10 things I love about my dorm

1. It gets better by the year. Regularly, it’s refurnished and refurbished. (Regularly, the rent is also increased.)

2. I’m the elected prince. That means I don’t have to worry about organizing activities. I’m just so burnt out with my duties in school as president of the graduating class and Political Science Society.

Vertex Dormitory, Pantua Village, Koronadal City

3. I get to share my dormmates properties such as Marlon’s gadgets and groceries; Eric Van’s mint-green, plastic laundry basin; Ron’s scissors and scotch tape; and Bryan’s 100 phone sex videos.

4. The bickerings are endless. I’ve learned so much about human relationship.

5. It has Time magazine. The office of Vertex Dormitory subscribes to it. Our landlord gets the newsweekly from the office and lends it to me first.

In my crib, er, bed

6. We have no TV at the boys quarters, in the ground floor. I hate watching TV—or, I hate watching what other people watch on TV.

7. I get to play Detective Conan, because something is stolen almost every fortnight.

8. It’s very near the school. No worries when LBM strikes in class.

Receiving area. Wi-fi zone

9. I’m the kuya. The younger boarders believe everything I say, including the “curse” in Rm. 88. Eric sleeps on the floor because I told them that all occupants of the upper bunk of the bed in the room, as I’ve observed, suffer mishaps and stay in the dorm for one week to one semester only.

10. I have funny dormmates willing to make fun of themselves such as 89-kg Don, who would playfully cry Eeeeek-eeeek, and Ron, who would do just anything anyone suggests.