The syllabus says "Introduction to Broadcast Communication"

Last Thursday, I had my last day of the sem. It was our finals for m BC100 class where we played Jeopardy! as the exam, and afterwards we had a party we prepared for not without much stress.

Our group, Kaye, Carl and me, were like the minority in the class—the last ones expected to speak and interact in class. The prof said he thinks we’ll be the last placers and that if we beat the other teams, “it’s like NU beating UP.” His frequent snide remarks were really nothing to me; he was interesting and intelligent enough. But this one I took to heart, and I’ll have to admit I was a bit hurt. Haha. I couldn’t blame him much though. The three of us—always seated at the back—weren’t really keen on “displaying our competence” in class.

However, the three of us were really overwhelmed and happy that we emerged as the second placers. We were able to beat the other four teams our professor thought so highly of. Too much of the negativity, though. The overall atmosphere was really fun and exciting. I even made the first mistake ––on the first question!—as I forgot to state my answer in question form, which is how the game is played.

The whole event—including the mini film showing we had after the quiz show (where we saw the actual video of how JFK’s head was blasted away), the food Kaye and I helped take care of, the hilarious mistakes the teams made, and of course, our prof’s one-of-a-kind personality*—was enjoyable. It would top my list of the most unforgettable final exams I had in the university.

Even more so, I made such good friends in this class—Kaye and Carl. It was really the three of us who were together in this class since the start of the sem. Our hard work studying for this Jeopardy! really paid off. Yeah, cheesy, but I’m glad to have met them. Fufu~

 
* Sir’s personality is really hard to describe: he is intelligent, conceited (he said so himself!), nationalistic, funny (awesomely so), and random. Those adjectives are vague, though, compared to the “colorful” character that he has in person. It is amazing to have him as a prof for even just a sem. Despite the routinely nerve-wracking moments in class, despite all those ridiculous school-bashings he did, and despite all the complaints I made about the subject, I don’t think I would regret having him teach me and hear his tales firsthand (about Philippine history, foreign culture, his predictions of the future, and a lot, lot more). And years later, when his statue (that looks at and scrutinize everyone who passes by) had been erected in the university (as he so often said it would be), I’ll prolly be proud to say, “Hey I tokok his BC100 class. How very unfortunate you couldn’t.” Haha!

** He is a lawyer who would often show up at public hearings with his friend, Barok, also a lawyer. If asked who they represent at the court they would say, “Public interest, your honor.” They would also often sue wrongdoers, and mind you, they get results. He said, “Kapag walang ganyang mapapakialamanan kami ni Barok, nanghihina kami.” Haha. ♥ He said that it is his way of giving back to the university and people that educated him. He also said that when we graduate, we shouldn’t expect to live as if in a rosy picture painted especially for us, and that we must never be ashamed of starting small—even as small as serving coffee to others. With the training we had, coupled with hard work and competence, we would be able to make it well.

 
Awesome, right? I just wish I had written all of the trivia and advices and bits of wisdom he shared in class. If I could name one reason why I am proud to be from UP, it would be because it was able to produce someone like  him.