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On February 24, the College of Rehabilitation Sciences celebrated their own special day; CRS Day. Prepared by the members of the SBO and other physical therapy/occupational therapy students, who volunteered their time and efforts to make this possible, through a live-stream commemoration.
The morning half of the day began with the introduction of the event with our very own energetic PT first year hosts, Irah Marie Anõra and Ann Corine Baranggan. They led the festivity through a prayer and the Liceo hymn. The main highlight for the first part of the celebration was a question and answer segment with special guest; Sir Paul Christian Canoy, PTRP, and one of the faculty members in the CRS. We got to learn about our teacher and his journey to get to where he is now. Sir Paul’s first choice was the MedTech course offered at LDCU. However, as things would have it, PT was his chosen field through mere coincidence. He shared that he enrolled in this course by choosing the shorter line that was PT rather than the long line for MedTech due to the fact that he felt tired waiting. Definitely choose the shortest line, you never know what will happen! (But really, choose the best decision for you guys).
A few other highlights that Sir Paul said are:
All of the faculty, especially Mr. Dennis Orong, who is the assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at LDCU, has helped him significantly throughout his student career. He believes that it was meant to be for him to choose the shortest line. When asked if he has any regrets with his choice of major, he answered “If you are surrounded by good people, good faculty and an excellent office, you don't have regrets because they are here for you. Regret is a choice that you make. But for me, my choice is not regrettable.” He then shares his funny, stressful, and good memories that can only come from being a college student. To note, Sir Paul shares that stress is normal and if you are not stressed then that means you are not a good student or that you are not being productive with your time. Stress is good, but not too much of course. Balance is a great habit that should be implemented, as well as disciplining yourself to not get behind or lose track of any progress. He combats these stressors with things he enjoys such as volleyball or watching movies.
Getting through school wasn’t easy, but Sir Paul was always sure to pray and seek guidance to the Lord for troubles or even just to be thankful. Some tips for everyone are to do selective reading for the textbooks, maintain balance, ask for help when needed, and most importantly, focus on the main goal. For more on his answers and advice, the live-stream is available on the Liceo CRS Facebook page which is linked at the bottom of this article.
The afternoon portion of the day focused on the students. Ms. Joiz Comely Nillas, OT first year student and class representative, was the host for the activities. Platforms used for this event was a Facebook live-stream showing a Google Meets call with all of the PT/OT students.
Five rounds of the Bring Me Game was the first game. The description for the game goes as follows; each class will have five representatives with one playing in each round. A category will be revealed and the players will have 30 seconds to find the items and turn on their cameras when the host says to do so. The rounds consisted of showing the smallest items, thickest items, longest ruler, biggest shirt, and the wackiest face. The contestants brought objects ranging from an air cooler to a size XXXL T-Shirt. Overall, the first place spot went to BSOT-1 players; Hannan Balt, Krisnalyn Bacot, Liz Peligrino, Anastacia Tan, and Miguel Palarca. The second place position are BSPT-1 students. The spirited mood was evident with the reactions of everyone in the live-streaming room and comment sections; laughing at some of the comedic faces the contestants came up with.
As a small break between the competitive games, song dedications were showcased through requests from the audience. Some song requests were “Life Goes On” by Oliver Tree and “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor. Each song was dedicated to someone or a group of people.
After the song dedication, the next activity played was Quiz Bee. The topic for this quiz-type competition was particularly from the Anatomy and Physiology and Medical Terminology subjects that all PT and OT students must go through. In order to win this activity, a person must accumulate the most points throughout the whole game. There are three levels; easy, moderate, and hard, with ten questions each. Everyone answers in the chat box and the first five correct answers will receive points. The winner for this event was Deborah Cruz, an OT first year. The second place spot went to Nicole Contreras and third place was to Maria Libao. Congratulations, everyone!
The day ended with a closing remark by Sir Paul and host Joiz, thanking everyone for joining and participating in this joyous celebration.
Adelante, CRS!
And remember: “Party like a rockstar, pray like a Saint, but study like a genius” (Sir Paul and his Batchmates).
Written by: Kissy Chyne Zaportiza, CRS Newsletter Writer
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