under cloak of frivolity: Feb Fair! Feb Fair! Feb Fair!

under cloak of frivolity

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Feb Fair! Feb Fair! Feb Fair!

The title was more like of a chant inside my head. You know, when you are in a rally or when you are cheering for your school's varsity team, but it doesn't seem like that in words. Haha! Anyway, UP FAIR aka FEBFAIR. I've been a UPLB alumna for almost a year and a half now, and for us, almuni, it's one of the best events that we love and keep coming back to. I'm sure everyone has heard of it because yearly, all the best local bands promote their gigs that are to be held at the UP Dil's Sunken Garden for one straight week. Sweet. But UPLB's Fair is nothing like that.

Our campus may have some artists and bands on stage, but it's not really that of a big deal. The iskolars of LB are more into socialization. (ooooh, what a word.) Organizations put up booths around Freedom Park (our version of Sunken Garden) and the members (even the non-members and non-iskolars) could get to stroll on the greens or where ever they want for as long as they want--no curfews! It is like the scenery in cemeteries on November 1! Only, 1.) the fair doesn't only last for one or two nights, but six nights at most, 2.) light bulbs are used in each booth and not candles, making the whole place very lively, and 3.) unlike all saint's day, the fair is not celebrated with folks. Absolutely no folks. Great, eh? Yes, but not all that great, because this event could also easily set afire riots between fraternities, with reasons that are usually shallow and just blown out of proportion.

Anyway, the thing that I really like about the whole fair is that, Valentine's Day always falls within that week. My org, UP ADS, usually wait on the night of February 13 until midnight, on the field, to welcome and celebrate Valentine's together. (Aaaawwww...) Brods surprise each sis with a rose or a choco pop (fancy chocolate on a plastic stick) or a small red heart-shaped balloon, or whatever they find cute in tiangges located beside the field. While us, sisses, also give them something, a flower, or whatever we find in tiangges as well. Hehehe.

Would love to spend again V-day in LB, but can't. Why? Coz the season finale of AMAZING RACE ASIA 2 will be on that same day at 9pm and I wouldn't miss it for the world! (I'm not really wishing Marc and Rovilson to win the final leg, but I still want to watch it. ) That's why I can't show up in LB. *sigh* Oh well, I'll just see my friends and orgmates on Friday. Can't wait!
Happy Valentine's everyone!

Pahabol! I wanna share this video of the UP Alliance of Development Communication Students for this year. 'Sang dekada na tayo! Woohoo! Every year, organizations create their own videos to be presented on the big screen at the fair. Here is ours, thanks so much to Nicholas Gabriel Abrenilla (UP ADS Director '06-07). Astig ka talaga, Kulas!

Labels: occasions, U.P., UP ADS

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