Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
On Valentine's Day 1987
It was 06:45 on a cold February morning and I was late (it was not easy coming from Sampaloc). Most of the brods were already working at their corresponding assignments. It was February 14, 1987 birthday of Angel and Val (that's why his name is valentino), it was Valentine's day. Members of Medici Omnes Duciens fraternity was very busy and were very early at MCU, some were there before 7 in the morning which was the usual time for most of the morning class. Me and Edwin were always 5 - 10 minutes late on our class but on this day we were at MCU by 06:45 (again late, we need to be there before 06:30). Our sorority sisters were already there, they were also early and very busy. They were giving instructions regarding the placement and arrangement of tables in front of Anatomy Building, at the Caloocan Campus. Red Roses were already arranged neatly on the tables (the flowers were there around 06:30 1/2 jeep-full). It was the Rose Sale of the Medici Omnes Duciens Sorority. Our sorority sisters were in charge of selling these roses, and it was the fraternity's job to distribute roses that were sold to their recipients. Me and Edwin had one delivery each to do before going to class. Distribution of the roses includes the whole MCU Caloocan Campus, and sometimes even out of campus to the sorrounding dorms (even solar is included, preferably during happy hour, darn ricky).
The Rose Sale was a project of the Sorority, the fraternity was only in support of this project. Every year since 1987 it was the project of Medicus Sorority to provide and sell roses in conjuction with the celebration of Valentines day at MCU Caloocan. Several weeks before Valentine's, orders were already being reserved and every year all the flowers were always sold out (if not brods need to buy them and give it to whom ever they wanted to or else you got one nipple pinch from monette, and that hurts).
I do not know if this event still goes on, but it was the Medicus Sorority Members who started it at MCU. The beggining of this Rose sale started during our probation period. Our seniors, will always asked us to buy roses to be given to several Medicus advisers, to their girlfriends or to anyone that they like for one reason or another. Even after we were already full Medicus members, we were always asked to buy roses. This was probably due to our proximity at Dangwa which was the drop off point for flowers and our friendship with Manila Flower Shop. So when Dum Spero Spera became the OC of sorority it was decided to make this event a project of the Sorority. Thus, the Medicus Rose Sale begins.
The Rose Sale was a project of the Sorority, the fraternity was only in support of this project. Every year since 1987 it was the project of Medicus Sorority to provide and sell roses in conjuction with the celebration of Valentines day at MCU Caloocan. Several weeks before Valentine's, orders were already being reserved and every year all the flowers were always sold out (if not brods need to buy them and give it to whom ever they wanted to or else you got one nipple pinch from monette, and that hurts).
I do not know if this event still goes on, but it was the Medicus Sorority Members who started it at MCU. The beggining of this Rose sale started during our probation period. Our seniors, will always asked us to buy roses to be given to several Medicus advisers, to their girlfriends or to anyone that they like for one reason or another. Even after we were already full Medicus members, we were always asked to buy roses. This was probably due to our proximity at Dangwa which was the drop off point for flowers and our friendship with Manila Flower Shop. So when Dum Spero Spera became the OC of sorority it was decided to make this event a project of the Sorority. Thus, the Medicus Rose Sale begins.
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(i could not find my pictures of this event but i know i have some, sorry. the picture included was taken by me.)
(i could not find my pictures of this event but i know i have some, sorry. the picture included was taken by me.)
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