Lito welcomes Fil to the Kapihan venue, which is  the home that Lito built for Eve

Fil signs the Kapihan logbook for the first time since graduation in 1966

Filemon Quiaoit BE63 is the only balikbayan around and this is the first time he attended a Beta Epslon kapihan since graduation in 1966.

So he gets website space in our first posting for the year. Aside from that, he has his own server in the US and will be providing us with the gigabytes we would need for our website until our centennial year in 2029. Thanks, ka batch!

From Pepito Arvisu <pepito.arvisu@gmail.com>

Dear Brods,
 

A Belated Prosperous New Year to All !

Eight (8) years ago the 1st Saturday of the year, January 1, 2003, fell on a Saturday and all Malls were closed for the Holiday and our Kapihan venue was held at the residence of Brod Lito Manahan '58.
 

Last January 1,2011 also fell on a Saturday and again all malls were closed and Betanette Eve Manahan offerred and Brod Lito agreed to hold our 292nd Kapihan at the Manahan residence at VV III.

The Kapihan started promptly at 900AM and the Manahans already prepared brewed coffee and four types of instant coffee, regular, sugar free, decaf and capucino plus garlic bread with a dip of garlic and chives,fruit cake and brownies.

As the Brods arrived they brought persimmons. krispy kreme doughnuts, barquillos, hot pandesal with butter, enpanadas,peanuts.

The Brods who feasted on the "snacks" were:

1. Larry Laraya '63
2. Fil Quiaoit '63
3. Mon Ramirez '63
4. Boy de Leon '59 with Nette Bing
5. Leony Liongson '67
6. Bernie Abis '80
7. Roni Manahan '57 with Nette Meg
8. Bob Angangco '79
9. Roman Buenafe '82 with Nette Angela
10.Sarsi Yniguez '65
11.Sonny Laigo '72
12.Lito Manahan '58 with Nette Eve
13.Rey Bautista '58
14.Vic Ahorro '80 with Nette Lyn and Betanak Bianca
15.Joe Arvisu '49

Four tables were joined together and portion reminisced on ROP while the other portion talked about a new project for the Beta Epsilon Fraternity, the "renovation" of the Beta Epsilon Theatrum
Area. Brod Boy de Leon appears to be the "proponent" of the project and initially envisions the site development in front of the Theatrum.

I hope Brod Boy can further explain the project in a separate e-mail.

As I see it with this new project of the frat will establish its "footprint" starting with the Beta Epsilon Way on the east(right behind the Library), then cross A. Roces Avenue with the Theatrum and finally on the West the Beta Epsilon launching pad for the "Fireworks".(Behind the Administration Bldg.)

These we can readily call Beta Epsilon Territory.

To Liito and Eve, a grateful thanks for the venue and snacks.

For the Brods who were not able to attend the Kapihan "wish you were here"

Joe '49

Kapihan Master Joe, through the eye of a barquillos (Brod na nagdala ng barquillo: next time don't forget to bring halo-halo)

Boy explains the Beta Theatrum rehab project

Both are blooming: Roman and Betanette Angela

Did not see Roni the entire year of 2010. Since he started 2011 in a  Beta Epsilon activity, superstition says he will be attending all Beta Epsilon activites the whole year.

for hosting the first Beta Epsilon kapihan for the year 2011!

May your tribe increase a thousandfold!

Kapihan Day this month was a day after a night of fireworks and firecrackers. I left home early at 7:30 AM to hitch a ride with kabatch Laary, saw this scene outside our home, which I thought was fog, but which turned out to be smog. Even found this spent firecracker launching pack, right

 Photos above show the restaurant of Shiela, Larry's Betanette, where I waited for Larry. Tomorrow, batch 63 will have its own kapihan here. It is located at B. Gonzales street, just a few doors from corner of  Katipunan Avenue, front of Ateneo.  If you are in the area, dine there: masarap ang mga lutong bahay ni Shiela like chicken inasal, batchoy, fresh lumpia, dinuguan, barakong kape, etc. If you are a Betan and a senior citizen, you get a discount of 20% and no 12% VAT