TIPS for UPCAT Takers (ACET, too)

Hear ye, hear ye—all you 70,000 high school seniors who are taking the UPCAT come 2 and 3 August.

Here are some TIPS for UPCAT takers that I have gathered from my 3 sons who took the UPCAT (ACET, too), and passed: Angelo (in 1997), BA in 2005, and Vince (in 2007). I will just write [...]

Congratulations, Vince! and Thank You

Here’s how the invitation reads:

Malugud kayong inaanyayahan
ng mga Guro at ng Klaseng Magtatapos
ng Mataas na Paaralan ng Ateneo de Manila
sa Pagdiriwang ng Banal na Misa
at sa Taunang Pagtatapos
sa Linggo, ika tatlumpu ng Marso,
taong dalawang libo’t walo
sa Ateneo de Manila High School Covered Courts
Loyola Heights, Lungsod Quezon

Misa: 8:00 n.u.
Pagtatapos: 4:30 n.h.

Vince (who is the real [...]

Ateneo or UP? One Last Take

I am posting this article, with the intention of sharing this with other students (and parents out there) who are in the same dilemma as Vince is in choosing his college: Ateneo or UP? Another article, with the same topic was posted early this year here.

Sexy Mom’s FamPics: Learning

It’s the first Monday of March, and for PinoyMomsNetwork, it is the day to publish FamPics. For March, the theme is LEARNING. Here are my FamPics:

These adorable young monks were sent to the monastery early in their lives. It is not uncommon in Bhutan to send young kids for LEARNING the Bhuddist way of life. [...]

Angela’s Preparations for Prom Night

Tonight is the junior prom night of 16-year old Angela, known to her friends as Chato. Oh, how long she looked forward to it, how long has she planned for it, from her gown, to shoes, accessories, bag, make up, hair, and her date. Preparations and planning have not only become a family affair, more [...]

RADIOACTIVE, the 12th Annual Ateneo De Manila High School Fair

UPDATE: About 2,000 students and guests showed up today for the various activities.

THERE’S STILL ONE DAY TO GO: SATURDAY, 2 FEBRUARY. COM, JOIN THE FUN!

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FAIR COMMITTEE 2007-2008

RADIOACTIVE, the 12th annual Ateneo De Manila High School fair, will be held on February 1, 2008, Friday and February 2, 2008, Saturday.

Check out SEISMIC, [...]

Munificence–The HeArt of Giving Generously (by the Ateneo B-Boys08)

A few days ago, son Vince, 4th year high school Ateneo student asked me if his class, 4-B could hold a garage sale in our home. I gladly agreed, thinking it was just space they would need—our garage. Little did I know that I would witness munificence in its pure form—the heArt of giving.

Thursday, Vince [...]

Ateneo or UP?

Now that both ACET and UPCAT results are out, I am reposting this, for the sake of you, dear students, who passd both ACET and UPCAT. Now you are lucky, as you do not need to pay a non-refundable reservation fee (P4th during BA’s time) at the Ateneo if UP is your school of choice. [...]

2008 UPCAT Results Now Available–ONLINE (Update as of 13 Jan 2008)

What a pleasant surprise, to receive news at past midnight—that Vince passed the UPCAT (BS Business Administration)! Congratulations, Vince! Now, it will be your choice—Ateneo’s Management Engineering or UP’s BS Business Administration. The results were posted at past 10pm, Friday, 10 December. Vince is away on a Tagaytay retreat, but a friend Patrick called up [...]

2008 ACET Results Link (UPDATE as of 1 am, 6 Jan 08)

The link to ACET Results for SY2008-2009, http://www.ateneo.edu/results.php is now working! You need to key in your complete name: family, first and middle names. Results are now posted outside the Blue Eagle Gym. There continue to be a HUGE crowd down there!

Yesterday, the ACET Database was down. It gave amessage: “Sorry but [...]

Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) for SY 2008-09 Results Now Posted Online

Good news—the ACET results were made available online between 2 to 3 am today, 5 January 2008—the full name (family, first and middle names) is required though, for individuals to see if they passed. The list has been posted outside the Blue Eagle Gym. Oh well, there are those who already knew that they passed, [...]

The Value of Good Education

Lately, my kids have seen how I have been giving writing jobs to some friends and students—sometimes easy ones, as they are copywriting ones, that in between, they get to have the chance to earn some money.
Sometimes, I relent, but I have not been encouraging it. I want them to focus on their studies. These [...]

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