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Early morning, I wrote a letter to Dr. Calasanz, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. I looked for his complete name, because that's what going to appear in the addressee part of the paper. And so I found, "Dr. Eduardo Jose E. Calasanz" and read some info about him, "Fr. Dacanay's bestfriend", "Got A+ from Fr. Ferriols". So I thought, he's really good.
I had the chance to talk to Dr. Calasanz, the man behind the urban legend that he got an A+ from Fr. Ferriols (which I read when I searched on his name to know his full name). I had a problem with my load revision form. I forgot to furnish it to the accounting department and to the registrar, so that even though I already completed the course (I already took the final exam!), my grade will not counted under my second semester.
When I gave my incomplete load revision form and have been called by Dr. Calasanz, he said immediately as I entered the room, "Alam mo kung ano 'to? KATANGAHAN!" (Do you know what this is? Stubborness!" I was laughing but also embarassed, because I know that the two secretaries outside were listening to our conversation. Dr Calasanz was wondering why I did such a thing. He interrogated me, "What school do you come from?" I said, "Pisay." He may be thinking that I am making a joke. But I really am.
"Sir, is it true that you got an A+ from Fr. Ferriols?", He said, "No, no, that was only an urban legend. Even the article that was attributed to me was not mine." And there was comic relief.
He asked me to talk to one of the teachers in the Political Science Department if they will allow me to enlist in one of the classes without attending to it. I would need more personality power. And more, interesting mode.
I might take the class again, because I want to study the subject better, I guess.
