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A UP Survey

whatsuplb — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:33:25 +0000

I got tagged by Hailey from my other blog, but I thought this would be more appropriate here.

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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Memorable events nung freshman ka

whatsuplb — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:21:21 +0000

Nothing like being a frehsman – new experiences, blockmates, new friends, exposure to national issues, imbibing the UP culture. I’m compiling this list of memorable events during our freshman year. Please help me fill up my list. Thanks.

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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Go Ninja Go!

whatsuplb — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:48:00 +0000

With the TMNT currently in theaters, I am brought back to my Freshman Night way back in 1991. One of the most popular songs (after More Than Words) was Go Ninja Go! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 was the latest movie them. I remember dancing to the groove of Vanilla Ice with my blockmates, sabay sigaw ng “Go Ninja Go” while raising our hands. I also remember our Miss Freshman, I think Eleanor was her name. I was a Ninja Turtles fanatic, going home early on Fridays to catch the 7pm cartoons in Channel 2. There was only one TV at Womens’ and you have to battle it out what to watch! To all Ninja Turtles fans out there, here’s that Ninja rap to bring you back in 1991.

Cowabunga!

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Christmas in Los Banos

whatsuplb — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:04:00 +0000

I walked along Grove last night while waiting for my Thai takeout at Ning’s Thai and marveled at the sights and sounds of Christmas in Los Baños. While most of the students have gone for their vacation, a handful is still here celebrating the season. Mostly, it is the business establishments that are setting the mood for Christmas. In front of the Los Baños Doctors Hospital is a huge sign saying “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” while in front of it is a gaily decorated salon. I passed by Mernel’s and caught a whiff of that chocolate icing and I was tempted to buy one whole cake! Too bad their fastfood restaurant is closed so I couldn’t buy just a slice. I took a peep at their store and it was filled with boxes and boxes of chocolate cake in all shapes and sizes! No wonder the aroma of sugary chocolate icing permeated the air. LB Square was still filled with people for dinner, groups of friends having last minute get-together before finally going home for the weekend. The day before, Thursday, it was filled to capacity with students for that final hurrah for the year. Most of the restaurants were closed to the public as they have been reserved for group parties, from orgs to offices to class. I passed by Jarmin’s Compound where the sound of videoke singing is going on. Always a highlight for me is the belen at the Carabao Park. Every year, I get curious as to what concept they are going to have. This year is rather ingenious – they’ve made the belen out of branches that were felled by typhoon Milenyo! It is rather creative and the lights are certainly better this year.

I’ve been in Los Baños for quite a number of years and have special memories during Christmas. Here are some of them:

- A Christmas kringle with my blockmates way back in 1991. We held the exchange of gifts inside the herbal garden beside IBS.
- Watching Parolan with friends; in one year, there was even a fireworks display then going out to dinner afterwards.
- Christmas party with classmates and teachers with matching cartoon costumes.
- Waking up early to the sound of Christmas music from St Therese and rushing to dress up and get to St Therese in time for the 4.30am mass. In one particular Christmas, I was getting over a crush named “Noel” who just recently got a girlfriend. I attended simbang gabi with a blockmate, and right after I entered St Therese, the song immediately change to “The first Noel”.. Grrrr-rr-rr! Some homilies I still remember to this day, especially those of Fr Val’s.
- Enjoying the kapihan right after the mass, or going out to buy puto bumbong or else going for breakfast at McDo. One time, my friends and I walked from St Therese to Crossing just to have hotsilog at Petrinos!
- Buying gifts at Arcade (now Vega Arcade). The shops, then, at the back had lots of small items for gift-giving.
- Hanging out at the Carabao Park with all the Christmas lights turned on. It’s nice to see friends and their families enjoying the sights of Christmas. Taking lots of pictures in front of the belen is the highlight.
- Coming home for Christmas. While I love to stay in Los Baños, the thought of coming home for Christmas is certainly my favorite memory despite the fact that I live just a few towns away from Los Baños!

What are your memories of Christmas in Los Baños?

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Homecoming Weekend

whatsuplb — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:57:00 +0000

Saw this announcement at the gate welcoming alumni to the much-awaited Loyalty Day celebrations. Three major activities were lined up – a golf tournament by the UPLBAA, an alumni night and fun run (or was it a marathon?) for tomorrow morning. I would have wanted to join the alumni night at Baker Hall but I don’t know if any of my friends were coming. I will try the marathon tomorrow, but it starts at 4am! Aside from being to dark yet to go out, it might rain early morning. The past several days, it had been raining in the mornings. The kind of lazy-rain-that’s-good-to-snuggle-in-bed kind of rain. Well, I will try to get some pictures and post it here. Too bad there is no garden show.

I was a jubilarian last year – 10 years since graduating from UPLB. I met my blockmates plus some classmates. We were not able to attend any activities as we were busy catching up with each other. We had lunch at Bonito’s and while there, we saw some batchmates with their own barkadas so it was like a mini-reunion of the batch `91 people. Perhaps in our 15th year or maybe 20th, we’d be better organized.

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Things to expect in the coming days:

1. I’ve compile a telephone directory of UPLB offices from the administration to dorms to colleges and will post it in another blog
2. Also, a directory of establishments around UPLB and telephone numbers

Suggestions? Do email whatsuplb@gmail.com

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No. 1 song nung freshman ako

whatsuplb — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:59:00 +0000

I’m sure my batchmates, and those that were in LB in 1991 would agree, the number one song then was “More Than Words” by Extreme. It was so popular and so catchy you could hear it everywhere. The lyrics and the melody does get to you, though after some time it gets on your nerves. What with hearing it played on the radio as I leave my dorm room at Women’s, hearing it being hummed by my dormmate as we walk together towards BioSci, hearing it again on the radio when I passed by Coop to get some snacks and hearing it again sang by students at a tambayan in BioSci as I enter my classroom. Oh, and my room mate who is into bands (or I think her crush was on a band) talked a lot about that song and how well her friend strums the guitar. Nakakasawa!

Didn’t even realized it had a music video. Yup there is one. Di pa kasi uso and MTV dati. I found a link in Google video for this song. Here goes…

Anong number one song nung freshman ka?

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