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...I am supposed to find Vic's missing passport. The missing passport is an old one with no valid Visas. It's just that it has the bulk of Vic's travel history. I don't know where to start because I have to turn the whole house upside-down. That means I have to clean up our closets again. I need to find it soon so Vic can renew his US Visa in time for our trip this August. ...I have a Jazz class but I am not going. My body has changed so much that I can't cope with the teens . I am disheartened by the fact that the group is preparing for a recital that I am not joining. I may enroll for a workout class next. ...I just watched a new TV series by Fox called Glee. It is about a teacher who wants to the high school singing group a new life. Our group, ACS , finds it very timely and fitting. We have a friend who's about to do the same thing in a Jesuit school in NJ. If you want to see the first episode, you may view it here . The pilot episode was aired...

In connection with the three-year countdown towards Ateneo de Manila University's 150th Anniversary, the Sesquicentennial, and in celebration of this year's theme of Deepening Spirituality, you are cordially invited to *TAKE AND RECEIVE: THE FIRST FESTIVAL OF ATENEO MUSIC* Sunday, 7 December 2008, 6:30PM Church of the Gesù Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights FEATURING: Ateneo Boys Choir (Daisy Marasigan, Conductor) Ateneo Chamber Singers (Jonathan Velasco, Conductor) Ateneo College Glee Club (Ma. Lourdes Hermo, Conductor) Ateneo High School Glee Club (Jose Emmanuel Aquino, Conductor) Dulaang Sibol (Dr. Onofre Pagsanghan, Managing Director) Jesuit Music Ministry (Fr. JBoy Gonzales, SJ, Director): Blue Symphony, Bukas Palad, Himig Heswita & Musica Chiesa AND The premiere of RYAN CAYABYAB'S medley arrangement of "Take and Receive" ----- FREE ADMISSION ----- *Donations accepted for the benefit of the Ateneo Sesquicentennial Scholarship Fund.*

That's how Doc Hof or Dr. Hofilenia would have described our music, good or bad. He has been the moderator of the Glee Club for thirty years. Today, the Ateneo community, his GC family and the ACS honor his valuable support and contribution through the Lux in Domino award. When I first started out with the Glee Club, I always had questions about that elderly man who sat at the back of the rehearsal room. Unfortunately, nobody was able to answer my questions. Now, I know that Doc Hof... ...studied in the Ateneo from grade school till college. ...wrote several plays. ...sang with the Ateneo Glee Club as a tenor in the '50s. ...is a doctor of Medicine who specialized in Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry. ...was given a Fulbright grant that enabled him to study in the U.S. Bigatin! ...acted as a Mayor during the Japanese occupation. ...is the reason why we have the Cupertino School for Special Children. As he gave his acceptance speech, all I can see was humility in such a great m...