Amyel's Graduation

 

On April 24, 2010, UP Los Banos held its 38th Commencement Exercises. More than 1,700 graduates attended this memorable occasion.  

    

Proud parents, aunt, and brother.  Amyel finished her BS Biology major in Microbiology. God is indeed faithful and true!

 

Where were we looking at? Any guess? ... the LCD display of the ceremony as we were seated miles away from the stage. Thanks Cyril for capturing the kodak moment. ;-)  

There was the usual singing of "UP Naming Mahal" and the display of "Serve the People" streamer on top of the DL Umali Auditorium but after the exit of colors, fireworks covered the evening sky amidst the singing of UP's centennial song, "Isang Daan". Ooh, so unforgettable...

Reunited with the Egasans

Bonding time with the Egasan Family at the Summit Ridge, Tagaytay City. Time was limited but it was fun-filled and memorable.

Forum on Climate Change

 

I was able to join Bobby on the second day of the Technical Experts Forum on Climate Change at Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati on April 8, 2010. It was interesting to meet people especially those from Taiwan who are really into researches on climate change monitoring, adaptation, and mitigation.  

I like the ambiance of the hotel, so Thai. ;-)

Holy Week

Each year, the observance of the Holy Week is becoming more and more different. Well, there's still the usual pabasa but it was not well attended as before. Some people still do their penitent acts. In the past, there were no programs to watch on TV except for a few films like the Ten Commandments and some other Bible-based movies. This time, the giant networks aired news programs and relatively newer films. Stores and malls were usually closed. This year, mall hours were just shortened. People still trooped to bus terminals and airports to go to the provinces but it was also noted that Boracay and other famous summer destinations were also full and alive. Our family just stayed home and participated in the Lenten activities of our church. For the first time, I talked about the fifth last word of Jesus Christ based on John 19:28, "I thirst", during the Good Friday worship service. Like in the past years, we participated in the Joint Sunrise Service of our Cluster at UCCP-Ibayo, Naic, Cavite. After the service, we proceeded to our church for our own worship service in celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because He lives, I can face tomorrow. Because He lives, all fear is gone. Because I know He holds the future. And life is worth the living just because He lives.

DAFE Seminar

I talked about Technical Writing for Publication on March 31, 2010. The DAFE Seminar was attended by the faculty and staff of the College of Engineering and Information Technology. With me are those who stayed for the photo op. ;-)

Cyril's Graduation

 

Our unico hijo, Cyril, graduated from the CvSU Science High School on March 30, 2010. Praise God! His Ate gifted him a chocolate cake from Mernel's Bakeshop, Los Banos, Laguna. Yummy!

Lemery, Batangas

 

After a tiring month of checking exam papers and computing grades, everybody was longing for a restful weekend so off we went to Lemery, Batangas (March 27-28, 2010).