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                    [ArticleID] => 1540478
                    [Title] => A poem for Lim Eng Beng
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Thomas (Magoo) Dy, a La Salle varsity basketball player from 1976 to 1978, sent the other day a unique tribute to the late Green Archer legend Lim Eng Beng by email.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-07 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1536158 [Title] => Thank you, Lim Eng Beng [Summary] =>

Today is the last day of viewing the remains of PBA legend Lim Eng Beng who lies in state at the Sanctuarium on Araneta Avenue and it’s fitting that Christmas Day will mark the end of his wake.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-24 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1508743 [Title] => Archer in dire straits [Summary] =>

The man who led La Salle to NCAA senior men’s basketball championships in 1971 and 1974 is fighting the biggest battle of his life.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-08 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1426131 [Title] => Tesoro’s and the business of Filipino folk craft [Summary] =>

Despite the global outlook of the Filipino, our cultural heritage remains deeply inlaid, carved, woven, or embroidered in our collective consciousness.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1404634 [AuthorName] => John A. Magsaysay [SectionName] => Lifestyle Business [SectionUrl] => business-life [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/business-life/20150223/Salud-Tesoro.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1415558 [Title] => Tribute to Boysie [Summary] =>

Francisco (Boysie) Henares played in only 58 games for the Concepcion Carrier team over two PBA seasons, averaging 4.5 points in 1975 and 1976 but despite the brief stint, will be always remembered for his pure love of the game, sportsmanship and dedication. He was never a PBA superstar. But making it to the PBA was a huge accomplishment in itself. Boysie lived his dream of playing in the pros and when it was time to withdraw, he did it with dignity and went on to become a successful finance man.

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I loved basketball.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133774 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1325498 [AuthorName] => Francis J. Kong [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1321537 [Title] => A lovely house, a lively conference [Summary] =>

My wife Beng’s profession as an art restorer and conservator brings her into contact with some very interesting people...

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135214 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804847 [AuthorName] => Butch Dalisay [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => http://wpc.E0AD.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/20140512/Santo-House-Antipolo.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1277658 [Title] => Hello, seniorhood [Summary] =>

This Wednesday the 15th, Providence permitting, I’ll be marking two milestones I frankly never thought I’d reach: I turn 60, and Beng and I will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135214 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804847 [AuthorName] => Butch Dalisay [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/7741/r6xp.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 927973 [Title] => Cancer won’t dampen Beng’s spirit [Summary] =>

Despite a prognosis that he has only three years to live because of Stage 3 liver cancer, former La Salle and PBA star Lim Eng Beng said yesterday he won’t give up the fight for life with God, family and friends on his side.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img208/2936/spcancer.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 926777 [Title] => Time for payback [Summary] =>

For 11 seasons, Lim Eng Beng thrilled PBA fans with his extraordinary hardcourt skills. He was a sharpshooter not unlike Russian sniper Vasily Zaitsev, immortalized in the film “Enemy at the Gates.”

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