Of Eagles and Archers
Friday, September 26th, 2008I was there when it happened. After six years, the Ateneo de Manila University, my most beloved school, bagged the UAAP Championship. It was worth all the time and effort that I spent just to be there in Araneta when history is made.
On Tuesday prior to the game, I lined up for hours just to get a ticket for me and Wacks. I was in Ateneo by 10:30 a.m. (ticket selling starts at 2 p.m.) but I was the nth hundred person in line already. I skipped lunch and just did my lesson plans while waiting for time to pass by. By the time I got to the ticket booth, only General Admission tickets were available for 50php each. I bought them anyway even if they weren’t the best seats in Araneta. On the much-awaited day of the event, even the bleachers were super full. But the fact that the Blue outnumbered the Green was overwhelming enough. Add to that the beat of the drums, the loud cheer of the crowd, the unity of the whole Ateneo community— I couldn’t wish for anything more. But then it happened. At 62-51, the Eagles won over the Archers. I was just sooo happy. Indeed, no Archer shot an Eagle on that fateful day of Sept. 25, 2008. =)
