Slack Off Night Before Re-Entering Second Semester
Studying can sometimes be emotionally draining, particularly now like we're in a virtual class, and you only have to rely on yourself to study each module since the synchronous class achieves only once a week.
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And this is our own kind of walwal, without having an alcoholic drink.
All of the people in the photo are from my Junior High School class, and they are often with me because we are both in the same university and live close to each other. We mostly go out to relax after a long day of studying online. As we have work in the morning, we often meet every night. When one of our friends' parents sees us, the first question they ask is, "What are your plans right now?". Even my mother referred to this gathering as a night class because, if we are busy as students in the morning, we are also busy at night, meeting up to discuss the lessons we have been studying in class.
Walwal is a slang term for a party or small gathering with friends, it's more akin to a Filipino slang term for "let's get wasted."
We all enjoy eating together, but because we want to be practical, we contribute and buy our own ingredients to cook at home because it's less expensive than eating out. We do, however, eat out when we have the chance, but it is a very rare occurrence. In addition, we aren't the type of young people who spend money on gambling or alcohol, so when we want to hang out, we just cook and eat while listening to stories or watching movies.
Although we do not drink alcohol on a regular basis, we do drink it on special occasions as well, in my opinion, because at gatherings, alcohol is simply an excuse to open our mouths and chat with our friends to catch up on things. Because gatherings are for reuniting with people with whom you want to spend time for a period of time, you don't always need alcohol to say "party." "You'll just throw up the alcohol and yet you're still spending," I say, but it's just a waste of money, excuse me. I'm just being a bit futuristic in terms of what I'd spend my money and time on if it was truly worthwhile. Then I guess my friends and I are the same way, which is why we rarely drink when we are together, even on special occasions, and we prefer to eat and talk as a way of bonding because it is more important to us.
Even though we were on a semester break and were busy with our own lives, last night's group chat was raucous, and it was discussed that the start of the second semester was approaching, and we hadn't been out in weeks. As a result, they planned to meet at a friend's house and watch a movie together. My plan was to watch Detective Conan, but they picked me up at home, so I stayed because they couldn't cook without me. I was in charge of cooking, there was an assignment to collect and budget the money, someone was in charge of doing the dishes, someone was in charge of looking for a movie to watch, and someone was in charge of buying the ingredients. In order to be fair, we do this so that everyone can complete their tasks more quickly.
We only decided to eat Sisig, French fries, and Pancit Canton noodles last night. While the movie was playing, we ate and talked all night as usual. We arrived home around 11 p.m., I believe. I don't regret wasting that night's time with them because meeting them made me feel emotionally satisfied.
How about you how do you spend your time with your friends?
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