mga sano, kindly post your comments, suggestions/ reflections, whatever re "saving olps".
i try as much as possible to give everyone a free rein on whatever they post here but i just implore everybody to be clear, civil, learned, factual and gentlemen enough to sign off on your comments using your real names. at this point, being an anonymous coward is not really helpful ;-)
below are the comments generated by post here about a nearly empty refectory with its suggestion of diminishing number of seminarians in OLPS minor.
i myself was taken aback by that sight -more from the sense of sadness that it exudes and the jarring realization that maybe the end is just around the corner.
reading these comments however gave me hope about OLPS surviving this current predicament. these comments -insightful, provocative, assertive and creative, reflects our care for the OLPS legacy and for the Sano brotherhood. i hope for the discussion to continue and i expect that we will translate these into a concrete plan of action. it would be nice also if some clergy and members of the SANO board of directors can join the discussion -- just to round things up :-)
lastly, anybody is most welcome to help me summarize these pala :-)
read all comments here...
yup! this is the refectory circa 2006. i never associated refectory as a sad place -- eating there was fun coz we fought over food, told funny stories, shared baon and of course the merienda time ..isakaramusa hehehe. but here it looks sad and feels really empty.
so counting the chairs i assume there are only about 58 seminarians.
and even the priests' table (ano ngani an tawag sadto?) has also gotten smaller
looks like OLPS is beginning to fade away... :-(
what can the alumni kaya do to revive OLPS? any suggestions?
got the pix pala from batch 93
mga sano living abroad and elsewhere (with a fast internet connection) here's an internet station playing nothing but pinoy rock, alternative music, blues and r&b from the 70's to present-- just perfect to wash away those pung-aw!
the station is maintained by a kababayan living in los angeles california. you can even buy the songs (.99$) or the album yata. visit his website here --
download the real player first to play the station or if you are a regular to live365.com then all is a-ok.
listen to pinoy rock here!!!
Here's a recent writeup by my great-writer-in-the-making batchmate Yayes Basares, reflecting on the influence of Pax to the seminarians then and an admiration for Pax as a rector..
here's an excerpt...
Our seminary before was run like a well oiled machine; precise and on the dot in every scheduled activity. The Father Rector, Mons. Pax, herded his flock and made them follow a strict regimen day in and day out giving emphasis on punctuality. The moment we rose until the time we retired we already knew what to follow, how to do things, and where to do them.
His authority on our lives was not confined within its walls for even as we went home we were required to serve the parish.
To our young minds then, discipline and order was a fearsome image. We sulked in corners whenever Mons. Pax made his rounds with that patented clinking of keys as he walked down the corridor; always fearful of what mistake we might have made or what he might find in us. There was fear in hearing his booming voice, his sharp stare was enough to make us toe the line. Order and discipline was Mons. Pax's daily menu. He became the personification of authority every one at our age loved to hate.
Continue reading the writeup here... and visit our blog too :-)
i was intrigued by an anonymous comment inthe shoutbox so i googled larry manda and i got this. here's a pix of larry manda in one of his shoots. the caption was "Paul Tañedo (holding camera) assisted by Larry Manda, cameraman". they were making the film "Ebolusyon"
p.s to anonymous posters please identify yourself. type your name in the name field box
a brilliant meditation on the human condition
We held our summer reunion in Cebu last may 19-22, generously hosted by tyrone.
we're kinda like celebrating our batch's 20th anniversary in a very extended way so we're having lots of reunions lately -hehehe. plus we have something up our sleeves that we're planning to get up and rolling so watch out :-)
finally the long awaited world cup here. anybody know which local cable/channel will be showing the games live?
i spent a good deal of time channel surfing last night and wasn't able to see live the kick off and and germany's win over costa rica 
more new pix at the batch87 blog. fr. dandy seems to have taken a liking to html recently and has tweaked the site templates. way to go fr. dandy
this is a group of B85-87 sanos recently liberated from the stern clutches of the seminary hehehe enjoying life as Ex-Sems in the universities of legazpi city
Sano Richard Montano (B89) with lovely wife Rowena Deyto (from Bacon, Sorsogon) and daughter Raissa. Richard does IT work in an NY company
Sano Bong with his lovely wife Vilma Cantuba (of Manila and Naga). They have a daughter named Camille.
Sano Bong is an NY lawyer specializing in immigration. you can learn more about his work by visiting his website http://sanezlaw.com/
woweeee!!! dagdag na naman na SANO blog!!! kaya lang wara pa laman hehehe anyway Batch 89 we'll keep u in mind
sano richard montano created it and is calling out for his batchmates to help him maintain it.
the comments feature is currently turned off in their blog so his batchmates may leave their messages for him here in the meantime
Batch 93 has a new blog here. Welcome to the blog community of OLPS. It's fun here. Hain na blogs san iba na batches?:)
Welcome to the OLPS Tambayan batch 94! You can visit their blog here. Keep blogging!
Deedee's happy smiling family, nakakahawa ang smiles nila ano? :-)
Sano Adriel luzuriaga (B84), is currently an IT director of Burberry in Manhattan, with wife Felice (sister of sanos john and edgar (+) grafilo) of bulan, with daughters natalia and claudia
From left Atty. Bong Sañez (B85) Fr. Rene Piñero (B89), and Richard Montaño (B89)
hehe si sañez parang hawig si philip salvador ano?
again, this was taken during fr. gerry's 50th bday party
Good looking Sanos during Fr. Gerry's Bday party. From left is Fr. Rene Piñero (B89), Deedee Luzurriaga (B84), Fr. Gerry (B ), Richard Montaño (B89) and Bong Sañez (B85)
Deedee and Richard are IT managers while Bong is a Lawyer.
here's fr. gerry celebrating his 50th. the party was organized by his parishioners. Sanos Bong Sanez (B85), Adriel Luzuriaga (B85), Richard Montano (B89), Fr. Pinero (B89) came over to celebrate.
from fr. gerry:
an mga yaon na sano were: fr rj pinero, of course (now on a one-year break from his studies in rome, but working in st mary's parish in bayonne, new jersey and will pursue his doctoral studies next school year.) bong sanez, batch 84, now a new york lawyer, who came with his wife vilma cantuba (of manila and naga) minus daughter camille; adriel luzuriaga, batch 85, wo works as IT director of burberry in manhattan, with wife felice (sister of sanos john and edgar (+)) grafilo, of bulan, with daughters natalia and claudia, and richard montano (fr rj's classmate) who came with wife rowena deyto (from bacon, sorsogon) and daughter raissa.
fr ding caindec is with st anthony's parish in nanuet, upstate new york,and could not come because of saturday parish duties, fr pj alindogan who works in a parish in the diocese of metuchen in new jersey, was on a visit to his sister in winnipeg, canada. leo soliman (who is married to amy (another sano's - rudy dealca's sister) was invited but did not respond. mervs hael is four hours away in maryland, with adlai (adriel's younger brother who also stayed in the seminary for a year).
i'll be posting some more pix in the coming days. pa-diyo diyo lang ha para everyday me bago dito :-)
fr. gerry, ikaw na lang tabi an mag butang sin captions ha.
