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Sunday, May 27, 2012

St. Joseph's College of Quezon City 2013 H.S. Grand Alumni Homecoming


St. Joseph's College of Quezon City will be celebrating its annual High School Grand Alumni Homecoming on March 16, 2013, in honor of its Patron Saint, St. Joseph. The occasion will be hosted by Batch '88 as the Silver Jubilarians in cooperation with the Ruby and Golden Jubilarians.

The theme for the said event is:


"Ganito Kami Noon... Ganito na Kami Ngayon. 

Relive, Revive, Reminisce 
the Solidarity & Strength 
of the 
Josephine Sisterhood." 


The chosen theme is in commemoration of the school's motto: Sapientia, Bonitas, Caritas. (Wisdom, Goodness and Love).

St. Joseph's College of Quezon City, formerly St. Joseph's Academy (SJA) was founded 75 years ago by Dutch Franciscan Sisters. Formally inaugurated with only 40 pupils in 1933, St. Joseph’s Academy received its college status in 1947 and its recognition in 1948.  SJA officially became St. Joseph ’s College of  Quezon City in 1948 with the opening of the college department that offered programs in different fields of study. Its core values never wavered throughout the years which are to foster simplicity, truth, justice, peace, and integrity of creation.

After 25 years, the Silver Jubilarians are ecstatic to "come home" to pay tribute to the Alma Mater that instilled the very same values in their hearts and nourished  their minds to be the persons they are today... learned, loving, peaceful, and with great respect and regard for truth, justice and integrity of life.

All Alumni and former students of the school, including their families and friends are invited to grace the occasion as well as participate in the series of exciting pre-homecoming events that Batch 88 has prepared! Fund raising activities are also lined up and part of the proceeds shall be for the benefit of the rehabilitation of the Mater Dei Auditorium (MDA), to help restore the now idle facility to its former beauty and glory. Every Josephine, on one occasion or another, surely had some beautiful memories inside the MDA where grand school celebrations were held such as the first communion of grade 3 students, oratorical competitions, annual songfests, concerts, holy masses in honor of the school's patron saints, St. Joseph and St. Francis of Assisi and even the graduation rites!

Aside from the MDA's rehabilitation, Batch 88 also wishes to give back and thank the school personnel, such as the cleaning staff, librarians, cafeteria personnel, laboratory custodians and not to forget the well-loved traffic man, Mang Bert who helped the Josephines cross the streets safely to school and on their way home. All contributions and donations to these causes will be very much appreciated. Advertisers and sponsors for the event are likewise welcome. Please visit the Official SJCQCHS88 Website for more details!  You may contact the Batch 88 Secretariat for inquiries on how to join the cause & participate in the fun. Send your comments, feedbacks and inquiries at sjcqchsalumni88@gmail.com

The Mater Dei Auditorium NOON... (Then)

The Mater Dei Auditorium NGAYON... (Now)


Let us all gather together 
to remember 
who we were 
and 
who we’ll always be...

We are Josephines.




Video Credit: Darnajedi - YouTube




Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Questions of Time

Tick Tock... Tick Tock...

If time would be the universal currency,
how valuable would it be?

How do you gain time if you can not prolong it
nor slow it down to your favor, 
if you can not take it back nor move ahead of it?

Time... how is it that you can spend it but can not keep it?
Is it really possible then, to actually save time?

Mankind shows constant fascination with the idea
of infinity... of immortality...

There are religious dogma of life after death, 
of karma... of reincarnation...
of supposed miracles of bilocation, multilocation even.... 

There are fantasies of zombies, vampires,
time travel and other supernatural lifeforms... 
all manifesting man's desire to be timeless.

Love songs and poems speak of time... all the time.

Leaders' profound elocution about time, quoted numerous times.

But what is it really?

Time is constant change.

But do people really change?

Or do they just grow old...

and a handful learn to adapt... in time?

 One thing I am certain...

everyone will run out of it, sooner or later.

I hope for the latter.


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