Rochie's Graduation Party (hosted by Dr Fitzgerald)

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April 3, 2009.

My supervisor, Melissa, hosted the party in her house, and was attended by ALMOST everyone in the lab. The food was delicious! And Melissa's poem was an apt summary of the last three years of my PhD scholarship in IRRI (I don't have a copy of the poem yet... coming soon).

Thank you so much to the people of the Grain Quality, Nutrition, and Postharvest Centre for the camaraderie and the assistance that helped me finish the course. :D

Comments

  1. Francesca ZosaApril 9, 2009 at 9:33 PM

    congrats ate rochie! my brother also was able to pass the bar exams he is one of the 1,300 from 6thou plus students who took the bar exams last year! god is really good! =)

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  2. gerald triaApril 10, 2009 at 6:53 AM

    kangaroo?? ok ah! msarap b ate??? curious lng.. =)

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  3. gerald triaApril 10, 2009 at 6:54 AM

    congrats ate roch! job well done! =)

    where is arvin?? sayang wala ako dyan pra mkicelebrate! =(

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  4. rochie cuevasApril 10, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    salamat sa pagbati!!!!! :D

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  5. rochie cuevasApril 10, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    okay lang yun.... nasa US ka naman e. excused. si arvin taga-Philrice na, kaya hindi siya nakasama sa party. si Henry batchmate ko na... April naman grad niya.

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  6. rochie cuevasApril 10, 2009 at 8:06 AM

    ay, oo. parang beef lang. pero hindi daw siya pwedeng well done kung ayaw mong maging makunat yung kangaroo... e kaso, pinoy ito, dapat well done... kaya medyo makunat. masarap pa rin naman

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  7. gerald triaApril 10, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    ahh oo nga pero akala ko invited din cya.. sayang nman! wow! galing nman ni kuya! =)

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  8. gerald triaApril 10, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    naku dpat tlga medium lng yan.. mas msarap cguro qng gnun tlga! tsk tsk.. ahahaha! =)

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  9. venea daraApril 10, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    bakit kapag sini-search ko sa google yung "licorice lime parfait" iba itsura ng lumalabas sa search... T_T

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  10. Carlo CuevasApril 11, 2009 at 3:44 AM

    aba! ano lasa ng kangaroo?? lasa bang corned beef extenders?? hehe..

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  11. rochie cuevasApril 12, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    hindi ko alam ang lasa ng corned beef extenders e! pero masarap. parang beef

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  12. rochie cuevasApril 12, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    oo nga no. sinilip ko sa google images... mas maputi. baka maitim ang licorice na ginamit nila. sayang di mo natikman, dedicated talaga yung mga pics sa mga hindi nakarating e.

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