Then and Now: Lucia Cua

Happy birthday, Lucia! :)

Lucia Cua-Chua is currently an entrepreneur and enjoying her role as a doting lola.

Then and Now: Metro Manila-based Kabatch (Boys)

Several decades, hairlines, and pounds ago (according to Bong Cruz, heheh): (standing from left)Wilson P., Eleazar Zetha, George Cordero, Demetrio Biadoma, Jose Alvarado Jr., Roberto Cruz, Jonathan Bueno and Charles Wong. (altar boys from left) Jose Billy Gilay, Hector Natividad, Juancito Sarenas, and Ramon Trespeces.

From left, Desiderio Alaba, Eleazar Zetha, Charles Wong, Demetrio Biadoma, Juancito Sarenas, Roberto Cruz, Vivencio Soguilon and Wilson P.

Then and Now: Alicia Acharon and Jose Alvarado Jr.

 Alicia Acharon-Tagpuno is a government employee.

Jose "Jing" Alvarado Jr. is a bank executive.

Then and Now: Evelyn Abueva and Filbert Absin

 (Note: Due to popular demand and deteriorating memory (heheh) of our Kabatch, we are starting this series called Then and Now featuring our yearbook and current pictures. 
Our pair of Kabatch featured in this series ARE NOT LOVE TEAMS, then and now, it just happened that, in alphabetical order, they are the pair with both Then and Now photos. :))

                    

                     Evelyn "Ebing" Abueva-Olarte works as a caregiver in California, USA.

  Filbert "Doods" Absin is a government  employee and a successful businessman.

Elizabeth Sumajit-Kleine has found us!

When I opened my Facebook page tonight, I was surprised to receive a friend request from a certain Elizabeth Kleine. When I opened her FB page, I was even more surprised to see a familiar face: Elizabeth Sumajit!!!

I have been looking for Elizabeth for the longest time. Kaya pala di lumalabas sa Google ang name niya pag nagsearch ako kasi Mrs. Kleine na siya! Years ago, I was able to meet his brother who drove a taxi unit here in Gensan. He told me Elizabeth is already married to a  foreigner and they are raising sheep in Australia. Unfortunately, he doesn't have her mailing/email address. So from time to time, I would Google her name and those of our other kabatch in the hope of finding them in the internet.

And so it was Elizabeth who found me instead. And it was a very pleasant surprise indeed! :)

Elizabeth opened her FB account (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000973548697) on April 6, 2010 and her first status update was:

I'm excited to use Facebook! Now I can find my friends and family from overseas and I hope for more friends from different countries :)

Now that she found us, I guess her wish has come true! 

New message from Elizabeth:  

Hi! Long time no see, long time no hear... kumusta naman kayo?  Nagkataon kasi sa mga friends ko sa FB ang sabi kasama kayo ni ceferina sa nag-oorganize ng reunion ng batch natin sa ND so naisip kong tingnan kita sa facebook at hayan nga lumitaw ang pangalan mo at picture at laking tuwa ko at nag send ka ng messages sa akin at pati iyong picture ko ng highschool na ipakita mo sa FB ayy! ha ha ha ako nga iyan.

Sa maraming taon na nagdaan marami na akong nakalimutan na mga names nila na mga classmates ko and friends sa highschool lalao na sa notre dame college. Siguro dahil sa may pamilya na ako at malayo na sa inyo matagal na rin wala ako sa pilipinas. I got married last 1986 in Manila, Philippines and now residing in Australia for 24 yrs. Nakakauwi din ako last 2008 and last year para mag holiday para makita ko ang pamilya ko, relatives and some friends...

I hope sana sa reunion uli baka sakali makapunta ako but just let me know 1 year before para naman maka prepare.

Kumusta kayong lahat diyan and regards lalo na sa mga ka batch natin, classmates and friends....

Welcome to our batch, Elizabeth! It's good to have you back to the fold. :)

Here are some photos shared by Elizabeth in her FB photo albums: