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| Memories in this fortress... |
Who can never forget Mr. Dante Asuncion? Our friendly registrar who keeps track our subject to enroll and advise us to take this unit or better yet drop it. Sir Dante (as we fondly call him) is our professor in Social Science subjects, he is the man of patience and you will never have the chance to see him mad so easily. He gets along with seminarians and that's why it's not difficult to approach him especially when it comes to subject load revisions. His office is sometimes our tambayan. Sir Dante is still the Registrar of CKMS until today.
Our Dean of Studies, Fr. Pablito Tagura SVD, some seminarians were terrified of him. If you happened not to study in his Epistemology class or not prepared for surprise quizzes and recitations, better go to the library first and read all his lectures. Fr. Tagura may be strict in academics but when you get to know him and chide a bit with him, he will get along with you. You may not see him smiling when you meet him along the corridors but when you greet him, he will give his best smile. There was an instance that Fr. Pabs called my attention because I flanked a subject, he challenged me to study hard and exert my very best to do better in every subjects. Fr. Pabs motivated me and the result, I graduated in college with high grades!
Our professors, Sir Pablito Baybado was my Filipino Philosophy professor and at the same time, he was my thesis adviser. He is a very detailed person and I owe him for having a high grade in my thesis because of his patience in reading and revising my work! Bro. Romy Abulad SVD was my Metaphysics teacher...he delivers his lessons with clarity and precision. It was only Bro. Romy who helped me understood the metaphysical questions about being, not being and God. Sir Noel Racho was our Philosophy of Man professor as well as our Philosophy of Religion teacher...his voice sounds like a thunder when he teaches. There's never a dull moment in his subjects because of his jokes and insightful thoughts! Fr. Rudy Horst SVD, was our Scripture professor, he is truly mastered this subject! Fr. Rudy would sometimes recommend good books to read during our class and I will never miss to consult with him some books which I would like to read. Bro. Ricardo Atencio SVD or Bro. Ric was our Psychology professor and the resident chief nurse of Villa Cristo Rey (the retirement house of the aged SVD priests and brothers), he helped me a lot while I'm working on my thesis and gave me valuable points to include in my work.
After classes, we hang out at the official tambayan in CKMS, the Seminary Store, where we get a bottle of soda, munch some junk foods, scoop a pint of ice cream or simply indulge ourselves to their food being served. The Seminary Store sells not only food but books, school supplies and religious articles. It was managed by Fr. Pabs and Bro. Stephen Nuguid, SVD as the store supervisor. The Seminary Store staff were friendly and they will help you to find what you want to buy in the store. Aside from the Seminary Store, there's also a small canteen right down the retreat center of CKMS. It is where we eat lunch or sometimes merienda or simply hang out while waiting for our next class. You can find a small hut beside the canteen where we spend our siesta hours.
There are so many beautiful memories that I could share to you with what I have experienced at CKMS. Those years in CKMS are the years that I could cherished and still remember from time to time. I am so happy to be part of the CKMS during my college years. I owe them the formation I got and the education which taught me about the lessons of life and bringing out the best of me. I could say that I am so proud that I went to CKMS! Thank you very much CKMS!
