Kainan naaaaaaaa!

Reunion organizers Danny Sanchez, Vir Lauzon, Nel de Guzman-Soriano and hubby Tom mingle. :)

Nainitan si Rannie Mullanida sa iyahang gikaong kaldereta nga giluto ni Winston Jabonillo.

Ang mga ma-ams nato.

Sila ma'am lang gihapon

Sonia Lauzon, Jurie Sendico, April Anung and Cef Graciosa (nganong walay may toothpick diri?)

Ambassador Evelyn Duran directs daboys: o, alignment ha!

(Photos by Bong & Grace Cruz)

Dyaran! Ayan na ang mga Cowgirls & Cowboys!

3:00 p.m. Registration at Arnevel's Le Jardin. Motiff was Western so semi-casual attires were worn by our Kabatch '73. Registration pa lang, grabe na ang sigawan, tawanan, kodakan! Imagine 35 years ago pa ang huling pagkikita ng marami sa atin. Kaya yung excitement na nagsimula sa misa nung umaga nadoble/triple nung gabi na.

24 from the Boys and 48 from the Girls attended the evening program. Syempre kasama ang mga asawa at anak.

Evelyn Duran and Evangeline Yumang were adjudged Best Cowgirls by our teacher-judges later that night.

Napagod ang Girls sa kasisigaw at katatawa with Kabatch
na matagal nilang hindi nakita.

Klaro sa tindog pa lang nila Evelyn ug Cef nga cowgels gyud sila (bakang ba?)

Gi-demonstrate ni Glyn kung unsang tamang pagsakay sa kabaw (ay! kabayo diay). Dapat daw pa-demure (de-kwatro) ug patakilid.

As usual, the boys are at the side, quietly watching the girls go by. 35 years ago, sa plaza ni sila gakaon og banana cue samtang gahulat mogawas ang girls sa gates sa NDD Girls Dept.

Cowgirls na busy sa registration. Ang asawa ni Bong Cruz na si Grace nagvolunteer na maglettering sa nametags sa mga Kabatch.

(Photos by Bong & Grace Cruz and Evelyn Duran-Flores)

Moments of Sharing with the Orphans of St. Gemma

Batchmates distribute gift-bags to the wards.
Gilbert: Paano ba pakainin ng fried chicken ang batang ito? Hirap nitong walay praktis puro theories.

St.Gemma wards welcome Batch '73. Ate Paz Salazar: Maraming maraming salamat sa tulong at panahon na binigay nyo sa aming mga ward.Toto Soguilon, Nonoy Dolorosa, Nante Santos, Cesar Aranas, Julio Firmalino, Pons Amo & Rosenie Tupas: Unsan man, ibagliya nato ning motor ug idonate ang halin sa St. Gemma's?

One of the major beneficiaries of our solicitation efforts from advertisers for our Souvenir Program is St. Gemma's Orphanage which shelters, feeds, clothes, and sends to school wards aging from 2 - 16 years old.

Sonia Garcia-Lauzon and the rest of the Girls Alumni core group packed gift-bags of personal necessities for each ward. Batch '73 distributed these to the wards. One boy upon opening his gift-bag cried out: Yay! Now I have briefs!

Bong Cruz brought a big box of used clothing while Kristan Bookstore donated school supplies. A 25-kilo bag of rice was also given to the Orphanage.

Packed lunchboxes filled with spaghetti and fried chicken and fruit juices were also given to the kids. Our batchmates also helped feed the children.

St. Gemma's directress, Ate Paz Salazar thanked Batch '73 profusely for the assistance extended to the orphanage.

(Photos by Roberto Cruz & Evelyn Duran-Flores)

Trailers: Hot Mamas and Fraulein Colleen

Hot Mamas (above top) starring Glyn Dumanig, Gilda Bantawig and Cef Graciosa and Fraulein Colleen Garcera (ang German na Hawayana) in their well-applauded dance numbers.

You want moooooorrrreeeee? Abangan ang video dito sa blog natin!

(Photos by Grace Cruz)

Staying Alive! Our Teachers!

Dan Sanchez & Nelia De Guzman-Soriano(extreme left & right) after the tribute given by Batch '773 to our teachers present: (from left) Ma'ams Virginia Rebucan, Lourdes Valencia, Thelma Fernandez, Nelia Albite, Sir Roger Rebucan, Ma'ams Ching Penpena & Fe Cardino.

Our teachers graced our 35th Grand Reunion activities.

Fe Cardino (who attended our Mass at the Novitiate, helped at St. Gemma's Orphanage and attended the evening program), Ernesto Nanali (who is active with the City Government's sports development program, attended the evening program), Lourdes Valencia (enjoying her retirement thru jet-setting between the USA and the Philippines) , Concepcion Penpena (also enjoying retirement by travels here and abroad), Nelia Albite (already retired but still teaches part-time in undergrad and graduate schools), Thelma Fernandez (recently retired), Rogelio Rebucan (also retired, gave an impromptu inspirational message during the evening program and exalted Batch '73), Virginia Cabangal Rebucan (now the principal of Lagao National High School).Susan Guatlo-Acosta (in red), who co-emceed the evening program with Bong Cruz, poses with our batch teachers (from left), Ma'ams Ching Penpena, Nelia Albite, Thelma Fernandez, Fe Cardino, and Lourdes Valencia.

Ma'am Fe Cardino who joined the 35th Grand Homecoming activities the whole day.

Ganito Kami Noon at Ngayon - NDD Batch '73 Super Models!

Pogi Boys Bong Cruz and Jing Alvarado in their NDD Boys uniform

One of the Campus Crushes Colleen Garcera. As a result ng protest ng Golden Girls Kabatch natin, Colleen is now one of the Campus Crushes. Officially LAHAT sila Crush ng Bayan! :)Si Ma'am Weng Villanueva naka-uniform with matching Ms. Universe wave
Ester Barot looks transported to our high school days
Alicia Pelarco, demure in and out of uniform

Gilbert Tan proudly in uniform

Bong Cruz & April Anung in a friendly pose

Starry-eyed Evelyn Abueva

"Ambassador" Evelyn Flores beams

Hot Mama Gilda Bantawig in complete uniform with regulation hairclip.

(Pictures by Roberto & Grace Cruz and Evelyn Duran-Flores)

Mainit-init pa! Pictures of our 35th Grand Reunion Part I

July 26 - Less than 24 hours before our 35th Reunion, the Gensan Core Group (from left, Violeta Lopez-Makiling, Sonia Garcia-Lauzon, Nelia de Guzman-Soriano, Filbert Absin, Vicky Gonzaga-Firmalino, Cef Graciosa, Gilda Bantawig-Elemia, Vir Lauzon, Gilbert Tan and Dan Sanchez) gets an extra hand from Roberto (in striped shirt) and Grace Cruz who brought used clothes, prizes, among other things for the community service and reunion program.

Nelia double checks the gift packs for St. Gemma's orphan wards.

Poses after wrapping the prizes for the reunion program with Winston Jabonillo, Jing Alvarado and Ben Cabradilla

July 27 8:30 a.m.: At the Novitiate for the mass co-sponsored by our batch. Nagkagulo before the mass sina (from left) Evangeline Yumang, Juliet Ras, Judith Balajadia and Glyn Dumanig with the surprise homecoming of Evelyn Abueva-Olarte (white dress). For many of our Kabatch, it was their first time to meet again after our graduation 35 years ago so understandably, nabulabog ang chapel. :)
Homecoming beauty queens Evelyn Abueva, Lucia Cua (white shirt) and Marilou Dypiangco with Gensan-based batchmates Melinda dela Cruz, Glyn Dumanig, Nonoy Dolorosa, Evelyn Duran and Toto Soguilon.
Practising "Answer", one of the mass songs (composed by Sr. Anunciata, SPC) we sang during our high school graduation.
10:00 a.m. - At St. Gemma's Orphanage, adjacent to the Novitiate, for our community service.
Gilbert Tan starts the ball rolling by introducing each one of the 31 orphan-wards.

(More pictures and videos (!) to be uploaded as soon as copies are received)

(Pictures taken by Roberto & Grace Cruz and Evelyn Duran-Flores)