MINI REUNION IS A SUCCESS
(LA, Ca.)The reunion of US based alumni was held successfully during the third week of February. Unfortunately, only Grace Sillos was able to make it to LA. She came all the way from Chicago.
Michael Andres had just moved to a new home and wasn’t able to make it. Edwin de Guzman’s wife is expecting as stated in our last issue and they too were not able to come.
Imelda Bautista had other commitments. We just hope she didn’t get affected by the floods that hit Ohio. Maricel is also expecting so she couldn’t come. Gladys was busy and also couldn’t come.
Ronabee Chua, who is Philippine based but is currently touring the US, was here on her first stop from the Philippines. She plans to come back by April.
Bernardo "Corps" Santos came with his wife, Marivic. Atong also came with his better half, Mia. Higee was kidnapped to attend. He was released the following morning without any ransom.
Fely Alejo-Diaz came with her brother, the husband of Mrs. Paz Alejo, our former teacher. She didn’t recognize "Corps" and he had her do push ups.
Iska and Ronald were the gracious hosts.
Now It’s Francisca and Ronald’s Turn
First it was Maricel and Pablo. Then it was Edwin and Wennie. Now it’s Iska and Ronald’s turn to announce that they’re expecting their third child. Well, they’re not really announcing. It’s just that it’s my turn to write so I’m announcing the news. Let’s have news about the publisher for a change, ‘no? She’s always writing about everybody else.
Who’s next? I heard Maed’s finally planning to have one too. Good luck!
By the way, the baby was made before the start of the Lenten season. ^_^
Santiago City Web Page
The Internet is the wave of the future. As stated in previous issues, Higee has posted the last two issues of Dimension in his web page. If you’d like to have a Santiago City web page, just send a brief history of Santiago, how it became a city, and other pertinent information to Higee via e-mail at promdi7@yahoo.com. A scanned picture of the official seal is also appropriate. If you want the City official's pictures posted, just send them too. I heard there’s a Joel Miranda with Internet access. Maybe he’s related to the Mayor.
Paul can also charge all expenses officially because it’s part of his job to give out information, right?
The web page is free, the expenses I’m referring to may be the cost of scanning pictures and other data needed.
Letter From the Publisher
Higee,
Magbabakasyon muna ang buntis okey? Ikaw muna ang bahala sa Dimension ng March at April, talagang hilo at tamad ako palagi eh.
Mag send na lang tayo ng SOS, baka sakaling may panahon yong iba. Kung gusto mo ako pa rin ang mag didistribute pero ikaw ang magsusulat at mag le layout, kahit puro jokes at picture lang muna. Basta makaraos lang ako sa ikatlong buwan, ako ulit.
To everyone,
We're 6-8 weeks out! Please help us get through the first trimester, without discontinuing Dimension. Higee will be publishing the next two issues so please get in touch with him if you have time.
Nek
High G
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Guaranteed to make you Grin or Guffaw
To better appreciate the joke last issue, Betty Crocker is what Tita Maggi is to Maggi Noodles.
Everybody in the class knows who Erap is. To those married to non Pinoys, Erap is an actor turned politician known for his portrayal of carabao english speaking characters. He is currently the Vice President and might run for President in the next elections. He is the Dan Quayle of Pinoy politics. A book, Eraptions: How To Speak English Without Really Trial, has been published about him.
Erap Hits Remix
Erap is trying to teach his granddaughter a nursery song. "Put your right feet in, put your left feet out, then kick them all about," Erap sings. His wife hears him and corrects him: ,Dear, mali ka naman eh. Dapat foot." Erap: "A, oo nga pala. "Erap replies; then sings again: "FOOT YOUR RIGHT FEET IN, FOOT YOUR LEFT FEET OUT..."
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Erap tries to console the widow of a PACC agent who has been killed by a kidnap gang. Erap: "I UNDERSTAND THE GRIEF YOU MUST FEEL. BUT NEWSWEEK HEALS ALL WOUNDS." The widow looks at him perplexed: An aide whispers to Erap: "Sir, you mean time, not newsweek." Erap: "OK LANG, TIME OR NEWSWEEK, PAREHO LANG."
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At a bar in New York, the man to Erap's left tells the bartender, "JOHNNIE WALKER, SINGLE." And the man's companion says, "JACK DANIELS, SINGLE." The bartender approaches Erap and asks, "AND YOU, SIR?" Erap replies: "JOSEPH ESTRADA, MARRIED."
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When his granddaughter fell ill, Erap instructed his wife to immediately bring the child to the "PEDESTRIAN."
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Erap wanted to talk to somebody at U.P. Diliman and dialed a number. "Hello, is this U.P. Diliman?" A voice answers:
"NO, THIS IS PADRE FAURA." Erap: "Oh, I must have dialed the wrong number, SORRY FATHER."
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Erap to a long-distance telephone operator: "COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE TIME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANILA AND SAN FRANCISCO?" Operator: "JUST A MINUTE..." Erap: "THANK YOU," AND PUTS DOWN THE PHONE.
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After hearing Erap's confession, the priest asks Erap to recite the Rosary for his penance. Erap tells the priest that he has forgotten the mysteries. The priest tells him
to just recite the Apostles Creed; Erap tells the priest he
has forgotten this prayer. "Do you still remember the
Angelus?" the priest asks Erap. "Yes, Father," Erap says,
then stands up and cries, "BOONGGGG ! BOONGGGG!"
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Erap just came from a party and was really full from eating a lot of food. However, he still went out with some other friends to a steak house. When the waiter came, all his friends ordered a medium rare steak. When the waiter came to take Erap's order, he thought that the steak might be too big.
Waiter: "Sir, how would you like your steak?"
Erap: "I'LL JUST HAVE A SMALL RARE STEAK, I'M STILL FULL KASI, EH."
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At a restaurant, WHILE CUTTING HIS 'LENGUA ESTOFADA,' A PIECE FALLS ON THE FLOOR. Embarrassed, Erap tells his lady companion, "SORRY, SLIP OF THE TONGUE."
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At the entrance of a beerhouse, Erap stops his group and says they must not enter. He explains: "SEE THAT SIGN? UNDER 18 IS NOT ALLOWED. ELEVEN LANG TAYO."
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In the 1992 elections, Fidel Ramos, Miriam Santiago, and Erap filed their applications for candidacy at the Comelec at the same time and filled out the forms together on one long table. Erap quickly filled in the space for name, address, and date of birth, but hesitated upon seeing the heading "SEX." HE SAW WHAT RAMOS HAD PLACED UNDER 'SEX' -THE LETTER 'M.' HE LOOKED AT MIRIAM AND SAW SHE HAD WRITTEN 'F.' THEN ERAP WROTE UNDER SEX: 'M-W-F.'
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Erap is giving instructions on a shortcut to Makati from Quezon City: "Along EDSA, take the OVERFLY on Ortigas." The friend corrected Erap: "You mean, flyover." Erap says, "ok, ok, then from Guadalupe Bridge, turn right after the PEDESTRIAN PASSOVER."
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Asked if he has ever watched ballet, Erap says, "OH YES. I ONCE SAW SILVER SWAN LAKE."
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Asked about his love affairs, Erap says, "THAT'S ALL IN THE PAST. IT'S WATER OVER THE HILL."
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After completing a jigsaw puzzle he'd been working on for quite some time, Erap proudly shows off the finished puzzle to a friend. "It took me ONLY 5 MONTHS TO DO IT," Erap brags. "FIVE MONTHS? ANG TAGAL NAMAN," the friend exclaims.
"Anong matagal?" Erap replies. "Ang bilis ko kamo. NAKAPRINT NGA SA BOX, 4 TO 7 YEARS. NA SOLVE KO NGA IN 5 MONTHS."
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Asked if he is familiar with DINOSAURS, Erap proudly declares that HE KNOWS ABOUT "THE TYRANNOSAURUS, THE BRONTOSAURUS, AND THE THESAURUS."
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Asked about his principal objection to the presence of the U.S. military bases in the country, Erap explains: "I WILL NOT ALLOW THE PRESENCE OF THOSE BASES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
IT IS SOME SORT OF FOREIGN DENOMINATION."
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Commenting on the contempt of court charge filed against Erap, Sen. Arturo Tolentino SAID THAT THE VICE PRESIDENT DOES NOT ENJOY IMMUNITY. Erap replied: "WHAT IS TOLENTINO TALKING ABOUT? OF COURSE I'M IMMUNE. ILANG BESES NA AKONG NAGPABAKUNA."
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Preaching unity, Erap says HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THE PRINCIPLE O46 DIVIDE AND CONQUER BECAUSE HE WAS NEVER GOOD IN MATH.
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Complaining of occasional dizziness and chest pains, Erap is given a thorough physical exam, after which the doctor advises him to stop smoking and drinking and, most important of all, to refrain from eating pork. "Stay away from pork. Just eat vegetables and meat that SWIM OR FLY," the doctor tells Erap.
After a week, the doctor calls up Erap to remind him to stick only to those that swim or fly. At the end of the second week, the doctor drops in at Erap's house to personally check on his patient. He is informed that Erap is in the swimming pool. Elated that Erap is even into exercise, the doctor rushes to the pool only to find Erap in the water, PATIENTLY TRYING TO TEACH A PIG HOW TO SWIM.
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Erap speaks of a friend who recently had a "COROLLARY BYPASS."
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Asked about his TERPSICHOREAN ABILITY, Erap replies: I'M SORRY I DON'T SPEAK KOREAN."
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Erap is scheduled for an operation to remove a cyst in his leg. Doctor to Erap: "I WILL HAVE TO APPLY LOCAL ANAESTHESIA." Erap to Doctor "OK LANG, DOCTOR, KAHIT IMPORTED. I'LL FOOT THE BILL."
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At a dinner party the hostess asks her guests if they would care to try her imported steak. A vegetarian, the man seated next to Erap politely replies, "Thank you, but I'M AFRAID NOT." Erap tells the hostess. "I'LL TRY IT. I'M NOT AFRAID."
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Asked about what impressed him most after a visit to the Sea World, Erap says, "IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN AN OCTOPUS UP SO CLOSE. I NEVER REALIZED IT HAD SO MANY TESTICLES."
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To effectively reduce the number of people in the country, Erap says we must practice "COPULATION CONTROL."
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After delivering a speech before an all-woman group, ERAP thanks the audience for giving him a "STANDING OVULATION GIVEN AT THE SPERM OF THE MOMENT."
The Class Directory
We understand that all the previous issues of Dimension have been circulated through the ‘pass-it-on’ method of distribution. We would really appreciate it if you could give us an exact mailing address so that we can mail all correspondences to you to make sure that you’re properly informed about the upcoming reunion. It is also another way for us to gather facts and figures.
Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Please send your information
(via snail mail) to Marilou Bayaua or (via e-mail)
Francisca Torres.
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