i was pleasantly surprised today by a text message just when i least expected it.

i was doing nothing really, just idling the time away, when out of the blue — someone sent me a message — a friend i honestly thought i would no longer hear from.

it was from ronna libby, a high school debater from science high, who was supposed to be initiated into our university debate society (of which i am a member), but had to back out because she was chosen as one of the teen housemates in the recent pbb teen edition plus.

anyway, ronna was just voted out from pbb and she texted to thank everyone who supported her during the time that she was part of the show. honestly, i was relieved that she got out of the show sooner — though it would’ve been great if she was the big winner — because ronna has got so much potential in her. apart from being team a for science high, she has so much ambition for herself — as a matter of fact, that was what we first talked about during our first encounter — that she wanted to take up either political science or accountancy for college — and she opted for updiliman (presumably because her sister also studied there, and is currently a professor in the engineering dept). i remember telling her to pursue her dreams because, my bias aside, updiliman is the ideal school for anyone who aspires to be great.

anyway, at least she can now enroll and start working on her college education. and she would be a welcome addition to the debate society — she would not just kick ass in debate tournaments, but attract attention as well from other debaters — all in all, good publicity for our school. kidding haha.

anyway, i hope all the other housemates will also opt to finish their schooling, because cliche as it may sound, the fame and fanfare of showbiz is but fleeting. char. hehe —