Netizens poke fun on school names to express feelings

Game? (Photo: Design Pirate PH/Facebook)

Amidst all these election-related social media posts we see every time we refresh our Facebook or Twitter feed rises a viral thread that will surely give you a break from the usual.

Remember the hilarious “surname war” that started with a student from Far Eastern Univerity (FEU) who complained about having an unusual surname? The one that went viral as it triggered many netizens to share their ‘even-more-awkward-surnames’ on the post?

Well, there is a new thread circulating among the netizens (mostly students) but this time they don’t poke fun on themselves, they poked fun on the name of their school’s name as they struggle their way through the end of the academic year in a fun and witty way.

The thread was born when netizen @jameelamarcelo, who studies at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), tweeted a combination of the name of her school and what she felt about being a student of it, which resulted to “University of santo too much breakdowns.”

As of writing, her post has obtained 1,792 retweets and 9,300 likes since she tweeted it last May 5.

Perhaps going through the same struggle, netizen @Lliam_Don sympathized with her feelings as he quote retweeted her post saying, “University of the philippinipilit ko nalang tapusin tong sem na to (I’m striving to finish this semester).”

Facebook user Dana Jacinto, who is studying at Ateneo de Zamboanga University, took a screenshot of netizen @Lliam_Don’s tweet and posted it on her wall along with a caption, “Ateneo De Ko na kaya (I cannot do this).”

Dana’s post on Facebook, which currently has 9,600 reactions, 23,000 shares, and 234 comments as of press time, prompted more people to extract their creative juice as they vent out their stress and frustrations at school.

“Don pablo lorenzo memo-rize ng memorize para sa (for the) exams,” Facebook user Justeen Jacinto said.

Probably missing a lot of what has been happening due to acads, netizen Roey Vivo Regondola wrote, “DE LA SALLEIII NYO NAMAN AKO SA MGA GIMIK NYO PURO NA LANG AKO ARAL (Include me on your hangouts, all I was doing was studying).”

Arjan Denver, meanwhile, commented, “University of Nueva Easyhan nyo lang naman finals next week (make next week’s finals easy).”

Also riding the hype train is Janine Fontelara saying, “University of Sto. Patungo di ko na kasi alam (Where will this go, I do not know where this is going)!”

Lucky for Facebook user Alden Chuidian who cannot anymore relate to these rants because he said, “De La Salleamat at nakatapos na ako (Glad that I already graduated).”

He continued, “Pero tiisin nyo yan. Mamimiss nyo mag-aral (But bear with it. You are going to miss studying), promise.”

On Saturday, May 11, Design Pirate PH posted another screenshot of these posts on its Facebook page, launching a new chain of thought but this time, it is a combination of their school’s name and their “hugots.”

“Cagayan State Unever see my worth,” said Madonna Grace Austria Gaba-Barasi.

Dhelxxkie Rivera, meanwhile, commented, “Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuerte mo na sa kanya, naghanap ka pa ng iba (You are already lucky to have her, yet you still look for someone else).“

Adding his entry in the comment section, Marc Michael Ferranco wrote, “Technological University of the Philiin mo naman ako (choose me), please.”

As of writing, Design Pirated PH’s post has 6,400 reactions, 2,700 shares, and 1,4oo comments. Guess it will take some time for this thread to come to an end at this rate.