I have no idea why it has to be such a big deal.
Apparently, there’s the photo of supposed Salinggawi members going around online. It’s not a very nice photo, considering the guys are making loser signs beside the word “UP”. Personally, though, I don’t think it merits more than a paragraph in my blog.
The cheerleading defeat really broke many Thomasian hearts. We might be bitter about it, but what then? We can bitch, not because it’s appropriate, but because it’s normal. I’m sure more than a few UP people were bitching as well in the five years that UST held the cheerleading crown.
Honestly, I don’t see the point of over-the-top school rivalry. Go online and seek out some university-bashing threads to see what I mean. They’re not particularly hard to find. I understand how people can be so protective and defensive of their alma mater; I’m a solid Thomasian myself. It’s just so incredibly retarded that people will fuel their arguments with stupid ideas that ironically say more about their schools than the one they’re bashing.
UST is a frequent target, and coming across threads that bash my school makes me gag. UP kids (or those who pretend to be from UP; you really can’t tell when you’re online) seem particularly allergic to us. Their willingness to align themselves with Ateneo is particularly laughable. Is it because they see themselves as the only intelligent beings in the Philippines?
There’s this fanfic, by the way, that pits UST against Ateneo in a Deathly Hallows parody. Why does UST have to be the villain, though? Is it because we kicked Ateneo’s basketball ass last season?
Kidding. I actually like Ateneo. I think it’s a great school just like UP and UST. I won’t argue about academic rankings. I know UST has its weaknesses, and UP and Ateneo probably have their shortcomings, too. Truth be told, nearly all universities are cool with me, save for one that I’d rather not mention. The School-That-Must-Not-Be-Named (the one whose cheerleaders can’t spell), I dislike, primarily because it’s run more like a corporation rather than an academic institution. Nothing personal.
My point is, you really don’t need to put another school down to pull yourself up. I love my alma mater, but it doesn’t stop me from respecting the other schools in the country.
Besides, all this school-bashing really is tremendously retarded. Kids (I mean all of you who participate in illogical and grammatically-incorrect online school bashing), when you finally join the workforce and get to work your asses off to pay the bills, you’ll know what I mean. When you find yourself working for a boss whose from a university you deem “less worthy”, what would you do? Cry yourselves to sleep?
That sure seems like the mature thing to do.
Here’s a suggestion to all who insist on bashing other universities: go to sleep early so you can grow a few inches taller and maybe save what’s left of your brain cells.
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PS: In case anyone’s wondering (and this is the often the rebuttal in school-vs.-school threads), I did pass the entrance exams of Ateneo and the School-That-Must-Not-Be-Named. I didn’t take the UPCAT, but I am taking my Masters in UP.
PPS: I haven’t read the Deathly Hallows parody completely. It does seem like a pretty decent fanfic, and it’s the author’s right to pick who he/she wants to star as Ateneo’s antagonist. I just thought it was funny that some people in the Peyups LJ community thought it was *grrrreat* that UP was Ateneo’s ally against UST and the School-That-Must-Not-Be-Named. Now that’s hilarious.
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:28 pm
People can’t just accept the idea that UST is really good in any field. Thank God we’re Thomasians!
September 23rd, 2007 at 8:44 am
Unfortunately, there are Thomasians who engage in such activities as well. The kids in the picture are an example, I suppose. It would be a lot better if we could all just get over this rivalry crap.
September 23rd, 2007 at 11:20 am
I love my school(s) so much, but yeah, I think it’s crap that there are people who resort to these things just to make themselves feel better. When as a matter of fact, it doesn’t make one better than the other school, but only seems to prove otherwise, when you resort to such things.
It only seems to highlight the bitterness of it all, winners and losers alike.
maybe because, these kids are kids. give them a few years, and maybe they’d see your point.
September 23rd, 2007 at 6:46 pm
I suppose so. It really weirds me out.
Question, though. Why is UST usually the school bashed most by UP (or pretending to be UP) students online? Is there some sort of rivalry I don’t know about?
September 24th, 2007 at 1:03 am
mismo. sobrang juvenile talaga nung “panalo kami sa _____ bulok kayo !@#$%” mentality.
September 24th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Oo nga, not to mention completely jologs.
September 24th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
maybe on cheerdance season. even if UP students refuse to admit it, UST deserve their wins. that USt deserves recognition in that arena.
I think, of course, it’s only but natural for a lot of Pinoys to try to pull another person/school down just to bring themselves up.
UST and UP both. 
September 24th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
I was thinking of the cheerdancing bit, too. That’s the only rivalry I know about anyway. You’re right. This kind of boorish behavior isn’t limited to one school. Must be human nature
September 25th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
“The School-That-Must-Not-Be-Named (the one whose cheerleaders can’t spell), I dislike, primarily because it’s run more like a corporation rather than an academic institution.”
i know its stupid for me to say it but i can attest to that.
September 26th, 2007 at 10:01 am
I’m not naming names nyehehe. Kidding. If you know what school I’m talking about: I have friends and relatives who went there, and well, the verdict is pretty much the same. It’s totally a business, not an academic institution. Plus, some graduates （at least those I’ve come across in this office) fit the stereotype perfectly.
September 26th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
so they find it like that as well=). how come I’ve never met any of those people(’cept for my HS friends)? I study in that “school-that-must-not-be-named” and a big part of me wished i didn’t. I really want to change that since…damay na ako dyan. The school community sucks up to the “system” and that’s quite the thought they are feeding us. proud na proud pa sila na ganyan.
well.. i just hope you dont think everyone in that “school” fits the stereotype, though im quite sure you’re not likely to meet them.
September 26th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
hi i’m from lasalle and i sure can bet those cheerleaders can spell
September 27th, 2007 at 10:36 am
No, I don’t. My cousins went there and as far as I know they’re normal. I also have friends who went there and they are far from stereotypical. Minsan lang I come across some people who are really unfortunately living up to the stereotype.
Yun ex-boss ko, from that school din. According to him, it used to be a great school, kaso parang madami syang gripes about the system tsaka yun pagiging “corporate” ng admin. Don’t really know, that’s just my impression.
September 27th, 2007 at 10:38 am
Didn’t know you were from La Salle. I didn’t mention the school, pero I guess people infer （maybe because a lot of people really give La Salle flak).
Regarding spelling: I’m referring to what happened during the cheerleading competition. Instead of La Salle, the cheerleaders spelled out AL SALLE. I don’t think they can’t spell in real life. I plead poetic license
September 27th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
yeah iv seen that, ping put that photo in his facebook profile hahaha (ping’s atenista for about one year hehe) and i knew you were referring to that
it’s just funny how some people (mostly the fanatic ateneans) really revel at that cheerleading booboo. parang, seryusleh? haha. not really into the UAAP but well, i pity those cheerleaders like how i pity Christian Bautista (who’s from UP) when he made that booboo while singing Lupang Hinirang. performing in public can really rattle you, i hope people could cut those guys some slack.
world peace
September 27th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
It’s funny for like two days. It’s really not even as funny as that Michael Fajatin video.
Can’t help mentioning it though, particularly when referring to La Salle. You’re right, though, this is going to be difficult for the cheerleaders to live down, especially since it sort of fits the “dumb rich kid” stereotype of DLSU students (unfortunately). Fearless forecast: you’ll never hear the end of it.
Obviously, I’m not very fond of La Salle, but I won’t bash it, hence the ambiguous “I will not name La Salle” stance. But then everybody just sort of knew hehehe.
On Christian Bautista: not much sympathy here. He’s a seasoned performer, I’m sure he’s sang in front of crowds a thousand times before. Not blaming him either; I’m sure there are tons of people who can’t sing half the national anthem (most of them in government).
September 28th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
i’ve actually grown accustomed to the lasalle stereotype. come to think of it, i actually like how lasalle’s intelligence quotient is undermined. sometimes, i like being stereotyped just to prove people wrong hehe. i’m sutil like that nyar. it’s so much fun to surprise people
when my family and i heard the news about Christian Bautista, we all started singing the national anthem and we couldn’t even finish without pausing to rethink the lyrics. my mother could not get past the first stanza. haha sad.