Email from Carmen Ongkingco-Carido

kamusta na? it's been a long time since we have seen or hear from each other, remembering the high school days looking at the pictures lyn dulay sent me during your monthly reunion and also fron evelyn duran's party, nahirapan ako magrecognize ng iba kasi probably i saw them last during our graduation except for paz, winston, jing, jurie, toto soguilon and danilo sanchez late ko na nakilala,may alzheimers na yata ako or just the age na talaga he,he,he! what's new with you, saan ka work and the rest of the barkadas? i would be happy to hear from them too. tell them email ko sa iyo and if they have email address too, send it to me para may news din ako sa kanila. please send my warm regards to all of them especially paz and the rest of the group.how i wish i could attend our 35th reunion but just keep me posted ok?

i am here also in jerusalem,israel working as a pediatric intensive nurse for quite a while, my husband is also here but our daughter is in davao studying nursing in ateneo.when i go home sa gensan, sandali lang ako kasi we are now staying in davao, my parents are also in davao, matatanda na sila.

say hello to bong cruz din pag uwi niya, sabihin mo di na siya makilala ng ninang niya.... my mother.

lyn dulay and me are working in the same hospital, siya nga ang nagbalita sa akin about your monthly meetings. now we are in contact with some of our batch. mga barkada nga namin wala na ako nakita kasi si lita mapalo and odette dinopol sa states and i don't know their addresses. si lorna calderon and paz natividad lang and nandiyan sa gensan. jasmin fauni sa states din, susan raval sa australia, mariame franco is in north cotabato last na alam ko si wilma villasis sa gensan but she is not joining but try to get hold of her too.mahaba na email ko and i have to go now coz bukas duty pa ako sa umaga, got to rest, 9pm na dito, our time difference is 6 hrs. just say hello to the batch 73 girls and boys ok?

take care and GOD BLESS......

Email from Eduardo Senajon

Surprise from your batch mate! After 34 long years, got some email addresses of my batch. Got this info from ABS Sports News sent to me by Mr. Absin, another batch mate whom, unexpectedly, with three other batch mates, I met at the burial of my dear sister in Polomolok last July this year. Heard from them you have celebrated reunions for our batch. So unfortunate of me, I'm in Manila working as Dean of the College of Science at Emilio Aguinaldo College for 4 years now. Previously, I was connected at MSU-IIT (18 years) where I finished my BS Metallurgical Engineering and my Master's degree in Chemistry Education prior to my scholarship grant (finished my Ph.D. Chemistry Education at UP-Diliman last 2001).

Hope to hear from you soon. GOD bless!

More Oct. 28 Get Together News

Dalawang beses nagbrown-out so changes were made in the program: gi-una ang dinner and the parlor games and program came later.

Sonia Garcia-Lauzon provided pineapple chunks, Glynda and Evelyn brought fresh buko juice still in husks and watermelons. Bing Bantawig-Elemia donated the lechon.

Evelyn Abueva-Olarte was ravishingly pretty in her virginal white dress while Susan Guatlo-Acosta was blooming in her red floral get-up.

Ang unang dance number to set the Hawaiian theme was Pearly Shells romantically danced by Bing Bantawig-Elemia and bday boy Gilbert Tan.

Evelyn gave away Hersheys chocolates and Batch 73 pics in DVD as pasalubong to Kabatch '73 boys and girls.

Bongga and well-applauded ang ballroom dance numbers nila Glynda, Vicky, Ceferina, Sonia and Bing together with their dance partner Rey Salamante.

Mother and daughter modern dance number rendered by Rowena Villanueva-Peria and daughter.

Tributes were given to the birthday celebrants by friends and batchmates.

Also present during the affair were: Art Aller, Ed Dolorosa, Danny Sanchez, Jing Alvarado, Toto Soguilon, Kokoy Loquias, Ben Cabradilla, Rannie Mullanida, Doods Absin, Nante Santos, Vir Lauzon, Cyrus Carballo, Loloy Cababayao, Julio Firmalino, Vicky Gonzaga-Firmalino, Susan Guatlo-Acosta, Evelyn Abueva-Olarte, Sonia Garcia-Lauzon, Cef Graciosa, Glyn Dumanig, Nel de Guzman-Soriano, Gilda Bantawig-Elemia, Violeta Lopez-Makiling, Susan Verba-Cordova, Alicia Pelarco-Lamoste, Alicia Acharon-Tagpuno, Rabia Batuwa, Esmeralda Basaya-Cana, Juliet Ras, Emelita Tatel-Dalagan, Consuelo Guzman-Bais, Rowena Villanueva-Peria, Marilyn Ferrariz-Polinario

Kudos and congratulations to the people behind this event: Nelia, Bing, Cef, Glyn, Vicky, Sonia, and Gilbert for their generosity in terms of time, efforts, pawis at luha. The glowing smiles and enjoyment on everyone's faces as we parted ways that night was all worth it!

Sus, magmahay gyud ang wa ka-attend ba... Anyway, there will be more upcoming events and activities to be spearheaded by NDD Batch '73.

More pictures here.