And so, I made it safely enough to Caliraya, Batangas, after a whole night of cramming to submit on time the requirements for psych ward and additional cramming for the two subjects that needed the most memorizing. Day one: We got there by bus, and because we were the unlucky people decked on the last bus, there was still space enough left -- I had a whole two-seater to myself. I was a girl packed with an Ipod and a (borrowed) Gaiman book; I fended off for myself quite nicely. As is with all other school activities I've been to, there was…