Baktas MSU 9th Anniv Celebration CEBU Leg!

If the student base had a wedding-like venue, a holy wali and videoke for the 9th anniversary celebration, kami sad diri sugbu dili mi papildi!

First stopover: around 2:00pm and while waiting for Alon to come home from work, we stayed at Bo's Coffee Club at Rain Tree Mall. Call brigade to all members and applicants. Finally, we established contact with Huyong-huyong! And Tugas made his facebook account.

Next stopover: Handuraw Pizza at Lahug. Below Zero SML welcomed us at this homey restaurant.

Tugas while talking to the student-base

M22m while talking to Yapak-itim in Manila. We almost called everyone who were outside Gensan: Bagakay, Nito, Alindanaw. Some could not be reached like Ulap.

One bottle each . When was the last time we had an alcohol?

How was your celebration there in the park?

Unsolicited Anniversary Message from Cebu

To all BAKTAS MSU members and applicants, in and outside of our General Santos City base:

Don’t know how to start this message since by just thinking we are already 9 years old, the fact overwhelms me. Memories of how we started this organization, and nurture it all through the years full of ups and downs made me realized we are “there” yet, or, aren’t we there yet? With 9 full years, I still could not answer it.

Let me start by thanking you 'ALL' mga 'tol. Thank you for believing in our ideals and thank you for giving all that is you. Nine years is impossible without the leadership of the past 9 presidents, and the all-out support of all the members and applicants.We are witness on how some of our members offered their lives for the group. No words can even match their selflessness.

One thing that struck me with this organization is on how it defines brotherhood amidst nothingness. It only proves that camaraderie matters over money. More than the climbs, we nurture relationships. And it shows with the growing roster of membership.

Our activities were conducted out of great minds and resourcefulness. We always say that the most important part of the activity is on how we bonded as a group and the lessons we learned from it. Despite obstacles, many of them, we left no stones unturned. And it turned out each is a great success. We have the Kabantugan Award, our fruit of labor, the fruit of our fun.

The most important is on how each one of us transformed from just a common student to a more aware and self-made environmental advocates. Discipline was the most difficult word but it was along time, learned to be part of our everyday life.

We dreamed of one day we can gather all of us in a climb outside of our base area in a full comfortable gear, less the financial worries. We dreamed of conducting activities without the need tolook for partner organizations. We are nearing these dreams...

Ahead of us is more challenging year. I am praying that God may always fire the passion that is within our hearts. May we be guided by our mission and vision, and struggle to be the best that we can.

Happy anniversary guys. We deserve a celebration. Thank you for being part of this organization! With our feet on the ground, we are proud to say "nine na mi!"

A toast for a more fruitful years to come!

Baktas MSU invades FACEBOOK

On its 9th year anniversary, Baktas MSU expound its presence on the online world by invading the Facebook! This move aims to connect all the organization members, applicants and its network of friends and supporters.

This site is a good venue where we can post all our activities and be updated with our upcoming climbs. Friends too can browse our gallery, and we encourage friendly comments and healthy exchange of ideas. We can share our pics, chat with applicants and other interested students! The best thing is, we can establich and nurture links to almost anybody.

Now you can add us up , our email add is baktas_msu@yahoo.com.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=100000280383919&ref=name

We encourage all members to create your own accounts and link it in this account.

ALL IS WELCOME HERE!

9th Year Anniversary Celebration

Join us as we celebrate our nine (9) years of existence as a student-base mountaineering group in Mindanao State university and in General Santos City.

A sportsfest will start the 2-day celebration on Saturday September 12. Basketball, dancing ball, tubiganay, pinoy henyo and frisbee games will be played within the park and inside the campus. The celebration will be capped-off with the park blessing and ribbon cutting on the second day. Program proper will start around 5:30 in the afternoon. We will be having our dear parents as our guests of honor.

Also, COEs outside General Santos City will be having a simultaneous celebration on the 13th of September.