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When one hears the name Archie, one would envision a little boy chewing bubble gum, wearing short pants, and with an ill-fitting cap since it is bigger than his head. This particular image I think has been synonymous to this name. We often associate Archie with the image of a shy, little boy. But this Archie whom I know is the exact opposite of this stereotype. An exception to the rule, save for his height. :)
I fondly call him Arch, short for Archie. This guy is my student in two philosophy subjects (right Arch?) and one of the more popular guys in school when he was still a nursing student. If memory serves me right he had a very good attendance record and participated actively in class. One remarkable thing about him is his booming voice that belies his height (strike two!). Buong buo in Filipino parlance. He is very articulate as well.
As we come to know him we learned that he used to be a disc jockey with the moniker HIT MAN. When we exchanged texts just recently I committed a slip-up by wrongly identifying him with the DJ of another radio station! Well sorry about that Arch. Tao lang pasensha na! He used to be a DJ of Pinoy Radio DM95.5. I remember tuning in to this station (when it was still on air) whenever I wanted to listen to OPM songs, and I must have heard him delivering his spiels. The Hit Man!
Arch is a gem of WCC. We would often call him to host school events for free! (except for one event, right Arch?). He is always on-call 24 hours and always generous in lending his talent to his alma mater. He towers with energy and vibrancy, not to mention his great sense of humor. He talks and walks like a six-footer!
On a personal note, Archie is one gem of a person since he is a very congenial person and exudes a very charming personality. Irresistible to exaggerate a bit. A gem of a husband and father as well. Did I mention that he is also good-looking? Did an earthquake just hit Japan?
One trivia about Archie is that not many people know that beauty queen and supermodel Abbygale Arenas is his cousin! Now establish a correlation between their heights (strike three!).
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| Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1997, Ms. Universe-Ms. Photogenic 1997, Supermodel Philippines 1992 |
See you Arch in future events! I plan to get you as an emcee on my birthday: have you tried emceeing at the Araneta Coliseum?
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strike 3! BINGO! thank you for the nice words master tristan.
ReplyDeleteThat's our Archie!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Hitman!
ReplyDeleteMs. Magbanua is that you?
I think Manny has become a style icon as well. Love the Burberry top and Hermes belt.
ReplyDeleteMy first encounter with Hitman was during an acquaintance party. I could say that he is funny; he talks spontaneously...galeng, galeng! Two thumbs up, Mr. Archie! More power!
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