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High School Batch 1973
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Due to time constraints, our Batch Core Group has decided to postpone our homecoming this year to 2013, our 40th. Please bear with us. Thanks, kabatch! :)
What month in 2010 is convenient for you to attend our next reunion? (You may choose more than 1 month)
January
4 (5%)
February
3 (4%)
March
4 (5%)
April
10 (13%)
May
8 (10%)
June
6 (8%)
July
6 (8%)
August
10 (13%)
September
3 (4%)
October
4 (5%)
November
3 (4%)
December
63 (85%)
Votes so far: 74 Poll closed
The Batch blog survey on the month preferred for the 37th Reunion of Batch '73 in 2010 shows that DECEMBER is it.
The Gensan-based organizing committee will decide on the date in December 2010. Please keep posted in this blog about the final date of our 2010 Reunion.
During the preparation for our 35th Grand Reunion, it was a welcome surprise to see batchmates still having their copies of the yearbook, high school pictures (mostly in black and white), and other paraphernalia. The yearbook especially was very useful in identifying and locating long-lost classmates. It was an ubiquitous fixture in every get-together we had and it never failed to cause laughter and smiles. During the reunion, ten copies of the yearbook were found at the NDDU storeroom and half of it were sold right away.
People who keep precious memories are often dismissed as sentimental fools. But as we come to a certain age when our mental recollection of people, events and places starts to fade and dim, these memories become valuable reminders of who we were, where we were, what we wore and ate, who we were with.
In these times when people are obsessed with the here and now, when today's trends are tomorrow's trash, memories serve as milestones which mark our life's journey. Memories are guideposts as we reflect on the life we have had. There are times when we have to dwell in the past to understand the present and to plan ahead. Memories are to be relished like homecooked meals our mothers served us. These memories are the stars that we forget to see while we are cursing the darkness around us. Surely, no one has a past so bleak that it is deemed better forgotten. One who has no use for memories must have amnesia! :)
The Hallmark card theme song said it right: No one throws away memories. There are memories that are forever etched in our hearts and minds. And our memories of the best years in high school are now enriched by recent memories of our 35th Grand Reunion.
During the preparation for our 35th Grand Reunion, it was a welcome surprise to see batchmates still having their copies of the yearbook, high school pictures (mostly in black and white), and other paraphernalia. The yearbook especially was very useful in identifying and locating long-lost classmates. It was an ubiquitous fixture in every get-together we had and it never failed to cause laughter and smiles. During the reunion, ten copies of the yearbook were found at the NDDU storeroom and half of it were sold right away.
People who keep precious memories are often dismissed as sentimental fools. But as we come to a certain age when our mental recollection of people, events and places starts to fade and dim, these memories become valuable reminders of who we were, where we were, what we wore and ate, who we were with.
In these times when people are obsessed with the here and now, when today's trends are tomorrow's trash, memories serve as milestones which mark our life's journey. Memories are guideposts as we reflect on the life we have had. There are times when we have to dwell in the past to understand the present and to plan ahead. Memories are to be relished like homecooked meals our mothers served us. These memories are the stars that we forget to see while we are cursing the darkness around us. Surely, no one has a past so bleak that it is deemed better forgotten. One who has no use for memories must have amnesia! :)
The Hallmark card theme song said it right: No one throws away memories. There are memories that are forever etched in our hearts and minds. And our memories of the best years in high school are now enriched by recent memories of our 35th Grand Reunion.
Please include in your prayers the following intentions of our Kabatch:
General Intentions:
- For all Kabatch '73 to continue the camaraderie that we have started, our spirit of togetherness,to keep the fires burning, laughing and enjoying our lives, and to pray for one another
(If you have prayer requests, just post them in the message box above.)
For the Improving Health of:
* Kabatch Cesar Paquingan's wife * Kabatch Bessie Deocampo's father
(If you have prayer requests, just post them in the message box at left.)
For the Repose of the Souls of:
*Kabatch Gloria Gamolo *Kabatch Letecia Narte-Gallarde *Alicia Montilla, our practice teacher *Pepito, the father of Kabatch Malou Dypiangco *Aida Hoyumpa, our teacher *Pedro Baynosa, our teacher * Belinda "Pong" Montilla, our practice teacher * Rene, brother of Kabatch Gilda Bantawig * Brother of Kabatch Ceferina Graciosa * Mother of Kabatch Susan Raval * Kabatch Corazon Narciso-Florida who was shot dead in Sultan Kudarat. * Kabatch Vickee Gonzaga-Firmalino's mother * Georgina, sister of Kabatch Bebong Lopez * Nonoy Hilado, partner of Kabatch Glyn Dumanig, who died of lung cancer Nov. 10 * Tintoy, father of Hector & Ma.Paz Natividad * Mother of Toto Soguilon *Teacher Manny Omega *Father of Kabatch Judith Balajadia *Mother of Kabatch Salome Inguillo *Kabatch Bessie's mother who died May 16 * Kabatch Francisco Bustos who died April 30 due to diabetic complications * Brother of Elvira Cauayan * Mother of Angie Catapang-Bongcawil * Mother of Kabatch Lita Tatel * Kabatch Julio Firmalino who died October 30 * our dearly departed teachers and Kabatch * mother of Ma'am Aida Hoyumpa who died October 25 after being comatose * Jose Inguillo, father of Kabatch Salome Inguillo, who died of complications October 17 * Esperanza Nunez, the mother of Kabatch Susan Nunez * Ed Cababayao (Kabatch Danilo's brother) who died of cardiac arrest * Kabatch Juliet Ras who died August 10 after being in diabetic comatose condition
(If you have prayer requests, just post them in the message box above.)
Other Intentions:
- approval of the USA resident visa applications of Kabatch Josefina Villegas-Mariano and her family
- speedy justice and enlightenment for Kabatch George Cordero
- guidance of the Holy Spirit for Kabatch Gilbert Tan who is writing his MBA thesis proposal
(If you have prayer requests, just post them in the message box above.)
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