Funny Side Up

“Ms. Deluz! Kapag nakita pa kita sa ibang class aside from my class, ibabagsak na kita sa Physics,” uttered our professor to Berna. She usually came late, missing the first class of the day then attends her other classes.
After those words of ultimatum, she never came late again. Well… not never… she did it once more… She arrived late one Monday morning, 2 months before the finals.
“Shet! Late nanaman ako. Absent nanaman ako sa Physics!”
“Paano yan?” We asked her.
She thought about it and said, “Uuwi na lang ako! Aabsent na lang ako buong araw,” and absence she did.
Atleast ‘di nakita sa ibang class.

Two months ago, MJ, Ronald and I participated in Flora Grand Hotel’s Indoor Triathlon. It was 1 km  rowing machine, 1 km cross trainer and 1.5 km treadmill. “Any level you want but no holding the bars on the treadmill. Fastest to finish will win a one year membership in the gym,” said the gym instructor.

During the practices, there was this one Arab guy who was really making us eat his dust. He was damn fast! All three machines in 17 minutes! MJ and I could hardly make it by 19 minutes.

Boxing day. The Arab guy was up first. He sped thru the rowing and cross-training machines. He was tired after those two machines so when he was in the treadmill and blasted the speed to 15 he wasn’t able to catch his breath and held to the bars.

Ronald immediately whispered to the instructor, “Excuse me! He’s holding the bar.”
The instructor immediately told the Arab guy, “I’m sorry you can’t do that.”
So the Arab guy unheld the bars and almost fell. He stopped the treadmill and was disqualified.

Ronald told MJ, “Disqualified na. Mas malaki ang chance natin manalo.”
“Sumbungerong palaka!” Screamed MJ.