A Blog to Commemorate UP's Centennial Celebration

(A pose at Acad Oval on my last visit to UP)

On the night of my 16th birthday, I was ready to leave for Dumaguete to apply for college in Silliman University. I was all set, all my bags were packed. Amazingly, I heed my father's advice and decided to go to UP instead. For months, he's been asking me to choose UP instead of Silliman. He said that it would be better for me to attend college there. I kept on saying no because I felt like Quezon City seemed so far away. But I don't know what came over me that night coz I said "yes". And I'm glad I did! My UP days were some of the best days of my life!


I met a lot of great people in UP! I learned a lot of things in UP! I grew closer to God in UP! UP is the best!!!



Here is a blog to commemorate my alma mater's centennial year.
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
http://www.upd.edu.ph/

1. ANO'NG STUDENT NUMBER MO? >> 95-48521 (alala ko pa!)





2. ANO ANG FIRST CHOICE MO NA COURSE?>> BAA...Gusto kong yumaman... :) Kaso di ako nakapasa



3. SECOND CHOICE? >> ComSci



4. ANO COURSE MO NA NATAPOS? COLLEGIO?>> BS HRA (CHE)



5. NAG-SHIFT KA BA? >> Yes



6. SAAN KA NAG UPCAT? >> WMSU, Zamboanga City



7. NAKAPAG-DORM KA BA? >> Yes, Kalayaan and Kamia and tabi ng Yakal :-)



8. NAKA UNO KA BA? >> Yes.



9. NAG-KA 3 KA NA BA? >> Yes - Chemistry



10. LAGI KA BANG PUMAPASOK SA KLASE? >> No! Lalo na pag 7 ang class.



11. MAY SCHOLARSHIP KA BA? >> STFAP for some sems. 12. ILANG UNITS NA ANG NAIPASA MO? NAGING CS OR US KA BA?>> All of them. Hindi ako naging CS or US.



13. NANGARAP KA BA NA MAG-CUM LAUDE? >> Minsan nangarap din.



14. FAVE PROF >> Madami...Nat Sci 2 Geo Prof (forgot his name), Prof Guggenheim, Prof Tingzon, Prof Tumacruz



15. WORST TEACHER: >> History Professor, can't remember his name



17. WORST SUBJECT: >> PE - Defense for Women -- lagi ako pasa-pasa and I had to wake up really early



18. FAVE BUILDING: >> The main lib.





19. PABORITONG KAINAN: >> Beach House, sarap ng bbq!



20. NUNG ESTUDYANTE KA PA MAGKANO BAANG BINABAYAD MO SA JEEP?>> 1.50



21. LAGI KA BA SA LIBRARY? >> Yes!!!



22. ILANG BESES KA BUMOTO SA STUDENT COUNCIL? >> Twice...i think.





23. MAY CRUSH KA BA SA CAMPUS?>> Yeah… madami… 24. ANU-ANO ANG MGA NAGING PE MO? >> Table Tennis, Camping, Defense for Women and Bowling



25. KAMUSTA NAMAN ANG BLOCK NYO? SINO UNA MONG NAKILALA?>> Masaya ang block namin. Sheryl Mercado was in Kalayaan dorm so I usually went to class with her.



26. MEMORIZE MO BA ANG ALMA MATER SONG NIYO?>> UP naming mahal… pamantasang hirang... Hindi ko na-memorize :)



27. SUMALI KA BA SA MGA RALLY?>> I joined the EDSA 2 rally pero naka-graduate na yata ako nun.



28. KUMUHA KA BA NG SATURDAY CLASSES? >> Yes. No choice. Most of the major subjects in HRA were only on Saturdays.



29. ANO ANG ORG/FRAT/SOROROTY MO? >> UP VCF, UP Navs, UP DCF, UP Jambangan, Applicant sa UP SHARP :)





30. NAG ENJOY KA BA SA UP?
>> Super!!! Ang saya!

Prophecy for the Philippines by Cindy Jacobs

Got this from Jenny Caspe's Multiply site... Inspires me to continue to pray for the Philippines.

http://ivanpicazo.multiply.com/video/item/5?mark_read=ivanpicazo:video:5&replies_read=5&goto=5#reply5

Go, Philippines!

Lego City

When I was in Jakarta, I visited Lego City in Senayan. It looked really nice. From a distance, one wouldn't think that everything was just lego. There were tall buildings, boats, planes, trains, cars... I was just amazed at the creativity. But then, the God who created the Earth is the essence of creativity. So it's no wonder that the people He created are very creative.

December 2007

December was really action-packed for me. Maybe it was some sort of a catching up as it was the last month of the year. Here are some pictures...



"Extraordinary Light" was Kids on Fire's theme for the Christmas program this year. It was a simple presentation showing all the kids how they could be "light" among their friends.

(posing in front of a Sumatran house)

Indonesia has a rich cultural heritage. It's a blessing to be able to live here.

I got to join Mawar Sharon's Aksi Natal activity with the Pasukan Kuning (Surabaya's garbage collectors). It was such a blessed time to see the smiles on their faces as this was the first time that they were appreciated for their role in the community.



I declared myself to be Pak Tony's and Ibu Mei's youngest daughter. But Maria and Monic always protest, they say I should be Jie-jie. But then, I say that it doesn't seem to show. :) This photo was taken during MSI's Christmas Service on Decemeber 23.


A day after Christmas, I visited an orphanage in Mojokerto along with some other teachers from school. It was simple a celebration of sharing and remembering God's goodness in our lives. These 2 girls show what joy and contentment is. They were so happy even with just a simple meal of rice and fried chicken. We have so much to learn from children. :)



With Riri and Reni at the school's Christmas lunch at Majapahit hotel. We had a great time eating dimsums. After lunch, each level gave a short presentation. It was simple but meaningful.

Learning by doing - that' exactly what the kids did when they had their field trip at Papa Ron's. We all got to see how pizza was made and everyone got the chance to make a pizza. And of course, the best part was the eating part! Yummm....

(Daniel Class with its own rendition of "O Holy Night!")

Christmas was a time of remebering all of God's goodness in my life. I've seen His faithfulness throughout the whole year. I just want to thank God for loving me that He gave Jesus to die for me. I can never thank Him enough!