Manny Pacquiao Holiday - May 8

Haskang kulbaa diay sa training ug mga strategy ni Ricky Hatton atong wa pa sila mag-bangga ni Manny Pacquiao. Secret strategy ni pero nakuha sa spy nato nga bisaya pod ug iyang na post sa YouTube. Iya lang pud nga gi-translate kay lisud bayang sabton ning iningles aning mga taga- Britain nga mao na karon ang pinuy-anan sa atong klasmeyt nga si Eunice Calingacion-Benn. Hunahunaa lamang nga pahinungod nato ni sa atong world champion. Tan-awa lamang (i-click ang arrow sa sentro sa picture; i-off lang pud tong sounds sa lovesongs naa sa kilid para dili mosapaw) unya comment lang diha ug nakauyon ba ka aning plano ug pamaagi ni Hatton. 

Reunion Na!

Nadungog na gayud ang tingog sa katawhan. Gikan sa online ug text votes: Agosto na! Ang atong reunion-homecoming inggansado na sa Agosto 29-30, 2009. Si Lourdes A., si Evelyn T., si Jesusa D., all the officers of our batch have been given the mandate to organize the reunion. (Ang admin mora'g PRO man 'to ni siya... tagasangyaw o tagabandilyo, mao nga iya na gisugdan diri sa internet.)

Mila D., Nenen B, Joji F, Alejo A., kamo usa diha nga taga Dumaguete ang magplano ha. Duha ra man ka adlaw... mora'g gamay ra ta ug malaagan ana. Angay ra sa atong mga rayuma. Kinahanglan jud ta nga naa bisa'g half-day lang nga moadto sa NOHS kay homecoming baya ni. Ang uban nga activity bahala na ta ug asa ta magkinatal: mangaligo, mamayle, magdula ug basketball, bato-lata, satong, mahjong... Ug naa'y moambit ug panguyab na hala, kamo lamang ana. (ug ma lubot, wala ko'y labot...)

So initial check list.

(1) Contact the batchmates;

(2) Make initial list of activities; (what activities nga pwede dad-on ang pamilya, etc.) See the comments of Joel D.

(3) Make the guestlist (ang mga teachers diay nato);

(4) Suggest souvenirs;

(5) Funding (initial donations);

Suggest mo diha be...

Homecoming Reunion: Give Your Comments

Mga klasmeyt,

Si Marlene Cerna-Apura nangutana ug naa ba ta reunion... Unsaon man ni nato pag-tubag? Comment kuno mo diha kay naghinam-hinam baya ko (... nga makit-an si _____ hehe). I click lang ang "Comment" button diha sa ilalom nining post. Mangita pa ko ug unsaon pag-himo ug survey dinhi sa ato blog. Ang pwede tingali nga reunion sa May, June, July, August, kay naay taga laing nasud nga motambong. Comment mo ha...

Happy New Year 2009!

~marlene cerna-apura

To Leah and family

Our deepest sympathy...

~marlene

Condolence To Leah

Leah Nuico's husband, Domingo L. Loriega, Jr., passed away last Thursday, December 11, 2008. Burial will be on Sunday, the 21st. You may reach Leah at this No: 09178623520

Leah, Please accept our sincere condolence and prayers at this very special time. - From all your batchmates and friends.

Warm Chocolates on Christmas Day

Care to share? :)

Hello classmates! Hello everyone! Here I am posting Christmas images on our blog site. I hope Atty. Tim wouldn't mind my flooding this site with stuff that I enjoy sharing. 'Tis the season to be jolly!!!

Gimingaw ko sa among probinsiya.

Please keep in touch if you have the chance. I love reading about past, present and future. LOL! :D

My email is: mcapura1217@yahoo.com

~marlene

Happy Holidays!

Just wanna greet everybody a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

~ marlene

Before and After, series 1 - Reynato Cadayday

Dugay na kaayo nga wala nato makita ni si Reynato. (Bespren baya ni siya ni  Joel D. ug Irwin T. ug ni Admin.) Si Reynato and pinakadyosnon sa tanang maldito sa haiskul; hilomon pero sikretong milyonaryo; wala'y celphone pero pwedeng paliton ang Nokia Corporation. Labs baya ka namo bay Reynato, alyas Otanyer, mo-check-in unya mi sa inyong "Citywoods Hotel" nga duol sa SU ballfield. 

High School	Karon

Before and After, series 1 - Novie Fe Planco

Si Novie otrong hilomon. Pinahimutang pirmi ang iyang mga dalagahong lihok. Mora'g late bloomer ni siya kay makadani man diay ang iyang pahiyom, tan-awa lang.  Novie, miga. Sound off diha, be.  

High School	Karon

Before and After, series 1 - German Infante

Kining atong higalang dugay rang nagpahipi sa kasagingan sa Camanjac karon migawas na ug siya ang General Manager sa Jubar Shipping Corporation, dakong manning agency sa atong mga seafarers nga base sa Manila. Bay Gerry, you have come a long way.  Mao ra ni ang bugtong nagpadala ug mga hulagway niya nga past, present ug future. So here it is "The Future" of Infant Germs. 

High School	Karon	Future (President-Elect)

Before and After, series 1 - Leo Euraoba

Bay Leo, ug nia pa ka sa Pilipinas ang tawag anang imong hairdo kay "hinapon", as in muro ami. Apan naa na man ka sa Canada modawat ra mi ug Canadian dollars. Hehe... Guapo boy ra man gihapon ka, bay, ug magkita mo ni Ma'am ____ mora'g mobalik ang mga kagahapon. (Ayaw kalimot: Canadian dollars unya ha...)

High School	Karon

Those who don't look at the past, can't reach the future

Hello everyone!  I am actually apprehensive to share and contribute in this blog because I feel I don’t belong to the smart and intelligent Section-A class. We have in this group, the Honorable Atty. Calumpong whose life is dedicated to serving the less fortunate (sounds true no!!!) and the ever dazzling and successful businessman Joel Dayao who is now a big shot in Makati. Naa sila Lourdes, Joji, Leah, Marlene, of course Roxanne, all have flourishing careers and all others nga wa nako kabalo asa na, I am sure successful sad 'to sila.  You know, I and Absalon, maybe Orlene if anyone remembered us belong to Section-D. Presenting man lang gani ko sa mga Section-A para matak-dan sad sa ila ka bright. Although dili tanan nga Section-A na amigo namo, pero most of them are truly true and reliable friends.

There are wonderful memories that flash in my mind in our last days in our high school life. Remember our bivouac in Camanjac man kaha to. We had the chance to be responsible and resourceful on that event. Nag-walking man lang gani ta ato, wala pa hinu-on to insurgents at that time. Enjoy kaayo ta tanan ato. Also remember kato pong Home Economics nga dating lesson so everyone has the change to be aware what it takes to be a gentleman or a lady. Naa pud ta ato disco.

Let’s reminisce those moments to brighten our day. It will never come again so mag reflections na lang ta. We will just strive to do the best we can in everything we do. As the saying goes:

“I expect to pass through this world but once;

any good thing therefore that I can do,

or any kindness that I can show to any fellow-creature,

let me do it now;

let me not defer or neglect it,

for I shall not pass this way again"

My friends, let’s put this in our minds and in our hearts. Let this be our guiding spirit in our journey to our future.

May God bless us all.

Leo Euraoba

PS:

This opportunity given to us to connect each other through digital means should be exploited. The more nga maka communicate ta sa ato mga friends, the more we become younger and vibrant at the same time conscientious for others.

I humbly share my Friendster and Facebook accounts. Just type leoeuraoba@yahoo.com for contact person. Hope to see you there.

I hope we all have the chance to attend our next class reunion. We should try to open our line of communication through digital means. We should share our wonderful memories of our past life. Let’s pray that God will bless us all.

email: leoeuraoba@rcs.sk.ca

Before and After, series 1 - Leah Nuico

Naa'y nag request ani nga klasmeyt ('balo lamang ug kinsa, basaha lamang sa Comments... hehe). Ako nisunod ra ko sa sugo. Here is Leah. Mas guapa gihapon kaysa iyang anak.  (May bf na na imong dalaga, Ma'am Leah? [naa'y nangutana...])  

High School	Karon

Before and After, Series 1 -Hazel Calingacion

Kini si Hazel Calingacion, nga ig-agaw ni Eunice Calingacion, nga Sibulanon kaayo, sikretong daghan ni ug admirers, niadto ug hangtod karon. Wala la'y kusgan nga moatraka kay ipapreso unya kay naa ra ba ni connected sa Regional Trial Court, Branch 34, diha sa Dumaguete. Andaman ra ug warrant of arrest. hehe...

High School	Karon

To All Folks Born in the 50's, 60's and 70's...

Hi Guys, Got this from my email and had a great time laughing. Naigo gyud, right straight to the apapangig.  Share lang nako ha. (Thanks to the original sender, whoever you are.)

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First, some of us survived being born to mothers who did not have an ob-gyne and drank San Miguel Beer while they carried us. 

While pregnant, they took cold or cough medicine, ate linunod, balikutsa, bukhayo and didn't worry about diabetes. 

Then after all that trauma, our baby cribs were made of hard wood covered with lead-based paints. Ang uban kay duyan nga habol gihigtan ug pisi nga inigtabyog ug kusog mapakong intawon ‘ta sa bongbong. 

We had no soft cushy cribs that play music, no disposable diapers. Lampin lang sa General Milling nga naa'y faded picture nga nag-salute. And when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, no kneepads, wala pa gyu'y brake ang bisikleta. 

As children, we would ride in hot un-airconditioned buses with wooden seats (Bisaya Bus nga pultahan puros ang kilid, Corominas Bus nga senimana ang brake), or cars with no airconditioning & no seat belts. Karon kay minibus na nga nindot kaayo ug sounds or Ceres bus nga bugnaw ug aircon. 

Riding on the back of a carabao on a breezy summer day was considered a treat. Karon, ang mga bata wala na kaila ug kalabaw. 

We drank water from the garden hose and not bottled mineral water sa Nature Spring or Viva, or Absolute Mineral water. Usahay gani, straight from the faucet or poso or atabay! 

We shared one soft drink bottle with four of our friends, and no one actually died from this or contacted hepatitis. 

We ate rice with Star margarine, bahaw nga gibutangan ug asin ug mantika sa baboy, drank raw eggs straight from the shell, and drank sofdrinks with real sugar in it, dili diet coke or Pepsi Max but we weren't sick or overweight kay... WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!! 

We would leave home in the morning and play all day and, tago-tago, ngita'g kaka. 

No one was able to reach us all day (wala pa'y uso ang cellphone). And yes, we were O.K. 

We would spend hours building our wooden trolleys (katong bearing ang ligid) or karitong kawayan nga karaang tsinilas ang giporma nga ligid and then ride down the street. Wala ma'y gidungog nga naligsan ato! After hitting the sidewalk or falling into a canal (sewage channel) a few times, we learned to solve the problem ourselves with our bare & dirty hands . 

We did not have Playstation's, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 100-channel cable, no DVD movies, no surround stereo, no ipod's, no cell phones, no computers, no internet, no chat rooms, and no friendsters. ...WE HAD REAL FRIENDS. And we went outside to actually talk and play with them! 

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no stupid lawsuits from these accidents. The only rubbing we get is from our friends with the words, “Sakit bai?” Pero kung kontra gani nimo ang imong kadula,,,,singgitan lang dayon ug, ”May’ra, 'gabaan!” 

We played marbles (jolen) in the dirt, washed our hands just a little and ate pan bahug-bahug & bagumbayan (recycled bread man diay to kay wala mahalin!) We were not afraid of getting germs in our stomachs. 

We had to live with homemade guns (giporma nga kahoy, gihigtan ug garter ug lastiko), saplong, tirador ug uban pa nga pwedeng magkasakitay. Pero lingaw gihapon kaayo ang tanan. 

We made up games with sticks (syatong), and cans (bato-lata) and although we were told they were dangerous, wala man gyud to'y actual nga nabuta ba, bukol lang nuon sa agtang naa. 

We walked, rode bikes, or took tricycles to a friend's house and knocked on the door or batoon ug gagmay nga bato ang bungbong, or just yelled for them to jump out the window! 

Mini basketball teams had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't pass had to learn to deal with the disappointment. Wala pa nang mga childhood depression ug damaged self esteem, ek-ek ra na. Ang maglagot, pildi. 

Ang mga ginikanan naa ra sa daplin para motan-aw ra sa dula sa mga bata, dili para manghilabot ug makig-away sa ubang parents. 

That generation of ours has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, creative thinkers and successful professionals ever! They are the CEO's, Engineers, Doctors and Military Generals of today. 

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. 

We had failure, success, and responsibility. We learned from our mistakes the hard way. 

You might want to share this with others who've had the luck to grow up as real kids. We were lucky indeed. 

And if you like, forward this to your kids too, so they will know how brave their parents were. 

It kind of makes you wanna go out and climb a tree, doesn't it? 

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Before and After, series 1 - Mildred Opada

Mildred Opada, pagamay gamay ra ni (pero cute). Karon siya ang Executive Secretary sa Cooperative Bank of Negros Oriental.  Adto mo pangutang kay naa mo'y backer ha, bay'ri lang pud. 

High School	Karon

Before and After, series 1 - Rida Kitane

Good Morning, Ma'am Rida, (sorry kay hanap ni imo picture sa haiskul pero asa na man ang imong bangs?)  Hilomon ni sa una si Rida K. Karon nagtudlo ug naghatag ug paglaum sa mga kabataan sa Amlan. Nasakpan ni sa department store samtang nag-shopping ug pamasko para sa iyang mga klasmeyts sa high school....

High School	Karon

Before and After, Series 1 - Joji Fabe-Renacia

Kining First Lady sa Sibulan sa iyang unang picture kay mora'g napreso apan karon gawasnon na. Mao diay nga nadani si Mayor Tony kay... tan-awa nang picture atong high school pa 'ta... 

High School	Karon

Before and After, series 1 - Milavida Dorado

Mil, ang hanap nimong picture sa High School gibawi sa kamabulukon sa imong hulagway karon diin makita ang imong kadasig ug labaw nga kamadanihon. Pastilan, Gerard, birahi nang imong silingan diha....

High School	Karon