Post-election fever et.al

I know it's been more than a month since I updated this blog. Naging busy kasi ako sa elections. Anyway, oath-taking na mamaya ng incoming CSSP Student Council.

Ito na ang aking election story. This year, naging Personal Campaign Manager ako for Paolo Sanchez.

Minsan lang ako makakapag-PCM, kaya super detailed na ng blog entry kong ito.

CSSP’s miting de avance is a much-awaited event in UP. Anyway, the day before the miting de avance, binabaliw ako ni Papa Bear. He kept on texting me this and that. Basta ang requests niya ay: 1. meet him at the AS lobby at 7am; 2. let his supporters, especially UP SIKAT wear Papa Bear posters; 3. ikalat na ng todo ang pins niya; and 4. that I stay by his side the whole day (siyempre, ako ang personal campaign manager niya eh).

I gave in to all of his requests. For the first time this second sem, I woke up at 5:30am to arrive in school early. Required kami magsuot ng blue shirt pero I chose to wear a white shirt with a teddy bear design in front. O diba? Pati ang shirt ko ay campaign mode. Pero grabe, bago ako umabot ng UP, inatake muna ako ng rhinitis. I kept on sneezing and my nose and cheeks became red. Anyway, I made it to UP on time.

Para naman sa posters, pina-run ko siya kay Kyzel (app ng SIKAT). Grabe ha, pati si Chris Lao ay napasuot ko ng PAPA BEAR poster. I put my hair up in a very high ponytail so that the poster I stuck at the back of my shirt would be seen. At dahil PCM ako ni Paolo, puro pins na lang niya ang sinuot ko. Umabsent ako sa MBB1 because I promised Paolo I wouldn’t leave him.

Ano naman ang gimik na ginawa ng SIKAT? Well, Mother made a blue banner which said, “SIKAT! Wagi sa puso naming si PAPA BEAR Paolo Sanchez” tapos may blue bear paw sa banner. I requested people to bring teddy bears. I made a super limited edition of Papa Bear pins. Basta maliit siya, made especially for teddy bears. Sabi ni Papa Bear, na-touch daw siya ng todo sa gimik na ginawa ng UP SIKAT. As usual, my voice became hoarse after the miting de avance.

Papa Bear’s performance during the miting de avance surprised us. Sabi nga sa peyups.com, nagging “Grizzly Bear Sanchez” siya. Basta, lahat ng BUKLOD councilors ay nag-shine.

Nung day of elections, as usual, hanapan ng violations. Hehe!

For this year, I did not pollwatch. Nag-entertain kasi ang SIKAT sa HQ para makalimutan ng candidates ang elections. I actually found out the results for CSSP around 1AM. I was ordering sa counter when Tonton Mina came to me and told me “No. 1 si Papa Bear. Hindi pa alam yung ranking nung ibang councilors pero sure na yung kay Papa Bear”. Siyempre, keep quiet ang drama ko. When Tonton and me sat down at our table with Papa Bear, malaki ang ngiti ni Tonton tapos ako mukhang troubled at malungkot. I am sure that everytime Papa Bear eats at any McDonald’s branch, he will be reminded of me and Tonton Mina. Secret na lang kung bakit. Hehe!

When Paolo and I had our first meeting as PCM-Councilor Candidate sa Third World Library, he gave me the number of votes he wanted to get per department. When I totaled the number of votes, I told him “Gusto mo maging Sec-Gen?” (In CSSP, the councilor with the most number of votes is automatically the secretary-general). Sabi ni Paolo, hindi naman daw. Pero gusto niyang manalo. Syempre gusto ko rin naman siyang manalo. Anyway, it did become the aim of Team Papa Bear to let Paolo win at the top. It’s a wonder how you aim for something and actually achieve it.

MY FOOT

I know I mentioned in a previous post that I my left foot has a congenital defect. I just found out last Saturday that it actually runs in the family (father side). I have an uncle and a cousin who also have to wear arch supports (I'm not sure if they're required to wear metatarsal pads too). Now, I don't feel so abnormal anymore.