Vol. 12, No. 9, October 13, 2008
Last September 8, in an unprecedented move to offer financial assistance to Lanao Chung Hua School (LCHS), Vice Mayor Henry C. Dy, who was directly instrumental in this charitable act, handed to the school a check worth Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000) donated by trustee member, Stephen Gaisano. Historically, the Gaisano clan was one among many benefactors who were solicited by the late Sy Chu An and members of the Chinese Chamber to contribute to the construction of the new school building at the Pala-o site in the late 80s. The names of the benefactors were designated to different rooms in school as an act of gratitude for their charitable deed to LCHS. The school library was chosen in favor of the Gaisano clan. Meantime, the administration plans to utilize the donated money to purchase more books for the library and improvement of facilities.
LCHS
students receive Metrobank scholarship
Two LCHS students were recipients of scholarship grants. The Federation
of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., in collaboration
with Metrobank Foundation, Inc. recently approved scholarship grants to
two LCHS third year students, namely, Annabel C. Bernardo (daughter of
Alexander Bernardo of Batch 1980), in photo at left; and Rechelle
Ann D. Sarentas, at right. The financial grants amount to P10,000
per student covering school year 2008–2009. In photo, Annabel, on the left,
with Rechelle.
LEGAL
EAGLE
Geronimo
Sy named DOJ asst. sec.
Lawyer Geronimo Sy (Batch '87) has been appointed Assistant Secretary
of the Department of Justice. His appointment was announced by Executive
Secretary Eduardo Ermita last Sept. 24. Geronimo, known to his LCHS
batch mates as "Indian," is the son of Felipe Sy Hong Chin (Batch '56).
He writes a weekly column, "Here I Stand," in The Manila Times.
New
doctor
Abigail Loiuse D. Te (Batch '98), in photo, passed the Medical Board Examination given in August 2008. She is the daughter of Antonio Leo "Boy" Te, M.D. (Batch '69) and Lorna Demafeliz Te. Abigail graduated among the top five of her Class of 2007 at the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center. She is currently applying for her residency training in Manila. Abigail was class valedictorian when she finished high school at LCHS in 1998.
Sheila
Sy Handmon, 70
Sheila Sy Handumon-Moreno, aka Sy Kim Hua, passed away in Quezon City due to respiratory failure on September 14, 2008. She was 70 years old. Her children are Dr. Sharon Moreno, Michael Moreno (Australia), Marvin Moreno, and Marlon Moreno. She was the younger sister of Vicente Sy Handumon and a batch mate of Andy Ang-Lee. Friends who wish to condole with the family may send their messages to her daughter Sharon Sy-Moreno, email: ssymoreno@hotmail. com. We request our pious readers to pray for the eternal repose of her soul.
Diamonds
and stones
From Susan Lim-De la Cruz, Iloilo, Philippines;
email: iko1031@hotmail.com
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:26:08
Never take someone dear for granted. Hold that person close to your heart. Because you might wake up one day and realize that you've lost a diamond while you were too busy gathering stones.
A 1st grade school teacher presented each pupil in her classroom the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by 6-year old first graders. Read on
Don't change horses ... until they stop running.
Strike while the ... bug is close.
Don't bite the hand that ... looks dirty.
A miss is as good as a ... Mr.
The pen is mightier than the ... pigs.
Where there's smoke there's ... pollution.
Happy is the bride who ... gets all the presents.
Two's company, three's ... the Musketeers.
If at first you don't succeed ... get new batteries.
When the blind lead the blind ... get out of
the way.
You can't teach an old dog new ... Math.
A bird in the hand ... is going to poop on you.
Congratulations to Atty. Geronimo Sy (Batch '87) for this prestigious position as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Justice. We're really happy and proud of you. Keep up the good works.
Thank you uncle Henry for the support. We need to unite and work harder for a better justice system.
Nuptials
Jefferson Tan and Michelle Dianne Ngo Lo will exchange martial vows at the Sacred Heart Church, Cebu City on Oct. 12. Jefferson is the son of Jacinto Tan and Annie Hoy Bian Tan. Michelle is the daughter of Joseph Lo and Susan Ngo-Lo (Batch '74). Formal reception is set in the evening at the Cebu Grand Convention Center. Among the principal sponsors are Petronilo Militante, Rose Marie Lim, Vice Mayor Afred Chan, and Emily Uy (Batch '71).
Also got married recently was Girlie Dy, daughter of Dr. Greg Dy and Mary Dy (Batch '59). The wedding took place last Sept. 20 in Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. Meanwhile, Peter Dy (Batch '66) returned home to Edmonton, Canada last Sept. 18 after about four months' vacation in hometown Iligan.
LCHS
celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival
LCHS celebrated last September 12 the Mid–Autumn Festival, a Chinese
tradition observed by the school annually. This time the celebration was
low-keyed with just the students and teachers around having fun taking
turns with the dice game with its accompanying, palatable prize of moon
cakes. Last year and many moons ago, parents and members of the Chinese
community were invited to watch cultural presentations and also participated
in the dice games. But due to the recent security crises in the region
borne from the MILF conflict, which seriously affected classes, the school
administration deemed it best to do away with presentation practices so
lesson coverage may be optimized and so, the reason for a low profile celebration.
-- By Christine Veronica B. Uy>.
A
wish is a wish
Forwarded by Peter Dy (Batch '66), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
A couple in their 60s was celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in a restaurant. Suddenly, a fairy appeared on their table. She said, "For being such an exemplary married couple and for being loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish."
The wife answered, "Oh, I want to travel around the world with my darling husband."
The fairy waved her magic wand and -- poof! -- two tickets for the Queen Mary II appeared in her hands.
The husband said, "Well, this is all very romantic, but an opportunity like this will never come again. I'm sorry my love, but my wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than me."
The wife and the fairy were disappointed. But a wish is a wish. So the fairy waved her magic wand and poof! ... the husband became 92 years old.
Charles O. Sy, Batch '67
Not long ago, as we've done at the end of each year, I brought our printouts of the Spectrum to a shop for bookbinding. To date, the Spectrum has a collection of eleven volumes containing complete hard copies of the Spectrum since its rebirth in 1997.
When I returned to the shop the following day, the clerk said that somebody already came ahead of me to claim it. I hadn't sent anybody to claim our order. Yet he insisted that he gave it to a girl who showed him a receipt of payment. The girl had presumably been there too for a separate bookbinding job the day before. The clerk must have mistaken our compilation for hers.
I demanded an explanation from the clerk who insisted that the girl had paid for the bookbinding. I told him he should have first ascertained if the book he gave her was the right one. After a brief argument, the clerk admitted his mistake. I threatened him with a law suit if he couldn't present my priceless compilation within 24 hours.
To avoid to prospect of going ballistic again, I sent an errand boy instead to claim the book for me the following day. To my great relief, my errand returned with our hardbound compilation, complete with embossed title on its cover. But my relief was short-lived. I soon discovered to my horror that all the contents were xerox'd copies of the original Spectrum printouts!
From this bizarre comedy of errors, I assumed that the other customer must have returned our original compilation to the shop. But before she did so, she decided to reproduce it for herself and had it bookbound too at the same shop. And the darn clerk goofed again by giving the reproduced volume instead of the original to my errand.
Whoever the other customer was, there must have been something in our compilation that drew her interest. For why would anybody take the trouble of reproducing a whole compilation of an obscure alumni newsletter if it meant nothing to her? Could this mysterious lady have been an LCHS alumna? If so, she could have more conveniently communicated with me about her desire for a copy. That could have saved us the hassle. Or could she have been a teacher who was herself involved in another school paper and she wanted a copy of our compilation to use as reference material for her students?
Lest I completely lose my sanity, I opted not to return to the shop any more. I made a new set of printouts and had them bookbound elsewhere. Whoever the mystery girl was, she must have a reason for keeping a compilation of our Spectrum for whatever it was worth.
At the end of the day, I chose to let the matter rest, appeased by the thought that, at least for once, somebody has found in our Spectrum compilation a body of work worth keeping.
Igdono U. Caracho, Batch '66
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