It has been a long time since I accompanied someone in a formal event like the annual UP Portia Sorority Ball. I went there with their outgoing Lady President Anna (who's also my college barkada/classmate) and the ball was held in C3 Events and Resto (Missouri Street, Greenhills). The place was nice, plenty of white walls, glass and wood accents, a minimalist setup to help direct attention to the hosts, people and (of course) food of the event.
I was supposed to look funny because that morning I saw my coat sewn with new screaming gold buttons (I am not a hotel attendant!). I had them changed to plain black. I also came to Anna's house about an hour early, thinking that I will spend time in traffic and getting lost... hehehe she wasn't even home yet by the time I arrived.
At C3 I was focused on the food but couldn't remember what I ate (it was all good except for the soup which tasted like seaweed). After that, we listened to talks from one of their former Lady Presidents (LP), and then Anna's endless thank-you's as outgoing LP, and some words from the incoming LP. There were also oathtakings and recitation of their sorority code. I wanted to get a second serving of dinner through these but it seems nobody else was doing it. FINE!
There was a portion where the whole sorority sang Anna's favorite song Seasons of Love as a parting gift. A video was shown on screen with some funny and embarrassing pictures and short video clips of her. It was a great video, but the whole performance had to repeat twice because the computer kept hanging at a particular point (Anna was sleeping in the picture and they cracked a joke that the fetal position was her favorite sleeping position)... so they just sang a capella and then replayed the video separately at the end so that they get to see the rest of the funny stuff. Future Portia LP's should be very cautious about cameras, take my advice!
Oh and by the way, their Bb. Pilipinas Universe member was also there (Licaros). Brains, beauty and a towering reputation -- she was all in one, Portian to the next level. I had a photo with her (still looking for the camera owner).
We spent the last hour of the day to meet our college friends at a nearby UCC coffee shop. We looked normal by that time already.
I was supposed to look funny because that morning I saw my coat sewn with new screaming gold buttons (I am not a hotel attendant!). I had them changed to plain black. I also came to Anna's house about an hour early, thinking that I will spend time in traffic and getting lost... hehehe she wasn't even home yet by the time I arrived.
At C3 I was focused on the food but couldn't remember what I ate (it was all good except for the soup which tasted like seaweed). After that, we listened to talks from one of their former Lady Presidents (LP), and then Anna's endless thank-you's as outgoing LP, and some words from the incoming LP. There were also oathtakings and recitation of their sorority code. I wanted to get a second serving of dinner through these but it seems nobody else was doing it. FINE!
There was a portion where the whole sorority sang Anna's favorite song Seasons of Love as a parting gift. A video was shown on screen with some funny and embarrassing pictures and short video clips of her. It was a great video, but the whole performance had to repeat twice because the computer kept hanging at a particular point (Anna was sleeping in the picture and they cracked a joke that the fetal position was her favorite sleeping position)... so they just sang a capella and then replayed the video separately at the end so that they get to see the rest of the funny stuff. Future Portia LP's should be very cautious about cameras, take my advice!
Oh and by the way, their Bb. Pilipinas Universe member was also there (Licaros). Brains, beauty and a towering reputation -- she was all in one, Portian to the next level. I had a photo with her (still looking for the camera owner).
We spent the last hour of the day to meet our college friends at a nearby UCC coffee shop. We looked normal by that time already.
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