All Chapters of The Good Equal: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

THE GOOD EQUAL | #TGEC1 IRIS  Suot ang aking white crop-top with "cute af" imprinted on the middle and high rise jeans paired with my 3-years Nike shoes and Prada nylon bag na nabili ko lahat sa ukay ay bumaba ako sakay ng grab.   Naglakad ako papasok ng St. Valentine University suot ang aking shades na black. When I reached the entrance of the School ay hinarap ako ng guard, tila handa akong hindi papasukin.   "Mam, ID niyo po?" tanong niya sa akin.   "Ay kuya, transferee po ako at mamaya ko pa po ata makukuha yung ID ko..." I replied all while reaching the gate slip na binigay sa akin ng admission office

THE GOOD EQUAL | #TGEC3 IRIS Marami na akong nabasa at narinig na mga assumptions sa mga Professors na Attorney. The majority stated na pahirap sa buhay ng mga estudyante ang magkaroon ng Prof na Atty kasi nakakatakot at namamahiya ng mga estudyante. I somehow agreed with them because I read novels and watched films about law school and how they describe their Professors and their room ambiance were congruent to these assumptions. But nothing beats my classmates' hypothesis—theirs were horrible. Narinig kasi nila sa ibang block na namamahiya at nakakatakot daw yung prof nila—which apparently ay prof din namin. Kung isa akong matatakutin at mahiyaing estudyante, baka nag-drop na ako sa subject na 'to.&n

THE GOOD EQUAL | #TGEC5IRISSa 16 years na pag-aaral ko, I learned that my teachers and my professors have a specific pattern to teach their students—especially kapag nagpapa-exam. With all those 16 years, I learned how to crack those codes."Natandaan mo pa ba yung mga discussions ni Mam? Minsan doon niya kinukuha yung quiz natin. Wala dyan lahat sa powerpoint. Nalaman ko yun nung first quiz natin," mahinang sabi ko kay Kaia dahil nasa library kami ngayon at nagrereview para sa second quiz namin sa Writing for Radio and Television mamaya.I scoured my brain for the possible questions our Prof will thrown to us. It is an oral recitation and our second quiz; True or false. Our Prof will ask us s

THE GOOD EQUAL | #TGEC7IRISWhen I was in high school, generally, Monday ang start ng mga exams, hanggang Friday na 'yon. However sa SVU, it depends on the professors kung kailan sila sa linggong ito magpapa-exam, usually Wednesday lagi ang start.We have two prelim exams waiting on our post. Kaia and I planned na mag-review muna sa library bago pumunta sa room. Maaga pa naman. We have two hours allotted for this review. Wala kasi kaming class sa first subject namin.I opened my messenger and chatted Kaia on her location. Hindi na kasi nagreply. Iris De Leon:Where you?

THE GOOD EQUAL | #TGEC9IRIS"Good morning, Miss bad-ass transferee!"This is my first eye-rolling for this day. And I can't wait to count on how many eye rolling's I could make whenever I hear those phrases. Can't they just forget what happened and go back to our usual lives?"Shut up!"Kaia chuckled, "Ang cute nga eh, Miss bad-ass transferee," she quoted in the air.I rolled my eyes. That's two.Mukhang hindi na talaga ako patatahimikin ng araw na 'to dahil lahat nang makakasalubong namin ni Kaia ay bumubulong ng siya 'yung si Miss bad-a