Letran...magpakailanman?

[exxie_dude]

Letran naming mahal, muli naming tanong...hanggang kailan nga ba ang iyong magpakailanman?

Sa paanan ng bundok na iyong kinalalagyan, pook ni Maria ng alamat at kasaysayan, natatanaw pa rin ang matatayog mong toreng tila mga sibat na pilit inaabot ang langit. Ikaw na nagluwal sa amin at sa aming munting komunidad. Kami ang iyong mga anak na sa iyo'y nagmamahal, nagmamalasakit. Kahit sa halit na tinig, pilit pa rin kaming umaawit, alay sa iyo ng paulit-ulit at walang patid..."Letran naming mahal, magpakailan pa man".

Ngunit bakit ang bawat titik ng matamis na awit, ngayo'y kakambal ang luha at hikbi, malalim ang hapis sa likod ng ngiti?

Binuksan namin sa iyo ang aming puso at diwa, naglahad ng mga tanong na sa matagal ding panahon ay nagdulot ng kalituhan. Inakala namin, taglay ang tila musmos na pagasa, na kami ay iyong tutulungan sa pagtuklas ng sagot. Naghintay kami sa kahit pira-pirasong katotohanan na maari mong ilimos upang mabawasan, kundi man mapawi, ang lambong na bumabalot sa aming pagtitiwala. Pangarap nami'y ipakita mo ang sakdal na katotohanan na ang halaga'y lagi mong turo sa amin.

Ngunit ang lamat sa kristal naming pagasa ay tuluyang nabasag sa iyong ginawa. Sa halip na sagot, isang mabilis na pagpigil sa usad ng pluma at daloy ng tinta ang iyong isinukli. Ang mga pahinang nagsilbing tinig ng aming tanong at daing ay biglang naglaho. At sa paglalaho nito'y nakita namin ang bakas ng iyong mga kamay.

Ito ba ang sagot sa mga katanungan? May dala ng bang takot ang katotohanan? Mas madali bang supilin ang malayang talakayan kaysa maghain ng sagot na may katinuan at paninindigan?

Ito ba ang iyong paraan upang mapagtibay ang isang tunay na komunidad? Ito ba ang sukli sa daing ng iyong mga anak?

Ngunit ang pluma ay sadyang makapangyarihan. Itakwil mo man sa sariling tahanan, hahanap ng daluyan kahit sa ibang bakuran.

At dito sa PEx, aming inaasahan, ay sundan mo kami upang dinggin ang aming tinig - nagtatanong, pumupuna, nagpapaalala. Taglay pa rin sa dibdib ang pagmamalasakit sa iyong kinabukasan...sa ating iisang MAGPAKAILANMAN!

[makulitz]

:rotflmao:

[renestrauss2004]

AN:( ba itoooo! Drama series sa GMA! Ok ka lang parek :confused: y?... :mecry:

[exxie_dude]

Issues of padded construction contracts, senseless red tape in enforcing academic and administrative systems, mediocre planning efforts and unrealistic planning targets, ever increasing tuition fees and countless other fees, complaints on CBA violations, nursing classrooms bursting at the seams with more than 50 students at a time, neglected library facilities, irrational job grades and pay scales, poor quality research, etc...

These are just some of the realities (real or imagined) that compel us to ask questions, my friend.

But when the answers are rare and far between, misleading and worse, come in the guise of propaganda taking the place of truth, fiction taking the place of fact, and ultimately, when Letran Calamba's own website forum is suddenly closed down to suppress questions and dissent, then yes, my friend...THE STATE OF AFFAIRS BECOMES SADDER THAN A TELENOVELA! :grrr:

[boredtoday]

ate charo's career is in danger.

[DJQuimby]

Ahhhh....Letran....Kuta ng mga Triskelion sa Intramuros...

[renestrauss2004]

Issues of padded construction contracts, senseless red tape in enforcing academic and administrative systems, mediocre planning efforts and unrealistic planning targets, ever increasing tuition fees and countless other fees, complaints on CBA violations, nursing classrooms bursting at the seams with more than 50 students at a time, neglected library facilities, irrational job grades and pay scales, poor quality research, etc...

These are just some of the realities (real or imagined) that compel us to ask questions, my friend.

But when the answers are rare and far between, misleading and worse, come in the guise of propaganda taking the place of truth, fiction taking the place of fact, and ultimately, when Letran Calamba's own website forum is suddenly closed down to suppress questions and dissent, then yes, my friend...THE STATE OF AFFAIRS BECOMES SADDER THAN A TELENOVELA! :grrr:
Get hold of yourself dude! Are u part of the present campus community, an alumni or what? Don't take it too seriously man, there are other things u should be more concerned of like your job, family, social status etc... need not worry too much about letran. Its has withstood years, decades and even centuries and will still be there in the next, millenium!?
Just relax my friend, smell the coffee, breath fresh air, take a stroll at the baywalk and most of all watch their basketball team win each and every game! Enjoy life!!!and forget about that building somewhere within the Walls of Intramuros KASI hindi aalis yan, NanDyan lang yan, LETRAN-MAGPAKAILMAN :rotflmao: ! *okay*

[YellowArcher333]

yikes.. dominicans skul po kayo? lyk USte?? sure si mea may kurakots po dyan.. no offense meant...

Letran is a good choise of skul naman eh...

Animo La Salle!

[bluemax]

Issues of padded construction contracts, senseless red tape in enforcing academic and administrative systems, mediocre planning efforts and unrealistic planning targets, ever increasing tuition fees and countless other fees, complaints on CBA violations, nursing classrooms bursting at the seams with more than 50 students at a time, neglected library facilities, irrational job grades and pay scales, poor quality research, etc...

These are just some of the realities (real or imagined) that compel us to ask questions, my friend.

But when the answers are rare and far between, misleading and worse, come in the guise of propaganda taking the place of truth, fiction taking the place of fact, and ultimately, when Letran Calamba's own website forum is suddenly closed down to suppress questions and dissent, then yes, my friend...THE STATE OF AFFAIRS BECOMES SADDER THAN A TELENOVELA! :grrr:

exxie_dude,

ah, so you're referring to letran-calamba, not to the manila campus.

anyway, try not to be too serious about the problems. as of now, you are not yet sure if these problems are real or imagined. calm down. don't do anything that you will regret later.

now, if you really think that the issues you mentioned are valid, then i suggest you approach the people from letran-calamba admin. i know that people like dr. odejar, dr. bobadilla, ms. almoro and mr. bella are level-headed people who will readily answer your questions.

easy ka lang, bro. maybe you ought to follow the advice of renestrauss2004 -- manood na lang muna tayo ng basketball. hey, these may be the letran-manila knights, but whatever letran campus you are from, you are certainly welcome to cheer. arriba!

[swimbod21]

eh di lumipat ka ng school!

[exxie_dude]

exxie_dude,

ah, so you're referring to letran-calamba, not to the manila campus.

anyway, try not to be too serious about the problems. as of now, you are not yet sure if these problems are real or imagined. calm down. don't do anything that you will regret later.

now, if you really think that the issues you mentioned are valid, then i suggest you approach the people from letran-calamba admin. i know that people like dr. odejar, dr. bobadilla, ms. almoro and mr. bella are level-headed people who will readily answer your questions.

easy ka lang, bro. maybe you ought to follow the advice of renestrauss2004 -- manood na lang muna tayo ng basketball. hey, these may be the letran-manila knights, but whatever letran campus you are from, you are certainly welcome to cheer. arriba!


Whether real or imagined, the silence on these issues are deafening, man. If everything is above board, I would expect that these questions should have been tackled head on by now. Instead, what we've got is the sudden closure of the Letran Calamba web site forum since management got wind of the threads on these issues. Low-tolerance threshold for critical discussions and legitimate dissent? You tell me, man!

Btw, with those admin peeps you mentioned, you seem to be, or once was, a letran calamba dude, bluemax! Welcome to our nightmare, buddy! Arriba!

[exxie_dude]

eh di lumipat ka ng school!


...di pwede, dude. The same way that im not immigrating just because this country is in a hell hole right now! :bop:

[bluemax]

Whether real or imagined, the silence on these issues are deafening, man. If everything is above board, I would expect that these questions should have been tackled head on by now. Instead, what we've got is the sudden closure of the Letran Calamba web site forum since management got wind of the threads on these issues. Low-tolerance threshold for critical discussions and legitimate dissent? You tell me, man!

Btw, with those admin peeps you mentioned, you seem to be, or once was, a letran calamba dude, bluemax! Welcome to our nightmare, buddy! Arriba!

exxie_dude,

i graduated from letran-manila high school in the 70s and taught at calamba for a few years in the 80s at the request of fr. apa, o.p. when i was there, ms. almoro had just started teaching accounting and mr. bella was one of the star professors in management. drs. bobadilla and odejar had not yet earned their doctorates, but were already part of the faculty.

in other words, bro, i know these people. they are open-minded and will readily explain to you what you need to know. i don't think their personalities will change just because of the change in positions.

basta huwag ka lang mawalan ng pag-asa. state your case and hope for the best. i'm sure you guys will be able to work something out. btw, nandiyan pa ba sina mr. marifosque at si mr. ferrer? mga ph.d na rin ba sila?

somos numero uno! arriba letran!

[renestrauss2004]

...di pwede, dude. The same way that im not immigrating just because this country is in a hell hole right now! :bop:
My hats off to you dude! Best way to face your fears/problems is to stare at it eye-to-eye. Problems facing the country is definitely way beyond your control but the ones there in LC-Calamba, maybe you can do something about.
Don't give up on them, mahal mo ang letran, mahal mo din ang Pinas kaya di ka nag-mah migrate...tulad ko hehehe! Again relax and when you're in Manila drop by to watch some live games, will surely make u proud! ARRIBA *okay*

[exxie_dude]

bluemax,

Dr. Odejar is the incumbent VP Academics (ang given her top level post, she's not part of the solution so...well, u finish the sentence dude! :mecry: ) Dr. Bobadilla is still the dean of engineering, a real level headed, frank and fair admin...thank God! Dean Almoro heads the Commerce department and she is doing real well given the difficulties of the present situation. Mr. Bella resigned last year (too bad!) and joined the management group of a Makati call center, I was told. Mr. Marifosque and Prof. Ferrer are still around, helping us with our advocacies.

Keep in touch, fellow Knight! Arriba!!

[exxie_dude]

My hats off to you dude! Best way to face your fears/problems is to stare at it eye-to-eye. Problems facing the country is definitely way beyond your control but the ones there in LC-Calamba, maybe you can do something about.
Don't give up on them, mahal mo ang letran, mahal mo din ang Pinas kaya di ka nag-mah migrate...tulad ko hehehe! Again relax and when you're in Manila drop by to watch some live games, will surely make u proud! ARRIBA *okay*

Thanks buddy! btw, r u a fellow Knight? Well, if you are, i guess we're of the same breed...for God and country, right?

Well, I might just take ur advice and watch em games...we all badly need some heroes we can be real proud of! If we cant find em in government or in school management, maybe we can spot em in the hardcourt!! Arriba! *okay*

[renestrauss2004]

^You said it pare...tru blue (and red) knight...too bad- after being away for only less than a year i still hear sad stories on our political front (never-ending ****), but hey.. it happens everywhere even in this so called affluent nation im now in. Ganon yata ****, its like Don Quiote trying to topple the windmill...so, just let it be, enjoy life...things we have no have control, just let them be and let God to do His miracle... things we have control, then we try to do something about it. Now that i can't watch the games live (sure Missed them a lot), i just try to follow it via the wonders of the internet...am sure proud team letran still FLAWLESS. C'mon dude, lets rock it!!!!

[EcKo_01]

indi kaya dapat be more specific? LC- calamba pala eh.

[ka inggo]

yikes.. dominicans skul po kayo? lyk USte?? sure si mea may kurakots po dyan.. no offense meant...

Letran is a good choise of skul naman eh...

Animo La Salle!

Hmmmm...I HOPE ur wrong, YellowArcher. But hear this...Im from Letran Calamba and the latest buzz is that our much delayed new Central Library Building which will also house the Nursing department is the subject of a dispute (its been said that lawyers have even joined in) between the contractor and school administration. Looks like the admin claims the building is not completed according to specs, and the contractor says otherwise. Funny cuz this is the same contractor who, in the previous administration, constructed the high priced IT building, new pathwalks and the below standard Student Center building. How complicated can it be to have an approved construction contract and buildling blueprint faithfully observed, supervised and enforced? Especially for a school with a top-notch team of engineering faculty? Baka daw nawala na yun dating "overpricing" racket enjoyed during previous construction projects kaya binasta-basta na lang ang construction this time around?

Whatever it is, diba dapat di nangyari 'to kung magaling lang sana ang supervision ng school while the construction was ongoing? Eto resulta...kami ang dusa! Masikip na classrooms (temporary lang daw!) sa Student Center building, library facilities namin kung saan-saan naka-locate! Todo promote sila ng new nursing course this is what we get! We are not getting our school fees worth! :grrr:

[exxie_dude]

Kung may mga mahalagang tanong na gumugulo sa isipan tungkol sa mga nangyayari sa loob ng iyong paaralan, at ang mga tanong na ito ay di sinasagot ng mga kinauukulan, tama bang tumahimik na lamang? Dapat bang limutin na lamang ang mga ito at ituloy ang daloy ng pangaraw-araw na buhay at huwag na lamang makialam sa mga isyu? Mas matino bang pabayaan na lamang ang mga ito at huwag ng makilahok sa mga pakikibaka upang makamit ang katotohanan para sa iba? Mas masaya nga ba ang tahimik na buhay ng mga walang pakialam?

Kayo, ano tingin nyo? :hmm: