Monday, October 02, 2006
memory loss
She woke up confuse and nauseated, something was not right. With no recollection of how she got inside her tent or how she changed into the shirt she's wearing, she slowly got up. No, that was not such a good idea because as soon as she did her head started spinning. "what the hell happened???" she thought as she tried to cough out the mouthful of sand stuck in her throat. "where am i???" gradually, she started to recall the previous day.
There was a bus with batch 2k6 aboard, all frantically reviewing for the final exam. With the AMCI hymn barely heard in the background, everyone tried to absorb any bit of information that they could. You could hear the words "panu nga ulit yung tautline" and "sino nga ulit un sa committee" being repeated over and over again. But knowing she already suck up all that she could from her notes, she opted for a goodnight's sleep instead. Barely an hour into the ride, the trainees have settled down and only a few were up to watch the movie being played.
They reached Laiya a few minutes after sunrise. Once they were done gulping down their breakfast, they were at it again. Manuals, ropes and cravat were out. Questions were flying about once more. And even after Alman repeatedly announced that the exam was about to start and all notes should be kept, people were still trying to sneak a glances on their manuals.
Armed with their compasses and maps, and some with umbrellas, each group made their way to the designated stations. Group D, her group, was ready to go wherever their bearing may take them. But three hours since they started pursuit there was still no sign of the first station. Three times they passed that bridge before they got a text saying "I see you". Genie, her GL, finally concluded that Bajay was lurking behind the trees, ducking just in time so we won't see them. Suddenly they heard Pops exclaim, "nandidto sila". This time Bajay wasn't able to duck in time… after making slight booboos on following the trail signs and answering some questions, they were given their next coordinates. Off to the next station they went. She was dreading and hoping to see her crush there but thankfully he was station hopping as well. After three bandages, one carry and one very entertaining BEAM song from TeeJay, they plotted their next target. It was roughly 2-3km walk. The group joked about riding the jeep since they were only warned not to ride the tricycle but walk they did till finally they heard the word "relaaaaax". The application of the knots came after the written exam, where she kept messing up the tautline, which she had perfectly executed just hours ago on the bus. Worried as they were that they were not going to complete all 6 stations, they marched on to the registration booth of Mt. Daguldol. There she saw the station she knew she was most likely to flunk, the stove operation. Though her brand new lighter, which she had purposely brought for that specific function failed her, she did her best. on the plus side, someone was there to console her… a very affectionate dog that is. With only two stations left, they more or less knew where they were headed. As they made their way to a very very long trek, their four-legged friend decided to join them and refused to retreat and even whimpered when he sensed that they wanted to leave him behind. Barely halfway to the next station, Carla stopped her car and instructed them to go back to camp.
To be continued...
There was a bus with batch 2k6 aboard, all frantically reviewing for the final exam. With the AMCI hymn barely heard in the background, everyone tried to absorb any bit of information that they could. You could hear the words "panu nga ulit yung tautline" and "sino nga ulit un sa committee" being repeated over and over again. But knowing she already suck up all that she could from her notes, she opted for a goodnight's sleep instead. Barely an hour into the ride, the trainees have settled down and only a few were up to watch the movie being played.
They reached Laiya a few minutes after sunrise. Once they were done gulping down their breakfast, they were at it again. Manuals, ropes and cravat were out. Questions were flying about once more. And even after Alman repeatedly announced that the exam was about to start and all notes should be kept, people were still trying to sneak a glances on their manuals.
Armed with their compasses and maps, and some with umbrellas, each group made their way to the designated stations. Group D, her group, was ready to go wherever their bearing may take them. But three hours since they started pursuit there was still no sign of the first station. Three times they passed that bridge before they got a text saying "I see you". Genie, her GL, finally concluded that Bajay was lurking behind the trees, ducking just in time so we won't see them. Suddenly they heard Pops exclaim, "nandidto sila". This time Bajay wasn't able to duck in time… after making slight booboos on following the trail signs and answering some questions, they were given their next coordinates. Off to the next station they went. She was dreading and hoping to see her crush there but thankfully he was station hopping as well. After three bandages, one carry and one very entertaining BEAM song from TeeJay, they plotted their next target. It was roughly 2-3km walk. The group joked about riding the jeep since they were only warned not to ride the tricycle but walk they did till finally they heard the word "relaaaaax". The application of the knots came after the written exam, where she kept messing up the tautline, which she had perfectly executed just hours ago on the bus. Worried as they were that they were not going to complete all 6 stations, they marched on to the registration booth of Mt. Daguldol. There she saw the station she knew she was most likely to flunk, the stove operation. Though her brand new lighter, which she had purposely brought for that specific function failed her, she did her best. on the plus side, someone was there to console her… a very affectionate dog that is. With only two stations left, they more or less knew where they were headed. As they made their way to a very very long trek, their four-legged friend decided to join them and refused to retreat and even whimpered when he sensed that they wanted to leave him behind. Barely halfway to the next station, Carla stopped her car and instructed them to go back to camp.
To be continued...
9:00 PM
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