Santos, Patricia Marie D.

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Our HUMSS Trip My 18th Birthday My First K-Pop First time When I got my
at different concert in 2015 meeting first PC (Personal
churches during my long-distance Computer)
2019 friend
It was fun It was simple but An experience It was surreal. I Weeks before I
because of how it’s probably the that I’ll always was scared to got the PC, I was
different religions best birthday I’ve love and cherish meet strangers so giddy and
had shown us experienced in my for the lifetime. from online but excited because
their own culture life yet. this friend made having a
and beliefs. me realize that computer will
she’s fun and help me with my
cool. college course.
Each religion has It happened As a K-Pop fan, I remember that I was with my
their own belief of during the sudden the words “Don’t my mom even mom during this
doing ways to be lockdown of you want to drove me to the time and we went
saved by their August 2020. We attend the meetup place and to the shop to
God. had few guests. concert?” made guided me to check the
(Mom’s friends) me in tears. where she was. availability. She
We met at Ayala was a little
Malls in Tagaytay. annoyed with
how excited I was,
but I felt that she
was also being
considerate.
I was with my I remember how I was with my I guided her When I was
classmates under my mom seemed sister before the around the place planning for the
the strand to be more concert began, (the mall) since I kind of PC that I
HUMSS. We went excited than I do, but we parted am the one who needed, mom was
on different judging by how ways as soon as it lives at Tagaytay. asking me to
locations of early she prepares started. She had It was her first check it
churches. Some the food and the VIP seat while time in Tagaytay thoroughly and
are Laguna, GMA, decorations for I was at the back. as well, and I met make sure to fit in
Silang, Quezon the mini debut. No worries her mom too. with the budget. I
province. though! agreed.
Some churches Her friends It happened at We went to Sky We also went to
allowed us to encouraged me to MOA Arena, Ranch shortly different shops to
have interactions take some ‘debut where I also after the meetup, compare the
with few things. photos’ around accidentally went mom agreed since prices. Luckily, we
An example is the the house. It was in the middle of a she knew that I found a shop that
Hare Krishna nerve wrecking, long lane and am guided by her sells it cheaper
Temple, they but the photos nobody noticed mom and her than others.
made us eat their turned out to be because of how cousins. It was a
own diet/food. It really good. small I was. fun ride.
was really good!
We also went to The upcoming I had fun with the She also gave me The moment I got
Kamay ni Hesus night, I got drunk concert because one of the albums my PC, I couldn’t
and all of us and confessed of how the idols of my favorite K- thank mom
walked to the that I already made the concert Pop group at that enough and I was
very top where have a boyfriend like a disco club time. It was really hugging her. And
you’ll see the big before turning 18. feel. They made sweet of her. of course, with
statue of Jesus My parents us sing along too! the iconic line
there. It was my became “You need to
favorite moment. supportive. study well, okay?”
Of course mom,
I’ll study well for
you.