I didn’t notice these set of pictures which my sister took last February 14 along Grove until recently. At the start of the week preceding Valentine’s Day, rose vendors would start gathering near UP Gate to sell roses. It starts cheaper then and becoming more expensive by the eve of February 14 and then starts to get cheaper again by the evening of Valentine’s Day. And what of Mernel’s of the heart-shaped chocolates?
I’m not so sure when so many vendors started selling roses at the Gate. During my college days, it was only Aning’s at Crossing that existed.
Check this blog from Prologue Computers – http://prologuelb.blogspot.com! Remember Prologue? I wouldn’t have survived my BS theses without them – from their computer rentals, those huge diskettes and helpful personnel. They are still at Anest Tower with telephone number: 536-2057. Head over to their blog to see what’s the latest laptop in the market, computer tips and the latest products available. They sell them at Manila price, too.
Kung marami na kayong hindi alam, tiyak na old uplb alumni na kayo! So, dalawin ang inyong alma mater sa March 6 sa centennial-foundation day festivities at sariwain ang masasayang kahapon.
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.
Last week was the Feb Fair, a much awaited event each year by students and alumni alike. Since I didn’t have any org at all, I was not too keen on looking around the students. I preferred going to the food booths, eating barbecues (I wonder where they go the rest of the year), enjoying the food soold by international students and basically just moving around and mingling with old friends and classmates who came just for this. I met some classmates I haven’t seen since I graduated in 1995 so that was really memorable. The food was good, although I missed Mrs Phuong this year. Do you recall eating Vietnamese spring rolls during the Feb Fair many years back? Anyway, she has a resto at Agrix so I can go there anytime.
“In the early 1920s, a contest was held to give expression to that elusive thing—the “UP Spirit.” A contest was held to select the lyrics to be put to music, and both words and notes were to move both students and alumni to recall what it meant to belong to the University of the Philippines.”
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