Remembering UP Cebu

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seal
Nikon L35 x Fujicolor 200

I miss being in school. It's ironic because I badly wanted to finish my degree and get out three semesters (especially when I was among the oldest in the campus already). However, now that I'm done I feel nostalgic about the corridors, classrooms, the empty spaces, and my classmates in UP.

Oble then in bronze
Centuria DNP 400 x CD-R King

Oble now feeling grey
Nikon L35 x Fujicolor 200

My mind lingers to my contemplative walks to and fro my classes. I've always liked walking alone along the covered walk and dark corridors in the undergraduate building. It makes me feel alone yet surrounded with the other students headed to their respective classes. I spent most of my vacant periods hiding on the veranda of the MassCom wing while my friends were smoking. I liked going to school early to clear my mind and even to cry.

I went to school briefly a week ago to meet a former classmate. It felt like home. Many things were new to me. Despite the changes, it was that contemplative air in UP that makes me at ease. The school molded me into who I am today. Much of my values and principles in life were formed during college. I became more accepting and more open because UP nurtured those qualities aside from critical thinking.

this way, please
Nikon L35 x Fujicolor 200

them huts in school
Nikon L35 x Fujicolor 200

looking UP
Smena 8M x Euro Color 200

Throughout my excessive stay in college, the school campus has always been my favorite subject in my film photos. I guess it was just natural to document the beauty of something as mundane as school. A part of me wanted to capture the school as it was. Another reason was to keep the memories alive.

It's funny how bitter-sweet college life really is. We never solely hate or love it. There will always be a memorable classroom where you feel in love with a classmate's shy smile and another room where you cried when you broke your heart or failed your exam. There are those favorite tambayans you used to hangout with friends and those you spent your drunken moments in.

a memorable bit
Smena 8M x Euro Color 200

can you tell I like the trees here?
juice box camera x Centuria DNP 400

For me, college is that period in life where I discovered more of the world and what it truly means to be educated and free.