Apparently, Melanie, Claudine Barretto’s character in the ABS-CBN soap opera Walang Kapalit, is taking B.S. Engineering in college. Not B.S. Civil Engineering, not B.S. Chemical Engineering, not B.S. Electrical Engineering, not B.S. Mechanical Engineering, but the plain yet non-existent B.S. Engineering. How can I tell? She’s studying books on structural engineering, electromagnetics, and software engineering. And all these books are thick, meaning they’re not introductory-level material.

I personally had a hard time in my EEE 23, or Electromagnetic Fields I, back in college. So it’s quite extraordinary that Melanie is taking subjects in civil engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science! Obviously, it seems that the production team in charge of the soap just grabbed a bunch of intimidating-looking engineering books to emphasize that Melanie is having a stressful time studying in college. I wonder if she’ll take all the engineering board exams when she graduates.

P.S. I don’t really follow soap operas, but that’s what the people in my household are watching. Hehehe.