Spotlight: Still Young & Restless

ALUMNI EDITION

Full Name: MA. CARMEN ELVIRA TAYAG ROXAS
Nickname: Carel
High School: Holy Family Academy
Hometown: Angeles City
Aguman Batch: Pecat-Pecat 1993B
Degree: BS Hotel and Restaurant Administration
Present Location: Angeles City
Present Occupation: Entrepreneur*
Favorite GE subject: Hmm, atin ku bang favorite GE subject??
Favorite non-Aguman tambayan: SM North Edsa




I was convinced to join UP Aguman because: I wanted to belong.
My favorite Aguman memory is: the hell week when I was still an applicant.
My favorite UP memory is: Kalayaan (Residence Hall) days, room-hopping in the dorm at night, cramming for exams, tambay sa Aguman tambayan (of course!), cutting classes so we can go to SM North Edsa, Friday afternoons (uwian na naman! Yehey!), pork barbecue lunch at Beach House and eating fishballs infront of Vinzon’s Hall, UP Fair, Christmas Lantern Parade, Oblation Run, the list goes on and on…
The best thing about being an AguPip is: knowing you are not alone… (There is always someone you can go to SM with… hehe!)
Anyang resident ku pa, lagi dang bubusit kanaku ing: y kayi ampo y kayi… joke! Hmmm… awsan dakung “macarel” (itang salmon) uling king lagyu ku.
Back in college, the worst rule I had broken was: strict dorm rules!!! Joke around in exams!!! (GE subjects mu naman! Hehe!)
The difference between college life and the real world is: in college, you have to follow the rules. In real life, you make your own rules, that’s why you can break them sometimes…
The best thing about my work is: I get to have a lot of free time, make my own sked, boss myself around, have lazy mode days, forget about work and get away, unpredictable income potential, mall-hopping becomes a necessity, making chika is considered work…

I want to be as wise as: the happiest person on Earth.
If I could go on a long Sabbatical, I would go to: a trip to the mountains and wilderness.
The most over-rated celebrity is: Paris Hilton.
Whenever I have a free day, I always: think I should be working instead.
Kikilig ku patse: kukwentu ke y… (AOL Team: Pinilit miya mag-elaborate y Ate Carel, oneng eya pa rin bisa, haha!)
A movie I can watch over and over again is: The Sound of Music.
A local television show that should be taken off the air is: I can’t think of one because I don’t watch TV.

Message to the residents: Don’t take college life too seriously! Enjoy it! It’s a journey to self-discovery, a time when you are young, naive and restless. It’s a phase in your life that you will never EVER forget.
Message to fellow alumni: Hello to all of you! Glad that we are all still connected after all these years…

*Ate Carel is a franchisee of Zen Zest on Pampanga malls, anya ing pamag-libut kareng malls is actually work for her, hehe!

With her in the picture to the left are here friends in business. They were in a Dinner Cruise in the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. From left: Elaine, Lyn, Carel and Tintin. Ate Elaine (Pecat-Pecat 1993B) and Ate Tintin (Sapunggul 1993A) are also AguPips.