DS with INTARMED 2023 Classmates & Friends - Aug. 2016

First month in pictures of DS and his 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}

At the Freshman Welcoming Assembly,
The 40 INTARMED students were asked to go up onstage ---

McDonald's breakfast with blockmates ---

First day of P.E. ---

Fun times --- Uniform Day! ---

UP MedChoir practice ---

DS's UP Med Choir Audition Invites & Acceptance

DS auditioned and sang "ANIMA CHRISTI", his choice of song ---

He was successfully accepted too as BASS 1. So proud of him! :)

Milkshake, Gumdrop, & Almond's Grooming Day

Time once again for our 3 Divas to have their semi-cut and bath. <3

GUMDROP (not shown)

MILKSHAKE

ALMOND

Family Dinner After Fetching DS from the Condo

DS's 3rd week in college ---

Dinner at House of Mantou...

Our St. Ignatius de Loyola Statue Gift for DS

Something to put on his study desk 

as a reminder to serve others someday.

Bukas Palad Music Ministry's 30th Anniversary Concert

Bukas Palad Music Ministry's 

30th Anniversary Concert at the 

Bishop Frederick Z. Rooker Auditorium, SPCP... 

Savoring our weekend family nights like these with our eldest...

{Late dinner afterwards at our favorite, Icebergs.}

DS's First Weekend Dinner with Us

UPM won't have classes on Friday 

as they would fix their SAIS site (enrollment portal).

So DS texted us earlier this evening

that he can go home! 

So excited to hear about it 

and so we immediately picked him up 

from the condo!

Brought his clothes for next week, 

changed his beddings, etc...

So that on Sunday, we don't have to

bring him back that early.

This is his first "weekend" (Thursday) dinner with us -- 

At Aristocrat Restaurant in Roxas Boulevard. <3

DS with his UP INTARMED Buddy Line

Every new INTARMED student has what you call a "BUDDY" -- 

An upperclassman who helps a younger one, sharing with him or her 

tons of notes, books, everything else helpful, & anything useful in the 

challenging journey towards becoming a doctor. 

Migs has 11 members in his "Family" -- making it 11 generations of 

iMED kids, 2 of w/c are MDs already.

{Photo credits: Marion Marquez}

DS's Last Day at Home

Today at exactly 9:30 pm, 

we left DS at the condo,

where he will be staying 

everyday for 7 years 

as he takes up his 

accelerated course in 

UP Manila College of Medicine 

as an INTARMED student.

First, we heard Mass at the 

Ateneo at 3pm this afternoon, 

as it was also the feast day of 

St. Ignatius of Loyola.

Then we did our last important 

errands for whatever else 

DS needed. 

I feel sad that our son will be 

living on his own, but at the 

same time extremely grateful 

that we received this big blessing 

of being accepted into this 

highly competitive program.

To DS, as we always say, -- 

continue to shine for the Lord,

and give back all the glory to Him. 

We love you dearly, anak,

and are proud that God entrusted 

your life in our hands. <3

DS's Send-Off Dinner by the Family

1 day before DS goes off to the condo near UP Manila --

Dinner and bonding with the family at Lugang...

DS's Last Two Day at Home

At Romulo's --
2 days before DS goes off to the condo

for college...

Family Movie Night

Watched IGNACIO DE LOYOLA 

at SM North Cinema 11,

then ate a late but hearty dinner at Racks.

We are savoring the last 3 days 

of Migs at home before living in the condo --

as he takes up his 7-yr. INTARMED course 

in UP Manila College of Medicine...

{Sorry, got swollen eyes from crying about 

my son living on his own in Manila.)

DD's EXO Merch Orders from Korea

G's long-awaited package of EXO from Korea arrived today! :D

DS's UPCM Freshman Orientation with Parents

Orientation of students with parents for the 

UP College of Medicine 

INTARMED / LU1 Direct Entrant Students 

with the LU3 Lateral Entrant Students

and the MD-PhD Students...