Friday, August 8, 2008

Thursday, August 7, 2008

agosto dos_SAA Batch 1991 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Board Meeting








pagkahuman san mahinahun na hururun,
irinum na masiramun sa Cogon...

mao ini an kontrata ni ARNEL pa VIETNAM
AGOSTO 2 , 2008 an largada niya.
Hala ATTY.ISKO basa...




dowa na an gwapo sa blog ta...

melvin, di ka na nag iisa...

mayro'ng handang dumamay
sa pag tulog mo...

Monday, August 4, 2008

gloria

I was late for school that day and found our classroom empty. I was a bit disoriented then, thinking maybe we have an activity I wasn’t aware of, like a chain rosary or a general assembly? I looked for you guys and found you all huddled in the library, with eyes piercing at me, like I was some culprit of some recent chaos. Sr. Heidi invited me in, thankful that I was finally present. (What?) I sat down, my mind still trying to figure out what the hell went on. Then Sr. Heidi spoke, “You know that it has always been my policy not to name names, but today we will. Starting from you, (she pointed at someone from across the room) tell me who exactly you’re having problems with.” And that someone stood up and said, “Gloria”. (Huh?) Then another, “Gloria” and another, “Gloria”. (Hey, it wasn’t funny, you know.) Sr. Heidi stopped the interrogation and said “Okay, you seem to have a common problem here, so I’m just going to ask the whole class, anyone who thinks they are not concerned with this problem can now leave the room.” If I’m right, I think just about a quarter of the whole batch 1991 was allowed to leave. I went cold. I knew you were behind it. What happened to all the fun that we had?

When we were younger, we used to group up every weekend and bike down to “dangkalan” and do sorts of stuff, like getting lost among nipa leaves along the “sabang” in search of an alternate way towards the beach. Or when you and the guys swim across our own version of “The Blue Lagoon”, while I play with sand and collect specimens to differentiate sand, silt and clay. Wasn’t that fun? And when I got in SAA I was glad to know you were there too, thinking of all the fun that we could have as schoolmates again. And we did! From defying the CAT to dancing castanets and from ransacking the sisters’ refectory to giving leadership seminars in the barrios.

But that day in the library? I couldn't fully comprehend how it transpired. I just couldn’t believe you would take it that far. It was traumatic. I guess I never really knew you that well. Or maybe I’ve change and that I forgot how we were then, that it was just all fun for you.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Patawad arak... Pagbaragat ubak!

Coke pa lang an iniinom piyung na si Bong...

Pang hali sa langkag...

Wara an langkag...

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Finding time for you


NUMO ALAN:

JULY 30 , DESPERAS
An plano namu nira Adelina nan Rene Pura na maki
FIESTA sa San Ignacio dine saamo nadagusan.
Habu na panu ni Arnel sa kanira mag estimar saamo
kay grabe na kuno an bisita sa kanira,dire lang kuno
kami mag babaratian san iristorya. Makusugun an
ngarawngaw san videoke sa kanira. Mayad man kay
nabagat ko si ALLAN ESPEDIDO na sayo man sa
mas nauna na bisita ni Arnel kesa sa amo. Dini nlang
kami nag padagus san kurumustahan. Total si Adelina
no appearance naman, na nag hulat san text ko na
limot man ako. Huna ko makanhe nlang siya pag tawagi
ko, maturog na lang kuno siya...

may kaupod si Rene na 2 na taga Carriedo

Si Allan Ex-Marine na palan ini pero nag abroad as an
Electrician sa Riyadh naabot pa lang siya san July 29
daanis man an trabaho niya didto naka 6 mos pa lang
siya didto nag uli na kay nag asikaso siya na makalipat
sa iba na kompanya kay mas may magayun na
oppurtunidad sa kaniya sa Dubai.

Daanis man kay nagbaragat kami, na ipaabot ko man sa
kaniya an in babatugan ta na association sa batch nato.
Na pa imud ko man kaniya an blog nato. Ugmahun man
siya kay nagkairimud niya sa blog an mga awat na niya
na dire na babagat na kaklase ta. Si Rene na tukduan ko
na san pag open san yahoomail nan san blog ta. Kaya basi
sa mga masunud na adlaw ka chat na niyo si RENE PURA.


San pag uruli nira tinapo tapo man sira san uran na
malin awat an hurawan...

Dini na ada sira ma aadlawan kay malin an wara
sin hurawan an uran. Habang sira nag huhuruhigda
sa mga bangko, nag po post ako sini dini sa blog ta.
OPS! huraw na makauli na sira. Alas 3 na san aga.

HAPPY FIESTA NA LANG SA MGA TAGA SAN IGNACIO!

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Hapot ko sa sadiri ko...

Nabuo ta na an Alumni Association ta, an pagrehistro wara na problema...

Sa mga officers may hapot ako. Nano an concrete na objective san pagbuo ta san association? Realistic ba an expectations ta, achievable kaya an goals ta? Naipasabot ta kaya sa mga myembro an aagihan ta na mga proseso bag-o maabot an goals ta? Aram ko dako-dako an responsibility niyo kay diri man ini uyag na inhihimo ta. Kun san-una na panahon mao, niyan may mga tamang pagsabot na kita... seryosong usapan naman ada ini.

An hapot ko sa sadiri ko bilang myembro... nasabutan ko kaya an objective san association ta? Nano daw an maidadanon ko sa inbabatugan ta na asosasyon?!

Wara man sin bagay na naging successful na diri nagbatog sa saday na bagay. Diyo-diyo, damay-damay, tiyaga, pinagdadanggahan, paghulat san tamang panahon, pag-isip san tamang estratehiya! Sakripisyo!

Masyado pa siguro maaga kun maghapot ako kun nano an maidadanon sa ako san asosasyon. Nano daw kun sa lima kataon magdanon man muna ako para pakusugon ini na organisasyon? May mga myembro man liwat kita na utob sa boot an pagdanon pa-agi lang nira para mapadagos an komunikasyon sa mga ka-batch kay iba gud talaga an bond na nabibilog sa urupudan/hiriran san high school years. Pero kaipuhan ta man maghiro, maging aktibo, ipaimod na may pagdanon kita, mag-sakripisyo, maghulat san tamang panahon.

Nano daw kun sa niyan diri ta isipon na may maidadanon an assosasyon ta? Nano daw kun aramon ta muna kun harain na iba ta na ka-batch? Nano daw kun i-enjoy ta muna an urupudan ta through fundraising activities na di ta muna isipon na may maiipon an assosasyon ta... until the right time? Nano baga...

Sana... sana pareho sa hapot ko sa sadiri ko an hapot mo man sa sadiri mo...

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

from a friend

my valentine

It was February 14, of course. I’m not sure what year. Perhaps 1990? I was giving my friends some red felt-paper strawberries and greeting everybody a happy valentine’s day when I found a Peanuts valentine card among my things with just the words “finderskeepers” on it. Wow. I liked being found, you know. It meant a lot to me that you have known me the way nobody else had. You saw me for just being me. I just wasn’t sure about the keeping-thing, though, and it didn’t occur to me that time that you expected a response to that. It was enough that I knew I was special.

You were probably the most sophisticated mind I have ever engaged with. You knew what I was about to tell you even before the words escaped my lips. Sometimes, I didn’t even have to say a thing and your eyes would glint in acknowledgement. You didn’t actually need words yourself then. A simple hello would suffice every time you pass by our house by evening of my birthdays. You rendered me speechless once when you told me five meals a day would make a life for you and me.

And you had the composure of a grown man. Boy, did I love that about you? I remember one of the sisters posed a question as a spiritual exercise, asking “If you have just learned that you only have a day to live, what will you do?” You know what you said? You said you will spend the day like any other day in your life, for everything is perfect exactly the way they are. Wasn’t that amazing? To be young and to be so at peace with the world? I envied that about you.

With everything in the past now, please know that I am grateful for your friendship and that I will always cherish you in my memories, and hold you dear in my heart. Unlike you though, a day for me is always a start of major repair plan to fix my life. Everything is quite not perfect yet.

Monday, July 28, 2008

IRISTORYAHAN

Istoryahay na ako nabati man…..

Sadto na panahon, sa sayo na bulod sa uma….Naghambug an sayo na kahoy sa kaupod niya….

….ako an pinakamaurag kay dako ako nan hataas. Matibay pa. Sigurado pag-inutod ako magiging lamesa ako na kakaunan san mga mayayaman nan kila sa sosyodad. Ikaw, hababaon ka na marugi pa. Siguro bagay lang sa imo an maging kaunan san mga hayop.

…lunipas an panahon…nagkatotoo an inhambog san kahoy…naging lamesa siya sa balay san gobernador. Pagnapapasyar an mga mayor nan mga mataas na opisyales, pirmi siya an ingagamit. An saday na kahoy hinimo san sayo na parauma na pakaunan san mga alaga niya na hayop.

Sadto man na panahon, sa sayo man gihapon na bulod sa iba naman na uma…may naghambog man na kahoy sa kaupod niya…

…..ako an pinakamaurag kay dako ako nan hataas. Matibay pa. Sigurado pag-inutod ako, hihimuon ako na barko. An pinakadako na barko na maski bagyohon diri maruruba kay grabe an sarig ko. Ikaw, saday ka lang. Kun himuon ka man na sakayan sa dagat, di-bugsay ka lang.

…lunipas an panahon…nagkatotoo an inhambog san kahoy…inutod siya na hinimo na dako-dako na barko. Sa kaniya insasakay an intero na paninda. Libot niya an mga pier san iba-iba na nasyon. Sa kada daong niya, napapanganga an mga tao na nakarani sa kaniya. An saday na kahoy naging sakayan san sayo na gurang na paraisda.

Sadto man ulit na panahon, sa iba na bulod nan iba na uma…may-on pa man gihapon sin mahambog…

…..ako an pinakamaurag kay dako ako nan hataas. Matibay pa. Sigurado ako an magiging pinakahataas na kahoy sa bilog na kinab-an. Maski diin maiimod ako, kay halos maabot ko na an panganoroon. Pagmay nahulog ako na dahon, paghugpa sa ingod, ogahon na. Pero diri ka magmondo kay dung-awon ta man ikaw. Diri lang ngani pirmi, kay makulog man baga sa likod.

….lunipas an panahon…nagkatotoo an hambog san kahoy….naging siya an pinakamataas sa intero. An saday na kahoy, pinulod na lang san tagsadiri san uma kay nakaulang sa pag-agi san mga turista na gusto makakadto sa bulod na may pinakahataas na kahoy. Piniliw lang kay wara man data.

Mao na ini an urhi na sadto na panahon….diri na sa bulod pero medyo uma….

….may sayo na bata na maluwas na sa kaniya ina. Nakay medyo piyesta sa lugar na nakadtoan nira nan diri pa man uso an ospital, wara mapwestohan an burod na ina. May sayo na tao na naluoy pinadagos niya an mag-irina sa kaniya kamalig. Maski puropan-o diri matutun-ogan. San nakaanak na, wara siya mabutangan san bata. San maimod san ama an bahugan, kinuha niya nan sinapinan balindang nan pinahigda muna an bata. Taod-taod may unarabot na mga hadi daw yadto. Naghatag pa sin mga mamahalon na gamit. Para daw sa bata.

…..san dunako na an bata medyo tunali an utak. Nagbatog na magtukdo sa mga gusto man magbati sa kaniya. Nakay mayad an kaniya insasabi, dunaghan an estudyante niya. Pati ngani an mga tawo sa luyo na lugar, intutukduan man niya. Maski mabalyo sin dagat, nahudam na lang siya sin sakayan na saday sa kakila niya na gurang na paraisda. Matibay man an sakayan kay kaya man sumagupa sa daragko na balud. O malin an nagpatibay sa kaniya an kaniya sakay kay san sayo na mabaludun, tunindog lang an sakay, kunalma na an dagat.

….san sunikat na ini na tawo, syempre daghan na an nainggit nan nahadok. Nagdaranon sira para pakarauton siya. Istorya dini, istorya didto. May kulang. May sobra. An kinahuman, nasolsolan an kadaghanan. Nagdesisyon na patayon na lang para wara na kontra. An pagpatay sadto sa mga kalaban, inpapako sa krus. Dinakop nira ini nan pinapas-an san saday na kahoy na nakapiliw lang. Tapos san nakaabot na sa may bulod, pinako na nira sa kahoy na pas-an. San nakatindog na, tinangad san mga tawo na nakiusyuso kaupod naman an mga nagpako. Hasta niyan intatangad man gihapon an tawo na nakapako sa kahoy.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Our Lives are Different and Yet the Same

From the book it's ok to be happy


You can be happy- today! That's because happiness, which seems so elusive at times, has always been right under your nose. You don't have to travel to find it. You don"t need an expensive vacation or to buy a new car or designer clothes to achieve it either. Happiness and inspiration are hidden treasures buried within the fast-paced life you lead. They are often overlooked when you're balancing so many things that need to be done.

So many of our lives are busy and stressful today. It's all the more important, then to remember the beauty that's always at hand in our lives today. A humanitarian once said, "In the hope of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet."

All the keys to your happiness are here, now. It's not just ok to be happy- it's essential!

Qoutable quotes:

"Happiness sneaks through a door you didn't know you left open."

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast- you also miss the sense of where you're going and why."

"I can only think of one thing greater than being happy, and that is to help another be happy, too."

"We all live with the objective of being happy, our lives are different and yet the same."

SAA BATCH 1991 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETING, Saturday 26 July 2008 2:00pm.

ATTENDANCE

Honorisa E. Eresmas - Ogao, Gubat, Sor.
Maribel Guinto Tuca - Paradijon, Gubat, Sor.
Marjorie Antoinette Escobedo Funtanares - Diaz st. Gubat, Sor.
Grace Escarcha Espedido - Bonifacio st. Gubat, Sor.
Jennifer E. Jarabejo - Sn. Ignacio, Gubat, Sor.
Adelina Pura Hular - Bonifacio St. Paradijon, Gubat, Sor.
Delia Estremera Rasco - Manook St. Paradihon, Gubat , Sor.
Rene E. Pura - Carriedo, Gubat, Sor.
Cloyd D. Taoc - Carayat, Pto.Diaz, Sor.
Jose Dorreck Yumang - 1428 Osmenia St. Gubat, Sor.
Alberto Estabaya - Carriedo, Gubat, Sor.
Romel E. Lacandula - Bagacay, Gubat, Sor.
Arnaldo E. Escober Jr. - Cogon, Gubat, Sor.
Ariel Estipona - Bagacay, Gubat, Sor.
Jose G. France - Paco, Gubat, Sor.
Edgar B. Pura - Beriran, Gubat, Sor.
Melvin Cayaban - Zulueta st. Gubat, Sor.
Rico Enguerra - Bonifacio, Gubat, Sor.
Teodulo Domanais - Rizal St. Gubat. Sor
Joseph E. Espera - Manook St. Paradijon, Gubat, Sor.
Nancy E. Bagasala - Tabi, Gubat, Sor.
Joel E. Laguerta - Pinontingan, Gubat, Sor.
Rosalie Engay Escobedo - Balud del Sur. Gubat, Sor.
Aireen Endraca Lacanlale - Rizal, Gubat, Sor.
Renato Enorme - Gubat, Sor.
Virgilio Faune - Gubat, Sor.
Arnel Jasareno - Sn. Ignacio, Gubat, Sor.





Si Grace Escarcha mao an una una na nag abot

Sabi ni Sharon me gift kuno si GRACE hale
kaniya kay mao an pinaka-atab mah abot sa meeting...

"dire dapat sa ako yun na premyo?"
hehehe - joey

Si Marjorie unabot man ...
may balon siya na pakwan!

unabot man an pinaka gwapo.


Si DORRECK naka abot pa man san meeting na ini
may pasalubong pa na FUNDADOR..

Edgar Pura nan Melvin Cayaban

malin an nang'aagyat na an boys san pag baratog...

kaya hala ISKO batugi na before anything else!
basi iba pa an an mabatugan...

SA MEETING:

si ISKO an nag preside san meeting...

in discuss ni ISKO kun nanu kay nag pa meeting kita..

in discuss an articles and by-laws san
SAA Alumni Association

in ayuan an kada sayo sin komentaryo...

reaksyon...

suggestion...

an iba di na nag tigmok...

malin an mga kayunkaon...?
sa daanis na panahon san kahapunun..

HoYYYYY!!!

intero man kuno uyun..
san magayun na presentation.

lalo na san unabot an sayo pa na magayun

hmmm..

malin man lang an tunuga an MAYON.





OFFICERS and BOARDMEMBERS:

Appointed as PRESIDENT si ISKO.

Nag Voluntary Secretary si GRACE.
nan ako appointed TREASURER man.

"kauyam, atog gusto ko kunta ESCORT ako."



Si Rene Pura sayo sa nag voluntaryo maging Board.

member man sin BOARD si LACAN.

nan si CLOYD.

BOARD member man si ROSALIE nan AIREEN.

si ARNEL sinundo pa ini nira Aireen, Nancy nan Rosalie
"Fresh from the Bed of China" man ini, nag abot palang sini na adlaw.


Sayo na agenda an ma introduce sa mga batchmates an blog
san St. Anthony Academy Batch 1991.

BONG ENORME and ATTY. ISKO

in pag estoryahan man namo ni Isko na e open an
wansadot@gizmo internet shop sa SAA batch 1991
para mapahirani sira sa paki pag kumunikasyon
sa mga nasa haragyo ta na kaklase.

MARIBEL and HONORISA

Online meeting ini, mala kay imud baga sa ngirit
san kada sayo an karuyagan san may komunikasyon
kita maski nasa haragyo an iba..

ROMEL and DORRECK

Si DORRECK naabot palang man ini hale sa ibang bansa
nag atender man san meeting in una an paki
CHAT CONFERENCE...

RENE FARENAS and RENE PURA

malin wara na ini si Rene Farenas paka bati sin mayad
manungud san inhururunan kay sige man paki chat


RENE, AIREEN and MARJORIE

hala chat lng kamo ... excited baya maki balita
sa mga klasmets ta abroad.