As a Creative Writing subject, our professor asked us to design our journal notebook to reflect our personality.
I covered mine with doodle, my lomographs, a Lomographic Embassy Manila and an Inksurge postcard, a baby picture wherein I'm holding in both hands a bun and puto, and a cut-out of piled books which I got from a teen magazine.
I gave all effort covering mine since a.) The subject's a major. b.) I love covering things the artsy fartsy way and c.) I love writing and ta-dah it's a Creative Writing subject.
But no for blood and sweat because a.) I still like keeping things simple (no to overdoing) b.) I did not want to show-off and c.) I really do not like my prof-slash-our course's department head.
This morning's meeting was the purr-fect time to present my covered journal to the whole class. My classmates should describe me thru my journal's cover.
Our professor called me and I stood in the middle holding my journal with eyes intact on the audience.
As I soon as I was there, adjectives filled the room..
'Artistic!'
'Creative!'
'Passionate!'
'Unique!'
My professor took a closer look and said "Oh Lomography. Does anyone know, aside from you, Mayee, what Lomography is?".
I know my classmates have an idea, but... Silence.
"Mayee, what is Lomography?" my professor asked.
"Ma'am, it's analog photography." I answered.
"And what is analog photography?" she answered back.
"It's photography that uses film, Ma'am. Doing it the old school way" I said with a downright irritated tone.
Classmates started to throw adjectives again.
'She likes traveling!'
'Lomographer siya!'
AGAIN, my professor commented..
'I can see a pile of books. Why, do you make books?'
'UHH, NO MA'AM. I just like reading them like you.' I answered back with a sarcastic tone.
With all respect, my professor does not have any point of asking me those questions. Was she trying to be funny? Was she bringing up interest? I have no freakin' idea!
And another adjective came in..
'Masarap kumain si Mayee!'
Ah yes! I smiled.
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