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The Blog of the Batchmates Who Spent the Happiest Days of Their Lives at Negros Oriental High School & Their Friends
September 28, 2008
Before and After, series 1 - Marlene Cerna
September 21, 2008
Before and After, series 1 - Roxanne Dayao
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September 9, 2008
September 8, 2008
Welcome Marlene Cerna - Apura!
Marlene uban sa duha niyang mga anakis; gwapohon ang lalaki ug dalagahon kaayo... ang inahan.

September 7, 2008
Condolence Alejo
September 1, 2008
NOHS Canteen
Wala nako kapugngi nga dili imantala ug ipaambit dinhi kining usa ka sugilagbay bisan ug wala pa makapananghid sa iyang manunulat (my apologies). Dako ang akong pagkahisagmuyo kay para baya nato yano ra man ang canteen sa NOHS pero sa pagkahubit sa nagsulat mao ang nakahatag ug pagka-interesante sa niining atong kan-anan nga sa daghan nang panahon atong gisalohan sa atomg mga kaagi. Ug dili pud madale kini nga article kay sumala sa editor sa Asian Journal kini nga essay usa sa mga finalist sa 2005 "Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Awards." Padungang sa pagka-miss nato sa atong pinalanggang high school. Basa lang. Naa pud diha ang iyang numero sa sa telepono mao nga order dayon.
kinutlo gikan sa: http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=55&a=9583&sid=94fb24e0c0072931ff0d2ba1a61cfc37
The Sweetness of Dumaguete
“IN a sea of dust-colored buildings, the school-owned canteen of the Negros Oriental High School (NOHS) in Dumaguete City stands out as a gleaming white beacon to the school's 4,000 students. Above its entrance is a white sign with a pink border. It reads "Speak English.”
“The white-and-pink faux marble tile floor is glossy and polished despite constant foot traffic. The canteen's front, left and rear are open to provide ventilation but delimited with white bars. Girls and boys hunch over white tables and chairs. The right walled side of the room is occupied by a showcase of rice, hot meals, desserts, candies and biscuits. Baskets of V-Cut, Piatos, and other chips hang from the white lintels. To the back of the room, the kitchen is abuzz with staff cutting, mixing, boiling, steaming or frying the next meal or snack.
“The canteen is managed by Wilfreda Villalon. It has three principal cooks. A wizened Mang Tonio is responsible for the hot meals. Youthful Jo-an does the baking. Sixty-year-old Auntie Flora Oira is the canteen's equivalent of a pastry chef.
“From Mondays to Fridays, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Auntie Flora is dressed in an apron and a hairnet as she prepares the day's sweets: puto maya (a sweet rice cake eaten with hot chocolate), champorado (chocolate rice pudding), and dinuldog (sweet coconut milk pudding, ginataan in Tagalog), among others.
No bigger than a forefinger
“One of her culinary treats is budbud kabog, a sweet cake the size of an adult's forefinger. There are different kinds of budbud. Some are made, for example, of malagkit (glutinous rice). But what distinguishes this budbud is the use of millet, kabog. Hence, it is generally only available in Dumaguete, Bayawan, and other localities where millet is grown.
“Auntie Flora does not speak Tagalog or English. With the help of her colleague, Isabel Romano, Auntie Flora explains that she only learned how to cook three years ago, when she joined the NOHS canteen. She cooked at home, but her dishes were limited to "mga ordinaryo lang (the ordinary ones)." Working in the canteen required her to expand her repertoire. Mang Tonio and Villalon mentored her on new dishes and food preparations.
“To make budbud kabog, Auntie Flora soaks the kabog one hour prior to cooking. She squeezes the milk from five coconuts and combines it with sugar. She boils the solution until it is thick and adds the kabog, cooking until it is tender. She then forms the budbud kabog by wrapping cooked kabog in young banana leaves and steaming them for one hour.
Smell of banana
“Whether freshly steamed or reheated (it freezes beautifully), budbud kabog smells of sweet banana leaves and rich coconut milk. It is soft without being mushy and firm enough to hold its shape. The individual millet grains meld into a unified whole. Budbud kabog is sweet but not satiating. The coconut oil gives it a buttery texture that allows it to slide almost unperceptively down your throat. You can easily gulp down five or six pieces and still want for more. Villalon recommends eating budbud kabog with thick, native chocolate and ripe mangoes. The combination is divine.
“Auntie Flora says that, for budbud kabog to be good, "Kailangan eksakto ang timpla (the combination of ingredients must be precise)." Is there bad budbud kabog out there? Yes, there is, Villalon says, "Yung kulang sa gata (Those that do not have enough coconut milk)." Some budbud kabog-makers, she says, are too commercial. The NOHS canteen, on the other hand, emphasizes service and not profit, so their food's prices are low while quality is high.
“The emphasis on service also leads to a full disclosure attitude towards recipes. Both Auntie Flora and Villalon are surprisingly forthcoming with their formulations. "There are no trade secrets," Villalon says. A teacher of Technology and Livelihood Education, she says, "These are the same recipes I give to my students." Although she has not taught them budbud kabog this year, she is thinking of including it in her November syllabus, when she teaches native delicacies.
“The canteen caters primarily to NOHS students. However, it accepts orders for budbud kabog and other products. The staff routinely entertains requests from teachers, the Department of Education Division of Dumaguete City, government workers from City Hall, friends, and visitors. To order budbud kabog from the NOHS canteen, please call Villalon through the principal's office at (035) 2252684 or (035) 4220326. Villalon also recommends their empanadas, but that is another story.
August 29, 2008
Ang Sugilanon sa Pagpamakak sa mga Lalaki
August 26, 2008
Pasalamat
To you who made JAF’s life comfortable when he was still alive…
To you who shared our grief and sorrow …
To you who led the memorial services, offered songs, prayers, kept vigil,
gave flowers, food, messages of sympathy & financial
assistance…
To you who attended the necrological service & funeral rites…
To you our relatives who stayed with us all the way…
And to you who in countless other ways helped and comforted us when
our way seemed so dark and empty…
DAGHANG SALAMAT !!!
Arnel, Portia, Daday, & AJ
August 25, 2008
Joey A. Strikes Again!
Second batch ni... Terry P., (seksi ra gihapon) Evelyn T., (high school ra gihapon) Gina O. (patsadaha sa ngislit), Arnel F. (giingnan sa iya Mrs --- naa sa likod ---nga "ayaw ug katawa diha!"... way nahimo, hehe...ay, morag si Evangeline D. man na ang nasapawan nimo, bay) si Jesusa D. (sakpan ka sa imo students maam, ha), ug si Julieto nga model sa shampoo...
Ug sa sinultihan pa karon: "Ang mga lamion..."
Part 2 sa "Ang mga lamion..."
Pastilan wala ka makatag-an ug kinsa ning dako ug ngisi 'sa? ... si Dean Alejo Abule man diay! Iya ra giayo ug tago ang iyang gibitbit nga hairbrush.... (Gialirongan ug puro Sibulanon, si Terry [huwaw, project kaayo ka, maam], si Vangie [gaw, morag wala ra nimo tuyoa ang imong posing] si Jesusa [nga bus-ok ra gihapon] ug Joji [innocent looking... looking ra, hehe])
August 11, 2008
Welcome Giovanni Lasola!

Email: lasolagiovanni@yahoo.com
Condolence to Arnel
June 7, 2008
April 16, 2008
Welcome Zenaida Edjec
Mao ni si Zenaida Edjec, batch pod nato sa High School. Taga Tandayag, Amlan. Tua na sa New Jersey karon. Nurse siya, minyo ug may mga anak. Nagkita mi last year. Kuhaon nako iyang email address para maka-apil pod siya nato.Email: lovesurians1984@aol.com
April 2, 2008
Welcome Orlene Ramirez!
Welcome Orlene gwapa! One of the prettiest faces in NOHS sa atong panahon, ug moagi gubot ang mga guys, ang bulak sa Daro, Dumaguete. Tua na ni nanimpalad sa Dubai, connected sa Dubai, Metro contractor sa ilang MRT (metrorail transit). Pasakya unya mi diha, Lene.Email: orleneramirez@yahoo.com
Friendster: http://profiles.friendster.com/user.php?uid=23347281
March 25, 2008
Pepsi Jingle of Our Time
Kinsa pa ang nakahinumdum niining jingle sa Pepsi, circa 1977? Usa sa mga unang kanta nga akong nakat-onan sa gitara. Pero karon nakalimot na ko sa chords (memory gap, he he).A smile can wake the sun up
To what your world could be,
And with every brand new moment
You're alive, you're feeling free.
Make this day a celebration
Come and taste the Pepsi way
Life is what it should be
When you have a Pepsi day...
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon and make a Pepsi way.
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon and have a Pepsi day.
Wrap a thirsty smile around it,
Raise a Pepsi up and down it,
C'mon, c'mon and have a Pepsi day.
C'mon, c'mon and make this day a celebration.
C'mon, c'mon and join the Pepsi generation.
C'mon, c'mon... (drums) C'mon, c'mon... (drums)
Have a Pepsi day.
March 18, 2008
Nagkita-kita na Pud...

Kini mao'y picture! Mila Dorado, sexy yummy sandwich sa mga matinee idols.
Magkumpare sa mga maayong binuhatan (ug sa ginagmay nga mga binugoy) Joel Dayao ug Tim Calumpong. Sa mga hinapay ra daugon, parts.
March 16, 2008
Para sa Mga Brods, Lami ra Gyud Ning Magbinut-an Ta
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* UHAW - Union of Husbands Afraid of Wives.
(Dili ni HS Fraternity. Pero daghang na miyembro ani pagkagradweyt na nato.)
March 15, 2008
Welcome Milavida Dorado - Patero!
Welcome Mila guapa! Kini ang atong batchmate nga walay paglubad, ug makit-an ninyo karon dalaga pa gihapon kaseksiha. Kababayan ni Eunice ug Hazel Calingacion, Gerard Fontelo, Terry Parrocho, (hasta ang Admin) ug daghan pa. Tua na ni nanimuyo sa U.S., mao nga andam ra mo kay pagbalik ini, sponsor nato ug panihapon sa Jo's Chicken Inato (magkinamot ra ta tanan, except ka Mila kay danlog ang mantika, lisod pagkuha sa wallet para bayad.)Email: milado79@gmail.com
March 5, 2008
Wow Pare Bad Trip!
Niadtong panahon nato, ang nihawod cough syrup sama pananglit sa "ornacol" ug "ornex". Ubanan ra ni ug yarok sa royal tru-orange. Diha na pud ang cannabis sativa o marijuana nga ang tawag niadto "hit-hit" ug "habak". Food trip or laughing trip ang sangpotan para sa uban. Common nga epekto sa paghabak nga ang panan-aw morag buak tanan or "basag" (as in "Basag kaayo ka parts!").
S'yempre ang pares aning mga trip kadtong mga kanta sa Led Zeppelin ("Stairway to Heaven" ug "Moby Dick") Aerosmith, Grand Funk Railroad, Juan De La Cruz Band ("Himig Natin" ug "Rock n Roll sa Ulan"), Maria Capra
("Kumusta Mga Kaibigan") ug daghan pang mga acid rock. Wala pa man ang FM radio niadto unya ang AM pud dili man motugtog aning mga kantaha. Dili pud dagway bagay si "Everdearest Manong Mar" sa DYRM o DJ Glenda Descuatan sa DYSR aning mga kantaha. Mao nga ug rakista gyud ka kinahanglang naa kay mga long playing albums o mga 45 records. Da bes ni paminawon sa quadrosonic nga stereo. Ug ikaw laagan, ang imong version sa ipod karon mao ang good old cassette tape player. Magbalon lang ka ug daghang cassette tapes. Katong mga uban nga way budget para aning mga binuhata mantenir ra ug "padrax." Kami, igo ra sa katsubong, solb na. (Organic matud pa.)
Asa na kaha to ato klasmet nga maoy master rocker nato, si Jerome Billones? Na pastor na ba pud kaha to pareho ni Giovanni...
Peace mga pare.





