Photos of Paskuhan 2009

Photos I took during Paskuhan 2009 can be found at
http://absolutescorpio.multiply.com/photos/album/242/USTs_PASKUHAN_2009

Photos taken during the Q-Song Finals

Check out the photos I took during the finals of the Quadricentennial Song Writing Contest at http://absolutescorpio.multiply.com/photos/album/237/USTs_Quadricentennial_Song

The Q-Song's Upbeat Version

The Q-Song As Sung During Paskuhan 2009

The Quadricentennial Song: Version with Lyrics (Let's sing-along and memorize the song)

UST's Quadricentennial Song

I was there (upon the invitation of my friend Oliver who co-hosted the program) during the Q-Song Writing Contest Finals at the Education Auditorium. The moment “Ako’y Isang Tomasino” was sung I knew Gerry de Leon had a winner in it. Right from the start I had goosebumps. From the lyrics to the melody, panalo talaga! Congrats Gerry. Your song made me all the more proud to be Thomasian. Yes, AKO’Y ISANG TOMASINO!!! Check out the pix in my multiply: www.absolutescorpio.multiply.com. Rhoel Raymundo Mendoza, Fine Arts-Advertising 1981. PROUDLY THOMASIAN!

Thomasians let's see this proclamation through

In response to the letter I faxed to PGMA proposing the declaration of 2010 as "Year of the Thomasian" in tribute to the great Thomasian men & women of decades and even centuries past and to the present-day Thomasian community and as a fitting prelude to the biggest historical celebration of the century as UST commemorates its Quadricentennial (400 years) in 2011, I received email from the Office of the President's Correspondence Office informing me that my proposal has been forwarded to the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office for appropriate action.

This is the first step in a long process to have such Presidential Proclamation realized, just like in 1999 when I spearheaded the campaign to have 2000 declared as "The Year of OFWs" which was eventually proclaimed.

Fellow Thomasians let's see this campaign through so that 2010 will be declared as "Year of the Thomasian". Go USTE!!!