Bonfire and Oktoberfest

I have never been to any Ateneo Championship Bonfire until last night. Entering the gates of the campus for the first time in a long time, I didn't know what to expect, really. I knew it wasn't going to be just a simple bonfire where pieces of wood would be set ablaze and we'd have roasted mallows and weiners while stories of glory would be told.

When I got to the GS parking lot, the place looked as if there was a school fair. Food stalls, concessionaire booths and lots of people. People who knew each other, young and old, all part of the festivities.

It reminded me a little of our school fairs back in high school and elementary where it was all about fun booths and being with friends, celebrating and forgetting about everything negative at least for that day.

Didn't stay too long at the bonfire, for I had a prior commitment to Manny's Oktoberfest. Left Ateneo around 8:45 pm to head for Manny's place, which I overshot on entry as I had forgotten how the house looked.

Friendly faces old and new were all present to celebrate another year of friendship, another year of life. Manny and Iea prepaed lots of drinks wo partner with the delicious goulash and the sausages. Different shapes and sizes, all yummy.

So here's to you guys and all of us, for another year.

The Jobe Issue

Eligibility issues take to the floor once again with this Jobe Nkemakolam issue. Honestly, from the moment I read the first article on it, I knew right away that it was a personal matter. It's a typical case of "mother disliking the daughter's boyfriend". What normally happens in this scenario is that the mother stops at nothing until she gets her way.

So now, because he (Jobe) knocked her daughter up, she exacts revenge by bringing (or trying to) his team down. Today, this superficial issue has been settle when CHED declared him eligible. But what about the deeper issue?

What's to say that this is not an issue of Racism? Because Mr. Nkemakolam does not look like someone she wants for her daughter, the mother goes and does this? I'm not saying that this is the issue, but it could be, considering his physical attributes and the usual superficiality that most people have.

So what now? Now that this issue has been resolved, I doubt it's gonna just die out like that. Mother dearest is probably scheming up another attack. Now this may or may not involve the team, but she's definitely after his head and won't stop until it's on a silver platter.

I wonder if she thinks that her daughter got pregnant because Jobe willed it like Zeus in Ancient Greece?

The Final Four

Earlier today, due to DLSU's loss against National University, the whole nation found out who this year's final four contenders are. What we don't know as of now, though, is who is playing who. Although, ADMU and FEU are the top 2 teams, they still have to play their final game against each other.

Whoever emerges #1 (not necessarily the victor, due to the quotient system) will play current #4 (UST), while #2 is to play #3 (UE). Ofcourse, I would like the Blue Eagles to keep their top spot all the way to the Finals, but this will prove to be an adrenaline-packed Saturday.

Who's your pick?