I have not taken a single course in either La Salle or Ateneo.
But being surrounded by family members who have gone through Jesuit education, it can’t be helped that I would be swept up into the fierce rivalry between these 2 schools most especially during the UAAP.
My brother-in-law used to be the captain of the cheer squad of the BLUE team during his time so naturally, my sister and all their kids often went to the games, knew all the cheers, and screamed till their lungs gave out. In my immediate family, C1 and C2 now study in the blue school and their siblings are in other Jesuit schools. My world is BLUE!
Yesterday, at work, this long-time school rivalry once again came to the fore. Some people came to work in their school colors. I decided to join in and donned a blue and white striped blouse over navy blue slacks. Thanks to Lito, my kumpadre and our techy savvy IT guy, who provided us with this site that gives live UAAP score updates, many of us were able to continue working on our desks and still keep updated on the minute-by-minute scores.
But of course, nothing beats watching it live. Thank goodness, this office had a large TV in one conference room. During the last 4 minutes, people began drifting into the conference room and yeys/aaarghs echoed. When Chris Tiu faked a 3-pointer and dribbled past the defense to score a basket, advancing Ateneo 65-64 with only 7.3 seconds to spare, I knew we had a chance. The desperate 3-point try of La Salle in those closing seconds failed, now forcing another game.
The aftermath of it all was just as great. One of the consultants ordered 3 large Yellow Cab pizzas for everyone still around past 6pm and the camaraderie continued in the board room with people recounting those precious moments.
And thanks to a true-blue guy called bleachersking, here is a quick video of those remarkable seconds — straight from the BLUE corner!!!!
So it will be SUDDEN DEATH on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2pm. Forecasters say there may be as many as 20,000 paying patrons who will troop to Araneta on this day. I think C2 herself is trying to get tickets and was asking me if I wanted to go. Should I? Haaaay, I think my heart will not last that long. I think I will just stay home and shriek to my heart’s content in the comfort of my bedroom.
ONE BIG FIGHT!!!!