UPLB
Kwentung Peyups
In celebration of the centenary of the University of the Philippines, Kwentong Peyups -essays of UP alumni during their stay in the university - is published in the Sunday Life section of the Philippine Star. This week, the featured essay is by Romeo H. Gecoleo, BS Agriculture (1961). His essay on life in UPLB in [...]
Red pants for farming?
One of the alumni sent me this. I do agree with his assertion.
“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 [...]
Magkano pamasahe sa jeep noong undergrad kayo? Part II
One of my first few posts was Magkano pamasahe sa jeep nung undergrad kayo?. I remembered asking this question as over the weekend, the regular jeepney fare is now 8 pesos and I think student fare is 6.50 pesos. And to think I started at 75 centavos student fare!
Taga-UPLB ka kung… part II
From the comments in Taga-UPLB ka kung…
1. Alam mo ang LB Square ay dating Eva Lanes
2. Alam mo ang Vega ay dating vacant lot
3. Alam mo kung saan ang DMST
4. Alam mo shortcut (pag malalakad) papuntang forestry ay ang copeland
5. Ang swimming pool lang alam mo ay yung sa Jamboree, UPCO, botanical garden at [...]
UPLB Eats: Tentative Outline with Suggested Topics
Tentative Outline with Suggested Topics
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 [...]
