After the Philo exam, I broke down. I never felt so stupid after an exam. I had to get away from everyone. I told ‘em I’ll just wait for ‘em in Starbucks to think. I wasn’t in the mood to go shopping and to eat dinner. I needed to be alone. So Pepe gave me and Kiboy (who couldn’t come with us to Tagaytay because of a family thingie the next day) a ride to Starbucks. And just when all I needed was a table, the place was packed. I decided to go to one of the bars where people study, dropped my stuff, contemplated on crying there but instead I went to the washroom. I bumped into Cathy (Jots’ cousin) who still had an exam the next day, we sorta chatted about law school.. I was on the verge of crying but I couldn’t because I didn’t want to make a fool out of myself. Then as if fate was making fun of me, Jots came out of the washroom. I had to again stop myself from breaking down. I remember him asking about the exam, and I told him to not talk to me about it because I think I was gonna cry. I didn’t think he took me seriously. I said g’bye abruptly and he said g’bye too because Cathy came out of the washroom. I had to rush inside. Then I cried. Shit. Parang telenovela. I cried inside Starbucks Loft’s washroom. Kadiri. Buckets of tears after, I went out of the washroom with my scary red eyes. I needed air. So I told Ey (a barista friend o’ mine) to just tell my friends, in case they get there before me, that I just took a walk. Krung krung no? I brisk-walked my way around Rockwell and bumped into Aiza. We talked (again) about the exam, and I cried. Yak. So I had to say g’bye to her again. That’s when I saw Ana and the gang. Ana walked with me and we decided to eat at Goodearth to cool down. There was only one thing in my mind at that time, I need a bowl of hot soup. Alas, that’s what I instructed Ana to order for me. Manifestations ng aking psychological incapacity ay nakikita na. Haha. Ikalawang Kabanata: Paspasan kung pasapasan..yeah boy!
The night before, we went on a fun fun fun ride to Gonuts Donuts in the Fort. Convoy na malupet. Pepe’s car is a pimp’s dream, therefore, we (Haze, Euns, Ces) decided to ride with him to Tagaytay. Hindi nya kami binigo. Isa itong TSG-TSG experience, think Fast and the Furious. The only difference was that he was playing his “love songs” inside the car. Ayun na, pangromansa si Pepay. Haha. The other peeps rode in Yvie’s van and Yvie, Kay and Mel rode with the BEST DRIVER of ALL TIME, MUMIEL! (tono ni Pepe). We convoyed our way to Yvie’s house in Laguna. Opo, Laguna… hindi Capiz, hindi Gen San.. Laguna lang sya. Yvie, you earned our respect, the time on the road that you had to endure everyday wasn’t easy. Astig. 
When we (finally) reached Sannet’s house, we feasted on her dogs. (That didn’t sound right. Animal rights!) WE finally got to meet Yvie’s love of her life, her two adorable dogs. After what seemed like eternity, (si Pepay kasi nagkaron pa ng Photoshoot with the dogs) we were on our way to Tagaytay. Woohoo! Wait for me my dear Cuervo, we shall be one. 
Human warmth alert. On our way to Tagaytay, I decided to ride with Mumiel. Francis gave us instructions to meet up with him at Summer Breeze. One text message made us lose it, “Sinuntok ni Yves si Pepe. Dumudugo ang ilong nya.” I couldn’t remember the exact words, but the bottom line is, DUMUDUGO ANG ILONG NI PEPE. Ayun.Kay lamig sa Summer Breeze. Sana Sana
Fast forward. Francis’ resthouse. It turned out that Geno and the rest of the peeps were waiting for us. They waited in front of the gate, for more than an hour I think. Harsh harsh world. Siguro si Manny Villar ang may kagagawan (he was at Summer Breeze, la lang).What do people like us do to relax after one whole sem in law school? WE play scrabble. Seriously. The others sang their hearts out downstairs, and some just plain chatted… But Francis, Pao and uhmm, (sino nga ba un isa?) we played Scrabble. But it wasn’t an ordinary scrabble game (no, there was no stripping involved..) I played scrabble while intoxicating myself. Shot kung shot. Bahala na si Batman. Natapos ang gabi ng masaya. Kung bakit masaya? Kwentuhan… tawanan… lasingan. May mas sasaya pa ba dun? Pagktapos ng lahat, ako’y mapayapang natulog. I think I got text message from a friend about a missing sketchpad. I think I called him to tell him that I haven’t seen any sketch pad. Bakit ako tumawag? Ewan ko rin. Prior to that, I already replied and said the exact same thing. Kadiri, lasing.
Ikalimang Kabanata: Strawberry Fields Forever: The Aftermath
When I woke up the next day I told myself, “I need to puke.” I calmly went downstairs, the first washroom wasn’t available so I went to the washroom in the kitchen. Meliecar was there, I told her… “Susuka ako.” She thought it was so urgent so she finished her brushing her teeth abruptly. Di ko naipaliwanag na desisyon ko lang iyon. After I puked, I felt hungry. I tried to think about the events the night before. I only remembered the feeling of being free. Solb na ko dun.
We had plans to go to the beach but it didn’t push through because the rain was pouring really hard. Therefore, NAWALA KAMI. Three hours. Laughtrip. Pagdating sa ATC, gutom na gutom na. Badtrip ang service sa Max’s.
Huling Kabanata: Deuce Bigalow.Disgustingly funny. Dahil sa kapaguran, ako, si Kay at si Haze ay natulog sa sinehan. Dalawang beses namin “pinanood” un film, un isang beses, tulog na kami. Mapayapang mapayapa. We ate dinner at Luk Yuen. Paalaman. Balik sa Starbucks Powerplant. Balik sa realidad.
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