Today, defending champion San Beda Red Lions tries to sustain the 3-peat championship as it faces off with the Jose Rizal University (JRU) Bombers for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 84th season Senior Basketball crown.
As we shall witness the cheers and jeers of each teams resonating across the Big Dome, I have been wondering why we, Bedans, were always mocked as "Beda Tulo Laway" and JRU as "Hopia!!!"
"Beda Tulo Laway!"
Pinoyexchange forum members shared some insights to the taunting remark against Bedans. One explanation is that "tulo laway" (drooling) is a mockery against the Chinese people as they have been labeled as "Intsik beho, tulo laway." "Beho" which means viejo or old man who usually is a peddler or a vendor. As for the ptyalism, Chinese have been known to be industrious people who work really hard early in the morning and then take naps during midday when business is slow. As mandibles are relaxed during sleep, drool oozes out of their mouths.
As for Bedans being Chinese, San Beda isn't densely populated by Filipino-Chinese as it has been founded to be a school for Spanish mestizos because of its proximity to the old rich communities of Arlegui and of course, Malacañang. But through the years, San Beda College has evolved to cater to different Filipino ethnicities.
The forum reader surmised that the "Beda Tulo Laway" jeer was a product of the idiocity of Beda's opponents as a futile attempt to sound like Beda's Indian Yell which goes "Heyum kim kum kawa".
Another is that San Beda was an exclusive school for boys in the Mendiola Consortium having been surrounded by girls or co-ed schools like Centro Escolar University, La Consolacion College, College of the Holy Spirit and San Sebastian College. Before San Beda became co-ed recently, which I, my brothers, and Bedan batchmates didn't like the idea plus moving the elementary and high school departments to a remote place in Rizal.
Anyway when Beda was still San Beda, there was a walkway between the driveway and the Junior Football Field (where a building stands there today) where Bedans would sit around, wait for their classes or sundo, leave their things there or play at the covered basketball courts, our college kuyas would sit there and wait for the CEU and LaCo colegialas walk through to get to the school's swimming pool for their P.E. classes. San Beda used to rent out the swimming pool to other Mendiola schools which don't have the facility. I just don't know if they let other schools use the pool until today. But did they even bother to worry about what floats and what's in that pool? Hehehehe. So where were we? Oh, so we, Bedans would sit there, gawk and stare as the CEU and LaCo girls parade their way to the swimming pool from the driveway, down to the drummer boy and infront of the high school building and off to the quadrangle then to the Senior Football Field then to the pool. Just imagine the number of prying eyes of the Bedans savoring the presence of girls. Hence, "Beda tulo laway!"
But gone were those days since San Beda opened its doors to girls and had to revise some lyrics (I guess) of the Bedan Hymn, overhaul the student handbook, and create more ladies room. I remember when my mom would come fetch me and my brothers, they were only about 2 ladies room where she can go to.
Hopia!!!
On the other hand, JRU's monicker is "Hopia!" Word has it that the 80 Shaw Boulevard campus was a former hopia factory. I don't know if it's an urban legend but it has always been said about them during NCAA games. I even remember when Beda and JRU had a game in that filthy Rizal Memorial Coliseum, someone threw hopia in the court.
But things has evolved as JRU tries to change the embarassing remark of Hopia to H.O.P.I.A or Highly Outstanding People In Action.
Of Red Lions and Bombers
San Beda College "adopted the Red Lion emblem from the ancient Scottish/English heraldic symbol, the Red Lion Rampant." San Beda College which was named after the Venerable Bede of England, naturally chose the heraldic symbol of the ancient Scots/English for courage.
While Jose Rizal University adopted the Bombers nickname supposedly from the World War II bombs that were once stocked in the school during the Japanese occupation. Hence, the JRU bombers.
As the Red Lions come face to face with the Bombers at the Araneta Coliseum for Game 1, we will see who goes home with the hopia or magtutulo laway for winning the game.
As we shall witness the cheers and jeers of each teams resonating across the Big Dome, I have been wondering why we, Bedans, were always mocked as "Beda Tulo Laway" and JRU as "Hopia!!!"
"Beda Tulo Laway!"
Pinoyexchange forum members shared some insights to the taunting remark against Bedans. One explanation is that "tulo laway" (drooling) is a mockery against the Chinese people as they have been labeled as "Intsik beho, tulo laway." "Beho" which means viejo or old man who usually is a peddler or a vendor. As for the ptyalism, Chinese have been known to be industrious people who work really hard early in the morning and then take naps during midday when business is slow. As mandibles are relaxed during sleep, drool oozes out of their mouths.As for Bedans being Chinese, San Beda isn't densely populated by Filipino-Chinese as it has been founded to be a school for Spanish mestizos because of its proximity to the old rich communities of Arlegui and of course, Malacañang. But through the years, San Beda College has evolved to cater to different Filipino ethnicities.
The forum reader surmised that the "Beda Tulo Laway" jeer was a product of the idiocity of Beda's opponents as a futile attempt to sound like Beda's Indian Yell which goes "Heyum kim kum kawa".
Another is that San Beda was an exclusive school for boys in the Mendiola Consortium having been surrounded by girls or co-ed schools like Centro Escolar University, La Consolacion College, College of the Holy Spirit and San Sebastian College. Before San Beda became co-ed recently, which I, my brothers, and Bedan batchmates didn't like the idea plus moving the elementary and high school departments to a remote place in Rizal.
Anyway when Beda was still San Beda, there was a walkway between the driveway and the Junior Football Field (where a building stands there today) where Bedans would sit around, wait for their classes or sundo, leave their things there or play at the covered basketball courts, our college kuyas would sit there and wait for the CEU and LaCo colegialas walk through to get to the school's swimming pool for their P.E. classes. San Beda used to rent out the swimming pool to other Mendiola schools which don't have the facility. I just don't know if they let other schools use the pool until today. But did they even bother to worry about what floats and what's in that pool? Hehehehe. So where were we? Oh, so we, Bedans would sit there, gawk and stare as the CEU and LaCo girls parade their way to the swimming pool from the driveway, down to the drummer boy and infront of the high school building and off to the quadrangle then to the Senior Football Field then to the pool. Just imagine the number of prying eyes of the Bedans savoring the presence of girls. Hence, "Beda tulo laway!"
But gone were those days since San Beda opened its doors to girls and had to revise some lyrics (I guess) of the Bedan Hymn, overhaul the student handbook, and create more ladies room. I remember when my mom would come fetch me and my brothers, they were only about 2 ladies room where she can go to.
Hopia!!!
On the other hand, JRU's monicker is "Hopia!" Word has it that the 80 Shaw Boulevard campus was a former hopia factory. I don't know if it's an urban legend but it has always been said about them during NCAA games. I even remember when Beda and JRU had a game in that filthy Rizal Memorial Coliseum, someone threw hopia in the court.But things has evolved as JRU tries to change the embarassing remark of Hopia to H.O.P.I.A or Highly Outstanding People In Action.
Of Red Lions and Bombers
San Beda College "adopted the Red Lion emblem from the ancient Scottish/English heraldic symbol, the Red Lion Rampant." San Beda College which was named after the Venerable Bede of England, naturally chose the heraldic symbol of the ancient Scots/English for courage.
While Jose Rizal University adopted the Bombers nickname supposedly from the World War II bombs that were once stocked in the school during the Japanese occupation. Hence, the JRU bombers.As the Red Lions come face to face with the Bombers at the Araneta Coliseum for Game 1, we will see who goes home with the hopia or magtutulo laway for winning the game.
2 comments:
i realy, enjoyed reading your blog. it shows that nurse's aren't only good in caring and treating the ill, but RN's are multi-talented and multi-faceted. Continue on your crap.
Chao.
I like this post and your stories about your school. Bedan ka pala? Rizalian here... And I'll give a explanation for the "hopia", nagkaroon talaga ng hopia factory sa tapat ng JRU but not on the actual grounds itself. :)
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