Smells like an H1N1 outbreak in SMCM... Hmm...

June 16, 4:40 PM.
The bell rang to mark the end of our class today. As usual, ngarag na naman ang buong Genero sa dami ng assignments plus quizzes to be ready for tomorrow.

Then, an inquiry of my classmate, Clarose, caught my attention.
"Pinapatanong ni Ma'am (Reyes) kung sino nag-abroad sa Genero nung bakasyon."

After the very moment that I heard this, naisip ko tuloy... "Bakit? May H1N1 ba sa ESMA?" Habang nag-iisip ako, bigla akong kinalabit ni Carlson... "Talaga?! May H1N1 na sa ESMA?!" I was really surprised with the manner he said this. Parang masaya pa kasi siya. Pero hindi ko naman siya masisisi. Kasi if there's REALLY a confirmed case of H1N1 in our school, just like those top universities and colleges in the country... MAWAWALAN NG PASOK.

But to tell you honestly, I also think the same way like Carlson. Sino ba naman ang may ayaw mawalan ng pasok? MARTIR siya sa pag-aaral if ever. Syempre, we just find time to rest during weekends. Madalas pa nga instead of a rest day eh project making day pa with your group o di kaya practices. There's no time for us to relax anymore. Kaya nga kapag may bagyo, tuwang-tuwa ang lahat. Kasi malaki ang chance na ma-suspend ang classes. Pero for me, may dulot din silang mga disadvantages. Just like last school year, classes were suspended for two consecutive days due to a typhoon. Masaya SANA, kasi pahinga ang utak ko for a couple of days. Ang MASAMA nga lang, the following week was our periodical exams. Kaya kahit na nakataas ang Signal No. 3 nun sa Bulacan, I went to school to get my notebooks and books para makapag-review. But during the weekend, our Class President last year (and STILL this year) Gelo sent us a message, telling that the exams will be moved nex next week. Masayang malaman nung una, pero nakakahinayang din kasi it felt like my effort of getting my things sa kasagsagan ng bwisit na bagyo got all wasted. And the WORST, we were subjected to have Saturday classes to make up for those days na nawalan ng pasok.

Come to think of it, pinagdarasal nating mangyari ang mga ganung bagay. Pero in the end, TAYO ang magsa-suffer. Kaya kung magka-H1N1 man sa ESMA, hindi yun dapat ikatuwa. DAPAT yun ika-alarma. Hello?! Your health is at stake. Mas gugustuhin mo bang makapag-pahinga lang kesa maging maayos ang kalusugan mo?

We just have to let things come and go. Keep in mind that they happen for a purpose (hindi dahil sa pinagdasal mo yung mangyari), and that everything is according to His will.