Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.
The Thomasian community was once again united by one overwhelming feeling.
Happiness. Yesterday the Tigers growl their way to bagging the men’s
basketball championship. It was a nerve-racking final moments when both
team, UST and Ateneo, fought tooth and nail in sinking/stopping the
game-winning basket. I’m sure almost all the expectators where thinking that
if the Eagles won the first game with only a second in the time clock, they
can do it again. But heaven smiled at UST. The 10-year drought has been
stopped. UST Tigers are the champs!
Classes are suspended in UST today. The whole university is enjoying the
victory. We’ve been the over-all champion even without winning the men’s
basketball championship, even without placing in the top four. Being the
UAAP champion is sweet. But this is sweeter. Much sweeter.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles fought the battle with all they had. It was a very
exciting series. They were fierce adversaries. And for that, my hats off to
the Eagles. One Big Fight!
For the UST Growling Tigers, you guys are the best! ’nuff said.
postscript:
I was at Accenture filling up some forms when I got an sms from my sister
and friends informing me that we won. I was ecstatic that I placed the right
info in the wrong field. Luckily, the HR personnel is also a Thomasian so
without any fuss, she gave me another form.
