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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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Here’s how it goes:

Run from Baker Hall to the Botanical Garden (2km incline) and swim 400
meters in the 25-m pool. Then run to Pook ni Ma. Makiling (3km incline) and swim 400m in its 50-m super cool pool. Then run 3kms downhill screaming like crazy to Baker pool for a 400-m rinse. And finally run just a bit (and I really mean it) towards the line for a dramatic, picture perfect finish.

 Distance: 3 x 400 meters and 2km+3km+3km “rolling” run course (swim course guaranteed flat – meron bang di flat na swimming pool?)

Registration fee is P450.00.

See you there?

So I am definitely looking forward to tomorrow’s concert by the PPO at Umali Auditorium. Admission is free and the show starts at 7 PM.

See you there!

Crotons or what we called as San Francisco take center stage in last month’s garden show. They came in various colors and leaf shapes.

One of the many colorful ornamental plants available at the show.

Bangkok kalachuchi in red, I also saw one with white flowers.

You will surely appreciate the abundance of flower-bearing plants, this is one of them. I didn’t catch the name of this flower, though.

Bromeliands came in many colors and sizes. I remember in college, my blockmates and I went to the garden. The bromeliads were the rage then and so expensive, we priced them into how many units (225 pesos pa lang per unit noon) each plant would cost.

Lots of flowering plants available. One of the booths I like to go to is that of Dr. Gil Divinagracia. He still has one of the best collection of ornamentals in the show.

One booth had many cactus in pots sold. Good for gifts or display, don’t you think?

It won’t be a garden show without orchids. In previous years, there used to be sold orchids produced from tissue culture and you could buy them still in bottles.
Another thing to look forward too are the landscape designs.
Here’s another one.

So, any fond memories of garden shows during your stay here at UPLB? Any plant or tree you bought home? A fruit tree that is now bearing fruits? The next garden show will be in October, so see you then!

Cowabunga!

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I have a pdf file of the catalog, so if you are interested, please email me: whatsuplb@gmail.com

Here are some of the courses you might be interested in:

Animal Science
Duck Nutrition and Management
Duck Egg Processing (Balut, Salted Eggs and Other
Duck Eggs Products)
Hatchery Management Operation
Quail Production
Health Management of Chickens and Ducks
Brooding and Growing Management of Chickens
Layer Management (Poultry)
Breeder Management (Poultry)
Slaughtering and Fabrication of Farm Animals
Ruminant Production
Advances in Ruminant Nutrition
Basic Swine Production
Swine Reproduction and Artificial Insemination
Advances in Swine Nutrition
Intensive Training Course on Data Evaluation Methods on Animal Science R&D Projects
Feed Quality Control
Ration Formulation
Meat Processing I. Processing of Tocino, Corned Beef
Fresh Sausage and the Like
Meat Processing II. Processing of Meat Loaves, Hotdogs
and Similar Products
Dairy Production and Management
Forage Production and Conservation
Dairy Products Manufacture at Home
Ice Cream Processing
Goat Production and Management

Food Science
Peanut Processing
Mango Processing
Coconut Processing
Soybean Processing
Meat Processing
Buko Processing
Fish Processing
Sensory Evaluation of Foods
Pineapple Processing
Vegetable Processing
Fruit Wine Production
Banana Processing
Sanitary Practices in Food Processing and Food Establishment
Vinegar Production
GMP & HACCP Program Development for Small and Medium Food Enterprises

Crop Science
Plant Propagation and Nursery Management of Economic Plants
Fruit Orchard Establishment and Maintenance
Tissue Culture of Banana
Micropropagation of Musa spp.
Nursery and Field Establishment of Tissue Cultured Bananas
Hybrid Papaya Production
Organic Production of Vegetable Crops
Corn Seed Production
Seed Production of Vegetables
SNAP Hydroponics
Training on Molecular and Serological Techniques in Plant Disease Diagnosis
Evaluation of Economically Important Crops for Resistance to Major Diseases

Postharvest Technology
Postharvest Handling of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Cutflowers
Design and Establishment of Postharvest
Infrastuctures Facilities
The ABC’s of Handling Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Cutflower Handling and Storage

Biological Science
Introductory Beekeeping
Short Course on Herbal Medicine
Techniques in the Preservation of Selected Biological Specimens
Basics of Biological Nomenclature for Science
Writers and Editors
Getting to Know the Spiders
The Ex-Tree Challenge: Getting to Know Forest Trees
Biodiversity for Beginners
Biotechnology
Antimicrobial Assay
Microbiological Analysis of Water
Microbial Preservation Techniques
Basic Electron Microscopy
Bio-Organic Fertilizer Production
Tissue Culture of Orchids and Banana
Detection of Bacterial Pathogens through PCR
Detection of Plant, Food and Feed Pathogens and
Mycotoxins Using Monoclonal Antibodies
Mass Production of Ganoderma lucidum

Chemistry
Proximate Analysis of Foods and Feeds
Water Quality Analysis

Economics
Summer Program in Economics
Agribusiness Management
Master in Management Summer Workshop

Human and Family Development
Summer Reading and Writing Readiness Program
Planning of Learning Experiences for Preschoolers
Basic Clothing Design

Communication
Extension Publications Writing and Production
Research Project Management
Training-Workshop on R&D Proposal Preparation
Training-Workshop on Goal-Oriented Project
Planning Focusing on Logical Framework for R&D
Training-Workshop on Research Project
Implementation and Management

Forestry
Agroforestry Feasibility Study Preparation
Agroforestry Farm Planning and Design
Understanding Wood
Wood Identification
Principles of Wood Protection
Wood Seasoning
Insect Pests of Wood, Post Harvest Bamboo & Rattan
Wood-Based Composites
Marketing of Forest Products
Production Planning and Control in Forest-Based Industries
Statistical Quality Control in Forest-Based Industries
Forest Products finishing

Human Kinetics
Summer Youth Fitness Program
Summer Teachers’ Course in Rhythmic Activities
Dance Congress

For more information, you can contact:

Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Extension
UPLB, College, Laguna
Tel Nos. (049) 536-5326
(049) 536-3341
(049) 536-2354
(049) 536-3454
Email:
ovcre_sctp@yahoo.com.ph
ovcre@uplb.edu.ph

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One of the most important events of my life at UPLB was attending the World Youth Day celebrations in Manila, in 1995. I was most excited at seeing Pope John Paul II and the prospect of meeting people from all over the world. Some of the things I remembered are the following:

• Learning the song “Tell the world of His love” and the action that goes with it. I can still remember my classmate Ome of Lisseux (tama ba spelling?) singing it in our P.I. 100 class as part of the talents/skills we share in class under Beng Boro

• Instead of proceeding at the Tent City in Lawton we had the campout first at the Jamboree site together with delegates from other parishes. We slept in tents, too. I cannot remember the name of the parish priest at San Antonio then, but he did share that he was the one who held the bible for Pope John Paul II to read during mass when he came to the Philippines in 1981.

• Calling meal times Bukas Loob sa Diyos or BLD as in Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner.

• Group discussions on Faith, Hope and Charity – from the program and liturgy guide book

• More singing, masses, confessions and prayer meetings

• On Friday, January 13, 1995 we were able to go to the Tent City, we formed a long convoy then of jeepneys and vans all from Los Baños. I remember we went there at night.

• The first thing that greeted me at the Tent City was this huge streamer that says “BE NOT AFRAID”. The first food we ate? Jollibee longganisa!

• We slept in big tents and bathed in tent-like bathrooms. Wala nga lang hook ka yang hirap magsabit ng gamit!

• Hearing the mass presided by the Pope and seeing him in his popemobile afterwards. Sayang wala akong picture.

• Walking from Lawton to CCP and back just to celebrate mass with the Pope..

• We had some free time and my sister and I were able to walk around the old city, visiting Manila Cathedral, Casa Manila and the nooks and cranny of Intramuros.

• Seeing millions of people in Luneta just to hear the Pope again during mass. That was the first time that I knew that he already had prepared speeches marked “embargo, not to be published until (date)”. Kaya pala ang bilis magprint ng mga dyaryo ng speeches, ganun pala ang ginagawa.

• Generous St Therese parishioners who helped us raise funds to be able to join as delegates. The Couples for Christ who organized the Tent City making it possible for delegates to have a safe place to stay.

• Souvenirs galore! From tshirts, keychains, caps, posters of the Pope, pins, etc… My sister and I still has a WYD ref magnet attached to the ref at home.

What really stood out was the theme “As the Father has sent me, so am I sending you” (John 20:21). The Sunday after my graduation from UPLB, I went to mass at St Therese and that was the gospel reading. I knew then that I made the right decision to leave UPLB.

The World Youth Day 1995 ref magnet souvenir, one of the many souvenirs you
could buy during the gathering.

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Tell the world of His love

For God so loved the world

He gave us His only Son

Jesus Christ our Savior

His Most Precious One

He has sent us His message of lobe

And sends those who hear

To bring the message to everyone

In a voice loud and clear

Let us tell the world of His love

The greatest love the world has known

Search the world for those who have walked astray

And lead them home

Fill the world’s darkest corner

With His light from up above

Walk every step, every mile, every road

And tell the world of His love

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