Ateneo students may have started the stream of stories that quintessentially represented their university life, but it quickly became a trend that several other schools jumped on. One of the first schools to follow was predictably the University of the Philippines.
Not a school to be beaten, someone on Twitter asked: “What’s the most UP thing you’ve ever done?”
Stories that had to do with saving on food were the norm. @cleverlynmayuga talks about a working thesis session where she and her friends bummed off the table next to them.
Nasa Starbucks kami ng kaibigan ko para mag-thesis pero wala kaming pera. 50 na lang each tapos may katapat kaming law student. May natira siyang drink at food. HEHEHEHE u know what we did next. CHEKA https://t.co/0PP4plc5RP
— Clev Mayuga (@clevmayuga) December 2, 2018
To add to the coffee shop stories, @treeshaaaaaaa mentions leeching off her friends’ orders to get free milk:
Sasama ako mag-all nighter sa SB with friends pero sila lang bibili tapos may kapal pa ako ng mukha na manghingi ng extra milk para may iniinom din ako HAHAHAHA 🤭
— treesha 🐳 (@treeshaaaaaaa) December 2, 2018
These resourceful students talk about the less conventional ways to fill your stomach. @Punongbayan_ tweets about going to UP Asterisk exhibit openings for the snacks and cocktails.
Uma-attend kami sa UP ASTERISK ng exhibit openings sa Vargas Museum para magpanggap na nag-iintellectualize ng art pero makikikain lang talaga kami, at madalas kaysa hindi may kasamang pansit sa cocktails. https://t.co/diG4eL3aQK
— HIDILYN KLUM (@Punongbayan_) December 2, 2018
While @genesisxsantos shares his strategy of attending org orientations for the free food — without ever joining an Org.
An anonymous submission talks about being short on cash and clapping instead of buying chasers for their shots.
THUG LYF pic.twitter.com/fIIP4x8u0L
— 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘁𝘇𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗻⁷ 🐬💜 (@MarchingHere) December 2, 2018
Showing a different kind of resourcefulness, @gonzalezzdodis talks about going to computer shops and claiming the forgotten USB’s in times of need.
Pumunta sa YZA sa dating SC pag kailangan na kailangan ko ng USB. Magbibigay lang ako ng typical USB description, i.e. "Ate may naiwan ba kong black na Kingston na 8GB?" https://t.co/smD0aH3Xvs
— Ja #SOGIEEqualityNow 🏳️🌈 (@dyaelgonzales) December 2, 2018
@cleverlynmayuga shares another story. This one is about having to hitch a ride with a random motorist along Edsa Taft just to make it in time for her morning exam. A test which she assures us she got an uno in — very Iska.
Hindi pa uso angkas nung 2015. May oral exam finals ako sa Media Law class namin. Bilang taga-Pasay ako at basura ang MRT, malelate na ako sa 9AM exam. So ayun, pumara ako ng random motor along EDSA Taft. Umabot at nagkaroon ng second-degree burn pero k lang. Uno naman sa finals. https://t.co/0PP4plc5RP
— Clev Mayuga (@clevmayuga) December 2, 2018
@mikaylateodoro’s anecdote shows the creativity of students and professors alike. When her class’ only option was to watch a movie on two separate laptops with no speakers some students volunteered to read the subtitles out loud. With feeling, of course!
And I think this one speaks for itself:
Cut class to go to a rally then I got scolded by my dad because he saw me on TV HAHAHAHA
— modern-day hippie (@drewskieob) December 3, 2018
It’s interesting to see how different the realities of each university student are depending on where they studied. What’s your university story?
