UP CSA 45h Anniversary Alumni Homecoming

Sunday, February 1, 2009

We finally pulled it off! I’m so happy. Yesterday was the alumni homecoming for the UP Chinese Student Association. Even letsgosago.net was there! Yay him. 

So anyway, 3 months before the event, our Alumni Homecoming head resigned without prior warning because, according to her, she wanted to focus on her studies. Mind you, the alumni homecoming head is not appointed. You run for the position.   

Panic mode ON.   

It was really fun. A table cost us 12,000. And people only had to pay 500 for the food. That’s cheap. Seriously. 

We gave away car stickers and tumblers too. And we had raffles and speakers and everything! 

FAIRY LUI = awesome musician.  

Teresita Ang Sy = thick-skinned.  

I’m not necessarily saying it in a bad way but she told us, “I didn’t join UP CSA before (she was also a UP alumni) because I couldn’t stand them.” 

According to her, they thought themselves superior to the locals, blah. Right in front of her were CSA alumni with graying hair. I just hope to heaven that none of them was her batchmate.  

Frankly, I’m against any kind of racism but I believe that you can’t really blame them. Our history tells us that there was a time that the Chinese were looked down upon by Filipinos. 

Contempt (if you can call it that) only serves to breed more contempt. Anger breeds more anger; and racism just breeds even more.   

So it must stop somewhere.

 

Photos from Sean Tiu 

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Previous Comments

That Teresita Ang Sy? I bet she’s fat.

Am I right?

And oh, congrats! :D

Posted by Neil at February 1, 2009, 8:41 pm

Thank you!

She’s not fat. Actually, I like her. Haha. She’s funny. It’s just that, I believe that whatever she had to say could’ve been said with a bit more tact. Actually, some things can be left unsaid.

Posted by tiffy at February 1, 2009, 9:19 pm

somehow, i find you practicing “whatever she had to say could’ve been said with a bit more tact” in your 2nd paragraph. O_o :p

and anyway, sometimes, people choose to talk that way to send their point across. sometimes, feeling ng iba ung pagiging tactless ng tao is a result of lack of sympathy or empathy but some people (sometimes me) do it intentionally cause… wala rude ako eh. HAHA but yeah, to give the cold, hard, truth. or at least what we perceive as the truth. :)

Posted by chiara at February 1, 2009, 9:34 pm

What do you mean practicing? XD Are you telling me that I need more tact?! (Well, yeah… Actually!)

Loves the word “perception.” Great excuse for a lot of things. HAHAHAHAH.

Posted by tiffy at February 1, 2009, 9:45 pm

hindi, i mean you were practicing tact. hahaha :p

yeppp! :) )

Posted by chiara at February 1, 2009, 10:29 pm

OO NGA NOH! GALING! Actually, duwag lang ako. Baka mamaya niyan ma-flame ako XD Joke. YAY ME FOR TACT. Bihira lang yan!

Posted by tiffy at February 1, 2009, 10:30 pm

pero tama naman si teresita ang diba. i admit ganun din ako dati pero i stopped.

teresita could have said it with more tact pero things like that can’t be left unsaid. kasi walang mangyayari sa mundo. so i applaud her cause she spoke the cold hard truth.

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