Archive for October, 2009
FEU Women’s Taekwondo Kicks Its Way Up
It’s encouraging to see how far God has brought the Far Eastern University women’s taekwondo team this year after the conclusion of the 2009 UAAP Taekwondo championships on last September held at the UST gymnasium.
After a runner up finish last season, the FEU women’s team fought valiantly against the league’s powerhouse lady jinns coming from [...]
Ateneo And Its Second Back-to-Back UAAP Title
University of the East’s UAAP title futility has to wait another year or probably longer.
For Ateneo, the sea of blue and white are now celebrating inside the Big Dome after winning its second back-to-back UAAP championships at the expense of UE this afternoon, 71-58.
With Far Eastern University out of the picture after being booted out [...]
Binondo And Its Glory Days
Posted by Rich in Educational on October 7th, 2009
As a young boy, when my mother would bring me to my grandparent’s house in Magdalena (now G. Masangkay Street) in Binondo, I was fascinated by the calesas (horse-drawn carriage) that proliferated the busy streets of Binondo.
The music, of Chinese background and a rather slow Oriental beat, greets us each time we pass over the small [...]
Haven In The Midst Of Uncertainty
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives on October 3rd, 2009
I received this message from an Arellano University student a few days after Typhoon Ondoy wreaked havoc in Metro Manila and some parts of the nearby provinces:
“Only in God are we truly safe and secure. Anything else is false security. Whether you are surrounded by a mighty wall of stone, a comfortable home or a [...]