2. NAKAPASA KA BA OR WAITLISTED?
* Pasado syempre.

3. PAANO MO NALAMAN ANG ENTRANCE EXAM RESULT?
* Paano nga ba? Sa classmates ata…

4. ANO ANG FIRST CHOICE MO NA COURSE?
* BS Bio

5. SECOND CHOICE?
*Vet Med

6. ANO COURSE NATAPOS MO?
* BS Bio

7. NAG-SHIFT KA BA?
* Nope

8. CHINITO/CHINITA KA BA?
* ???

9. NAKAPAG-DORM KA BA?
* Women’s Dorm from 1st to 4th yr

10. NAKA UNO KA BA?
* Yep

11. NAGKA-3?
* nope

12. LAGI KA BANG PUMAPASOK SA KLASE?
* Syempre, pero ginagamit ko yung maximum allowed # of absences, lalo na sa PE.

13. MAY SCHOLARSHIP KA BA?
* Meron, from 3rd to 4th year
14. ILANG UNITS NA ANG NAIPASA MO?
* More than the required #

15. NANGARAP KA BANG MAGING CUM LAUDE?
*Oo. At naging cum laude naman, 1.746 ang GWA. Siguro kung nakamiss ako ng isang pang quiz eh di na umabot.
16. KELAN KA NAGTAPOS?
* April 1995

17. FAVE PROF
* Dr Payawal, Dr Bajet

18. WORST TEACHER:
* wala naman…
19. FAVE SUBJECT:
* Chem40, Bot3, PPTH115
20. WORST SUBJECT:
* wala naman

21. FAVE BUILDING:
* BioSci, Women’s
22. PABORITONG KAINAN:
*Ellen’s, Langhap Sarap at Jollibee (Jo-jollibee kami, jo-join kayo?
23. NONG ESTUDYANTE KA PA MAGKANO BA ANG BINABAYAD MO SA JEEP?
*  1.75 yata.

24. LAGI KA BA SA LIBRARY?
*medyo, para maghalungkat ng mga lumang magazines

25. NAGPUNTA KA BA SA CLINIC NUN?
* once or twice lang

26. MAY CRUSH KA BA SA CAMPUS?
*Marami… si Y na taga YMCA dorm ang # 1. Nasaan na kaya sya?

27. ANU-ANO ANG MGA NAGING PE MO?
* badminton, taekwondo, soccer, PE1

28. KAMUSTA NAMAN ANG BLOCK NYO?
* the best!!! hanggang ngayon in contact kami. May mga inaanak na nga ako sa mga kids nila

29. MEMORIZE MO BA ANG ALMA MATER SONG?
* yes. pero wag mo akong pakantahin ng solo
30. MEMBER KA BA NG VARSITY TEAM?
* Soccer 1989-2000.

31. NAKA-PERFECT KA NA BA NG EXAM?
* Yup.

32. DITO KA BA NATUTONG UMINOM NG BEER?
* Not in college. Nung nag-MS na ako dito.

33. Nahuli ka bang nakikipaglampungan sa Sunken Garden? Fertility Tree?
* Hindi ha!

34. Saan ang pinakamasarap na Fishball?
* Fishballs ng Bidani

35. Anong battalion mo nung ROTC?
* exempted ako sa ROTC

36. Ano paborito mong meryenda sa UP?
* Arroz caldo sa Coop at pan de sal ng Jerico’s
37. Naikot mo na ba ang acad oval?
* Yup

38. Inulan ka ba nung umattend ka ng University Graduation?
* Hindi, ang init nga eh

39. Ano ang pinakagrabeng pilang napuntahan mo?
* Pre-reg lalo na nung naisipan nila nag mag-pre reg sa Baker Hall nung freshman year

40. Kung may quote ka para sa UP, ano ito?
* hhmmm…

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Know more about steel buildings here.

“can you imagine the oblation sporting a maroon and green speedo or the statue of liberty wearing a red, white and blue garb? should statues wear a color other than its material as the patina-coated bronze or white marble or wooden as christ on the cross? concrete statues are made to look bronzy or ebony or marbly but not like this monstrosity at the uplb plaza.  whoever sponsored this “artistic” aberration should be crucified by paul zafaralla.”

This reminds me of Ambeth Ocampo’s article Red pants for revolution? (Philippine Daily Inquirer) and I quote:

“I recall an interview with a descendant of a revolucionario that shattered my stereotype image of him in the camisa and red pants. This descendant asked me five times for the color of Bonifacio’s pants (“Ano’ng kulay ng pantalon ni Bonifacio?”). Five times, in between stories, I answered that red was the color of Bonifacio’s pants. I felt the interview was useless and that my informant was probably senile, and yet this repeated query was meant to establish a point. Asked the same questions for the sixth time, I answered politely “Pula po. Why do you keep asking a question I have answered five times already?”

Then she asked the P1-million question that changed my life. Looking me in the eye, she asked, “Ikaw, Ambeth, kung lalaban ka sa rebolusyon, magsusuot ka ba ng pulang pantalon?” [“You, Ambeth, if you were to fight in a revolution, would you wear red pants?”] Would I wear red pants to the revolution? I resisted the urge to answer, “Bakit hindi?” [“Why not?”]

She explained that the battles were fought in wooded areas, so it was logical to wear something that would blend with the foliage: green, brown, even black. But wearing those screaming red pants would make Bonifacio an easy target. He would have gotten shot during the first encounter and would not have survived to fight another day.

This made me realize that even in historical representation, common sense is not common.”

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Introduction
Unit 1 – The Story of the Slopes of Makiling, UPLB’s Planting Ground

This unit introduces the reader to UPLB’s and neighboring communities’
history, past and present landscape and inhabitants food-related folklore (i.e., Maria Makiling lent cooking utensils to folks of Bay but the latter did not return them…) historical tidbits (i.e., food during the Japanese occupation, food served in revolts)
Unit 2 – The Harvests of Elbi

2.1. The Harvests
This chapter presents collective/individual memories of some of LB’s agricultural/processed products (i.e., thoughts of chocomilk from DTRI, LB version of the traditional gumamela bubble recipe, cocktail recipes from Biosci’s honeywine or Food Science’s fruit wines).

2.2. Of Markets and Marketers
This chapter introduces the reader to the food buying practices in the area. The suggested topics include: “pamamalengke” to the uninitiated usual/occasional market lists specifications of the nosy and meticulous
rituals unique to LB shoppers and their shopping preferences character of the different LB markets’ and their special/unique products tales of traditional roadside vendors (i.e., those selling mice, snails, snakes), and hawkers. other activities in the markets (i.e., rummages of UP students)

2.3. Divergent Palates
This chapter orients the reader to the culture of UPLB community members particularly to their diverse roots and itinerant nature spicing up the Los Baños food scene. This section will feature: restaurants in the area (including LB’s dining/take-out capital – Grove) individuals’ and organizations’ favorite recipes with local, regional and international flavors foreign influences and ingredient sources indigenization of regional and international dishes/tastes
favorite foods and caterers in the area

2.4. Taste buds in the Academe
UPLB residents are unique in their foodsense. Through the years they have enjoyed academic environs (including brilliant neighbors, programs and activities) which largely contributed to their being critical, even in the choice of food/diets. This chapter will tell of the various opportunities/events seized by the different UPLB generations which have affected their food practices and health. These include: diet consciousness in LB diet fads that came, went and returned for re-makes food events, nutrition counseling, programs (BIDANI and BIDANI balls) at Institute of Human Nutrition and Food feeding/food distribution (i.e., gift packs during Christmas/fiestas) programs of churches, schools, doctors, adult and student orgs kiddie cooking classes at the CDL (with matching food drawings)
Unit 3 - Partaking in and Celebrating the Bounty

3.1. Inside the Elbi Kitchen
Kitchens in LB, be it in the homes, orghouses, church convents, laboratories and faculty lounges, buzz with activity and interesting conversations. Sights and actions in the kitchens tell and teach a lot of the community’s prevailing culture and that of the old and new schools. This chapter thus shares with the reader essentials of the Elbi kitchen-what is never absent in the cupboard or fridge what variant of this goes into this dish and what doesn’t work some kitchen tips (i.e., measurement of ingredients as in rice, etc) other things done in the kitchen (i.e., concocting herbal stuff in the kitchen, product development) kitchen designs/architecture and kitchen tools.

3.2. Feasting in Los Baños
This chapter will take our readers to dining events of the past and present consumed, relished and celebrated by LB. To be particularly featured in this section are dinners/meals and dinner settings of: church celebrations (there are a handful! – St. Therese, San Antonio de Padua, Church Among the Palms, Victory Church Fellowship, Lakas Angkan, etc) family occasions (i.e., birthdays, anniversaries, milestones—including infants’ and children’s ‘firsts’, graduation, summer breaks, holidays) school reunions, loyalty day picnics civic fundraisers, meetings parties after a cultural show or thesis defense, graduation/recognition parties funerals

We may also include here: tales on etiquette (there was a course offered by Home Tech then regarding social graces) caterers and personalities famous for their parties/food left-over food management use of food waste (i.e., slops, garden use, etc.)

3.3. Extended Feasts
Existent in LB is a culture of eating after a meal. Some students have their after-dinner gimiks (read as B-O-O-Z-E or B-E-A-N-S). A number of yuppies proceed to the coffeeshops, if not to the bars of LB square or Grove. This portion thus describes the food that really punctuates some resident’s meals. Of interest here are: favorite hang-outs (i.e., Agrix, frathouses, watering holes, coffeehouses) best-selling pulutan and alcoholic drinks concocted by students and beerhouses/bars drinking games streetfood at night after-booze shops (i.e., lugawan, 7-11, ministop)
Unit 4 - Sating Appetites, Savoring the Land

This portion will serve as the summary and conclusion of the book (also the food tourism portion of the book). We will leave the reader excited for “pabaons” like buko pie, espasol, etc.

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Since I started this question, I’ll answer it first. You can answer up to three, any person you can think of (kahit na si Superman pa, kahit di UPLB alumni…).

1. Dr. Dolores A. Ramirez – She taught Bio30 to generations of UPLB students. I would love to hear her talk beyond science.

2.Norman Borlaug – how about another green revolution?

3. How about an OFW na UPLB graduate?

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So what’s your answer?

Student number? –91-44*** (the proper way now is 1991-44***)
College? — College of Arts and Sciences UP LB
Ano ang course mo? — BS Biology
Nag-shift ka ba o na-kick out? — nope
Saan ka kumuha ng UPCAT? CEM Lect Hall, UPLB
Favorite GE (General Education) classes? — Chem 16 and 17
Favorite PE? — Soccer!!!
Saan ka nag-aabang ng hot girls/boys sa UP? sa Humanities steps or sa SU
Favorite Professors? — Dr Payawal, Dr Mendioro and Dr Cuevas of IBS
Least favorite GE (General Education) class? — Wala akong maisip
Did you sign up for Saturday classes? — nope
Nakapag-field trip ka ba? — yes, Ilocos trip ng Humanities (was that 1 or 2?)
Naging CS ka na ba or US sa UP? — CS lang at horror, este, honor  roll
What Organization/Fraternity/Sorority were you a member of? — barbarian ako
Saan ka tumatambay palagi? — Sa SU nung freshman pa with my blockmates , then IBS
Dorm, Boarding house, o Bahay? — Women’s Dorm for 4 years!
Kung walang UPCAT test at malaya kang nakapili ng kurso mo sa UP, ano yun? — Vet Med or Agri
Sino ang pinaka-una mong nakilala sa UP? — Yay! Di ko maalala
First play na napanood mo sa UP? — Si Isko’t Iska (short for Iskolar ng Bayan play to welcome freshies)
Saan ka madalas mag-lunch? — Sa SU o kaya sa dorm.
Name the 5 most conyo orgs in UP — no comment.
Name 5 of the coolest orgs/frats/soro in UP — no comment.
May frat/soro bang nag-recruit sa yo? — none
Masaya ba sa UPLB? — Yes!
Nakasama ka na ba sa rally? — Yes
Ilang beses ka bumoto sa Student Council? — once, nung freshman ako then hindi na.
Pinangarap mo rin bang mag-laude nung freshman ka? — I did. My GPA was 1.745 – abot na abot diba?
Kanino ka pinaka-patay sa UP? — Kay “Y” – crush ko from freshman to 3rd year… Well, codename namin sa kanya ng blockmates ko
Kung di ka UP, anong school ka? — UPLB lang
First Year Block — Block 19!
Very First Subject — Chem 16 lab
Favorite Elective — Plant Path 115
Pinaka-terror na teacher — I enjoyed all my teachers
Most Favorite Major Subject – MCB 101
Least Favorite Major Subject — di ko maisip
Favorite UP Tradition — Open House ng dorms
Most Memorable Thing You Did Just For Bonus Points — wala akong maisip

I am tagging the following bloggers I know are UPLB grads:

Daragang Magayon
Filipina Soul
Rural Vet
Another day

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Don’t forget to back-up that hard-earned data (use tape drives, maybe?)…

1. Kilala mo si Mang Pogs.
2. Nalilito ka kung saan nakalagay ang banga ni Mariang Banga.
3. Tubig na lang ang tingin mo sa gin.
4. Ginamit mong reviewer ang mga old exams para sa mga midterms, prefi at finals sa bio, math, stat, chem, physics, eco etc.
5. Hindi ka sumasagot ng UP (yupeee) kapag tinanong ka kung saan ka graduate.hahaha! sagot mo elbi.
6. Taga-elbi ka kapag kilala mo yung professor na nagbi-bike ng naka-barong na kupas. (Si climax! kalahating albert einstein, kalhating mang pandoy)
7. Ok lang pumasok sa mga klase kahit naka pambahay/pantulog attire ka.
8. Pag nagtanong si manong driver ng “may animal ba dyan?”, at may sumagot ng “meron po” ay di ka natawa.
9. Pag nagtanong uli si manong driver ng “may mens ba dyan?”, at may sumagot uli ng “meron po” ay di ka natawa.
10. Di ka nahihiyang magbitbit ng malaking payong.
11. Taga-elbi ka kung pagkatapos mong magbakasakali kay Mang Pogs, diretso ka na kay Mr. Midnight
12. Bumibili ka ng blue book sa Coop.
13. Alam mong hindi pwedeng ibato ang Batong Malaki.
14. Nung pinanood mo ang movie ni aga at regine na shot at elbi (sa may gaygay gowns) at nagtawag ng taxi si regine e nagtawanan kayo ng mga taga-LB at clueless ang iba.
15. Alam mo kung nasaan ang White House.
16. May tanline ka ng tsinelas.
17. Alam mong mas masarap ang pancit canton na niluto sa ‘heater cup’
18. Sanay ka maglakad.
19. Thursday night ang gimik night mo.
20. Alam mo na ang pinakamalaking banyo ay ang Ellen’s Fried Chicken, at Sizzler’s ang tinitingalang kainan.

21. Kilala mo sina Saniano Boy at Saniano Girl.
22. Alam mo kung nasaan ang “Johnson”.
23. Alam mo ang kaibahan ng dalawang Flatrocks.
24. Kaya mong pumasok ng hindi naliligo.
25. Alam mong si Carasus at Pegabao ay iisa.
26. Alam mong okey lang na pumunta sa Maahas.
27. Tumatambay ka sa APEC para mag inom.
28. Alam mo kung nasaan ang Fertility Tree, Kwek KwekTower, at ang Templo ni Bruce Lee.
29. Tuloy ang klase kahit signal number 3 na.
30. Alam mo kung saan ang pilahan ng jeep papuntang IRRI, Forestry, o kaya ay Jamboree…
31. Hindi ka kumakain ng buko pie.
32. Alam mo na bago pa man nauso ang unli rice sa Tokyo Tokyo, marketing strategy na ito ng Salad Country.
33. Hinahanap-hanap mo ang chocolate cake sa Mer-Nel’s.
34. Alam mong bawal tumawid sa UPLB Gate(main), mula Guard House papuntang harap ng Carabao Park…
35. Alam mong may oras lang na pwede kumain sa IRRI pag di ka IRRI employee.
36. Sanay ka maglagay ng Knorr Seasoning sa kanin.
37. Alam mong ang hanging bridge ay di talaga naka-hang.
38. Alam mong hindi lang dalawang pulgada ang layo ng Bayog sa Anos.
39. Kapag nate-take mo na di magpalit ng pants hanggang ilang araw.. hehe..
40. Alam mo kung nasaan ang tatlong Ellen’s fried chicken sa LB.
41. Apektado ka sa pagsasara ng ic’s.
42. Pag may sakit ka, hindi ka pupunta “infirmary” except lang pag kukuha ka ng excuse slip.
43. Marami kang alam na ghost stories, sa ilag’s, sa men’s dorm, sa faculty village, sa may social garden etc…
44. Pag umihi ka na sa gilid ng SU (tuwing feb fair).
45. Alam mo na ang tunog ng pillbox. (rambol!)
46. Taga lb ka kapag kilala mo si “Manang slow”..
47. Hindi mo na naabutan ang Vega mall at Robinson’s.
48. Taga elbi ka kapag mas gusto mong tumambay pag feb fair kesa manood ng kung anuman sa stage.
49. Kaya mong i-identify ang species at subspecies ng bawat punong nadadaanan mo.
50. Alam mo na ang shortest way sa papuntang St. Therese chapel from Humanities ay ang dirt road…
51. Taga-elbi ka kapag alam mo kung baket maraming natatalisod sa raymundo gate.
52. Hindi mo kailangan ng rason para uminom … hindi mo na rin keilangan ng mesa pag iinom (… hindi mo na rin minsan kailangan ng baso ).
53. Alam mo kung nasaan ang Soils.
54. Mas trip mo mag-redhorse kesa mag San Miguel Light.
55. Kung di man natuloy ay binalak mong umakyat ng peak two ng Mt Makiling.
56. Taga elbi ka pag nakakita ka ng snow pag summer (yun yung bulak na nagkalat sa campus… kapok).
57. Taga-elbi ka rin pag handa mong gawin ang lahat pag nag-peprerog ka makakuha ka lng ng slot sa subject na yon (lalo na pag GE).
58. Alam mo kung saan makakabili ng masarap na proven at chicken skin–> dun malapit sa white house.
59. Alam mong ang devcom ay dating under ng CA.
60. Mas enjoy mo ang gimik sa apartment compared to bars and restos.
61. Alam mong ang “audi” at DL Umali Hall ay iisa.
62. Alam mong may gasolinahan sa loob ng campus (sa likod ng CEAT).
63. Sineryoso mo na kailangan may kasama kang date pag drill night.
63. Alam mo kung nasaan ang Ilag’s, Raymundo’s at Catalan.
64. Dismissed ka na pero sa elbi ka pa rin nakatira.
65. Alam mo kung nasaan ang Batcave.
66. Gusto mong pasabugin ang PhySci building.
67.Alam mong ang LB Square ay dating vacant lot na puro talahib.
68. Nakapanood ka na ng sine sa Agrix.

UP Open University is inviting all UP Alumni and the public to attend the lecture titled “Beyond the Classroom: UP’s Responsibility in Helping Rebuild a Ravaged Nation” on 15 February 2008 at 1:45 to 4:00 pm at the AVRoom, UP Open University, Los Banos, Laguna.  The speaker is Dr. Francisco Nemenzo. former UP President and Member of the IRRI Board of Trustees.

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Entertain in style with a home theater seating.

UPLB BLOGS
Yami No Matsuei’s Hangout
2007 Belen at LB
LB Scrapaholics
UPLB Mathematics Division Grand Alumni Homecoming
Every little thing I do is magic
Laguna Living
UPLB Vanguars Class `58
UPLB food UPLB life
Underside
Daragang Magayon
A scientist  in the kitchen
Espaleklek
Filipino biotechnology goods now ready for sale
Delicious Laguna
Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-araw
Cops fail to stop naked frat men who ‘ran fast’
UPLB Photo Gallery
The UPLB Men’s Dorm
Filipina Soul
Remember Los Baños 1945
A World War II account in Los Baños
Los Banos Encyclopedia
The Los Baños Raid
Lety’s Buko Pie
UP Gawad Kalinga Los Baños

Got any more suggestions?

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For the budding equistriene, try these breeches?

Name three memorable events during your freshman year. Let me start. Batch `91 ako.

1. Mt Pinatubo erruption (ang alikabok sa LB!)
2. Salonga leads the Philippine Senate in rejecting the RP-US Bases Treaty (ang saya sa campus the day after)
3. Walang kamatayang “More than words” ang number one song.

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Know where the exit sign is?