6.16.2011

(updated) Proud to be Green!

Today marks the 100th year of De La Salle University. And, today is one of those days where you hate being stuck somewhere far from all the festivities.


Check out this article from manila bulletin.

Color La Salle's centennial green

By SARAH HILOMEN-VELASCO
June 15, 2011, 6:44pm
MANILA, Philippines — It will be a “green gala” as De La Salle University (DLSU) celebrates its centennial Thursday.
A swirl of activities, from tree-planting to a musical extravaganza topped by a street party, is on tap for the daylong celebration.
A high mass at 8:30 a.m. kicks off the festivities, along with the enshrinement of the relics of the school’s founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle.
At noon, Lasallians will hold a community salu-salo in the school’s various branches. The afternoon program starts at 3 p.m. with the Green Mile parade – students forming a line covering the stretch of the DLSU campus on Taft Avenue in Manila from the South Gate to Gonzalez Hall.
A tableau, “Greenstory: The Lasallian Historical Walk-Through,” will feature the DLSU Harlequin Theatre Guild and DLS-College of Saint Benilde Dulaang Filipino depicting 100 years of Lasallian presence in the Philippines.
Planting of the 1,000,000th tree caps La Salle’s One Million Trees and Beyond project, the school’s main environmental advocacy, initiated by the Lasallian Institute for the Environment (LIFE).
Lasallian artists De La Salle Innersoul, La Salle Dance Company and the Animo Squad will perform in a “Cheers! Dance and Band Concert,” along with popular bands such as Peryodiko, Kjwan, and Sandwich.
At 7 p.m., Lasallians will party with homegrown celebrities in “Isang Daan, Sangandaan Centennial Show,” an all-star concert directed by Rowell Santiago and with musical direction by Louie Ocampo.
The concert will feature Gary Valenciano, Ryan Agoncillo, The Akafellas, Barbie Almalbis, Dingdong Avanzado, Enchong Dee, Dingdong Eduque, Mike Enriquez, Edu Manzano, Kitchie Nadal, Carlo Orosa, Jett Pangan, Cynthia
Patag, Princess Velasco, Epy Quizon, Zia Quizon, Jose Javier Reyes, JM Rodriguez, Randy Santiago, The Tux, Gabriel Valenciano, Iya Villania, and Nyoy Volante.
“Strings & Stanzas” combines an acoustic performance cum poetry reading featuring Lasallian Youth Orchestra and the Malate Literary Folio
Then comes a band concert featuring Bloomfields, Taken by Cars, Wednesday After, and AJKA, winner of the 2010 Nescafe Soundskool Comexplorationpetition will perform in the “Animo!” street party.
The night skies light up with a pyromusical show and concert featuring, The Dawn in “Loud & Proud.”
De La Salle University — Manila is an internationally recognized Catholic university which aims to become a leading research university in Southeast Asia.


































Anyway, what do you remember when you were in DLSU? Me? Well, I can still remember these:

    • ID number is 9319751.
    • Our block's tambayan is right in front of our building, Velasco,
    • College Canteen's ultra famous spaketchup or Ketcupetti to others,
    • Garahe just right beside Gokongwei Building,
    • William Shaw Little Theater during college week,
    • Aristocrat at LS Building,
    • The Marian Quadrangle during picture taking,
    • Of course, the football field where we usually take a peek at Epi Quizon in action,
    • UAAP Basketball where PE teachers require their students but eventually you'll be addicted to,
    • My super loved volleyball court in front of SJ Building,
    • The school library which is fully airconditioned and by far the largest I had ever been to,
    • the uber friendly Brother Andrew (may he rest in peace),
    • and who would forget the catwalk where Ryan Agoncillo hung out and Mang Jack pacing back and forth?
Tuloy, I miss college days. 


Before anything else, check out DLSU's website for the list of activities for the Centennial Celebration.


And, I might as well share these videos posted on Youtube.





plus this video by Chuck Gutierrez which he posted on his video wall in Facebook.

Anyway, Happy 100 years of superb teaching DLSU (I need not elaborate on this considering the tuition fee they ask)! I'm proud to be Green!



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