BAKUNAWA.
SOMA WEEK 2016.
We worked on our APROJ float for almost three weeks. And it was
beautiful, superb, really. Thanks to our two artiste's Manuela Roxas and
Kristopher Coquia, the prize was ours to take; or so we thought.
About four days before the actual competition and mark of SOMA days,
we found ourselves in a tight spot. The float, all the hard work, was
sabotaged. The Bakunawa was ripped open. I felt bad for my
classmates who actually put so much hours into doing countless
newspaper burgers, newspaper pads and tissue soaked in shellwood
glue. The group was furious. I was furious because they were so afraid of losing that they had to get to this low point of
actually ruining somebody else's float. Sad. But we avenged Bakunawa and in two day's time, it was all set. Bakunawa
lived again for another day. Until the day of the competition that is. About 7:30am we had to get the float out of the
basement. We pushed and guided the float to the exit of the parking lot when we found out that our float was too damn
big for the open. The other section successfully got theirs out without so much as a scratch when we got ours out with not
only bakunawa's body crushed but also the monkey's head torn off. Luckily a few from the other section actually helped
us get the float out. And when we did, we felt disappointed; hopeless, even. But Joshua, Moises and Kristopher did their
best to restore what could be restored with the remains of the float. The students competing against us watched. I saw
some grin, laugh and snicker. I honestly didn't know what to feel. I was torn between hopelessness and rage. But the
show had to go on. Even if we did not prevail.
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