UPrising Concert

KALampagan, the annual pre-SONA event of CAL, was called off so I decided to come home early last night(8pm as compared to the usual 11pm, 12mn, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am…). I was alone in the apartment so I just watched television. While watching, I suddenly thought of the debate screenings on Saturday (July 29). The debate orientation was held this afternoon and we were told that we will be debating against one of the five groups sent by Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity. This gave trembles to me. Haller?!?! I am a first time debater and our group will immediately be matched against the fraternity where the last year’s champion team and the best debater came from?!?! Fine! I will just look at it as a challenge…a horrendous one!
In an Oregon-Oxford type of debate, researches are very important. Facts and statistics will play important roles. So to have enough preparation, the debate organizer already gave the topic—Resolved: That STFAP Rebracketing be Imposed. With these things disturbing me, I immediately grabbed my phones and texted several people who are probable sources of information. One of my friends from CAL confirmed that she has materials about STFAP. As a person who was very eager to study the topic right away, I asked her if I could get them at once. She agreed. But she was in UPrising, a pre-SONA concert sponsored by the University Student Council. She then asked me if I could go there so she could give the facts to me. Without thinking twice, I hurriedly fixed myself and traveled from Amorsolo to Faculty Center via cab. I was feeling out of place at first for I didn’t know where the person I was looking for was. Fortunately, I saw some friends from GABRIELA-Youth. For a while, I stayed with them until Benson came. We were enjoying the concert so much that I already forgot the reason why I went there. I remember when the Sugarfree was already performing. Everybody was singing along. Some were even dancing to their beats. When they sang Hari ng Sablay, which was their last song for the night, a group of men went wild. They initiated a little turmoil causing Sugarfree to stop performing. I saw the frustration in Ebe’s eyes. Despite being sick, and the fact that the whole band just came from a tiring performance somewhere far from UP, Ebe performed his 100%. But inevitable circumstances such as the panic made him feel worse. I couldn’t blame him from walking out. If I were in his place, I would surely do the same. In spite of what happened, we still enjoyed the next performances. We stayed there until 2 am, I guess, but I was not able to get the materials—the very purpose why I was there.