REMEMBERING "EQUING"

Who can ever forget him? You either hated or loved him, but for sure you respected him. Mr. Gideon Enriquez made every student terrified, especially when they came to school unprepared or did not do their homework. Everyone in our class has a story to tell about their experiences with "Mr. Terror". Many of us experienced climbing the dreaded "veranda" of the main building for not doing our homework in biology or algebra.

There are some funny moments too. I still remember when he caught Domingo Sadullo coaching Hugo Margate (may he rest in peace) in one of our classes. He made Ingo took over teaching the class and of course Ingo complied...with some theatrics too. "Li-lin-tian kamo" Ingo started and "Equing" just smiled. Equing's favorite line when a student can not answer or does not have a homework : "Marhay pang magtanom-tanom ka na lang nin kamote. Pagmata mo igua ka nang ugbos na puede lasuman".

The best thing about him though, is that he will inspire you. Many of us had achieved our goals with some inspiration from the man. I for sure became who I am partly because of him. He made me study harder and learn math and algebra well. Those subjects were important in my further studies and are helpful in the practice of my profession.