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[schwimmy]

Madali naman i-welcome ang Bene eh... ang problem lang, may paki ba mga tao dun? The statement is not to bash, it's just an observation.

Pilosopo,
Wala kang pagkakamali. You have varid reasons naman before when you were apprehensive with the Bene to Beda thing.

[willyboy_alabang]

Willyboy, nasa integration ka ban ng freshmen kahapon? Successful cya diba? At ngayon lang nangyari ung ganoong klasi ng integration wherein kasama lahat ng CAS studs, I salute SEC for that wonderful project, natuwa din si Fr. Anscar at Fr. Paul.
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no i was not.... parang mejo tinamad ako. pero o heard that maayos daw. they were singing pa daw in the building with matching action!!! hanep! kaya lang mga freshmen lang ang na uto nila para gawin un hehe. pano na kapag na orient na talaga sila sa bedan way of life.... hehehe. i wish not.

[willyboy_alabang]

sanay lang ata ako sa "hail alam matter" chuvaloo na yan. i dunno. siguro whatever works best dapat. they shoulve kept this hymn nalang: para may identity pa din. pero i like the old one too din naman. basta. whatever works best for the school, dun ako

[schwimmy]

The "Hail Alma Mater St. Benedict" hymn, just from the intro alone, reminds me of a certain hymn from a certain green school. I think the hymn was a pathetic attempt to break away from San Beda, in which they have failed. I remember the ORIGINAL Bedan Hymn was taught to us in Bene as early as prep.

[inalial]

sanay lang ata ako sa "hail alam matter" chuvaloo na yan. i dunno. siguro whatever works best dapat. they shoulve kept this hymn nalang: para may identity pa din. pero i like the old one too din naman. basta. whatever works best for the school, dun ako

well...since nursery pa ako sa bene. di pa nagagawa ni calsado yang hail alma mater na yan..herald d bedans na ang kinakanta. di ko tlga malaman kng bkt nagkaganito ang kultura ng mga studyante sa bwat eskwelahan. cguro kng maayos ang panunungkulan ng mga tao noon wala sigurong gap between the bedan communities. i agree we have differences.pero 2 years na ako nsa mendiola... i feel im with my family again with a 'twist'. *naks drama*

[danny]

The "Hail Alma Mater St. Benedict" hymn, just from the intro alone, reminds me of a certain hymn from a certain green school.

Still, the "Hail" of Bene is much better than the nursery rhyme sounding "Hail" of the that certain school somewhere near St. Scho. oopsss..hehehe...Pero syempre iba talaga ang Bedan Hymn. Hindi nursery rhyme. ..nyak nyak nyak.. :lol:

It was indeed a strategic blunder to create a separate and distinct identity for the school in Alabang.

Oh well, they are now San Beda College Alabang.

[admin]

wow that pic is nice.. looks good.

willyboy - try to encourage your classmates and friends to sign up here.. maybe i'll revive the sbc alabang forum if i see you guys actively participating in here. thanks bro.

[schwimmy]

Sa gitna ng guard house may fountain with the head of a lion. It's funny to see the water coming out of the lion's mouth, but it's even funnier when the effect looks like he's urinating through the mouth. hehehe

[schwimmy]

Here's another trivia for you folks. Back in 1996 during the ground breaking ceremonies of the College Department, nagkaroon ng series of events where a group of HS students were suddenly "possessed," sabi nila may nagambalang entities when they started digging the foundations.

Then one day, an entire school day was drawn to a halt when all of these students, (including a friend of mine) started acting strange the same time. It completely freaked out the entire high school, all of the students where in the assembly watching these group of girls getting "possessed"- the rosary was suddenly prayed through the speakers. Yung English teacher namin who is a Catholic charismatic El-Shadai-ish sort of person (opening prayers namin nun with her last for 5 minutes at times hehehe) became an instant exorcist. The next day, St. Benedict Medals were placed in every door of all the classrooms. But it was only in college that I knew what the medal was for. Too bad no one knew about the Latin prayer in the medal.

The scene looked like it came out of a Maganda Gabi Bayan Halloween Special.

[Clarence]

Warning!

Sa mga taga-Bene, mag-ingat sa pag-park mo ng kotse sa basement ng tennis court... Merong isang estudyanteng babae CAS na hindi ganoong karunong mag-drive, binangga nya yung sasakyan ko! Nakakainis... Wla lang pero nakakainis talaga! Hindi ko pa naman sasakyan yon dahil hiniram ko lang yun sa mom ko, buti sana kung yung aking sasakyan na lang yung  nabangga... Wuhuhu, wala lang naglalabas lang ng sama ng loob! D na ko magpa-park dun sa basement sa harap na lang ng St. Bede Hall kahit napakainit dun.

[esjane_babygirl]

welcome!!! :lol:
ask ko lng po... may nursing rin ba jan sa san beda alabang? :wink:

[EricBedaAlabang]

La nursing sa Bene... CAS, COL, Grad school lng po...

Inspiring stories of some CAS students from Prof. Anita Obispo, during her term as the first CAS dean.

*taken from Memento Vivere (CAS 10th year anniversary Special Edition), the official Literary Folio of The Bedan Herald.  

Fidel Raymond C. Cabral, the first ever CAS Valedictorian and Cum Laude, was not every other student. His differences and uniqueness were not obstacles that would hinder his success. Through the school’s guidance and the understanding of professors such as Prof. Obispo, Cabral rose above his autism and proved to himself and everyone around him that – our flaws do not define who we are; rather, what defines us is how we strive despite our limitations.

   His unexpected achievements attracted more critical eye but the bad were overcome by the good as others soon shared Prof. Obispo’s sentiments on this matter. The issue became a media fest with networks and newspapers both local and international seeing the goodness in setting aside the differences and finding that an individual’s uniqueness is what drives this world towards development.

   
Saturnino Abinan, the succeeding CAS Valedictorian and chosen as one of the top 10 students of the Philippines during the year 1999, was another of those unfortunate students who had to fight his way to the pinnacle. Having been paternally orphaned at such a young age, he was forced to relocate from the University of the Philippines to St. Benedict College in order to do his part in keeping his family’s head above the water. Nonetheless, he was able to garner an impressive attainment and would have been the school’s very first Summa Cum Laude if it weren’t for the disqualification policy on transferees. For this matter, he received the St. Anselm Award for Academic Distinction and he is so far the only recipient of St. Benedict Award (Rector’s Award and the highest award given to a graduate).

Varda Cardema, the face that has launched the Bedan name as sophisticated and outstanding individuals was a timid and aloof but beautiful woman nonetheless. With her more shy nature, nobody expected her to gain the title of Ms. NCRAA ’98, but this once proves that thing is never as they seem.

[Clarence]

I have also a story of Fidel Cabral taken from a Values Education book of my beautiful sister Clareen, senior student from Colegio San Agustin – Makati (as she wants me to acknowledge her this way). Read it! It’s very inspiring!

Autistic, Naguna sa Klase

   ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…“Ako po si Fidel Raymond Cabral isang autistic.” Ganito sinimulan ni Cabral ang kanyang valedictory address nang siya’y magtapos na valedictorian/cum laude ng klase ’99 ng St. Benedict College-San Beda Alabang sa Alabang Hills Village, Muntinlupa City. Ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas na ang talumpati ng valedictorian sa kolehiyo ay nagsimula ng ganito. Nagbunga ang kanyang sinabi ng lalong paghanga sa kanya ng mga nakikinig.

   Ang autismo ay isang sakit  panghabangbuhay na nagpapahina ng kakayahan ng isang taong umunawa sa impormasyon at mga nakikita sa paligid, makipag-usap at makipag-ugnayan sa kapwa at kapaligiran. May mga gawi at kilos itong kakaiba at ang mga ito ay lubhang kapuna-puna.
   
   Tinaggap ni Mandy, palayaw ni Cabral ang diploma ng Bachelor of Science in Business Management, major in Entrepreneurship.

   ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…“Pagsubok ng Panginoon ang autismo. Ngunit sa halip na maghinanakit at mawalan ng pag-asa, tinaggap ko ito ng maluwag sa puso. Hindi ako nawalan ng pag-asa na tatanggapin ako ng kapwa na kapantay nila; na kahit ano pa ako, sa tulong ng pagsisikap at positibong pananaw, ako ay mag-tatagumpay: na kung magpakita ako ng kabutihan sa iba, ang igaganti nila sa akin ay kabutihan din,” sabi ni Mandy.

   Si Mandy ay ikalawa sa tatlong supling na pawing lalaki ni Exequiel, isang inhinyero at ni Fe, isang nars sa Philippine General Hospital hanggang siya ay  magbitiw sa tungkulin upang mabigyan ng lalong atensyon at ang kanyang anak lalo na si Mandy na nagpakita ng kakaibang paguugali noong bata  pa man ito.

   Nang apat na taon na si Mandy, napansin ng mga magulang na hirap siyang magsalita, isa o dalawang salita lamang ang kanyang nasasabi. Napakagana niyang kumain, pauli-ulit ang kanyang kinikilos, hindi siya makatingin nang tuwid sa mata ng kapwa at takot siyang makiharap sa mga ito. Hyperactive o sobrang likot ang bata.

   Pinagtiyagaan ng nagmamahal na mga magulang at anak. Dinala nila ito sa manggagamot, psychologist at therapist. Ipinasok nila ang bata sa paaralan para sa mga special child upang hindi ito matigil sa pag-aaral. Hindi naman sila nabigo. Likas na matalino si Mandy sa kabila ng kanyang kapansanan. At dumating na ang isa sa pinakatampok na pangyayari sa buhay ni Mandy, ang pagtatapos niya ng may pinakamataas na karangalan sa kolehiyo.

   Nagpapasalamat si Mandy sa tinamong kapansanan ngunit may pag-aagam-agam pa rin siya sa magiging kapalaran sa hinaharap. “May tatanggap kaya sa aking kumpanya kung malalaman nilang ako ay autistic? Opo, ako ay pararangalan ninyo bilang valedictorian at cum laude pero hindi pa rin ako nakatitiyak  na makapag-empleyo sapagkat ako ay autistic. Ang katotohanan na ito ay mahirap sa akin na tanggapin. Pagkatapos ng matagal na pagsisikap, kailangan patunayan ko nang pauli-ulit na ako ay karapat-dapat na humanay kasama ng ibang normal na ato… Pero alam kong hindi ako dapat malungkot o magamba sapagkat napakaraming biyaya na ang natamo ko galing sa Diyos.” Bahagi pa rin ito ng talumpati ni Mandy sa kanyang pagtatapos.

-Hango sa Philippine Daily Inquirer, Abril 11, 1999

[reforms]

^yeah, i remember that guy. a very inspiring life story indeed!

animo san beda!

[chubby]

Warning!

Sa mga taga-Bene, mag-ingat sa pag-park mo ng kotse sa basement ng tennis court... Merong isang estudyanteng babae CAS na hindi ganoong karunong mag-drive, binangga nya yung sasakyan ko!

Mala-bump car ba ang dating?  :lol:

It's no joke but she could hurt anyone at anytime, in or out of the school.

[buo_ang_pula]

^ worse if she hurts herself. post a note in her windshield or something, give her your number and teach her yourself. you'll never know, she might turn out to be a hottie!

[willyboy_alabang]

willyboy - try to encourage your classmates and friends to sign up here.. maybe i'll revive the sbc alabang forum if i see you guys actively participating in here. thanks bro.

i actually am... ...  para at least revive the sleeping lion that resides on our hearts!!! naks drama.

[willyboy_alabang]

Then one day, an entire school day was drawn to a halt when all of these students, (including a friend of mine) started acting strange the same time. It completely freaked out the entire high school, all of the students where in the assembly watching these group of girls getting "possessed"- the rosary was suddenly prayed through the speakers. Yung English teacher namin who is a Catholic charismatic El-Shadai-ish sort of person (opening prayers namin nun with her last for 5 minutes at times hehehe) became an instant exorcist. The next day, St. Benedict Medals were placed in every door of all the classrooms. But it was only in college that I knew what the medal was for. Too bad no one knew about the Latin prayer in the medal.

The scene looked like it came out of a Maganda Gabi Bayan Halloween Special.

si ms. marzan yan no? hehe, sya ung english teacher na laging naka high heels at ung prayers nya ay 5 minutes long-eyes closed-concentrate dapat lahat nang students.  she is retired now.. from teching, and i miss her because she treated me as a son. hehe. mentor ko un sa oratorical speeches ko.

[willyboy_alabang]

i tried suggesting that the sc's from alabang and mendiola meet here and talk about stuff concerning the 2 schools. i dont know how that will push thru.... pero i hope it will happen.

[schwimmy]

Yeah it's Mrs. Marzan alright. hehehe she was ok for us I guess... kakaantok lang kapag magturo. Saka she hates seeing guys holding fans in the classroom, it's not "masculine" daw. hehehe But we can't help it ang init sa classroom, and it was a normal sight seeing guys carrying fans of their own in school. Ala-autograph book ang itsura. hehehe

Then one day, an entire school day was drawn to a halt when all of these students, (including a friend of mine) started acting strange the same time. It completely freaked out the entire high school, all of the students where in the assembly watching these group of girls getting "possessed"- the rosary was suddenly prayed through the speakers. Yung English teacher namin who is a Catholic charismatic El-Shadai-ish sort of person (opening prayers namin nun with her last for 5 minutes at times hehehe) became an instant exorcist. The next day, St. Benedict Medals were placed in every door of all the classrooms. But it was only in college that I knew what the medal was for. Too bad no one knew about the Latin prayer in the medal.

The scene looked like it came out of a Maganda Gabi Bayan Halloween Special.

si ms. marzan yan no? hehe, sya ung english teacher na laging naka high heels at ung prayers nya ay 5 minutes long-eyes closed-concentrate dapat lahat nang students.  she is retired now.. from teching, and i miss her because she treated me as a son. hehe. mentor ko un sa oratorical speeches ko.

[schwimmy]

There was a funny event that happened to this wall before we graduated in high school. The sign "St. Benedict College" was newly put on that wall, a lot of us were still irked by the name. Then one day nagtaka kami why some of the gold letters were missing, i thought they put it down to change it. Then news went around the high school that a group of sudents took the letter down. hehehe la lang trip lang nila... kasi naman sarap gaguhin ang school admin sometimes. Ayun we found out some of them were my classmates pala. hehehe Ok trip nila no? hehehe

but look now, nobody would dare bring down the new sign. Maganda na kasi ang pangalan eh hehehe

[Clarence]

Hehehe! I heard that story also, from our SEC president James Tolentino, he is batch 2001 of Bene High... the latter "B"(correct me if i am wrong) was taken out in the newly constructed facade.

[Clarence]

^ worse if she hurts herself. post a note in her windshield or something, give her your number and teach her yourself. you'll never know, she might turn out to be a hottie!

She's a hotie! I remember her face pa rin! Maganda cya, at mukhang matalino, I often see her carrying bulk of books ang handouts... Sana ma-meet ko ulit cya sa basement parking lot, pero d na ko napa-park dun kasi malayo din sa building un... Sa may Dom Venard's garden(It was refurbished kasi by Dom Venard Bacarra, OSB, that why we called it "DOMS GARDEN") na lang sa tapat ng St. Bede hall

[schwimmy]

^ madaming magandang ginawa si Dom sa Bene, not just the gardens. Pati ang athletes ng Bene will be getting scholarships as well. May athlete's quarters na rin... slowly incorporating San Beda in Bene.

[fibz]

^ madaming magandang ginawa si Dom sa Bene, not just the gardens. Pati ang athletes ng Bene will be getting scholarships as well. May athlete's quarters na rin... slowly incorporating San Beda in Bene.

really? at last may scholarship na.. during our days linalakad pa ni Fr. Paul un eh.. tpos nag kakagulo sa mga coach.. buti na lang they're starting to get organized na...