DS with LU2 INTARMED 2023 Classmates & Friends - Mar. 2018

Eighth month in pictures of DS and his LU2 INTARMED 2023 

classmates in the UP College of Medicine ---

Thank you for blessing our son with 

kind blockmates, good professors,

and generous opportunities, dear Lord. :)

{Photos courtesy of DS's iMED 2023 classmates and
Upperclassmen friends from the College of Medicine}

From Jea Alcovendaz, Mar. 6, 2018

With Myline, Asst. of Manang Biring

Maraming, maraming salamat sa lahat ng ito, Manang B! <3 <3 <3

At salamat din, Myline, sa pagdala dito ng mga bigay niya...

With DH & DD at Rustic Mornings

Right after his 22nd Piano Recital at the U.P. Mini Hall this early afternoon, DS had to pack his things and went straight back to U.P. Manila to meet his orgmates in the UP Medical Students' Society (MSS) for the annual culminating activity for new members in Laguna. It's a one-day-one-night event, so he'll be home by tomorrow before lunch.

So the three of us had an early dinner at our favorite, Rustic Mornings by Isabelo...

Missing you, DS! We'll make it up with you tomorrow...

DS at MSS Culminating Activity in Laguna

After his piano recital earlier this afternoon at the UP Mini Hall, DS went straight to meet his orgmates in UPM to leave for the Medical Students' Society's COWS final culminating activity in Laguna. It's his batch's turn to give the new applicants "hell..." :)

Our convo via sms about the activity.

Pics about the event aren't allowed to be shown...

DS's 22nd Piano Recital at U.P. Mini Hall

Two-Part Invention in F by Bach

DS

***************************************************

University of the Philippines 

COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Extension Program

presents

PIANO

RECITAL II

Saturday, 24 March 2018

1:00 pm

Mini Hall

DD's Day Out with Samiy & Gwen

DD first thing in the morning with one of her best friends, Samiy...

...and the rest of the afternoon with Gwen, 

my former student who became good friends with her... :)

Ds's Invite from DLSU Health Sciences Institute

This is another blessing that makes us proud of our DS, and thankful to God. 

Technically speaking, this is like DLSU "pirating" us to transfer from UP-INTARMED to DLSU Medicine / Health Sciences Institute...

Wow, but no... now a Maroon; will remain a Maroon :)

** NMAT is National Medical Admission Test which is a standardized test designed to upgrade the selection of applicants seeking admission to Philippine medical schools. DS took his in October last year. So even if he and his batchmates (2023) were already accepted two years ago and have started in INTARMED which is the 7-year accelerated program of the U.P. College of Medicine -- prior to NMAT, -- they are NOT exempted from taking this qualifying test...

DD with Pat & Leah at the Center for Sports Thanksgiving Event

DD with Pat & Leah at the Center for Sports Thanksgiving Event, SPCP...

Fire in the U.P. Shopping Center

SO THIS IS WHAT WAS LEFT OF OUR STALL THERE (Stall No. 4) ---

Good vibes lang dapat sana palagi ang mga posts ko but I can't help but show what happened to the U.P. Shopping Center earlier this morning...

Just like the Alumni Center Bowling Alley, CASAA Food Center, and the Faculty Center in CAL, fire hit the entire SC...

We have been stall owners for over 20 years, and minana ng husband ko from his parents who originally owned the space back in their days (my MIL was also a Sociology professor in CSSP for many many years)... Parang may pattern lang nowadays na palaging may nasusunog sa U.P....?!

Nothing tragic like this has ever happened during our time there in the early 90s, and since alam naman ng nakararami na mainit ang mata ng U.P. nuon pa lang na alisin ang Shopping Center para matayuan ng bagong mall, this one leaves us wondering...

Sad day for us... PARANG NAMATAYAN NA DIN KAMI... :'(

P.S.: Last 3 photos were taken by DH as only unit owners were allowed by the firemen to enter and check their damaged properties inside...

DD at The ElyXiOn Ticket Pre-Sale Event by Globe in BGC

All for the love of EXO...

DD at The ElyXiOn Ticket Pre-Selling Event by Globe in BGC, Mar. 3-4, 2018

She camped here overnight with a friend for 23 hours straight just to get VIP Standing (the most expensive, wow!) tickets to EXO's EXO PLANET #4 - The ElyXiOn Concert on April 28, 2018 -- with money she saved all by herself.