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From:  "agdel557" <agdel557@y...>
Date:  Sun Jun 1, 2003 6:02 pm
Subject: sunday random thoughts

...just following buddy's advice...and reading the group's past messages...what a way to pass the time...kakaaliw...

...it's a rainy sunday afternoon here in baguio...i just had a haircut...and i have some time to spare before an architects' meeting at 7:30...

...i just realized one of the few luxuries that many of us can't enjoy now is reading the papers while having a haircut. di ba...you have to remove your glasses for the haircut...and we may deny it...fight it...but we can't read without our reading glasses...tsk...tsk...tsk...

...it's my mom's birthday today...and if i am not mistaken i think it's angie's too....and danny i think will celebrate his on the 4th...

...i lost my cellphone this morning...so to letty...buddy...tom...vivien...hold those text messages muna...until i can send you my new phone number...k?

...okay...that's about it for now...until the next posting...

...arnel
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From:  "Tomas A. Consolacion, Jr." <taconsolacion@y...>
Date:  Sun Jun 1, 2003 6:28 pm
Subject: A bit long, but this is so funny!

Article by a British journalist, written in 1999)

Matter of Taste
by Matthew Sutherland

I have now been in this country for over six years, and consider
myself in most respects well assimilated. However, there is one key
step on the road to full asimilation, which I have yet to take, and
that's to eat BALUT. The day any of you sees me eating balut, please
call immigration and ask them to issue me a Filipino passport. Because
at that point there will be no turning back. BALUT, for those still
blissfully ignorant non-Pinoys out there, is a fertilized duck egg. It
is commonly sold with salt in a piece of newspaper, much like English
fish and chips, by street vendors usually after dark, presumably so
you can't see how gross it is. It's meant to be an aphrodisiac,
although I can't imagine anything more likely to dispel sexual desire
than crunching on a partially formed baby duck swimming in noxious
fluid. The embryo in the egg comes in varying stages of development,
but basically it is not considered macho to eat one without fully
discernable feathers, beak, and claws. Some say these crunchy bits are
the best. Others prefer just to drink the so-called 'soup', the vile,
pungent liquid that surrounds the aforementioned feathery
fetus...excuse me; I have to go and throw up now. I'll be back in a
minute.

Food dominates the life of the Filipino. People here just love to eat.
They eat at least eight times a day. These eight official meals are
called, in order: breakfast, snacks, lunch, merienda, pica-pica,
pulutan, dinner, and
no-one-saw-me-take-that-cookie-from-the-fridge-so-it-doesn't-count .
The short gaps in between these mealtimes are spent eating Sky Flakes
from the open packet that sits on every desktop. You're never far from
food in the Philippines. If you doubt this, next time you're driving
home from work, try this game. See how long you can drive without
seeing food and I don't mean a distant restaurant, or a picture of
food. I mean a man on the sidewalk frying fish balls, or a man walking
through the traffic selling nuts or candy. I bet it's less than one
minute.

Here are some other things I've noticed about food in the Philippines.
Firstly, a meal is not a meal without rice - even breakfast. In the
UK, I could go a whole year without eating rice. Second, it's
impossible to drink without eating. A bottle of San Miguel just isn't
the same without gambas or beef tapa. Third, no one ventures more than
two paces from their house without baon and a container of something
cold to drink. You might as well ask a Filipino to leave home without
his pants on. And lastly, where I come from, you eat with a knife and
fork. Here, you eat with a spoon and fork. You try eating rice
swimming in fish sauce with a knife.

One really nice thing about Filipino food culture is that people
always ask you to SHARE their food. In my office, if you catch anyone
attacking their baon, they will always go, "Sir! KAIN TAYO!" ("Let's
eat!"). This confused me, until I realized that they didn't actually
expect me to sit down and start munching on their boneless bangus. In
fact, the polite response is something like, "No thanks, I just ate."

But the principle is sound - if you have food on your plate, you are
expected to share it, however hungry you are, with those who may be
even hungrier. I think that's great. In fact, this is frequently even
taken one step further. Many Filipinos use "Have you eaten yet?"
("KUMAIN KA NA?") as a general greeting, irrespective of time of day
or location.

Some foreigners think Filipino food is fairly dull compared to other
Asian cuisines. Actually lots of it is very good: Spicy dishes like
Bicol Express (strange, a dish named after a train); anything cooked
with coconut milk; anything KINILAW; and anything ADOBO. And it's hard
to beat the sheer wanton, cholesterolic frenzy of a good old-fashioned
LECHON de leche feast. Dig a pit, light a fire, add 50 pounds of
animal fat on a stick, and cook until crisp. Mmm, mmm... you can
actually feel your arteries constricting with each successive mouthful.

I also share one key Pinoy trait ---a sweet tooth. I am thus the only
foreigner I know who does not complain about sweet bread, sweet
burgers, sweet spaghetti, sweet banana ketchup, and so on. I am a man
who likes to put jam on his pizza. Try it!

It's the weird food you want to avoid. In addition to duck fetus in
the half-shell, items to avoid in the Philippines include pig's blood
soup (DINUGUAN); bull's testicle soup, the strangely-named "SOUP
NUMBER FIVE" (I dread to think what numbers one through four are); and
the ubiquitous, stinky shrimp paste, BAGOONG, and it's equally stinky
sister, PATIS. Filipinos are so addicted to these latter items that
they will even risk arrest or deportation trying to smuggle them into
countries like Australia and the USA, which wisely ban the importation
of items you can smell from more than 100 paces.

Then there's the small matter of the blue ice cream. I have never been
able to get my brain around eating blue food; the ubiquitous UBE
leaves me cold.

And lastly on the subject of weird food, beware: that KALDERETANG
KAMBING (goat) could well be KALDERETANG ASO (dog)...

The Filipino, of course, has a well-developed sense of food. Here's a
typical Pinoy food joke: "I'm on a seafood diet. "What's a seafood
diet?" "When I see food, I eat it!"

Filipinos also eat strange bits of animals --- the feet, the head, the
guts, etc., usually barbecued on a stick. These have been given witty
names, like "ADIDAS" (chicken's feet); "KURBATA" (either just
chicken's neck, or "neck and thigh" as in "neck-tie"); "WALKMAN" (pigs
ears); "PAL" (chicken wings); "HELMET" (chicken head); "IUD" (chicken
intestines), and BETAMAX" (video-cassette-like blocks of animal
blood). Yum, yum. Bon appetit.

"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches" -- (Proverbs 22:1)

WHEN I arrived in the Philippines from the UK six years ago, one of
the first cultural differences to strike me was names. The subject has
provided a continuing source of amazement and amusement ever since.

The first unusual thing, from an English perspective, is that everyone
here has a nickname. In the staid and boring United Kingdom, we have
nicknames in kindergarten, but when we move into adulthood we tend, I
am glad to say, to lose them.

The second thing that struck me is that Philippine names for both
girls and boys tend to be what we in the UK would regard as
overbearingly cutesy for anyone over about five. Fifty-five-year-olds
colleague put it. Where I come from, a boy with a nickname like Boy
Blue or Honey Boy would be beaten to death at school by pre-adolescent
bullies, and never make it to adulthood. So, probably, would girls
with names like Babes, Lovely, Precious, Peachy or Apples. Yuk, ech ech.

Here, however, no one bats an eyelid. Then I noticed how many people
have what I have come to call "door-bell names". These are nicknames
that sound like -well, doorbells. There are millions of them. Bing,
Bong, Ding, and Dong are some of the more common. They can be, and
frequently are, used in even more door-bell-like combinations such as
Bing-Bong, Ding-Dong, Ting-Ting, and so on. Even our newly appointed
chief of police has a doorbell name Ping. None of these doorbell
names exist where I come from, and hence sound unusually amusing to my
untutored foreign ear.

Someone once told me that one of the Bings, when asked why he was
called Bing, replied, "because my brother is called Bong". Faultless
logic. Dong, of course, is a particularly funny one for me, as where I
come from "dong" is a slang word for well; perhaps "talong" is the
best Tagalog equivalent.

Repeating names was another novelty to me, having never before
encountered people with names like Len-Len, Let-Let, Mai-Mai, or
Ning-Ning. The secretary I inherited on my arrival had an unusual one:
Leck-Leck. Such names are then frequently further refined by using the
"squared" symbol, as in Len2 or Mai2. This had me very confused for a
while.

Then there is the trend for parents to stick to a theme when naming
their children. This can be as simple as making them all begin with
the same letter, as in Jun, Jimmy, Janice, and Joy.

More imaginative parents shoot for more sophisticated forms of
assonance or rhyme, as in Biboy, Boboy, Buboy, Baboy (notice the names
get worse the more kids there are-best to be born early or you could
end up being a Baboy).

Even better, parents can create whole families of, say, desserts
(Apple Pie, Cherry Pie, Honey Pie) or flowers (Rose, Daffodil, Tulip).
The main advantage of such combinations is that they look great
painted across your trunk if you're a cab driver. That's another thing
I'd never seen before coming to Manila -- taxis with the driver's
kids' names on the trunk.

Another whole eye-opening field for the foreign visitor is the
phenomenon of the "composite" name. This includes names like Jejomar
(for Jesus, Joseph and Mary), and the remarkable Luzviminda (for
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, believe it or not). That's a bit like me
being called something like "Engscowani" (for England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland). Between you and me, I'm glad I'm not.

And how could I forget to mention the fabulous concept of the randomly
inserted letter 'h'. Quite what this device is supposed to achieve, I
have not yet figured out, but I think it is designed to give a touch
of class to an otherwise only averagely weird name. It results in
creations like Jhun, Lhenn, Ghemma, and Jhimmy. Or how about Jhun-Jhun
(Jhun2)?

How boring to come from a country like the UK full of people with
names like John Smith. How wonderful to come from a country where
imagination and exoticism rule the world of names.

Even the towns here have weird names; my favorite is the unbelievably
named town of Sexmoan (ironically close to Olongapo and Angeles).
Where else in the world could that really be true? Where else in the
world could the head of the Church really be called Cardinal Sin?
Where else but the Philippines!

Note: Philippines has a senator named Joker, and it is his legal name.
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From:  "Tomas A. Consolacion, Jr." <taconsolacion@y...>
Date:  Sun Jun 1, 2003 6:39 pm
Subject: Here's another one to make you smile

ISTORYA NG ISANG INA
Registered nurse si Maria sa States. Kasama nya ang kanyang ina na
nagpagamot din doon. Namatay ang ina nito. Dahil sa kamahalan ng
pamasahe pabalik sa Pilipinas, nagtipid si Maria. Pinauwi na lang niya
ang kabaong ng kanyang ina na mag-isa.

Pagdating ng kabaong, napansin ng mga kapamilya niya na dikit ang
mukha sa salamin ng ataul. Nagkomento tuloy and isang anak, "Ay, naku!
Tingnan mo iyan... hindi sila marunong mag-ayos ng bangkay sa
Amerika!" Upang ayusin ang itsura ng bangkay, binuksan ang kabaong.

Aba! May sulat sa dibdid ng ina. Kinuha nila ito at binasa. Ang
nilalaman ng liham na mula kay Maria.

"Mahal kong tatay at mga kapatid,

"Pasensya na kayo at hindi ko nasamahan ang nanay sa pag-uwi riyan sa
Pilipinas dahil napakamahal ng pamasahe. "Ang gastos ko pa lang sa
kanya ay mahigit $1,000 na. Ayoko nang isipin pa ang eksaktong halaga.

"Anyway, ipinadala ko kasama ni nanay ang mga sumusunod... "Nasa likod
ni nanay ang dalawampu't apat na karnenorte. And adidas na suot ni
nanay ay para kay tatay. Ang limang pares ng de-goma ay nasa loob ng
dalawang asul na Jansport na backpack na inuunan ni nanay. Tig-iisa
kayo. "Ang iba't-ibang klase ng tsokolate at candy ay nasa puetan ni
nanay. Para sa mga bata ito. Bahala na kayong magparte-parte. Sana'y
hindi matunaw ang mga ito.

"Ang pokemon stuffed toy na yapos-yapos ni nanay ay para sa bunso ni
ate. Gift ko sa first birthday ng bata. "Ang itim na Esprit bag ay
para kay Nene, Ate, nasa loob ng bag ang pictures ni inay, japanese
version ng pokemon trading cards at stickers.

"Suot ni nanay ang tatlong Ralph Lauren, apat na Gap at dalawang Old
Navy T-shirts. Ang isa ay para kay Kuya at tig-iisa ang mga pamangkin
ko. Maisusuot ninyo ang mga iyan sa fiesta.

"Suot din ni inay ang anim na panty hose at tatlong warmer para sa mga
dalaga kong pamangkin. Isuot nyo sa party. "May isang dosenang NBA
caps sa may paanan ni nanay. Para sa inyo, itay, kuya, dikong, Tiyo
Romy. Bigyan nyo na rin ng tig-isa 'yung mga pamangkin ko at yong isa
ay kay Pareng Tulume.

"Ang tigdadalawang pares ng Nike wristband at knee caps na suot-suot
din ni nanay ay para sa mga anak mo, diko, na nagbabasketball.
"Tigdadalawang ream ng Marlboro green at Winston lights ang nasa
pagitan ng mga hita ni nanay. "Apat na jar ng Skippy Peanut Butter,
dalawang dishwashing liquid, isang Kiwi glass cleaner at tig-aanim na
Colgate at Aqua Fresh ang nakasiksik sa kilikili ni nanay. Hati-hati
na kayo, huwag mag-aagawan.

"Isang dosenang Wonder bra na gustong-gusto ni Tiya Iska, suot-suot
din ni nanay. Alam kong inaasam-asam nyo 'yan, tiya. "Ang Rolex na
bilin-bilin mo tatay, suot-suot ni nanay. Kunin mo agad, tatay. "Ang
hikaw, singsing at kuwintas (na may nakakabit pang anim na nail
cutters) na gustong-gusto mo, ditse, ay suot-suot din ni nanay. Kunin
mo na rin agad, ditse...

"Isang Ray Ban ladies sunglass na pabirthday ko kay Ninang Berta,
hindi ko ba pinasuot kay nanay. Isiniksik ko na lang sa may bandang
ulunan ni nanay. Nasa pink na plastik na maliit. "Mga Chanel at
Champion na medyas, suot-suot din ni nanay. Tig-iisa kayo, mga
pamangkin ko.

"Mga pampers, panty liners, cotton buds, cotton balls, table napkins
at mga scotch brite na may foam ay natatakpan ng mga puting bath
towels..."yon bale ang pinangkutson ko sa kabaong ni nanay.
Marami-rami rin iyon. Parte-parte rin kayo.

"Marami pa akong ipinagsisiksik kung saan-saang parte gaya ng cafe,
coffee creamer, ilang vienna sausage na de lata, barbie dolls,
toothbrush, paper cups, plastic spoon and pork, paper at styro foam
plates, perfume,cologne, ballpens, stationaries, envelopes, bar soaps,
match box toys, used t-shirts, hand towels, CD. VHS tapes, padlock,
tools gaya ng screwdriver, plais, long nose, atbp. Na hindi ko na
na-itemize dahil nagmamadali ako.

"Marami pa sana akong ipaglalalagay kaya lang, baka mag-excess at si
nanay pa ang maiwan.

"Basta parte-parte kayo, tatay, kuya, ate, dikong, ditse. Para sa inyo
lahat ito. "Bahala na kayo kay nanay. Pamimisahan ko na lang siya
rito. "Balitaan ninyo na lang ako pagkatapos ng libing. "Paki-double
check ang lista kung walang nawala sa mga ipinadala ko."

Nagmamahal,

Maria

P.S. Pakibihisan ninyo agad si Nanay!"
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MGA TATAY

Tatay na Mayabang:

"Ako'y tunay na natutuwa sa aking panganay na lalaki. Nagtapos ng
Business Administration sa UP at mayroong MBA galing sa Harvard.
Ngayon, e Presidente siya ng isang malaking Corporasyon. Sa yaman
niya, e, binigyan niya ng isang Mercedes at isang BMW yung isang
kaibigan niya."

Tatay na mas Mayabang:

"Ako nama'y galak na galak sa bunso kong lalaki. Nagtapos ng Medicina
sa UP-PGH at nag Residency sa Sloan Kettering. Ngayon, e Director for
Research siya at kandidato para sa Nobel Prize. Mayaman din siya. Biro
mo, yung isang kaibigan e binigyan niya ng apartment sa 5th Avenue sa
Manhattan."

Tatay na Mahiyain:

Ako nama'y medyo disappointed dito sa kaisa isa kong anak na lalaki.
Mangyari e bakla at saksakan ng landi. Hindi bale na sanang malandi, e
kung sino-sino pang lalaki ang mga kinakasama. Hairdresser siya pero
mukha namang mahusay makisama. Yung kaniyang BMW at Mercedes, at yung
tinitirhan niyang apartment sa 5th Avenue e bigay lahat ng mga
"boypren" niya.
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From:  "Tomas A. Consolacion, Jr." <taconsolacion@y...>
Date:  Tue Jun 3, 2003 7:42 am
Subject: Re: Arnel! Welcome!

Hi Maane, nice of you to remind me of Joy Nacnac, my cousin whom I've not seen in several months na, me not having the time to go up to Baguio as often as I wish. Musta na her and hubby Jess, also a UBSHS alumnus? Wish they could both join this messageboard.

Ha-ha, that's a blast from the past, Mr. Bajada, our english teacher. Same with Arnel's Llusala--I can see you can still conjugate in Latin after all these years! Johnny Cama, Saksak, Gado, oh, the rush of memories!

We're looking forward to Josie finally getting her computer cranked up to connect to the Internet and sharing her particulars at this point in her life. Ditto for Angie and Manny--so he got himself a selosa? And has Atty./Doc. Sammy relocated to the States as well?

Hope you had a nice weekend wid your hubby; was it as good for you as it was for him? He-he.

Tom
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...>
Date:  Tue Jun 3, 2003 2:43 pm
Subject: hello from virginia
hello guys,

been a busy weekend for me too, yes tom it was better for him, anong say mo?

speaking of birthdays, joy celebrated her birthday last may 30, so all of you guys how about a text message to her , that would make her happy.

so arnel any news from danny? you used to have a matching outfit with him, extend my regards will you, or better yet let me know of his address so i can write him, thanks.

nates, how are you now? bigla ka met nga naawan. looking forward for your posting.

so let how was your dinner last friday, i did not receive the tilapia and atsara, hayaan mo we'll have all day to eat when i come visit.

oh buddy will i have a grand tour of your golf course? i want a picture of you though not gma or ramos para sa akin your sitll our presidente

vivs, share us your thoughts naman, it's okey to be green tayo tayo lang naman, just kidding , i know you're busy, we all are, but chating with you all makes my day. our day i guess.

say mo tom naimprove na ang format ko, wala ka nang reklamo ngayon. reading the articles you''ve send really made me smile, they are true in some ways hope si inay would never come true.

goodnight dear friends, still waiting for angie's response and mannys email. i heard sammy is in texas but got no address of him.

maane
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From:  "nathan_bgo" <Nathan_bgo@y...>
Date:  Wed Jun 4, 2003 12:57 pm
Subject: quickie lang
Hello to everyone!

Hey, I miss this posting thing, I just had to go to an internet cafe. Short lang to, mga 'tol

Anyway, let me add to Arnel's list -- Remember Marian Bag-ongan? I think she was the bossom friend of Carmen Tauli but she 's just like me, did not graduate with the rest of you. And who has heard of our meztiza Vangie Enriquez, the girl from PhiSCi? I think I still have her book on Uncle Ho Chi Minh.

Also, I passed by Irisan and I saw a LUNA Street. Hindi na nag-iisa si Joy na may NACNAC Street which is very near where Otisamot lives. Actually the street is named after her grandpa, Faustino (?) Nacnac who was one of the original settlers of Baguio along with Juan Resureccion, but of course the namesake of El Presidente dictador Administrator. Joys gramps became chief of the Constabulary while Ressureccion got connected with the Benguet Auto Line and other companies.

Vivs, Henry, Ebs, POST NAMAN kayo, please.

Sulat uli ako l8r, ktkt n lng tayo uli. bye ------n8an
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From:  brenda bandaay <brendabandaay@y...>
Date:  Thu Jun 5, 2003 3:53 pm
Subject: Re: [ubsciencehigh_class73] Arnel! Welcome!
Dearest Everybody,
Greetings!
My turn to share my thoughts with you guys, as Lettie has been prodding me to email too, cause Buddy has branded us as illiterates daw, so here I am to bare myself (tom’s term?)
From the start I enjoyed reading all your emails and you guys can really write well! Thanks to Buddy for starting it all as it is a good way baring oneself and really getting to know each other as well.  I believe a lot of thngs has happened to us after those high school days. . . a lot to share and to bare?
To be honest, I asked myself if I will not feel out of place joining the group, since you share a lot of common things in the past, where I may not a part of those activities, having left the school at the start of our 3rd year.  Nevertheless, I have maintained friendships with some of you guys, like Lettie. And of course, everytime I meet our former classmates like Sammy, Howard, Vivienne, Nathan, Evelyn, etc. . . . there’s still that warmth of having known each other in the past.  And so with our former teachers too in high school. When I came to be one of them when I got connected with the U.B. College of Dentistry.  So despite the incomplete years, I feel I belong.. ..
Like Nathan who left the school before graduation, I left too at the start of our 3rd year, by force of circumstances as I had to look after my ailing grandparents who were living in the province.
As the story goes, maybe you call  it destiny or whatever, I got married when I was in the 4th year and had my first kid at the age of 16 ! would you believe that ! maagang kumarinking daw sabi ni Lettie. Well ganun talaga ang buhay when fate strikes, things just happen and before you know it you’re faced with a situation favorable or unfavorable, you have to deal with it and survive !
Anyway, as a cooperative being, I went the flow of events and one thng led to another until I found myself-being a single parent to two kids quite early, but life has to move on and now I can say, I am a proud mother to two grown up men, Ian Steve who graduated from UERM  is now a dentist, manning our clinics. And Mark Aaron who just graduated last February from La Salle with a degree in Finance Management. Both by the way are your co-alumni having graduated from UB-Science High. They were the ones who told me that Sir Emmet remembers our batch well, because you guys started a lot of things daw pati kalokohan siguro?
And life didn’t stop there for me being a mother only. Now Im happy young grandma! (with emphasis on the young) to Igi and newly born Ira, the kids of Ian and Che, my daughter in l aw who’s U.B Science Hi alumnus as well.
He he he ! That’s my life’s synchronicity kuno.  And looking back to my “colorful past” no regrets for I am what I am owing it to those turn of events.  As they say, ganun talaga and buhay we go through the straight and crooked paths, as we keep on growing up, making us survivors in our own way . . . in the end we gain character.
I enjoyed a late dinner with Lettie last Friday in her cozy and beautiful (36th floor) condominium at Boni, Ortigas. I say beautiful, cause you get a good view of Metro Manila, especially the sunset of Manila Bay.  Guys we should tell her that next venue of our meeting will be in her place, so we can discuss a lot of things over a cup of Nestle coffe or ice cream?
Anyway, in the course of our sharing we talked about the idea of our group pursuing some future activities beyond what we are doing now of exchanging emails. I had been always a believer of the idea that “nothing happens by accident in this universe” seemingly coincidental, but it is as it should be .  Thus, I do believe that we were meant to regroup ourselves now as professionals maybe for a higher purpose. All of us, I believe are accomplished in our fields with talents to share in whatever way we can. I hope we can brainstorm on this next time around and come up with a project that can further get the group towards a noble goal. .  what do you think?
I just related to Lettie that I attended the wake of the best friend of my late brother who passed away last week, Mr. Frank Longid, an accomplished Igorot businessman, who made it big in the world of business but was generous enough to share what he had so left a legacy. . . a life worth emulating.
In the series of eulogies accorded to him, its moving to know that here is a person who is not a politician yet he has touched many lives by sharing his success with others.
Well, well, simple as we are, maybe who knows as a group we can in our humble way, be able to touch other peoples lives, as well.  So guys am ope to suggestions. . .
And before I end let me share with you some quotations I picked up from the theosophical digest:
If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for life is even greater than their fear.  People who can open to the web of life that called us into being, and who can rest in the vitality of that larger body. . .
By Joanna Macy
My warm regards to all ! Love you ! !
Brenda Bandaay
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From:  brenda bandaay <brendabandaay@y...>
Date:  Thu Jun 5, 2003 4:20 pm
Subject: HELLO ! ! ! TO EVERYBODY . . . .
Dearest Everybody,
Greetings!
My turn to share my thoughts with you guys, as Lettie has been prodding me to email too, cause Buddy has branded us as illiterates daw, so here I am to bare myself (tom’s term?)
From the start I enjoyed reading all your emails and you guys can really write well! Thanks to Buddy for starting it all as it is a good way baring oneself and really getting to know each other as well.  I believe a lot of thngs has happened to us after those high school days. . . a lot to share and to bare?
To be honest, I asked myself if I will not feel out of place joining the group, since you share a lot of common things in the past, where I may not have been a part of those activities, having left the school at the start of our 3rd year. Nevertheless, I have maintained friendships with some of you guys, like Lettie. And of course, everytime I meet our former classmates like Sammy, Howard, Vivienne, Nathan, Evelyn, etc. . . . there’s still that warmth of having known each other in the past.  And so with our former teachers too in high school, I got connected with the U.B. College of Dentistry. So despite the incomplete years, I feel I belong.. ..
Like Nathan who left the school before graduation, I left too at the start of our 3rd year, by force of circumstances as I had to look after my ailing grandparents who were living in the province.
As the story goes, maybe you call  it destiny or whatever, I got married when I was in the 4th year and had my first kid at the age of 16 ! would you believe that ! maagang kumarinking daw sabi ni Lettie. Well ganun talaga ang buhay when fate strikes, things just happen and before you know it you’re faced with a situation favorable or unfavorable, you have to deal with it and survive !
Anyway, as a cooperative being, I went with the flow of events and one thng led to another until I found myself-being a single parent to two kids quite early, but life has to move on and now I can say, I am a proud mother to two grown up men, Ian Steve who graduated from UERM  is now a dentist, manning our clinics. And Mark Aaron who just graduated last February from La Salle with a degree in Finance Management. Both by the way are your co-alumni having graduated from UB-Science High. They were the ones who told me that Sir Emmet remembers our batch well, because you guys started a lot of things daw pati kalokohan siguro?
And life didn’t stop there for me being a mother only. Now Im happy young grandma! (with emphasis on the young) to Igi and newly born Ira, the kids of Ian and Che, my daughter in l aw who’s U.B Science Hi alumnus as well.
He he he ! That’s my life’s synchronicity kuno.  And looking back to my “colorful past” no regrets for I am what I am owing it to those turn of events.  As they say, ganun talaga and buhay we go through the straight and crooked paths, as we keep on growing up, making us survivors in our own way . . . in the end we gain character.
I enjoyed a late dinner with Lettie last Friday in her cozy and beautiful (36th floor) condominium at Boni, Ortigas. I say beautiful, cause you get a good view of Metro Manila, especially the sunset of Manila Bay.  Guys we should tell her that next venue of our meeting will be in her place, so we can discuss a lot of things over a cup of Nestle coffe or ice cream? Siguradong maraming supply being a top VP of NESTLE.
Anyway, in the course of our sharing we talked about the idea of our group pursuing some future activities beyond what we are doing now of exchanging emails. I had been always a believer of the idea that “nothing happens by accident in this universe” seemingly coincidental, but it is as it should be .  Thus, I do believe that we were meant to regroup ourselves now as professionals maybe for a higher purpose. All of us, I believe are accomplished in our fields with talents to share in whatever way we can. I hope we can brainstorm on this next time around and come up with a project that can further gel the group towards a noble goal. .  what do you think?
I just related to Lettie that I attended the wake of the best friend of my late brother who passed away last week, Mr. Frank Longid, an accomplished Igorot businessman, who made it big in the world of business but was generous enough to share what he had and so left a legacy. . . a life worth emulating.
In the series of eulogies accorded to him, its moving to know that here is a person who is not a politician yet he has touched many lives by sharing his success with others. He made a great impact on the many lives of my co-igorots.
Well, well, simple as we are, maybe who knows as a group we can in our humble way, be able to touch other peoples lives, as well.  So guys am open to suggestions. . .
And before I end let me share with you some quotations I picked up from the theosophical digest:
If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for life is even greater than their fear.  People who can open to the web of life that called us into being, and who can rest in the vitality of that larger body. . .
By Joanna Macy
The message of life is service. The perfection of you is service, and so many times without any applause, you only answer to God, who knows where your heart is . . . .
Sylvia Browne, From her book “Souls Perfection”
My warm regards to all ! Love you ! !
Brenda Bandaay
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From:  "agdel557" <agdel557@y...>
Date:  Thu Jun 5, 2003 5:06 pm
Subject: Welcome Brenda!
...welcome dra. brenda bandaay...remember me...arnel...we use to see each other during rotary club functions...it took you a long time to write...but what a posting..!like everyone else...you sure had a colorful life...and like everyone else...no regrets..!see...you have a lot in common with us...

...nates add ko pa...a certain rossanna...who was with us at villa alto...and remember the other josie...josephine espique..? the girl from guam...leah magpale..?

...maane...right...i remember danny and i both had this blue and gray jacket...or as emmett called it...cardigan...we were close in high school...but unfortunately...we didn't see each other that much after high school...alex...henry...and i still slept at ruff inn though...even as late as the 1982...i lost contact with alex when he went to canada...ruben is a fellow architect...and the head of the slu department of architecture...but he doesn't attend our meetings...so i don't see him that often...i'll try to get his email address...we're close to doc howard...he removed a lypoma from my lower back last year...and he is the favorite doctor of the family...he has a farm in san juan...la union...pwede nga pala si fake dun...

...hey guys...do you still remember the KS...kiangan sidi...buddy's attempt to form a fraternity...similar to the baguio apaches..? i remember i was the last one to be initiated at gadong's house in qm...by the way buddy...i became a baguio apache...during the bonfire in 1998...

...tom...pasensya na the way i write...i just write...the way i talk...the way i think...what would mrs. ruff and mr. bajada
say...kaya..?
...i wanted this to be a quickie too...like nates'...pero ang hirap tigilan...until next time...

...arnel
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...>
Date:  Fri Jun 6, 2003 12:22 am
Subject: Re: [ubsciencehigh_class73] HELLO ! ! ! TO EVERYBODY . . . .
hello guys,

my brenda like the rest of us you sure have a wonderful life story to share , no regrets and life goes on. thumbs up for you, i can nominate you for mother of the year, here's a hug from all of us you deserve it. welcome!!!

hey nates, kahit quikie lang nakaraos ka din, i mean sweet of you to go an extra mile and drop that line. it means you really care, here's a hug for you too. that was a very informative lesson in history dear friend.

arnel, rosanna rillera is her name and her sister is the wife of our very own friend manny, accdg. to josie, speaking of which has not responded to my email, i hope i did'nt get him in trouble using his work email, he responded though the first time that' s when he gave me his work number, but as i said mahirap hulihin palaging nasa field, i did not want to leave my number kasi baka magtaka ang mga coworker niya bakit out of town ang number, but i will keep trying, persistent talaga ano. i'll try to email henry hopefully magrespond. you sure have an excellent memory, i cannot remember marlon benitez, josie espique is or used to be joy's neighbor, joy probably knows her where abouts. adding to
your list is lisa flores she is here in the states but got no clue where.

yesterday, i had a chance to talk to evelyn and carmen, my oh my what a great feeling hearing the familiar voices of long lost friends, we talked about the past, present and future and like brenda they too had colorful stories to share. remember the song love story we used to sing it to annoy carmen, what about playing that song during reunion, on
second thoughts huwag na lang maka magwalk out si carmen kasalanan ko pa. ha ha ha. my conversation to evelyn was cut short i think her cell battery run out cause when i tried calling her back no tone. i had asked her if she'll be logging on the website she said she will , she got buddy's email just like the rest of us busy ang life niya she will
though. in time i will try to talk to you all just to hear the laughter and the memories.

seriously i agree with brenda our gathering has a purpose , I know chatting with you guys sure did bring back memories that added a spice in my life, i know out there i can share my thoughts and feelings to friends that care, so we did touch each other lives now we can extend in our own humble ways touch other people lives too, what about starting with emmet, i heard bits and pieces of his dilemma from joy and carmen is there anything we can do to help him , let me know powerful friends.

i will be logging off for a week , school is finally over and we will be taking the kids to a criuse to the bahamas. we will be sailing june 8 and coming back june 14. so dear friends keep writing i am looking forward for your mails, you all take care. i will be posting pictures when i come back.

maane
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...>
Date:  Fri Jun 6, 2003 11:15 pm
Subject: sorry guy's i made a booboo, correction pls.
hello guys,

with persisitence i was able to talk to manny last night, here's the fact, manny is not married to rosanna rillera's sister, when josie told me that manny is married to ruth rillera's sister ( who is also a friend of mine) i presumed rosanna rillera so my mistake and i'm sorry, . i told manny about this and said some of you guys know his wife and not to worry about it, you probably are thinking what the hell is maane talking about, so again, clarification done , okey.!!!

moving along, manny and i had a blast of talk and laughter, it amazes me what a joy to communicate to you all once again. hopefully we over here will have a reunion too , it seems we might not be able to make it there this dec. but who knows again, life is full of surprises. manny says he would soon be logging on the website, he's been trying to convince henry to post mail hope he will in time. accdg. To hitler he saw danny last during the earthquake in baguio, unfortunately
he did not get his address, he is somewhere in the middle east. manny  sends his hello to everyone.

arnel please extend my warmest regards to howie, heard great stories of him, to rueben and to all our friends/classmates seems to me you have the most updates on everybody.

you all take care , talk to you all next week.

maane
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From:  Leticia.Pilando@p...
Date:  Sun Jun 8, 2003 5:03 pm
Subject: RE: [ubsciencehigh_class73] sorry guy's i made a booboo, correcti on pls.
Dearest All,

I just read Maane's e-mail and I am feeling bad that you guys in that part of the world may not be able to attend the reunion in December. PLEASE NAMAN try to make plans to be here. It will surely make a lot of difference if we can all be together. After 30 years...this is the first attempt to get together.

We all hope and pray that there will be some pleasant surprises (hey Brenda, using this term na) between now and then, hopefully, sooner so that you can make your flight arrangements.

Tom, Brenda, Buddy, Vivs, Nates, Arnel, Arlene .... can we put together our persuasive abilities and try to convince/appeal to these Class 73 somewhere in the west to come home for the reunion..... of course, it is good that we
are all communicating (thanks to technology) but would still be heart warming to see you in person...

Lettie Pilando
Quality Management Department

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From:  "agdel557" <agdel557@y...>
Date:  Mon Jun 9, 2003 4:11 pm
Subject: Maane's Booboo
...maane...manny or still hitler to some of us is married to atty. libby rillera...libby and her sister ruth are my third cousins...and nope...rossanna is not their sister...matanda na lang talaga ako...i forgot to tell you about it the last time...

...tomorrow i have an appointment with doc howard...and maybe i see ruben during the later part of the week...i'll try to get their e-mail addresses...para naman madagdagan tayo...

...letty...basta ganito na lang...pag wala sa reunion...PAGUUSAPAN!

...okay...until next time...

...arnel
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From:  nathan alcantara <Nathan_bgo@y...>
Date:  Mon Jun 9, 2003 6:19 pm
Subject: Re: [ubsciencehigh_class73] Maane's Booboo
HI GUYS!
 ok  na  yung office connection namin but am having a  hard  time to log in dahil  tambak  ang gagawin  ko.     but like Arnel  said, nakaka-adik, tlaga, addik  ken manmanong  ko  ida amin.
 El Presidente Buddy,  you asked about Emmet --- before my son graduated four years ago,  they surprised him  daw at 4:00 a.m. and found him washing  his clothes  at nagalit daw siya.  "Kahit wala nang manito"  or  somthing to that effect dahil b-day  niya  noon. He puts up a brave front  like  before  even if he's having a diffucult time.  At least he has  no family to take care of. Letty might have more updates  becoz  she sat with  him in  the mini-reunion. 
 Maan, Rosanna  was our  classmate pero hindi  siya kapatid  ni  Libby at Blotz. Ruth was my "gangmate" in Mabini elem School.
Tomboy siya noon  but she  took up nursing and  left  for your land. How's  she? About Josie Espique, I saw  her around  months  ago.  I will try to see  if I could  get her again.
 NEXT time uli.
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From:  "agdel557" <agdel557@y...>
Date:  Tue Jun 10, 2003  1:55 pm
Subject: Doc Howard's E-mail Address
...like i promised...here's howard's e-mail...howard_tovera @ yahoo.com...also here's his new cellphone no...0918-943-
0384...paano 'yan president/diktador/group moderator buddy...you can invite him na...

...i'll try to get in touch with ruben before the weekend......by the way...my new cell no...0920-837-1517...

...got to run...nates...mas quickie ito...

...arnel
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From:  "nathan_bgo" <Nathan_bgo@y...>
Date:  Tue Jun 10, 2003  5:38 pm
Subject: d i2 quikie
Hi, ladies and gentlemen of the Cyber Science Hi. Am free so here's to all of you.

Arnel, mas quiki nga talaga yung last post mo.

Tomas, you cyberfox you! Why, you're goin around telling of your telebabad time with Beth then you're flirtin with Maan even, a. Careful .... At saka, sabi ko sa self-baring ko "past indiscretion!" I do not see any esses there but it seems that you do or that you know something which .... a?! masyado ka ha ..... enom na lang kaya tayo, p're, para pag-usapan na lang natin?

Tets, if we are to convince out-of-the-country batch mates, we must offer them something. Given na na talagang pag-uusapan yung mga wala pero what else? Aside from memories and the goodwill, what can they bring home? a t-shirt? a memento? an enlarged photograph or a video of the reunion perhaps? Can we offer them these? Anupakaya?

Me, of all persons, you would know I could not offer much in terms of finances but I could perhaps tap on some networks for the sake of all. If the place is free, baka ma-ioffer ko yung training center namin sa harap ng Mansion for visiting friends depende sa reunion committee. There is a large frontage where we could have a bonfire. Your place, Let, is als large and we could also have a bonfire there, di ba?
Best of all is to enlist the batch in a cause. Perhaps for Emmett, perhaps for a scholarship for an indigent or maybe even for a batchmate's child or for any such other cause we could think of.

FYI, science hi fees now range from 12 to 36 thousand which, by my standards, is already way beyond what I could afford on my gov't employee salary...

No, I am not dropping a hint that I am in dire financial straits even though I really am. Thank you, but that is not my point. The point is there are more people who would greatly benefit and who badly need the help that we can collectively give if we only put our heads together.

May I defer to president buddy to lead the way. When there are more of us on line, tomas could run a poll perhaps so we can come to a consensus on what we would like to do as a group.
Speak up, friends. vivs, henry ung iba pa diyan, paramdam naman kayo dito sa e-mail group natin.

Hangang sa susunod, REGARDS 2 ol, mga kaibigan. ----> nathan
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From:  brenda bandaay <brendabandaay@y...>
Date:  Wed Jun 11, 2003  1:35 pm
Subject: happy fathers day!
Hi to everybody ! busy busy? I guess you are all busy nga  . . . Had a nice dinner with Buddy, Lettie and Arlene (who was down here for a seminar) last Friday night at Lettie’s place.  Salamat, Lettie for that filling dinner, complete with wine. Ngem believe ako kay Buddy, he has totally stopped his drinking, so kaming ladies lang and nag enjoy ng wine.  For him, he had dalandan soda, anong say ninyo Nathan, Arnel, Tom?
We had nice chika-chika and initial talks were done on what we could possibly do as a group but will let El presidente Buddy, share with you guys.
Meantime here’s my – advance Happy Father’s Day kadayo amin nga tatatang, ken surrogate fathers ti kakaanakan ( like Buddy.. .) Sa pay kuma ta you will continue practicing being a father from the heart.
Im leaving for kiangan, Ifugao for medical-dental mission as per invitation of Congressman Chungalao. Will be there for 3-4 days with the clinicians from U.B. College of Dentistry and some of our staff. Look forward to it . . . it’s a good break from the work here. .  ken an opportunity to breath the unpolluted air of kiangan.
Maybe this is one area of the services we could be sponsoring as a group in the future considering that we have nurses and doctors in our batch??
Bye ! and I will not forget to bring back – “kiangan jokes” (who haven’t heard of it?) for pasalubong.
Brenda
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From:  "Tomas A. Consolacion, Jr." <taconsolacion@y...>
Date:  Thu Jun 12, 2003  8:31 am
Subject: Posts galore
Hey, t'was really nice dropping by our messageboard this fine Independence Day morning to find posts galore from you guys! Thanks naman that more and more of you beloved batchmates are opening up, rolling up your sleeves, polishing up your writing skills, clearing up your foggy, cranky brains of cobwebs to dig up those gold nuggets of memories from our high school days.

I'll probably be doing a quickie myself this time because I'm truly madly desperately busy busy busy as Brenda says.

Nakakahiya man i-admit, I've been assigned by my CEO to handle the ad hoc committee of key officers from PAGCOR responsible for organizing, planning, mobilizing and carrying out our corporation's marching, musical, mobile and float units for the Independence Day parade. And finally today would be the culmination of our work, weeks of meetings, calls, presentations, negotiations, contract-signings, orientation sessions, briefings, rehearsals, and the like. Breathless? You can bet your ass I'm breathless...and bushed...and this close to becoming a nervous wreck!

Just last Friday I got a call from Let after they had a very nice, very comfy dinner in her Makati flat together with El Presidente, Brenda and Arlene Luna-Flores. Was one of the sorriest decisions I've done recently, passing up their invite in favor of an order from my boss to grace the inauguration of our latest VIP floor in our Angeles casino, which had just moved in to a new building. And in a flash today it's Thursday again!

Anyway there we were around our new VIP tables having chitchat with Pampanga's who's who when my mobile rings with who else but Let on the line. You could be sure if I had Neo's (the Matrix) flying skills I would have transported myself instantly from there to Let's condo so I can join them. As it were I was a mere mortal so I had to content myself using up Let's phone credits by insisting on talking to each one in their party individually! Thanks Let! Was good talking to you Arlene Luna Flores after all these years. I didn't get your number pala.
Nice to hear from you again Dr. Bren. By that way, that was quite a post you did last week; as I said to you on Let's phone, you out-wrote us all. Best of all, you provided the most insightful item I've read since we started this messaging thing, namely: if God had wanted us to come together again after years to conceive of a reunion and to start inter-connecting our blessed lives via the Internet, it must be for a reason. And what better reason than to come up with ways on how we can pass on our blessings---no matter how meager or bountiful---to other people, to a cause, to a long-term noble endeavour.

So Nates has a few good ideas already up his sleeve. I'm sure the rest of you will come up with one or two simple, doable activities we can consider. Keep those posts coming then.

Arnel, I would never have imagined you to have such a sharp memory of the tiniest details, nuances, names and what-not from our high school days. Were you keeping a journal or diary?
Buddy, c'mon, about time our dear President gave us a piece of his beautiful mind, we really need some guidelines on how we can proceed from here, gotta translate our prattle into practical action.

Hey, you call this a quickie! Must have written up bout two pages na! He-he. Till next post then, got a parade to attend to. Watch us on TV, although Gloria won't be around at the Quirino Grandstand wid us (she'll deliver her speech from Mindanao).

God bless to all!
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From:  nathan alcantara <Nathan_bgo@y...
Date:  Thu Jun 12, 2003  9:32 am
Subject: The Darwin Awards
HI, People!
e2 ay mahabang  quiki.  I'm in  my old barong talagog  coz am supposed to be  in parade also but  I eskipped,  hehehe.
attached is something to laugh about and a  photo of the  press officer  of  the Moro Islamic Liberation Party Cordillera chapter, hehehehehe.
c nathan lang po 2.
The Darwin Awards
First Place
When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a holdup in Long Beach, California, would be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder: He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again.
This time it worked.
And now, the honorable mentions:
The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company, suspecting negligence, sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine out and lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.
A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.
After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Beltway had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.
An American teenager was admitted to the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he
could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, puts a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided.
The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer? $15 (If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, was a crime committed?)
A thief burst into a Florida bank one day wearing a ski mask and carrying a gun. Aiming his gun at the guard, the thief yelled, "FREEZE, MOTHER-STICKERS, THIS IS A ....-UP!" For a moment, everyone was silent. Then the snickers started. The guard completely lost it and doubled over laughing. It probably saved his life, because he'd been about to draw his gun. He couldn't have drawn and fired before the thief got him. The thief ran away. In memory of the event, the banker later put a plaque on the wall engraved with the words, "Freeze, mother-stickers, this is a ....-UP!"
Seems this Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze,  and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. Seems the liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.
As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police
apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."
The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 5 a.m., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash
register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.
Kentucky: Two men tried to pull the front off a cash machine by running a chain from the machine to the bumper of their pickup truck. Instead of pulling the front panel off the machine, though, they pulled the bumper off their truck. Scared, they left the scene and drove home. With the chain still attached to the machine. With their bumper still attached to the chain. With their vehicle's license plate still attached to the bumper. They were quickly arrested.
A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER! When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find an ill man curled up next
to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.
"LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU, CRY AND CRY ALONE."
Ay, Ay Harry dummay diway!
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From:  "Arnel G. Delenela" <agdel557@y...
Date:  Sun Jun 15, 2003  1:59 pm
Subject: happy fathers' day
QUESTION: What would it take, what would have to happen, for you to allow yourself to really kickback, relax and just enjoy?

ANSWER: Whatever it is, you will achieve it, earn it, acquire it or just experience it SO MUCH FASTER...if you first kickback, relax and just enjoy!

...and so this fathers' day...to all the model fathers (papa ng mga models)...ordinary fathers...sugar daddys...to classmates married to them...to single parents who are both mothers and fathers...let us all...kickback...relax...and just enjoy the day...

...arnel
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From:  Dinah Dizon <diyohchie@y...
Date:  Sun Jun 15, 2003  9:49 pm
Subject:
hello guys,
it is nice to be able to keep in touch ! i am excited to know we will have  a reunion  i can attend finally. if there are anymore news just keep me informed and thanks for making this website......
i will get in touch if ever i will go up to baguio anytime before december 27. at least even just to meet with who is there. ok???
do we have information about angeline padilla?? i dreamed of her once and i wanted to know how she is.
all for now. hi buddy... hi leticia and nathan and tom. kumusta ngay??
dinah
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From:  "buddyresurreccion" <jvr5678@y...
Date:  Mon Jun 16, 2003  6:56 am
Subject: welcome dinah!!!
hello there dinah!!

we're so glad to have u with us now. buti na lang u caught one of the invites i re-sent since some of our classmates may not have been able to open their emails regularly.

please try to log into the site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ubsciencehigh_class73/ and read all the past posts. i assure u, it's a great way for us to keep in touch.

we hope that u will also join this ragtag bunch of aspiring writers who use the site to share their memories and mid-life crises with everyone. can be therapeutic di ba?

sorry i havent been able to post for some time but it has been so nice to see the group going like this with posts from everywhere. but when are we going to hear from henry and vivien? how r u guys?? share naman balita or something...

as for the project we can put up, i think brenda can give us suggestments on what we could do as she is the one who's in direct contact with the ganjaroots of baguio and benguet.

but maybe we could look closer to home. seems like emmett is going thru a rough time now. maybe we could come up with something to help him out.

lets keep talking about it... maybe someone will say something intelligent... hehehe

till next time, best regards to everyone!!!
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Wed Jun 18, 2003  5:57 am
Subject: (photos)
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From:  "nathan_bgo" <Nathan_bgo@y...
Date:  Wed Jun 18, 2003  3:46 pm
Subject: ms. turogi looking good
Maan,
Those are nice photos and you're really looking good! Ngem saan ka kuma a mabigbig no nagsabat ta, kabsat. My image of you is still long haired and singkit. And you have nice teeth, my friend. Regards to the hubby and the kids. Ansarap naman ninyo cruising for summer! Owwweeee! Kakainggit....

Oh, and I also sent a postcard to Fake but still no anser.

Belated Happy MaFaders Day to doc Bren and Happy FaMaders day to Arnel.

That photo 4 (mama) if I am not mistaken is that of Ms. Dinah. Please confirm, anyone..

Sige kitakits uli, am just snitching on my office time. Henry and Vivs saan na posting ninyo, or photos?
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Wed Jun 18, 2003  11:16 am
Subject: more pics
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Wed Jun 18, 2003  11:10 am
Subject: family pics
dearest to all,
we are back from a week of living rich, now reality set in kayod na naman para mabayaran ang nagastos, the price of luxury nga naman. We had a blast of fun and contenment. their were 5000 people aboard the ship, 2000 were crew, with 49 nationalities, and of course their quite a number of our kababayans, the sad part was hearing their stories how they work 24- 7, staying on the ship for 8 months before seeing their families and not really being compensated for the amount of hours they work, makes you realize how lucky we are. they were happy though, it was a joy talking to them .
so as promised here's some photos taken during our criuse.
you all take care.
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Wed Jun 18, 2003  11:17 am
Subject: and more
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Wed Jun 18, 2003  11:22 am
Subject: conting tiaga na lang
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Wed Jun 18, 2003  11:20 am
Subject: getting to be boring
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Wed Jun 18, 2003  11:19 am
Subject: some more
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From:  FerdinandAnne B Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Wed Jun 18, 2003  11:25 am
Subject: two more
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From:  "Arnel G. Delenela" <agdel557@y...
Date:  Thu Jun 19, 2003  5:07 pm
Subject:
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From:  "Arnel G. Delenela" <agdel557@y...
Date:  Thu Jun 19, 2003  5:08 pm
Subject: more e-mail addresses
...just came from howard's house...and here are some more e mail addresses i got from him...

...art soria is the DBA/systems analyst of the NATO AEW&C Programme Management Agency in Netherlands...his e-mail address: soria@n...

...alex valera is the staff auditor, internal audit of the workers compensation board of british columbia...his e-mail address: avalera1@w...

...manny fernandez is a medical exam investigator of the county of san diego...his e-mail address: efernamx@c...

...maanne...ikaw na ba yan..? nates is right...i too won't recognize you...i still have our "perspective '73"...nag adayu met..! go girl..! looks like you enjoyed your cruise...dapat lang...regards to the husband and kids...

...ok...till next time...gotta go...

...arnel
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From:  "buddyresurreccion" <jvr5678@y...
Date:  Sat Jun 21, 2003  7:29 am
Subject: welcome art soria!!!
hello there art!!!

long time no see/hear. im glad that we were able to get ur email address from howard. i hope u can join us in posting and keeping in touch and bringing back the good old days.

u can also go to the site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ubsciencehigh_class73 and read the old posts, see the pics of how we look right now. bet u wont even recognize some of us if we met on the session road! i wouldnt recognize maanne for sure.

anyways, its real nice to have u here.

best regards,

buddy
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From:  "diyohchie" <diyohchie@y...
Date:  Sat Jun 21, 2003  11:44 am
Subject: mama
hello everybody—
i have my sisters Leni and Fidelis and her daughter Jeni, my brother David and my daughter Yohann with me in the picture. It was one of the few times I get to visit them in Baguio. Have I changed that much? We must all have aged but still looking good...
Dinah
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From:  "buddyresurreccion" <jvr5678@y...
Date:  Sat Jun 21, 2003  7:48 pm
Subject: Noah's Ark
Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark...

One: Don't miss the boat.
Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat.

Three: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

Four: Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.

Five: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

Six: Build your future on high ground.

Seven: For safety sake, travel in pairs.

Eight: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

Nine: When you're stressed, float a while.

Ten: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

Eleven: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.

NOW, wasn't that nice? Pass it along and make someone else smile, too.
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From:  "nathan_bgo" <Nathan_bgo@y...
Date:  Sun Jun 22, 2003  7:50 pm
Subject: Re: family pics
Those are really nice photos, you are looking gorgeous, you are a very handsome couple especially in that June 9 photo of yours and smart looking boys you have there.

Belated Happy Anniversary and wish you all the best, my dear friend.

Any reply from Fake Pedroso on you end? You havent answered me about Blotz Rillera, if only to confirm about what I have heard about her.

Sige, kita-kita uli tayo sa posting.

Nathan
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From:  Anne G Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Tue Jun 24, 2003  2:09 am
Subject: cheers
kakabsat;
hello once again, hope everybody is in the best of evrything.
dinah welcome to the group, so you have 4 girls bet your hubby is thrilled having 5 girls in the house. i thought that was dave in the pic.
how is he ? pls. extend my regards to him and fidelis. so how's pampanga now? used to go there often when i worked in malolos in the 80's. busy place .thanks for answering back my email.
nates to answer your question, , blotz if i remember it right what manny told me , she is in the middle east i have to reconfirm though. I will be calling manny sometime this week. blotz was a very good friend to me and joy in our pre-nursing days. oh she is also arnrel's third cousin probably arnel know's where she is. so how's work any dignitaries lately? fake has not responded yet, i'm still waiting. arnel thanks for rounding up the addresses of our classmates/friends. hopefully we will hear from them too.
i got a chance to talk to viv few days ago, it was nice hearing her voice again. viv as you promised i'm waiting for your story. i also talked to josie last sat. she and manny leave an hour drive from each other. they are planning to meet next week i'll keep you posted. both are still working on their computers i'll keep bugging them though. josie extends her regards to everyone.
to everyone thanks for your compliments, you surely would recognize me if we meet again , the spirit of brotherhood that has bonded us 30 years ago is still within us so it doesn't really matter what we look like now a days, i remain as your tsinitang kapatid.
buddy that was a nice piece to share we sure have in our own little ways is, had been, will be, building our ark.
so let, tom, brenda what are you guys upto these days? Busy schedule? i quess that's the 2 words we see the moment we wake up.
cheers to everyone!
have a moment to smile, to all the dads belated happy father's day.
God bless!
maane
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From:  "nlsoria" <nlsoria@y...
Date:  Tue Jun 24, 2003  7:50 am
Subject: hello from the Netherlands
Hello all!!! Thanks for digging those memory gems (or those juicy bits of secrets) It does bring me back to the good old Science High days.
Buddy -- always the innovator thanks to you and Tom for getting this thing going. Your e-mail came as a pleasant surprise.
Tom -- man, reading your stuff was like listening to you in high school. Still the WRITER!
Arnel -- The last time I was in Baguio (1987!) you were the last '73er I talked to. Every time I think of Baguio I think of
you. Always nice to know you're still there.
Doc Howard - how are you good buddy? Like the tulips?
Dinah - Susette said you look different. Looking forward to seeing you.
Lettie - My condolonces. Our last correspondence was during your graduate days at the Univ. of Oregon (or Washington???. Look at where you are now!
Nathan - I see you're still shaking up the establishment. Nice to hear from you.
Maane - I wouldn't recognize you if I bumped into you!
To the rest ... apparently I have to dig deeper into this aging brain to recall something. I know it will come somehow. By the way what's with Emmet?
I'm looking forward to hearing more from y'all. Is the 27th of Dec the date? I plan to be there. – art
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From:  Anne G Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Tue Jun 24, 2003  2:46 pm
Subject: welcome art
hello art,
welcome to the club, you're right, it sure does bring back memories.
we are all looking forward for your share of thoughts. regards to your family. keep posting
maane
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From:  "agdelenela" <agdel557@y...
Date:  Tue Jun 24, 2003  5:08 pm
Subject: now we're twelve
...hey buddy...if eight was "betterer"...what is twelve..? betterest"..? we might run out of superlatives before december 27...and that would be betterestest...still...

...welcome art from the netherlands...and welcome dinah from pampanga...

...now we're twelve...

...arnel
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From:  "Tomas A. Consolacion, Jr." <taconsolacion@y...
Date:  Wed Jun 25, 2003  12:31 am
Subject: 12 and growing
We've reached a dozen and growing stronger by the week, with the December reunion still a long ways off. Sana this encourages the others to get online too, learn how to link up using these newfangled technologies!

Hi, Art Soria, hellow there Dinah Medina! Good of you to join up, hope you become as prolific posters as Maane.

So Art, anya ngay, whatcha doin' up there in windmill country? Weren't you in the US airforce? Arnel says you've become a database administrator. Perhaps you're working for NATO down in Brussels now? More details please, you got a lot of blanks to fill up dear kabsat! If you're into computers and the web maybe you can set us up a corner in your servers and administer our messageboard from there na lang, the free space we're getting from Yahoo's getting smaller by every post we make!

Dinah, couldn't quite make you out from the pic you posted, but still with the short hair and pretty dimple I see. Heard you got pretty girls to take care of now, maybe you can pair them off to Maane's barako's somewhere in the future? Who are those in the adjoining picture? Welcome to the UBSHS73 website! How's Dave and Fidelis and the rest of your 'tols? Our warm regards to them all, hope they're fine.

Sorry haven't been able to speak up more often, as our darling nurse from over there in Virginia appreciates: really busy busy busy! Just came off from our midyear planning conference, took the brunt of tough questions from the other VPs right after my presentation. So what else is new? Came out hilo but was able to protect my budget and staff pa rin.

Is dat really you Maane, cruising the Caribbean? My my my what a stunning, beautiful, elegant lady you've become! Lordy no wonder Arnel took a fancy to you in high school, only he saw the diamond in the rough that you were and we were all blind to it! Good eye Arnel; sorry ka na lang the lady's taken, he-he! And with your husband Maane you make quite a handsome couple too, you look happy together. Our compliments to your strapping young boys! Must be a handful to handle, these gentlemen in your life. You are truly blessed. Keep egging Josie, Manny, Viv and whomever you can call to tool up, plug in and share--we really appreciate what you're doing. And Arnel, keep uncovering those links to our classmates too.

Regards to Bren, Letty, Buddy, Howie, Nates and the rest of you out there. Look forward to hearing from the others soon.

Nates, we really have got to find a way to reach our old comrade Fake. Quite worried about him, haven't seen him since they layed over with us here in Manila about two years ago. Really unusual of him to keep out of touch this long, he always had some business to do and he never failed paying me a visit. Hope he responds to your missives.

As to Emmett, those of you who are in the know can perhaps find out more about our mentor's needs and problems. Please post a report about your findings here together with your recommendations, so that we can come up with a plan to make his waning days comfortable. We've all always known that a teacher's pay cannot possibly provide enough savings for one's autumn. Is he sick? Broke? Gainfully employed? Getting retirement benefits? Where is he staying? Who with? Does he get enough to eat? How about clothes and beddings?

It has come down to this, friends: The full measure of the quality of high school education that Emmett Brown Asuncion gifted us with now rests on how well and how fast we're going to respond to resolve his condition.

Whew, reading back, I see it's another long and winding post from me. My apologies kakabsat.

I leave you now with a beautiful poem to make you cry:

Sonnet XVII (I do not love you...)
by Pablo Neruda

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

***

Cheers and till next time!

Tom
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From:  "Tomas A. Consolacion, Jr." <taconsolacion@y...
Date:  Wed Jun 25, 2003  12:42 am
Subject: Siyanga pala...
If you got the time those of you who have not visited our DATABASE page yet please head on there right now by clicking on the "Database" link to your left, click the table I made ("Classmates"), click "Add record", then fill in your details (Name, address, mobile, phone, etc). We hope to be able to flesh this database up as we go along for reference purposes. You can fill in for the others too if you know their particulars.

You are all encouraged to post your photos too. Just click on the (duh) "Photos" link to your left.

Lastly, we're running a poll on Buddy's locks, curls and tresses (or lack of it, he-he). Click on "Polls" for some laughs. You can make your own polls too if you want. Come on guys, try it, experiment!
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From:  "nathan_bgo" <Nathan_bgo@y...
Date:  Wed Jun 25, 2003  2:14 pm
Subject: Re: 12 and growing
Hi everyone!

Art, I am with the Establishment, for your information, that is I am with the Philippine Information Agency in Benguet. But that does not preclude me from shaking it up from within, yeah, your right, in a way.

Maanne, thanks for your response and for all the postings and inspirationals. Keep it up kabsat and regards to your beautiful family.

Arnel, if you run out of superlatives, just add "..Latta." or if you like "ununununay-unay."

Tom, kaw talaga nakakapanginig at nakakayanig talaga ang mga selections mo, drens.

Just dropping by for a look see at my newest addiction ... reading your posts.

Tuloy-tuloy lang tayo, mga kaibigan at sana kita-kita tayo sa 27th of December. sige-------------- nathan
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From:  Dinah Dizon <diyohchie@y...
Date:  Thu Jun 26, 2003  7:26 am
Subject: Re: [ubsciencehigh_class73] more in baguio
There are still some of us who are in Baguio who should get into this network. I remember seeing Carmen Tauli who was then teaching at the Sped Center in Quezon Elementary. Wonder if was able to make to the little reunion you had last month. But then that was some years back when I saw her. And Arlene Selga whom I saw in Session Rd., but i guess she may have gone abroad again.  Evelyn Erece-Oda who is still at SLU.
Tom --- you haven't changed much! still looking like you were in high school. maybe your grey hair doesn't show...or are your eyeglasses thicker? wala lang, i'm so in the dark about most of us. probably because i live so far and have not kept in touch .
Buddy --- are you still with the military? or is it just playing golf for you and having fun? pogi pa rin naman even without the curly hair and i'm sure there are still women hanging around you.
Art --- tell me more about your family. Or should I wait till December to find out? The last time we did see each other was when you came home , landed in Clark and took a taxi to Baguio. Your bags were left in the taxi because of your excitement to see Susette.
Wasn't that in '79 or late '78.....I'm not sure anymore.
Why hasn't Vivien joined us? She was the one who informed me of this reunion.
Hello to Letty, and Nathan , and Fake.. so where is he? and Brenda whom I saw in Baguio some years back looking so sexy in her exercise outfit.
Hi Arnel --  see you in Baguio ...
Where is Elizabeth Frondoso, Robert  Lloren and Rainelda Cruz? Someone should find out . And Dr. Samuel Aleta?  Is he still at the BGH? My eldest daughter met him when she was doing her duties there.And Maane thanks for finding out more about Angie P.
For those in Baguio I will be there this Friday June 27. Only for a day ... but I feel like I am closer to home whenever I have the chance to be there.
Till next time ngarud.
Dinah Medina- Dizon  (FYI)
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From:  "agdelenela" <agdel557@y...
Date:  Fri Jun 27, 2003  3:39 pm
Subject: addiction
dear everyone...

...like nates...my newest addiction is reading the latest group posting and doing some posting myself...whenever i have the spare time...i go to the nearest internet cafe...and indulge...it is very enjoyable...not to mention cheaper way to spend time...although i have yet to take vivien on her offer to let me use her library's computers...pero nakakahiya naman kung walang merienda...di ba vivs..?

...speaking of addictions...i am worried about the worsening drug problem in the country...although my teenage sons live with their mom...i still can't help but worry about them...and i'm sure the moms and the dads among us understand...

...back when we were studying...our parents didn't have to worry about shabu(crack to you in the US)...or ecstacy...or some other designer drug...the boldest...and the hippest...among us then only had POT...while the rest had reno POTted meat and liver spread sandwiches...called the "rhino braid" by the tindera at j&m store...eaten with kahit na anong "coks" na gusto mo...wow pare...high..!

...but what if we had then...what our children have now..? aside from the obvious advantages of having computers and the internet in our research...what pranks...and cheating methods...would we come up with using cellphones..? will sister emily still hate us when our ringing tones compete with her vocalization..? will we still be accused of having no consideration..? and what would the effect of shabu be on mrs.tiong's turtles..? just asking...

...and with that...i am signing out for now...

...arnel...
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From:  "Tomas A. Consolacion, Jr." <taconsolacion@y...
Date:  Fri Jun 27, 2003  5:54 pm
Subject: You'll enjoy this forward...
Do you feel that you're getting older?

Let's see. The majority of students in universities today were born in 1984. They are called "youth."

For them, they have never heard of "We are the World, we are the children..."

And the "Uptown Girl" they know is by Westlife, not by Billy Joel.

For them, there have always been only one Germany and only one Vietnam.

AIDS exists since they were born.

CD exists since they were born.

Michael Jackson is a white guy.

John Travolta is always round in shape and they can't imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.

They believe that Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible are just new films out last year.

They can never imagine a black and white screen for a computer.

They never knew Pac-Man.

They can't believe a black and white television ever existed and they don't even know how to switch on a TV without a remote control.

And they would never understand how we could go out without a mobile phone when we were in university.

Let's check if we're getting old...

1. You understand what was written above and you smile.

2. You need to sleep more, until afternoon, after a night out.

3. Your friends are getting married.

4. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably with computer.

5. When you see teenagers with mobile phones, you shake your head.

6. You developed more and more feelings about your work. It's now your life.

7. You spend less and less time talking on phone with your friends daily.

8. You meet your friends from time to time, talking about the good old days, repeating again and again all funny stories your experienced together.

9. Having read this mail, you are thinking of forwarding it to some other friends. You think they will like it too.

Ha-ha, yes, I'm getting old too.

Nothing is free, not even age. Age is the fee God charges for life.
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From:  "Tomas A. Consolacion, Jr." <taconsolacion@y...
Date:  Fri Jun 27, 2003  6:00 pm
Subject: Joke
A middle-aged man and his wife are celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary.

On their special day a good fairy comes to them and says that because they had been such a devoted couple she would grant each of them a very special wish.

The wife wishes for a trip around the world with her husband.

Whoosh!

Immediately she has airline/cruise tickets in her hands.

The man wishes for a female companion 20 years younger.

Whoosh!

Immediately he turns 70!

Gotta love that fairy!
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From:  nathan alcantara <Nathan_bgo@y...
Date:  Mon Jun 30, 2003  9:50 am
Subject: Re: [ubsciencehigh_class73] addiction
We actually did Arnel......
In one of the  press guys photo exhibits,  we served brownies laced  with "reno" so all the guys got  WOW! MAN! including  the late Mayor Ernesto Bueno -- God rest his  soul  that  good  man.
We did not want to serve  him but when he  saw it was being passed around,  he  got two  slabs.  He is  said  to have gone  around  the night spots  that  night dancing and  singing his signature  "What a difference the day  makes.... 24 little hours....  la  deda."
Am so  sori  we did that and  the next day, he sacked the  photographer from his staff.  anyway it turned  out for the  better  as  he went to Manila  and became bureau chief of Reuters....
Still havent heard of Vivs  and Henry.   I could understand Henry  as he is night shift according  to  Joseph, his brother  wh celebrated his birth day  recently.  Mrs.  Ruff  baked a  mean  pudding and  a scrumptious  pasta dish for  breakfast and  served  all passengers  who  were  leaving for Manila that day along with some  guests. We wer  passing by because  of a meeting  and Mam Joy  (did  we  really  call her Ruff  the Witch? I do not think so but that is what she recalls)  invited us to join in.
It was a nice gathering, there was a Norwegian  couple  and their kids,  some  hoity-toity people and  some kamineros  and cleaners of the  airport who were  called  in by Joseph and  Ma'am Joy.
Sige...  sign  out din  ulit me......hanggang sa susuno  mga kasama't kapatid.
netang
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From:  Anne G Feliciano <MGF757@j...
Date:  Mon Jun 30, 2003  2:07 pm
Subject: hello again
it is officially summer in this part of the world, it is steaming hot and humid, bet it is there too specially in manila. so how is
everyone?

tom, now that you succesfully defended your budget you can relax and enjoy till next year.

see that arnel is really combing the past can't believe you still remember significant details of our science high days. wonder how many penance sister emily has to do every time she passes our classroom . did we really make her life a living hell?

so nates any significant news to share? still no response from fake or angie.

vivien we are still waiting as you promise nobela na yata ang isusulat mo?

how about doc. brenda ? any interesting events during your trip to mt. prov. keep it up dear sis.

dinah your'e lucky you have met some of our friends, me the last I saw was joy and josie in '89. keep posting though.

let quess you're really really busy? how about a word or so.

art you still have to fill in the blanks?

buddy any thing from emmet ?

missed manny's call the other day tried calling him but missed him too. talked to josie today still busy, busy with her new job, she sends regards to everyone.

well , to you all warm embrace and God bless!

maane
 

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