Last Thursday I was in Ateneo de Manila University to accompany our students for their research. Well, Ateneo is not that grandiose as what I have imagined it to be. It’s just like my alma mater in school. Many are in their shorts, short shorts actually, and many are also in their slippers. One of the difference is almost all of the students are with laptops, IPods, high-end cellphones. And almost all have their own cars. The Parking area of Ateneo is always full.
Their library is full of great books. It’s fun to read inside their library. One thing is missing though. They don’t have tissue inside their comfort rooms. And the knobs of their faucets are rusting just like my state university alma mater. They don’t even have dipper inside their comfort rooms.
So for me, Ateneo is just an ordinary school with extraordinary tuition fee, extraordinary teachings and extraordinary graduates. But it doesn’t mean that we should separate ourselves from them. We are just the same human beings. They eat what we eat.
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