It's Cool to be a Brother

It's Cool to be a Brother http://arweefsc.multiply.com/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:12:38 -0000 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:43:00 -0000 It's Cool to be a Brother http://images.arweefsc.multiply.com/logo http://arweefsc.multiply.com 100 100 July 17 Speed Stream Post Dooooooooooood, I spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Zobel. Was able to talk to the Grade 7 and Seniors. Missed Grade 6 because I was being bangag. Will try to get class to class audiences to pay for my sins... next time, Grade 6. The Seniors took their sweet time getting settled but we eventually had a nice time together.... shared with them my special yearbook pictures... if only I could burn all the copies of my freshman yearbook... Was able to go class to class with Senior Prep. Was happily shocked to see the children of people I know, grew up or worked with... Jiggs and Ven's daughter and their niece and nephew (care of John L.), Eds daughter and nephew, the next generation of Ignacios (nephew of Tracy, Grace and Greg), Mau's daughter... Watched Leah's Baby Gap girls and their respective admirers (that would be Pompeyo (how can you forget a name like that), Joses (?) and their friend whom I stole a shoe from... Spent some time with Grade 3 as well during their recess. They don't use Ku... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/322/July_17_Speed_Stream_Post Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:43:00 -0000 Invading Zobel: Division 1 Stolen from <a href="http://missmau.multiply.com/photos/album/9/Br_Arian_FSC_invades_Div1_of_DLSZ">Miss Mau</a>. http://arweefsc.multiply.com/photos/album/140/Invading_Zobel_Division_1 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:18:57 -0000 5-minute Stream My cold has intensified as a result of the soak-down I received yesterday. Went to the guidance center and came back. My schedule for Zobel has been pushed to tomorrow. I still have to pack my things. Got the Run pictures from Marc G. and Jing E. Okay naman. Although some people's imaginations are certainly on the green side... see the public art pictures in <s>Serendra</s> Boni High Street... My brain isn't exactly on a creative high.... so am shutting down... Zobel bukas... :) Wooohooo! Alma Mater! Animo Zobel! http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/321/5-minute_Stream Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:33:00 -0000 Zobel: Seniors http://arweefsc.multiply.com/calendar/item/10010/Zobel_Seniors Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:50:28 -0000 Zobel Grade http://arweefsc.multiply.com/calendar/item/10009/Zobel Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:50:00 -0000 The Run/Walk and What Happened After... From Jing E. and Marc G. http://arweefsc.multiply.com/photos/album/139/The_RunWalk_and_What_Happened_After..._ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:11:39 -0000 Running the Race in my White, White Robe... Well, I really wasn't running... Sometime between Friday and last night, I decided that I would be wearing the robe during the OneRunOneFamilyOneLaSalle event... the me of last month would've probably thought about it and discarded the idea on the day itself. But I am slowly getting a better feel of the me who is me today... maybe that's part of the growth that I should be experiencing from my growth sessions. So, this morning, around 4:50 am, I slid through my robe and rode the LSGH Hi-Ace with Brs. Felipe, Dodo, Dante, Marc and Manny H. I didn't know what time we actually started the course but sometime around 6:20, I found myself walking with the hordes and hordes of green-clad Lasallians around the Fort in Taguig City. My first walking partner was Br. Jimmy but I eventually found Br. Ceci and walked with him until the end. Wearing the robe doesn't really give you much choice... you don't really run... especially if it's raining... was it a heavy drizzle or a light rainshower? Basta... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/320/Running_the_Race_in_my_White_White_Robe... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:38:00 -0000 OneRun UPDATE! The OneRun has reached its limit of participants for the race. However, that shouldn't stop you from showing up and joining the rest of the Family in celebrating the Lasallian Spirit. Punta pa rin kayo para mas masaya at para may mag-cheer sa mga tatakbo! Kita-kita tayo sa Sunday! http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/319/OneRun_UPDATE Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:59:00 -0000 Super Speedy Stream My five minutes start now... Had a hard time sleeping last night... will try to Biogesic my insomnia away... I have a cold so I have an excuse. :) Went around LSGH today... morning ceremony along the Grade 3 and 1 corridor and the morning ceremony in front of the HS building where one gets to see most of the HS students lined up outside their classrooms. The view is such that you can see who among the boys aren't paying attention to the ceremony. Will go around tomorrow again. Went to the Guidance Center... had a good session... am one step closer to understanding myself more... 9,999,999,999,999 steps to go... :) Fell asleep around 5ish while trying to make sense of the LET reviewer I bought... English test pa lang yun... wala pa sa Math and Science which worries me a lot... wala pa sa History and Geography that even worries me more. Woke up sometime around 7pm. Got a phone call. 2 Brothers and 5 partners were on their way to JT Manukan... the closest thing to Bacolod Inasal here in Manil... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/318/Super_Speedy_Stream Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:07:00 -0000 One Run, One Family, One La Salle <img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.arweefsc.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHWzbQoKCEkAAFbheU01/Picture%202.png?et=kXzRYn6r6lexZbSLiq%2BZ2w&nmid=0"><a href="http://arweefsc.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHWzbQoKCEkAAFbheU01"> </a><a href="http://lasallecares.org/orofols/">Click here to go to the site.</a> Ever wonder if the Brothers could do anything besides talking and looking holy?This Sunday, be amazed, as some of us, show our amazing aerobic endurance at the <a href="http://lasallecares.org/orofols/">One</a><a href="http://lasallecares.org/orofols/">Run</a><a href="http://lasallecares.org/orofols/">One</a><a href="http://lasallecares.org/orofols/">Family</a><a href="http://lasallecares.org/orofols/">One</a><a href="http://lasallecares.org/orofols/">LaSalle Fun Run</a>. See you at The Fort, Taguig this July 13, 2008. 5:30amThe event is open to all members of the Lasallian community (Brothers, Sisters, students, faculty, administrators and staff, parents, alumni and friends. I'll be walking the 3K route. :) http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/317/One_Run_One_Family_One_La_Salle Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:43:00 -0000 CebuPac, Traffic, GH Am in La Salle Green Hills... giving myself 5 minutes to blog... Left USLS around 8:40. Was scared that I would be late and I had no good reason to be late because I really did take my sweet time in preparing for the trip. Although, I think I planned it better than the last one. All I forgot this time was my seldom-used yoga mat (thanks, Sanya!) and my disassembled yoga book (for more portability). I arrived around 9:05... about 50 minutes away from the time of departure. Consequently, I got a seat waaaaay back... 30A... one of the few times I've been at the back. Slept through most of the flight... even through the fun games which I heard faintly in my drowsy state. Was still a bit spooked from the last time I left Bacolod so any faint vibrations would make me a bit nervous. Flight was uneventful, we landed 20 minutes early but my bag was literally the last bag off the conveyor... I really have to put an identifying mark on my luggage. So points to Cebu Pacific for a smooth flight... (... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/316/CebuPac_Traffic_GH Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:35:00 -0000 Off to wild blue yonder... yet again... Contemplating on packing my stuff for Manila... Tomorrow, I fly back to the gloriously polluted capital of our gloriously muddled yet infinitely loveable country to look for the elusive <s>specie</s> breed of Filipino called "mga puwedeng maging Brother." The quest doesn't start till next week but there is that One La Salle Fun Run in the Fort on Sunday... so come one, come all... see me try to run the greatest 3K race of my life... although I've pretty much assigned myself to be the sweeper... :D The last few days have fun full of watching, singing, dancing, mawdelling (modelling) and still more dancing... though the only thing I really did was watch... and blow the symbolic 56th Birthday candle of USLS during the Birthday Bash at the Coliseum... sana nga may picture ako nun. Back to contemplating... :) http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/315/Off_to_wild_blue_yonder..._yet_again... Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:22:00 -0000 July 2008 - Bacolod - USLS Foundation Day, Dismissal sa USLS-IS, Bahay Pag-Asa, St. Jo's Taken from July 4 to July 8... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/photos/album/138/July_2008_-_Bacolod_-_USLS_Foundation_Day_Dismissal_sa_USLS-IS_Bahay_Pag-Asa_St._Jos Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:16:14 -0000 Home... Flew in the 4:55 am flight from Manila. Cebu Pacific. The P600++ difference between PAL and CebPac equals:<ul><li>Pangit na terminal. The old Domestic airport is... old. It's crowded, poorly laid out, the ceilings are low, the airconditioning is bad and there aren't any birds that try to fly out of the gigantic cage they managed to get themselves into. The magazine section is comparable to the Centennial but because it is that means I won't buy anything there... MAHAL kasi. The bathrooms in the Domestic terminal are a bit larger though.</li><li>Pangit ang check-in computer system. There was a sign beside the flight info of the check in counters that said that their system was off-line. That's not the first time I've seen that sign. Consequently, ang haba ng pila. Unfortunately for me, the Bacolod trip I got into was full of families and groups (i.e. the Red Cross), it made checking in a bit longer since people had to keep track of the weight.</li><li>No leeway when it comes to going over your weight allotment... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/314/Home... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:22:00 -0000 Dooood, DSLR, Doooooood It's the new accessory... the digital camera slung around your neck... It's the new move... the paparazzi... Digital Photography is LIFE. ...not... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/photos/album/137/Dooood_DSLR_Doooooood Thu, 3 Jul 2008 01:58:50 -0000 Ari's Birthday @ Old Swiss Inn A restaurant on top of a car showroom... nice... not that I'm a big fan of BMW... kung Apple store pa yun ma-e-excite pa ako... Ari's 25. He's old. That means I'm older... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/photos/album/136/Aris_Birthday_Old_Swiss_Inn Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:23:14 -0000 The Last 2 Days of June: Lipa and Canlubang The Brothers, those who could, converged in Lipa to attend the acceptance to the novitiate and the habit taking of the 2nd year novices. The pictures show the acceptance of the 1st years and the habit taking of Br. Matthew from Thailand. He's assisted by Br. Siam. The next set of pictures were taken Monday morning in De La Salle Canlubang. They were kicking off their Lasallian Awareness week with a cheering competition of the 4 Houses of Canlubang: The Houses of Benilde, Mutien Marie, Jaime, Miguel. Then I accompanied Br. Kenneth, president of DLSC, to class with the freshmen. BroKen is going around all the freshmen Religion classes to welcome them and give them his version of a Lasallian orientation session. I then was brought over to the Sta. Rosa town proper where I took my bus to http://arweefsc.multiply.com/photos/album/135/The_Last_2_Days_of_June_Lipa_and_Canlubang Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:05:53 -0000 June 2008: Bacolod Br. Dan Fenton, Chris and Jeff spent a month in Bahay Pag-asa. Last June 18, they met up with the contacts of Bacolod. We took them out to Aida's in Manukan Country and had dessert at Calea. The next day, I went around taking pictures in the IS. The first set of pictures are of the live video broadcast of the Daily Bulletin. As far as I know USLS is the only school that's wired to broadcast to all classrooms. Maybe we can do it using networked computers... am not sure... The last picture was taken at Mama Maria's... where they sell 30-inch pizzas for less than a thousand pesos. I liked the pepperoni variant. Br. Vince took out his SBMA student volunteers... siyempre I was bound by duty to go... :) http://arweefsc.multiply.com/photos/album/134/June_2008_Bacolod Tue, 1 Jul 2008 09:57:28 -0000 Streaming in the South... The continued account of 2 Days Ago... Am in Da South, dooood. In what has become my pseudo-bedroom in our house. Arrived around 1:40am from Francis A's party. It was a mini-reunion of sorts... BJ, Nancy, Sarah, Cielo, Pam, Angie, Gumsie, Neil, Carlo, Bob, Graham + other people not from the batch... if I forgot anyone, pasensiya na. Matanda na eh. It was very nice to see that some things haven't changed. Magulo pa rin at maingay pa rin... Wild Thing talaga. Tried to catch up on batch news... because so many people have gotten married and have had children already... and because it's been 15 years since we've graduated from Zobel. It was a fun evening and should be followed up soon. Meet my new favorite thing, MujiOnePointO. :-)<img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.arweefsc.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGWtGAoKCEkAAChQXUs1/4548076866589.jpg?et=K5koSXEl9WJocssFpJEEKA&nmid=0">A rubber grip mechanical pencil from Muji given to me by the Benilde Super Twins (see previous entry) who just came from a "seminar" in Singapore. (I'm just pulling their legs... mahirap i-pull yun ha...) Muji is like Japan's Ikea (a Swedish store specializing in nicely designed but affordable stuff)... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/313/Streaming_in_the_South..._The_continued_account_of_2_Days_Ago..._ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:12:00 -0000 Streaming while waiting... Am waiting for Jing, resident graphics guru of the Brothers' headquarters and erstwhile graphic jedi padawan, to finish his work. Am going to the South... yeah, pare, doooood, da south, pareeeeh... to attend Francis A's (one of my oldest Zobel friend) party. I haven't seen my Zobel batchmates in ages... at least 4 years. Transferred to Taft yesterday (yet I'm in GH... yes, it's strange but I've always been weird...) and met up with the Super Twins of the Student Publications (that would be <a href="http://jamnation.multiply.com/">Jam</a> and <a href="http://kiatots.multiply.com/">Kia</a>) in their swanky (it's one letter away from being skanky) office. It's a bit crowded... Saw Martin (LSCA) with his friend na girl na maaring girlfriend na niya. Maraming tao pero dapat i-mention ang star photographer na si Yuggy... <a href="http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/309">see this entry</a>. Teka, aalis na pala kami... to be continued... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/312/Streaming_while_waiting... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:42:00 -0000 Today's Stream of Consciousness... Just came from night prayer... which we did in honor of a long-time teacher of the Graduate School of Business and parent of La Salle Green Hills. The thing is that we don't really pray night prayer in Bacolod (see <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11219a.htm">Divine Office</a> for more details about night prayer). I was leading the chanting when we got to a part that I totally forgot... it took us four tries before we got it. But okay lang naman... I love Xara Xtreme Pro. It's the only reason why I have Windows on the office Mac. Around 3pm I started losing steam... couldn't work as my eyes were closing involuntarily. Had to take a short nap then went down to continue working. Went around LSGH HS this morning with Brs. Dante and Marc. Raided some of the rooms (at least the one's with teachers that we knew). Also paid a visit to Brs. Sockie and Alex's classes. Will go around tomorrow again... this time with a robe that's cleaner and freshly pressed. Taal Tapa is great. Thanks Rich! Need to have the office mac checked... the battery doe... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/311/Todays_Stream_of_Consciousness... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:41:00 -0000 My Stream-of-Consciousness Day Stream of consciousness- used to chronicle the thoughts and feelings of the main character in a story as the character passes through a series of experiences. The character's mind becomes the stage, looking at trivial thoughts and mental reactions. Details, moods,and analyses of the character, while jerky, are focused on. (<a href="http://www.daffodil.ca/english/glossary_of_literary_terms_dir/glossary_of_literary_terms_5.html">www.daffodil.ca/english/glossary_of_literary_terms_dir/glossary_of_literary_terms_5.html</a>) Just came from exercise. Back to zero after a torpid and aerobically listless May. Walked briskly around the oval for around 30 minutes. Will do it again tomorrow. Because I'm fat. There I said it. But being fatter doesn't change the fact that I'm enormously famous and cute... and desperately trying to cover up the fact that I'm fatter with hyperbole and delusion. (Sige na nga, slightly famous and fantastically super cute na lang...) May Jelly Tongue Apple na ulit sa Bacolod. Wanted to right about that but I kept on forgetting. Life is betterer with Jelly Tongue. I'd make a g... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/310/My_Stream-of-Consciousness_Day Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:10:00 -0000 Artistic shot Expertly and artistically taken by Yuggy from DLS-CSB. Photo shoot produced by the crazy but beautiful people of The Benildean (Jam, Kia and Happy with special participation of Yuggy) There can be miracles if you believe. Mukha akong banal dito... :) Photo ©2008 Michael Panganiban <a href="http://mp-photo.carbonmade.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(79, 79, 79); ">http://mp-photo.carbonmade.com/</a> <a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u107/arweefsc/?action=view&current=_MG_0027-web.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u107/arweefsc/_MG_0027-web.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/309/Artistic_shot Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:52:00 -0000 It's a McDonald's Kiddie Party!!! Look for White Grimace and Purple Grimace... Birthday party ni Ate Jess (Ate daw oh...) from Team Iligan. Met her, Jen and Dindin (the two quietest people on earth... talo ang powers ko sa kanila sa Search In Lipa. This was in the McDo near the South Gate of DLSU-M and in front of DLS-CSB. Around 6:00pm kaya medyo marami lang naman tao... Kasama rin ang mga Team Lipa na sina Levin, Micah and Dodo. Pictures stolen from Jess. http://arweefsc.multiply.com/photos/album/132/Its_a_McDonalds_Kiddie_Party Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:34:56 -0000 Final Destination: the reality show Final Destination is a 2000 supernatural thriller, about a group of teenagers who 'cheat death' by avoiding a plane crash when one them, Alex, has a premonition of their deaths. Soon after their escape, they begin dying one-by-one in mysterious freak accidents I'm not a big fan of the supsense/horror/thriller genre. Stick me in a romantic comedy, scifi, fantasy or even a pinoy movie and you'll be my best friend. I'm the sort of person who switches channels when things get too gory, too violent, too embarrassing, too uncomfortable... basically when things get "too real". Blame it in on a overactive imagination that has too much time on its hands... not because there's not enough to do but many times it just refuses to do what must be done. Procrastination... in other words. Why I procrastinate is a matter that will take too long to discuss in just one entry... let alone an long winding prelude to another entry. Here's my true-to-life thriller... I flew in from Bacolod yesterday afternoon... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/308/Final_Destination_the_reality_show Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:30:00 -0000 Bacolod, Good mornings and Dehydration I've been in Bacolod since Sunday and I must admit that there is something about staying put in one place without being bothered by the thought of having to pack up and move out anytime soon. Of course, having said that, I really should start preparing my things for my next set of travels... starting tomorrow afternoon. Sigh. It was too good to last but I look forward to a travel-free August and September. At least, I spent 5 days in Bacolod. Last Sunday, my flight was majorly delayed. I was supposed to be in Bacolod by 12:30. I was supposed to board my plane 11:00. By 11:40, the people at the counter announced that our flight was going to be delayed and that boarding would commence at around 2 p.m. I don't mind getting delayed. What I do mind is being told about it 40 minutes after the delay. If you know there's a delay, and I'm sure they knew about it an hour before it happened, break the bad news immediately to the passengers so that they can make plans. Hay. I have a new job functio... http://arweefsc.multiply.com/journal/item/307/Bacolod_Good_mornings_and_Dehydration Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:36:00 -0000