2007 UPLB Oblation Run

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Oopppss…this is the 2004 UPLB Oblation run. I dare not take a picture of them. Not now.

The thing about being in UP is that over time, you become more perceptive, wais and magulang in the name of serious socio/political/acad stuff or just for the heck of it. UP has become a melting pot of sorts and through the years, the student pool has become increasingly diverse and interesting.

The yearly Oblation Run is one event that helps classify the students into, what my friends and I call, ‘categories’. When the APO boys come running, the students would have their own reactions:

Galing sa Private School
The exclusive high schools e.g. Miriam, Ateneo, DLSU, CSA, Saint Scho. etc would have their students looking meek, reserved and well, neat. But when the naked boys come, the girls would blush and be quiet while the boys would be hooting and clapping their hands. Especially if the girls come from a catholic school, be prepared (like my friend who came from Holy Spirit) because they’d even cling to your clothes and hide their faces in shame. But then again, they’d be the ones with the ready digicams and cellphones to take a shot of the boys.

Graduate sa Public School
These students would go berserk and be on the frontline. They’d be cursing and waving at the frat boys for a job well done and they’d be wishing they caught the whole show on cam. The girls would brag about how that particular ‘live show’ wasn’t so new since they’ve had plenty of ’sex stuff’ back in their high school sex education (wow). They’re also the ones who won’t be able to keep quiet for the rest of the day kasi nagpapataasan sila ng ihi.

Taga-Labas
These people do not go to UP; they just want to frequent the campus because of the events and the perks they miss out in their schools. These people would be talking in a different tongue as opposed to UP’s student language e.g. relak-relak, easy lang, toxic, charr, adik etc. and phrases. You’d know them when you hear them talk and see them move. They seem unsure of what to say and what to act especially when the students go wild. They tend to shy away from the crowd and have their own obscure little spot somewhere near the event.

In Hiding
The closet gay or a.k.a your over sensitive guy friend who would open doors for you, pull the best chairs for you or even wait for you outside the girls’ bathroom after re-touching your nose. Often mistaken in your barkada as “Mr. Ideal”, you often wondered why he never had a girlfriend or never had a classroom crush like everyone does. When you have suitors, he’s the first one to make a comment. When wind of the oblation run comes, he’d be nonchalant about it but says he’s willing to accompany you there. But when the naked guys comes running, he’d be the first one to squeal and turn red (SAYANG GWAPO AT MABAIT PA NAMAN).

Freshies
They’d carry the biggest handbags, knapsacks and shoulder bags around. Their binders would be filled with tons of xeroxed reading materials from various subjects and their lab manuals would have crisp plastic covers. They’re the usual wide-eyed, inquisitive little geniuses who are still hungry for college life and independence. They’re the overly excited bunch who chatter about their prof being cute but a sadist, or about their exams being too objective and nose-bleeding or about being excited to watch their very first Oblation Run or the University Follies. They’d be talking and planning about it a week in advance. Plus, they walk fast because they’re afraid of being late in their next class. But when the Oblation Run is at hand, they’d be running or begging their profs to let them watch the show for even a minute. You’d hear them na tumitili and kinikilig with matching patalon-talon pa while holding hands with their female blockmates.

Upper Classmen a.k.a. Wala na kaming CARE
The girls would only carry a puny handbag and hold the rest of her manuals or notebooks in her arm while carrying a nifty hot pink/flowery umbrella. The boys on the other hand would try their best to fit all their stuff e.g. small notebook or filler, wallet, pen and sometimes calculator, in their jeans pocket. Boys never ever want to be seen with a bag or with an umbrella kahit na may bagyo because they think it’s gay. The seniors usually have a leisurely walk to and fro their classes like they’re having a picnic or something in the midde of the day at HUM. So when the APO boys arrive, they’d be looking as if nothing happening.

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