introduction + the end in mind

before i get this overseas-sibolista-centric blog fully rolling, a brief introduction--jason pacheco. batch 97. was chief artist of that group and stayed on a few years after as sibol's auditor (aka sir's "official" friend/alalay na pwedeng takbuhan ng current sibol kung nagtatampo si sir). over the college years, was one of the founding members/faculty of sibol-hesus school--but during the first few weeks of sibol-hesus, official na taga-pakain kay raprap, yung aso na nagbabantay dun sa skwelahan nung di pa siya fully operational.

current location
i'm currently at japan's airport for a layover. came from 2 weeks in manila but heading to new york now which has served home for the past 7plus years. with 2 hours more of waiting, now's the perfect time to set this up. ika nga ng kantang "panahon na", kundi ngayon ay kailan (tenor 1: ay kailahahan... kailan) pa.

why set up this blog
i went to the past annual homecoming. personally, i thought that there wasn't as much as usual attendees (but that's beside the point). more importantly, in sir pagsi's sharing session, he had brought up the idea of creating a dulaang sibol alumni foundation. i had volunteered myself as the extra man to cover for us sibolistas who now live/work/study ex-Manila. in his speech, sir pagsi was clear that at this point in his life/career, he'd want to be able to focus some of his time and efforts into having a smooth exit. and making sure that his legacy, dreams, values continue to live on.

as he was sharing his thoughts, he had brought up that the funds and sibol-alumni faculty for sibol-hesus school are dwindling. economy and rates have been down the past year and i guess for whatever reason interest for teaching among sibol grads have gone down as well.

so why set up this blog: well, i can't literally teach (and frankly nor have i the want to) but what i do want to be able to help do is at least help sir pagsi/sibol/sibol-hesus fund his dreams and continue his focus on education and value for generosity. and that i know i can do even now when i've considered new york as somewhat of a permanent home.

the end in mind
as in all projects and goals, here's my end target in mind:　my　hope is by june 12th, 2010, sir pagsi's 80-nth bday to raise at least 2000 USDs. i'll continue to blog until then. and also in the process, give updates, setup the paypal account, and hopefully unintentionally spark some renewed interest in sibol and/or sir's work for those of us who now live other lives in other worlds (myself included).

SO, join me in this journey. my boarding call comes soon. but i will stay connected til D-day (lest i get distracted by all those fancy new york lights and dreams).