In the age of electronic publishing, giving this page a name like “The Last Page” may seem like an oxymoron considering that there is no such thing as the last page essentially because “everything is linked and interconnected.” You don’t think so? If you disagree conceptually, that is a separate topic and you may have a shot on that in the next issue.
Ang buhay sa UP Varrons ay talagang puno ng saya. Naaalala mo ba noong mgafreshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors and ‘High Landers’ tayo? Between academics and activism, we also found time to insert ‘achoo-choo-choo,’ ‘actingan,’ and ‘aaeeeiii” in our Varrons alphabet. Itong page na ito ay para sa mga jokes at nakakatawang mga pangyayari sa ating Varrons life. We dare you to add to them.
Baygon Days
Makoy
Makoy (Manolo de Lim, Ikatlong Bahagi ’78) decided to spray his bed mattress with Baygon to get rid of bedbugs. Then he went to his class. Unfortunately, his professor was absent. He decided to go back to the dorm and totally forgot all about his spraying frenzy. He slept. Later, his brother entered the room. Lo and behold! The sleeping Makoy was frothing in the mouth! Makoy was confined for several days in the infirmary. He has not frothed in the mouth since.
Enter the Baboy
Ted (Thadeus Jimenez), Leo (Leo Mendoza), and Abring (Gabriel San Diego), all members of the First Quarter Strom ’78, were taking the Animal Science class of Dr. Argañosa. At that time, Leo and Abring were also acting in a play and the two were also the group mates of Ted in the class.
Ted
The three were assigned to watch over a sow that was about to give birth. In their haste to attend rehearsals, they decided to speed up the process, so to speak, by giving the sow a good kick. Shortly thereafter, the sow gave birth to 10 piglets. They left, feeling elated the sow gave birth without a hitch. The next day, Argañosa asked them what happened to their sow. They all said, “Nanganak na sir.” Argañosa asked them how many and they said 10. To which Arganosa replied, “Talaga? Sigurado kayo?”
Leo
Feeling flustered and uneasy, they insisted, “10 po sir.” Then Argañosa bellowed, “Patay lahat ng biik niyo, dinaganan ng nanay!” Poor Ted. He was aiming for a grade of 1.0 in that class that semester.
Gabby
Baka-Bakahan
The brods and sis were spending a quiet morning with some neophytes in the Gonzales apartment (the de facto tambayan house of UP Varrons Aggie chapter during the mid-70s), where Pola (Flora Credo-deGuzman, Interaksyon ’75) and Tess (Teresita Harina-Borromeo, Rodeo ’74) were residing. Sis Pola was sorting mung beans for her research and talk drifted to the tiny insects called baka-bakahan. One neophyte asked, “Bakit ang tawag sa kanila baka-bakahan?” “Kasi,” Aggie chapter Grand Varron Aristides Sarmiento (Humane Batch ’74) said, “meron silang rancho-ranchohan!”
Until next issue, this is Jokester Aaeeeiii at your service.
Last Updated on October 12, 2016 by Tudla_Admin
Iniisip ko, saan nyo nakuha itong picture ko. Ito kasi ang hitsura ko noong nasa noontime show Lunch Date ako with Randy Santiago. Hindi ako co-host ni Randy, writer ako ng show 🙂
hello Makoy – you really miss the day when you look so young (and good looking — not that you are not now :-)). the photo was taken from the V’s archives. You should keep in contact with Mae and she’ll be happy to share it and other photos with you.