you know what they should've done? they should've set it free.

so, we lost. philippe is all too happy, but his smile fades a little when i say to him, "philippe, does it count as a victory when people say they wanted us to win?"

"they do?"

maybe we lost by a hair, or maybe by a longshot. who knows? the thing i love about it is that all i've been hearing is, "i wanted you to win!" or "sayang, di kayo nanalo!" according to other people, brother ceci gave us a score higher than senior-a (the third place finisher).

that would probably leave us as the fan favorite.

as kuya edmon once told an eager, bonded, and talented class of sophomores that i am still happy to be a part of, "go for the legacy, not for the award."