Good luck Sayas!

November 20, 2004

On the right is Isaias Seronio, who recently accompanied us on our trip to Mt. Pulag. (which was a blast, by the way). Isaias (Junjun to mountaineering friends, Sayas to table tennis friends, and Isay in the music scene - he’s a drummer in a jazz band) was instrumental in rescuing one member of our party who was suffering from hypothermia. A few member of our group had decided to try out the Akiki “killer” trail and had found themselves deep below the summit by nightfall. They summited around 830 pm then had to brave strong winds (at 36 degrees F) to make the 1.5hour hike back to camp. One member of the group was only dressed in shorts and had run out of food and batteries (for the headlamp). Sayas was the one who helped bring him back to camp.

Sayas will soon be taking a leave of absence (from UP Diliman) to attempt to qualify for the RP Table Tennis team that will compete next year in the South East Asian Games (which are to be held in the Philippines). We wish him a lot of luck! Only 2 slots are available in the singles event. I believe Sayas is now currently ranked sixth and is still far away from the top player (Jonjon Ebuen). But one thing for sure though, if he makes it to the SEA Games, he’ll have a lot of cheering fans from our Mt. Pulag group!