Baraklay sa Orok... (the long and winding road)

Pakatapos magpapresko sa Dancalan Beach an di nagmamaliw na baraklay. Segurado ini nag-irinom kay may gapot pa na sigarilyo si Alvin (hali sa tindahan nira pero di aram ni Papa nan Mama niya)

Baragat 2007

OCCASION: wara lang basta gusto lang magbaragat...

VENUE: Alfonso Gonzales' Residence, Moonwalk, Parañaque

DATE: December 2, 2007

Ang Pagbabalik Showbiz Tambalan

DECAY: Diri, Recto, nagpapasikrap ka man saako sadto?
RECTO: Paghuna ko di mo naririparuhan.

RECTO: Atog napung-awon ako saimo
DECAY: Mao man gud ako.

Ini si Maning daghan ini kabeses naging best supporting actor kaya lang insasadidri lang niya niya an script. Niyan lang pagsabi na kaya siya naguupod sa pagbisita sadto kay...

(hapota niyo si Eden san rason)

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***photos courtesy of agnes and recto***

Ang 5 Katotohanan Sa Mundo

Una: Di lahat ng ngipin mo ay abot ng dila mo.
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Pangalawa: Susubukan ng mga tanga kung totoo ang una.
Pangatlo: Ang una ay mali.
Pangapat: Matutuwa ka dahil nagmukha kang tanga.
Panglima: Pabasa mo ito sa iba pa para makabawi ka.
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***from Laguna Libre***

Just for Fun

An atheist was walking through the woods.

"What majestic trees"!

"What powerful rivers"!

"What beautiful animals"!

He said to himself.

As he was walking alongside the river,

he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him.

He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him.
.He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out, "Oh my God!" Time stopped. The bear froze.The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. "You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident. "Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer"?

The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the bear a Christian"?"Very w ell," said the voice. The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:

"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen."

***emailed by Eden***

Nostalgia '81.............................

mula sa Mahiwagang Baul ni Alpog

(being auctioned now at Christie's, initial bidding price US$3M)

very clear tabi ini na picture. this is posted to test your vision. kun malabo an imod mo, it's time to have your eyes checked!!!

***docs and photo courtesy of Alpog***

Nostalgia '81...........................

Dancalan Beach Reunion

tangkodi daw niyo kun sin-o an may gapot san long neck.

wara nakapiyok sa mga lalaki san tiyokon niya ini. sabi

niya pakatapos: "diri niyo kaya an kaya ko...hik!"

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JSRMI Drum and Bugle Corps
(a pose for posterity w/o the drums and the bugles)

Star Struck circa'80

(hain man kamo niyan mga taga showbiz???????)

***photos courtesy of Alpog***

How To Stay Young!

We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are!

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HOW TO STAY YOUNG

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1. Try everything twice. On Madams tombstone (of Whelan's and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times!

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2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches.)

3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

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4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.

6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.

How To Stay...

7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help , and if there is no help available, learn to live with what you have!!
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9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.


10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.
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And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone .
Lost time can never be found!

emailed by eden

Nagpakorodak sa Shangrila (may asimmmm paaaaa!!!!!)

Agnes: mas dianis na nakahiyom lang an pagpose para mysterious diyo ang dating.

Decay: atog mas dianis an naiimod an ngipon kay basi makuwa

ka man model san close up.

An Mga Daraga (at anghanggggggggg!!!!!)

Decay: mao ini an Christmas Pose of the Year.

Agnes: Kakulay san blouse ko an motif san christmas tree. Decay: mao man an jacket ko.

Decay: kay sin-o man an nagsabi na di pwede magharakhak dini sa Shangrila.

magboot man sira, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

77 - 81 Beneficiaries

Name of Student (Address)/ Grade / Year / School / Parents

1. Noli G. Galosmo (Dapdap)/ 1st year/ Bulusan High School/ Salvador-Felisa Galarosa

2. Jhonrey F. Fuasa (Dapdap)/2nd year/ -do-/ Pedro-Elvira Fulo

3. Rolly B. Galosmo (Dapdap)/1st year/ -do- / Romeo-Salvacion Ballesteros

4. Marlon F. Galosmo (Dapdap)/1st year/ -do-/ Manuel-Nenita Frades

5. Arjay Fortes (Sabang)/2nd year/ -do-/ Maria Fortes

6. Jayson O. Fuasa (Mabuhay)/1st year/ -do- / Napoleon-Ester Odoño

7. Jessie G. Garrote (San Jose)/2nd year/ -do- / Nida Gando-Manuel Garrote

8. Donna G. Alegria (San Jose)/2nd year/ -do- / Nenita Garrote

9. Robert Furing (San Jose)/2nd year/ -do- / Edna-Roberto Furing

10. Chona ______ (San Jose)/ Grade 3/ Bulusan Central School/ Teresita Furing

11. Andro Frades (Sabang) /1st year /JSRMI/ Odilon-Cora Gautane

12. Jhona Fulong (Mabuhay)/1st year/ -do-/ Vicente-Beata Domagtoy

13. Lyndon Galos (Sabang)/3rd year/ -do-/ Pedro-Lucila Frades

Bayabay!!!

in-post ko sa (LINKS) batch directory an list of alumni sa sabang and central elementary schools. an lista hali sa baul ni padi recto.

Bayabay!!!

To : Batchmates
Date : 08 August 2007

Mao tabi ini an lista na nasa irarom san mga kabataan san batchmates ta na indadanonan ta san pagpaescuela kay an iba sini dire konta mamagpakaescuela dahil sa dire nira kaya. An iba naman nakabatog na kaya lang pawot an magurang kay may namag-erescuela man na iba na kabataan. An danon ta sa kanira mao an pagbayad san miscellaneous & ID fees kay mao man hak an inbabayadan sa Bulusan High School or Laboy na ingagahoy kay public school yun. An 3 na nag-enrol sa Jose S Reyes Memorial Institute (JSRMI) kay may tuition fees, insabihan sira na an ikadanon na halaga pareho san danon sa namag-escuela sa Laboy para wara magdumot. Kita man an nagbakal san kanira school supplies kaupod na an school bags. May mga white t-shirts man na uniform na hinatag kita na hinatag man san ato iba na kaklase, may hale kan Ester Frago nan Alex Gabuyo.

Diyo pa man hak an nasabihan ko na batchmates ta tungkol sini na ato saday na proyekto kay thru text ko man hak sira nacontact. An kadaghanan na natext ko an mga nakaattend san ato reunion kay mao an naghatag sin mga cell phone numbers nira. Makaoogma man kay mga very willing man magdanon maski ngani yadto na diyo man hak an income. An saday na halaga na hale sa puso mao an importante kay maski diyo, an Mahal Na DIOS an napuno san kakulangan. An iba na nagpledge diri nakahabol magpadara san ambag nira kay may iba na priority na pangangaipo sa pamilya nira, pero maambag sira sa masunod kay ipadagos ta ini na proyekto every year.

An total amount na nasolicit ko bale P10,600.00. Ang mga donors mao sira: Nerio Garalde, Mario Gallor, Joey Frades, Eden, Lope Galindes nan Adelmo Gonzales. Si Nerio kay financially blessed kay seaman, medyo dako na halaga an hinatag. Aram ko na kun naipaaram ko an proyekto sa kadaghanan, mas dako an naging pundo ta. An cuarta na hale kan Nerio, Mario nan Adelmo, hinulog nira sa personal bank account ko kay wara pa man kita sadiri na bank account. Sa niyan tabi, mayon pa kita natutuda sa bank account ko na P4,010.00. An kan Joey nan Lope, diretso kan Helen Furo-Mendizabal inhatag. Inhahatagan ko na lang si Helen kun may kaipuhan na bayadan o bakalon kay siya an nag-aasikaso san intero didto sa Bulusan. An detalye san expenses ipapost ko na hak pagnakumpleto na ni Helen kay an iba bag-o na hak kuno mag-exam an pagbayad nan iklaro pa niya an sa mga nakaenrol sa JSRMI. Masakit daw pan-o icontact lalo an taga San Jose kay inpapatugunan pa niya, awat makaabot kaniya an simbag.

Kun ingkaso may mga ambagan pa sira sa escuelahan na diri kaya san magurang, pwede man na danonan ta uli, depende, pero inklaro sa kanira na mao hak yadto na namention ko sa taas an kaya ta idanon. An school shoes nga nira, nagmag-ayo pa konta, kaya lang di ta pa man kaya kay mahal. Bagaw ko, kon sin-o an may mga old shoes na gusto idonate, mahabo baya. Kun may gusto tabi saiyo mag-ambag para sa proyeto na ini, pwede mag-ambag maski kan-o. Itext hak tabi ako sa 09067293726 (TM). Paminsan-minsan, ipapost ko kun nagdadagdag an funds ta, pero diri ko imention kun pera an ambag san kada donor kay sa imud ko diri dianis. Di ta man konta dapat igparabalangibog an mga ugay ta, pero kun makainspire ini sa iba na tawo para irogon an inhihimo ta para sa kaayadan san iba, pamati ko puwede man. Dire ko aram kun naghihimo man sini an iba na batch sa elementary or high school, pero an wish ko na sana may maghimo man sini kay kadianis na legacy. Saday hak ini na proyekto ta dire irog san iba na organisasyon na pang college na, pero malay ta kun umabot an panahon na kayahon ta man yun sa grasya san Mahal Na DIOS. Sabi nga baga, With GOD, nothing is impossible and when we do our best, GOD does the rest.

Let us then continue to share our blessings generously, for it is in sharing that we are blessed more. Thank you very much to all those who generously share their gifts, not only in terms of financial and material help, but also their efforts, talents, etc. To Joey, who has shown enthusiastically his support, salamatonon tabi! To Helen, who attends single-handedly to the needs of the students, big thanks! To Charlie, who painstakingly created the blogsite for our batch, muchas gracias! To all the donors, to those who in one way or the other have helped and to those who pray/wish for the success of our project, maraming salamat! Mabuhay tabi kamo! May our ever good LORD bless you all.

Karaon ngon-a!!!

some photos from Flickr

http://en.utrace.de/

Bayabay!!!

To facilitate our communication especially if a more private one is desired I have added the batch directory in the Links Section. However, it is just limited to email addresses. If you want further information, updates etc. you may just email the concerned person.

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Kindly email me the addresses that are not yet included on the list. Thanks a lot.

-charlie-

An Project

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. - Derek Bok

I think Eden will not have time to write about the project she initiated due to her very hectic schedule. So, I took the freedom to write about it.

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During the reunion habang nag-oorogma may padiyodiyo na kurumustahan san mga buhaybuhay... mga concerns sa pamilya... dini nahatagan sin lugar an iba ta na mga kabatch na nasa bulusan na magpaluwas san kanira mga agrangay. Sabi ko ngani diri intero saato naging mayad an kamutangan sa buhay. Sayo na nag luwas na concern mao an pagpaadal san kanira mga kabataan. Nagkapira an diri kaya magpaadal maski sa Laboy man lang kay diri talaga kaya san income. Kadaghanan sini nasa High School na. After that day naimod ni Eden an pangangaipuhan sin paghatag sin danon kaya an hinimo niya intext an iba ta na ka-batch na nano daw kun puwede kita magdanon sa abot san makakaya ta sa mga nangangaipuhan. Very positive man an response san mga nakaaram. Nagkapira na nga an naghatag both material and financial support. Others have expressed their intention and willingness to help. Sa niyan malin nasa 13 an beneficiaries, sayo an nasa elementary and the rest nasa highschool. Kan Eden inpapadara an mga financial contributions nan si Helen Furo-Mendizabal man an naglalalam sa Bulusan san nitty-gritty of this project. One time nga nag-text saako si Padi Joey na makadto siya kan Ester Frago kay may mga material na danon na ipadara sa Bulusan. Eden has the details of the contributions nan kun sira sino an mga beneficiaries.

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An padiyodiyo na danon kun pagbiriyuon dakodako an mahihimuan (accdg. to Agnes). An edukasyon san kanira mga kabataan an sayo sa kun diri mao an pinakamayad na danon na maihahatag ta sa mga nangangaipuhan ta na mga ka-batch. Importantehon an edukasyon para sa future san mga kabataan. Although direct beneficiaries an mga kabataan pero indirectly danon man ini sa ato bungto in the long run.

Bayabay!!!

An una na tugon...

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An LOGO sini na blog designed ni Padi Recto kun may

comments or suggestions kamo please send them in.

An ikaduwa na tugon...

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Kun may mga recent pictures kamo kaupod an iyo

pamilya paki-email man saako (cgmiaco@yahoo.com)

kay i-post ta dini. salamat...

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kalayo!!! kalayo!!! kalayo!!! kalayo!!! kalayo!!!

Bayabay!!!

it is in giving that we receive...

You can witness in the pictures the happiness and joy that was shared during the reunion. Almost fifty persons joined the parade and afterwards the simple lunch at Baluarte. Then came the drinking... singing... and dancing spree. A very memorable experience indeed! Recalling the past... renewing friendship... capturing the youth that we almost disregard in our new found lives and concerns. However, amidst this exhilarating event was life's reality that when we go back to our own homes and families we will find out that what happened was just a breather.. a respite from our daily lives. In our younger days this kind of event was a reason enough to look forward to such another event in the future... and it ends there.... But, hey, that was in our younger days. Now we are all in our forties (some may claim to be younger)... he he he. We view life now a little bit differently. Maybe it was during the prayer before meals that was a few seconds longer than the meal itself that God decided to put some spice on the reunion. By the way, it was Eden who led the prayer which is a story in itself. Many wondered if Eden is really married or a nun. ( I was wondering too!)

Anyway, since it was Eden who led that prayer. It was to her that God sprinkled that "spice of inspiration". Amidst the laughter, the dancing and the singing were life stories. Well, Eden ( I think she was a nun in her past life if you believe in reincarnation) listened a little bit seriously to these. Although as you can see in the pictures she really danced and went to the "baraylehan" again during the night. Eden saw the reality then that not all of us have become successful in life. Thus, it gave birth to a realization that the reunion should be a new beginning and should not simply end that day. Eden started a small project that will give a lasting gift to our batchmates who have less in life. Many have become enthusiastic about it and, in fact, some have started to send in their support. Well, this is some sort of an advertisement for the PROJECT. I will not tell those stories nor the details of the project. I will just let Eden tell you everything.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT HER AT: daneksden@yahoo.com

***image from flicker***

Reunion cont...

***photos courtesy of Amon Mendizabal***

An Reunion sa Baluarte

***photos courtesy of Amon Mendizabal***