Monday, December 31, 2007

25th Anniversary Greetings


HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS
to a very

SUCCESSFUL 25TH ANNIVERSARY celebrations
(See pictures on the flickr account on the side taken during the celebrations, hope that some more pictures will be uploaded. If unable to upload just send to my email at alexgpce@yahoo.com and i will upload the pictures for you. THANK YOU VERY MUCH)

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Medicus Band


Medicus Band01, originally uploaded by Medicus1982.

This picture was taken in a performance of Medicus Band at the Medicine Auditorium, Manila Central University, Caloocan City. Chi at her best, Archie on drums, Gilbert on lead, Elvis on rhythm, not seen were Ronald and Ricky.



(picture courtesy of Archie L.)

Friday, December 28, 2007

ANNIVERSARY fire works


Here is a fireworks display for our anniversary.

(my video of fireworks of the 50th Anniversary of Disney CA)

25th Anniversary Celebration

Today is the day that a lot were waiting for; the celebration for the 25th Year of the founding of Medici Omnes Duciens. I have been trying to think of something for the celebration but nothing comes out of my curdled idle brain for 2 weeks now. Butch asked me to post or send him videos of brods and sis here in the US to show during the party. I tried, but our brods and sis were mostly camera shy, thus nothing comes out of this. I hope that during the party someone could think of taking pictures as the celebration unfolds. So that for the rest of us who dream of being there but could not make it, will see and feel the celebration.

Dr Dayrit once said that Medicus will die the natural way just like the old organizations that were once founded at MCU (eg. INVICTUS), but I think our 25th celebration proves that MEDICUS will not be another case. We will not die a natural death, we will linger, survive and multiply. This is so because, each member strive to bring Medicus to life, that is something that they (other organizations) do not have.

When I joined Medicus a few years ago (like 22 years ago) I said to myself this is just another school organization. I would be on the background and a member in name only and as much as I could, I will be inactive. It did not happened that way, because Medicus is you or me. It is not just an organization it becomes our way of life. Medicus gives me a family outside of my family. It gives me the joy of living as a medical student. It gives me all the best friends that I could ever asked. I could not imagine being in MCU medicine without Medicus, without the practical jokes that we always had to watch out for, lest you be the subject of the joke.

If I am not a Medicus , there would not be Mabuhay happening, imburnal incident, EDSA 1, Near drowning at Anilao, the isla sombrero storm, endless bottles of beer, sleeping at West Ave (dahil walang pamasahe), island hopping in 100 islands, near accident at Olongapo and a lot more to mention. Do you know how boring life would be for me? Almost 90% of the fun that I have in life, MEDICUS is there in one way or another. I will continue to have fun in life and will always have my brods and sis. And for all of these thank you MEDICUS, HAPPY 25th ANNIVERSARY too.

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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Medicus Band Part 2

Medicus Band suddenly appears in the College of Medicine at Manila Central University in the middle of the 1980's. Students specially those in the Bachelor of Science Colleges become a fan (and mostly girls). If MEDICUS Band suddenly appears from nowhere, they slowly fade away. During the time that some of the members of Medicus band went to their clerkship. It becomes harder to see each other more so to set up a practice date. Medicus band performs less, despite invitations to do so in school functions. For the members who were on their clerkship it was a very busy period. They were scattered all over Metro Manila within their respective hospital assignments. The third years were now busy with more loads in their studies. There was no new member that joined the band. There was also not enough members left, who knew how to play instruments except for Archie, Gilbert and Ronald (dollar). Since then, the band seldom performs. Still, invitations to perform were abundant and in this regard members who can say no to them, decides to perform by themselves or whoever member they can scrounge. In one occasion Archie decides to perform and go solo on the guitar. It just doesn't sound right with only an instrument, so Manny decides to do the vocals. In this video of their performance in one of the many parties where Medicus band performs ( I do not know if this is a Medicus party or not), Manny did the vocals that adds spice to the performance and Archie on the guitar (which he loves doing anyway, guess how many guitars he have?) looking like a Spandau Ballet. This is a little bit of Spandau admixed with a little bit of a tribal appearance (that's how flexible medicus members were).

(video courtesy of Archie L.)

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Monday, December 24, 2007

25th Anniversary

Today is the 24th of December 5 days before the 25th anniversary celebration. A countdown is started 5 days before our party. I hope a lot were getting ready for it. Christmas will come first so Merry Christmas.

Friday, December 21, 2007

Final Acceptance 2003


This picture were taken in 2003 on the event of the final acceptance of Credo Magnus Perficio. There were 3 founding members that was present in this event. It is usually seldom to see 2 founding members in one event, seldom that it happens, but there were 3 during this event. Another first was May Eudela of Primavera Internos was also there, she was also a hard one to find. The last time I saw May Eudela was when she was giving me demerits in 1984 on the 3rd floor of the MCU hospital. There were also other alumni who I'm sure travelled far to reach this event (Mc do and dollar to name a few). There were only few pictures of this event and Archie gave me a copy (bless his black heart). I made a slide show of the pictures and uploaded it to YouTube, just click the active link to watch it.

Slide show 1, the first one that was made but due to very limited number of pictures it is short. Slide show 2, same number of pictures but emphasis was given on members by differentiating them in color, making it a longer slide show.
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Thursday, December 13, 2007

Christmas Spirit

It is another year in a foreign country. I missed the Christmas spirit in the Philippines. Ang magulong midnight sales, sa Greenhills at sa kung saan saan, na kadalasan ay nauuwi sa pagbili ng hotdog on a stick. Ang mga rides sa may Manila bay, ang pakikipagsiksikan sa Tutuban at kung saan saan sa paghahanap ng murang pang regalo. Ang mga kakaibang regalo sa ating mga monito at monita. Ang mga taong kahit walang pera ay masaya na ikutan ng ikutan. Ang simbang gabi na kahit kailan ay hindi ko natapos simula lamang at ang katapusang misa. At higit sa lahat ang nalalapit nating 25th year Anniversary celebration, tuloy Christmas party at New Years party. How I wish na sana ay makapunta at makainuman kayong lahat. Batid ko rin na ang ating ibang kapatid na nasa ibang bansa ay nais na makasama at makasalamuha ang lahat na mga utols na pupunta. Sa lahat ng mga Brods at Sis nasa Pilipinas o nasa ibang bansa. Isang masayang pasko sa inyong lahat. At para sa lahat ng utol simula sa Founding members hangang sa pinkahuli sa listahan HAPPY 25TH Anniversary sa ating lahat. Nawa'y dumami tayong lalo at lalong lumakas ang kapatiran. Mula sa isang utol na nagmumukmok at walang kainuman ngayong pasko.

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Monday, December 10, 2007

Announcement

TO ALL BRODS AND SIS:

New BDO savings account under the name of Alex Santos the new Alumni Chairman is now available for the use of all medicus alumni who would want to pay for their reunion tickets in advance. Please deposit 750 pesos to the above acct name and number and then please text 09209241604 the transaction number details, including time and date and branch where the deposit was made.

Our 25th anniversary reunion will be held on Dec 29,2007 from 7pm to12 midnight at the Quezon City Sports Club, E Rodriguez ave, Quezon City. please inform others who you may think does not have any access to Internet connection. this is for the benefit of the reception and study center for children of the DSWD behind the SM North Edsa.

Thanks for your cooperation and let the spirit of medicus keep burning!

Butch Tiongson

see bulletin board for further information

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

FOCUS: Shin



Shin Yong SUCK was a South Korean born in Seoul, Korea. He came to the Philippines and to MCU to study medicine, because it is too expensive for him to study medicine in his own country. Shin was very observant, he was always watching yet, he seldom talk or chit chat with anyone. Initially it was thought that he probably was a snob, no one approaches him for no one knows any other culture then, than ours. He was silent and was adamant to approach anyone, this was due to him having a hard time conversing fluently in English. He also admits that he does not have anyone that can be considered a friend at the time. When he saw that the majority of his classmates were joining Medicus he decides to join too, because he needs a friend. He got what he ask for and more, he got very unruly friends and brothers who always put a joke on each other. Shin was a victim of these jokes and he also gave some. Shin was the first foreigner to be inducted into Medicus, he had a hard time, but he stayed. He do not want to leave his batch mates, friends and eventually brothers. For Shin, the suffering and sacrifices is more than worth the brotherhood and friends that he got. I do not know where Shin is right now but I think he is doing fine and continued to pursue his goals and the goals of the brother hood that he left behind. Right after graduation Shin went back to Korea and we never heard from him since then. I still remember him saying to me in one of our heart to heart talk (during our drinking to death sessions, just right after wipping his face with the rug that we wiped the table with) " I love Medicus and I will die for you my brothers if needed" and he mean it. Shin is the first one who taught me how to eat kimchi, and he made it himself.
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