I, myself, need reminder too:

"HAPPINESS IS TO BE FOUND ALONG THE WAY, NOT AT THE END OF THE ROAD, FOR THEN THE JOURNEY IS OVER AND IT IS TOO LATE.

TODAY, THIS HOUR, THIS MINUTE IS THE DAY, THE HOUR, THE MINUTE FOR EACH OF US TO SENSE THE FACT THAT LIFE IS GOOD, WITH ALL OF IT'S TRIALS AND TROUBLES, AND PERHAPS MORE INTERESTING BECAUSE OF THEM."

- by Robert Updegraft

gloria 2

Fortunately for me, you were there.
You showed me how to relax.
You put up with my childishness.
You shared with me the joys of everyday life.
You listened to my drowning sentiments without disgust.
You let me do whatever we want without a care in the world.
You taught me that it wasn't about being on top of
everything but just knowing enough to get by.
Thank you.

PAM blowout man daw!!!

IRISTORYAHAN

Iristoryahay na ako nabati man…

Sadto na panahon sa dagat naman…may sayo na kapitan san barko. An barko na dina-driyb niya mao an pinakadako na barko na panggyera sa bilog na kinab-an….

…. Sayo na gab-i… inabutan sira sin makusogon na bagyo sa laot. An kapitan relax na relax lang sa cabin niya kay kadako nan katibay man sa sakayan nira…pahuruhigda nan pakurukuyakoy…. Pero diri nag-awat, may kunatok sa pinto.

…Sino kaya ini? Pagbukas niya naimod niya an kaniya assistant…nagrulumti…Nano?

….Sir, an barko ta medyo nadadaog man gihapon san hangin kaya nasasakitan kita umabante. Nan diri na naiimod an inaagihan ta kay madulumon na.

….May radar baga…nano diri ka maaram magbasa?

…..Sir, an radar nagpaparung-parong…naapektohan ada san balud na tunama kanina.

….Nya sige balik na sa pwesto mo….masunod na ako…mga patalon talaga kamo…para bagyo lang diri kaya.

….Sununod nga an kapitan…Pasulod pa lang siya sa driberan…may nagsisiyak na sayo na tawo…an bantay ada yadto sa bridge.

….Mabangga kita…liko..liko.

….Yaa pa an sayo na patal…Nano na mabangga…aber, ako na yun na teleskopyo mo.

San pagkasikop….naimod an baga na parong-parong na ilaw…

…radioman, radyohi an nasa-unahan ta na lumiko kay kun diri babanggaon ko siya.

…ay ay sir…sir kita daw an lumiko.

….diri, siya an pasiwayon mo. Sabihi na dako-dako an barko ta. Kun diri siya umiba direksyon, mawawarak lang siya. Malin siya tinudos na kuto.

….sir kita daw talaga an dapat na sumiway.

….de puta…buang talaga yun…ako na an radio…Hoy…gago si Kapitan Notorap ini…lumiko ka.

….Sir, si Midshipman Garuam po ini…sir, kamo tabi an lumiko.

….Tarantado ka talaga…pag ako naging admiral…para hali ka na lang takla sa barko…ikaw an lumiko…dara ko an pinakamakusog na kanyon…gusto mo torpedohon ko na lang ikaw.

….Sir, ayaw man tabi… pero kamo talaga an kaipohan lumiko…kay maski nano an dako san barko mo o maski nano an kusog san armas mo….diri yun magahom…diri po ako driber sin barko o maski lantsa man lang….bantay lang po ako dini sa PAROLA.

Our Trio

Oh, Lord
I wanna live for you
And my life
Dear Lord
Consecrated be.
Oh what should I do wrong?
Don’t be angry
Make me strong.
Yes,
Yes,
Yes Lord,
You know my heart.
Oh Lord,
Yes Lord,
You know my heart,
My pleading heart,
And my soul says
Yes Lord!
Yes Lord!
Yes Lord!
You know my heart.

its WENI's DAY!

Wenifreda Gading Ermino

happy birthday ISKO

From a young girl's mind

puro PURA

ADELINA & JEAN

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...

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.

Patawad arak... Pagbaragat ubak!

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

Pang hali sa langkag...

Wara an langkag...

there's no other one like you, and no other loves like ours!

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!

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...