"It's like sila yung family mo dito sa DLSU"
I couldn't agree more with what my block mate had to say. Spending my first two terms with my block, I could honestly say, had been the main reason I so far have enjoyed my stay in DLSU. It's like I have known them for all my life when in all honestly it has only been less than a year. I don't know why I am beginning to sound cheesy probably because I miss Block 14 so much. How about a look back on how we formed our bond, yes?
Our life as a block officially began on May 25, 2011, the first day of our lives as college students. We were able to meet beforehand, during the LPEP to be exact, so that when the first day comes we wouldn't be that awkward with each other. I for one was so scared and nervous because it would be my first time ever to have guy classmates and I didn't know how I should react around them. I thought that I might not get along with them and thus be an outcast in my own block. I know, I had a wild imagination. Thankfully my block was so friendly that within two months we weren't that awkward anymore with each other.
We knew that it would be your block who would go through everything with you so you might as well bond with them so that you wouldn't have to face the challenges of being a college student alone. I remember that whenever we would have quizzes, midterms and finals, we would study together as a block on the 4th floor of the library. Well, the correct term would be to try to study, because it would often lead to just us sharing stories and telling jokes. Whenever there our important announcements or home works ⎯ our block president, Ron Tan, would not forget to post everything on our FB group. It was because of that that almost all my block mates never forgot to do our home works and to pass everything on time. Whenever there are birthday celebrants in our block, Yellow Cab would never be out of the picture because this is where the block would be made libre by the celebrant. Our favorite mall would be MOA because this would be the to-go-place whenever we feel like having a spontaneous lakad. The greatest trial my block had to go through would be Mady, one of my blockmates, being seriously ill. When we heard about her condition we felt heartbroken and wanted to help her with whatever way we could. We would often visit her in her house in Carriedo when we had the time just to make her feel that we would always be there for her no matter what. Seven months flew by so fast and now we are de-blocked. Even though this might be the case, we are closer than ever and I hope that this would go on till we are on our last year in DLSU.
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| Our fist block picture ♥ |
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| MOA |
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| The girls of Block14 |
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The boys of Block14
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| LASARE |
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| Last block bonding </3 |
It is with my block, that I could truly be myself. I don't pretend when I am with them because I know that they have already accepted me for what I truly am, and for that I am truly thankful. I have been blessed to have them for block mates and for making my first few months in college truly fun and memorable.
I can truly say that I have found my second family in them.
*credits to Bettina Siochi for the pictures.
