Mary for U, for your white and blue

There's a sign at the U-turn slot across Gate 3 at the Ateneo de Manila University along Katipunan Avenue that directs those exiting from gate 3 to take the next slot if they wished to turn around towards Aurora Boulevard.

The problem is that the Ateneans ignore the instruction and cross the road, totally oblivious of the traffic they are causing everyday for vehicles heading north.

I'm a patient person, but this morning was the worst. A Toyota Fortuner that had come out of gate 3 forced through two lanes to squeeze into mine. As I went past the said vehicle, the driver blew its SUV horn at me. I retaliated, mimicking the display of his sonic strength with my own horn.

The belligerent youth, clad in recognizably Ateneo-blue jacket, floored his accelerator to cut me from the right to position himself towards the U-turn slot. At his halt, he turned to me with a glaring look as if I were the offensive one.

What audacity!

Three cheers for the Ateneo!
Ateneo - Bah!
Ateneo - Suh!
Ateneo - Rah!
Go Ateneo - One small brain!