Thursday, March 22, 2007

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam


A.M.D.G.
AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM
(For the Greater Glory of God)
HS Class of 2007
Ateneo High School, Football Field

Finally, I confirmed I don't have acrophobia. I took this shot holding tight on the cross
(see the facade pic, just imagine I fell down)
atop the school portico (Four Pillars). This shot is part of the yearbook pages.
AMDG - I just don't know why people sometimes make fun of this motto of our founder.
Some say AMDG stands for "Ang Mga Demonyong Gutom".
Some would say AMDG is for "An Magsakay Digdi Gadan (Anyone who boards [rides] dies.)

7 comments:

Ces Adorio said...

Not only did you prove you do not have acrophobia, you are so bold (I have other words I dare not use). Imagine what would have happened if you fell? I am glad everything turned out well and you have this magnificent shot of the class of 2007. Congratulations but next time tie yourself to something sturdy for protection, okay but not on the neck, the waist perhaps. Be careful. Hay sus!

Sidney said...

You have the guts of a true photographer! Well worth the effort !

-= dave =- said...

Man! This batch finally did what we the editorial board of HS Triumph 2001 can only envision: a formation picture. Perhaps it was because we were fewer then: we could form only the letter "A" for Ateneo. I had wanted that we form "2001" though.

Haha, somebody should've taken a photo of you clinging to the cross. I would entitle it "The Passion of the Meljohn."

Hmm.. what I know is "an magsakay digdi gadan." It actually refers to a Bicol bus line called AMDG.

rmacapobre said...

my mother's family is from bicol. we do not have contact with them anymore. do you know any sales or gutierrez in bicol?

GingGoy said...

lakas ng loob! :)

MJ said...

rmacapobre: Sales and Gutierrez? Oh, they're a bog clan in Bikol, especially in Naga. The Saleses are well-to-do!I have several Sales students in Ateneo de Naga.

Ces: Ok, harness strapped around my body is best next time I do this!

Sidney @ Tutubi: That's true. No guts, no glory. Right?

Dave: You've got to see how we improved the annuals thse past years!

binoe said...

sir pwd man bga "An Maluya Digdi Ginagadan!" kitang mga atenista maurag kita! urgulyong bikolano, joker arroyo, uragon ini! haha

...suportahan ta man an mga bikolanong madalagan sa eleksyong ini tanganing matabangan an mga bikolano asin ang padagos na pag-uswag kan Bikol! salamat