NIGS

ive only been to NIGS twice. the second time was when my brother took the UPCAT. the first time was when we were waiting for topet datu.

during that time, well, earlier, meaning before i ended up at NIGS, i received a text message from carmin whether im free to go out that afternoon. replying yes, jam, carmin and mico fetched me at my house and the three of us went to UP to wait for topet because he had a class until, if i remember correctly, 6pm. while waiting we ate some isaw and quail egg fritters. i also recall buying my constitutional law book by cruz at rex bookstore shopping center. when the time came to meet topet, he told us to go to NIGS. none of us knew where it was but well, we figured it out eventually. after that, we went to topet's place and just hung out til, cant recall exaclty, maybe 2am. it was during that time that i learned later that lani was trying to contact me.

anyway point is, going out with my svs classmates on that day became useful because i learned where NIGS was and knowing where NIGS was made it easy for us to go to my brother's exam site. we didnt have to go through the hassle of looking for it or getting stuck in traffic in the academic oval. never in my stay in UP did NIGS crop up except for that single instance. of course, someone could give me instructions and tell me its near the math building but its still not the same as actually knowing and having been on the place. i think this is an example where what appeared to be an insignificant detail back then could become something significant or useful in later years. i wouldnt have thought i would be at NIGS again or would have a need to know where it is. some would argue of course that im giving too much meaning on something thats really meaningless. true but i think its an established fact that where knowing NIGS has proved to be convenient and that if i didnt take note of it back then, then we could have had a harder time getting there.