Sunday at the Los Borrachos Cup

ACF Real Molinillo participated in the first-ever Los Borrachos Cup in Malate.

First of all, before anybody gets any wrong ideas, Google Translate says that ‘borrachos’ means ‘drunks.’ The cup itself was a one-day futsal tournament organised by a Manila-based club called Los Borrachos FC, which to my knowledge is made up of San Beda-Manila alumni.

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Trivia on the DLSL High School Boys’ Uniform

The first uniform worn by boys of De La Salle Lipa wore brown khaki pants.

This, I suppose, is the natural follow-up to my previous article about the DLSL coeds’ uniforms; and how it changed to what it is now. If you are an alumnus or student and you are thinking that there isn’t an awful lot to say about the boys’ uniform because it hasn’t changed over the years, well, you’re wrong.

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That ‘Hideous’ Former DLSL Coeds’ Uniform

The coeds' uniform was introduced in the seventies but continued be worn till the nineties.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting two of my former female students from the eighties; and inevitably most of the conversation was nostalgic in nature. There was one topic that made both ladies almost cringe comically: the old coeds’ cream and apple green uniform.

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