose with Daddy Mockay :P

Talking to our MKP brods based here in Manila.

We were especially thankful for the voluntary help extended by Ate Donelle Khan to the second batch. It was highly appreciated. An additional man  power to our group. Love it! Thanks Ate DK! :)

After the hard labor, we went back to our accomodation and took a rest ready for tonight's outing. Haha!

Pauwi na galing Gate 11. Hiking again :) Nakakawala ng fats!

Abangan ang susunod na kabanata... ;)