Of Defenses and Ferraris

Unbelievable. So thats the difference from a normal defense and a thesis defense. Thinking you're calm and all, then when your part comes, nothing is coming out of your mouth. All of a sudden, butterflies the size of eagles circle around your stomach before every word that you're about to say. While all of this is happening, you see the panelists scribbling a lot of stuff in your paper like its a minute before lunch break. You start feeling sweaty, cold and clammy. Negative thoughts start to flash around your head. You start to really feel nervous not only for you but for your groupmates as well. Then you hear a bashing of a lifetime. "You should've done this", "you should've written it this or that way" is all you're going to hear for the next few minutes. The few became many, and the many became almost forever.

Then they'll tell you to leave for a moment. Breaking point happens. You can't even breathe. You think of all the screw ups you did in the pesentation. You start blaming yourself for the possible outcome. You feel restless. Breathless. Distraught. Lost out of your wits. Tension becomes unbearable.

Then they call you back inside the room. Judgment time. If you pass or fail, its all in their hands. You feel scared for yourself. You can't do anything anymore.

Then you release everything. You become you again. You are relieved. The baggage is gone. Everything is easy again. Everything is NORMAL again.

All of this happened to me at 8 in the morning. Oh by the way, we got a 2.5 (plus revisions). Of to the last phase. Yeah! Thank You Lord!

Then, while I was at the buendia intersection near the World Trade Center on the way home, I was crossing the intersection from CCP when I saw this very, very beautiful car. I instantly thought "this car looks familiar". Then it hits me. The color is unmistakable. A beautiful, shiny scarlet car. Then I get my confirmation. I see the Prancing Horse logo on the side panel. Holy crap. A freakin' Ferrari at buendia?!

Yup, it was a Ferrari. A Ferrari F430 Scuderia. Wow. Words will not give justice to the beauty of that car. Wow. WOW. Of course I have to give respect. And giving respect means stopping at the middle of the intersection to let the Ferrari pass (yes, I really did that). He starts off slowly, trying to feel the road. The driver even had the hazard signal on. Then he drops the signal, and unleashes (repeat: UNLEASHES) the true power of that engine. Grabe yung makina nung hinataw na niya. WOW. Amen. GInawang race track ang Macapagal blvd. Traffic pa yun. Slow moving ,pero traffic pa rin. That is a b-e-a-utiful engine. The revs were awesome, to say the least. Now THAT, is an experience.

Buzzkiller is there was a police officer (yes, a POLICE OFFICER), maybe a Superintendent who cares, that was sitting in the passenger seat. Plus a police escort behind them (not really sure if it was with the Ferrari guys). But still. Unbelievable. WOW.

If only days like this can happen everyday. Wow. What a day.

Peace out!