Going to De La Salle University's centennial celebrations have been 4-years in the making for me. I never exactly thought that it would be possible but fastforward to 2011 and I made that plan possible. And indeed, this is surely going to be the highlights of my CSB experience as the day of my graduation looms ever so near.
Over the past week, I actually managed to attend three major events in line with the 100 Years celebration of the Lasallian presence: The Proudly Green musical event occurred last week (June 11) at the SMX Convention Center, the blessing of the new MFC Building (a.k.a. the newly-acquired Mayflower Building) in CSB and the best one of them all: The Centennial Celebration happening on that side of Taft last June 16 Thursday.
It is indeed an awesome experience definitely. Just goes to show the perks of being a student of a Lasallian school hahahaha. But kidding aside, I never thought that I would be even be a part of this especially that DLSU nor even DLS-CSB was my first choice of school but nonetheless, my love for all things green helped me make my choice of school which I ended up never regretting.
Mayflower
The newly-blessed MFC building was the latest addition to CSB's Main campus. It's complete with a courtyard (a much needed open space for the rather space deprived campus) and a big ol' tree just beside the building. The newly-renovated and newly-whitewashed MFC is now home to several offices and departments including the Student Council, the Student Involvement Office (Cubes 2.0), the Department of Student Life, and all other offices previously found on the second floor Solomon hall. Only the Sport Development Office remained there.
After the blessing, free food was served at the 4th floor MFC. Afterwards, a mass was held in front of MFC followed by the planting of the 1 millionth tree (I think) within the courtyard grounds. SHRIM students served us some free food afterwards at the newly refurbished ground floor area (all-tiled up, painted in white and the airport all but a reminsicent of a previously darker ground floor area in the past years). Mmmmm....
Inside DLSU-M
I have been inside DLSU several times but not the fullest extent that I have been into until last Thursday. It's a good thing I still remember all the shortcuts within the hallways and the walkways to get myself around especially if I were to avoid swarms of people going by hehehe.
Lots of celebs connected one way or another in La Salle have graced the halls of the university that day and I manage to get sight of those peeps: Rowell Santiago, Gary V and his son Gab, Director Joey Reyes, among others. There was even a concert held that night where bands like Kjwan, Sandwich and Peryodiko serenaded us. Too bad when Kjwan was asked to stop with 3 songs the crowd booed at the hosts hehehe.
I managed to meet up with some old friends and acquintances inside but over-all I was all there by myself (sad really hahaha). I happen to catch some other events happening simultenously including a mini-concerto of "strings and stanzas" besides the University Library which by the way now has its own Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf cafe. I was lucky to get access one of their PC's to do some much needed net surfing hehehe. There was also a commotion along Agno where there was a street party happening over there.
Highlight probably is the final act happening at the central plaza of the university, with The Dawn belting out the best of their hits in their era, timeless I must say. And indeed, how could they not end their set without Salamat as their final song? And what a surprise that we got Gary V and company singing the Alma Mater song with us as we wait for the grand centennial fireworks display hahaha.
It's just so awesome and I love it!
ANIMO BENILDE, ANIMO LA SALLE!
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