Fellowship Meeting Trivia
(From Paring Erick)
Torres March
Walang uuna sa Torres High
Humubog at magturo
Ang mamuhay ng marangal
Sa daigdig ay habang nabubuhay.
O Torres naming mahal
Tanging diwa at tanglaw
Landas nami'y iyong iilawan
O patnubay
Mabuhay, o, mabuhay ka
O Torres High School!
The lyrics were provided by my secretary-driver, Melchor,
himself a
Torresian (Batch 72 yata). He sung it to me and
I wrote the lyrics.
There were a few trivia during the
reunion:
1. Mon Salas and Jollo Semilla thought all the while that Felix
Parado belonged to E2.
2. I was asking Helen why she's now sporting a new hairstyle;
no longer curly but beautifully straight.
3. Beng and Elmer Pangan is the "team to beat" when it comes
to added poundage. I wonder how big their bed is.
4. Elmer Pangan is an NBI agent!
5. Ronnie Nieva is a far cry from the Ronnie we knew: skinny.
He has tripled his former size and could not even wear his wedding ring
as it couldn't fit in to his bulging finger. Mon Salas was just a poor
runner-up to Ronnie.
6. Jaime Tan and Ross Misa are the most matured-looking men
among the "boys."
7. Jaime Tan has to the most number of children (five, with
one who died shortly after birth). He's also the only one who already
has a daughter in college. (Correction: Perlie has a son and daugther
in college. Merlie has a daughter in college, too.)
8. Ross Misa's information sheet says, Present Occupation:
TV Commercial Producer.
9. Rey Medenilla, Ruby Atanacio and Ofelia Celestino have remained
single to these days.
10. During the deliberations, Edna, by slip of the tongue, asked
Ronnie if his surname is "still" Nieva.
11. The most missed teachers are: Ms. Yanguas (Speech and Drama),
Ms. Miralles (History) and Ms. de Ocampo a.k.a. Doris Van de Bogart (Humanities).
12. Nelson Ceña sung very, very good . . . until we learned
that it was the multiplex voice guide and not him.
13. Unconsciously, the attendees were seated by section per table
during dinner 'though the general bonding was evident.
14. One batchmate failed to submit his information sheet, a dark,
tall man who attended the meeting but did not go to the agape. I
can't recall his name. He is actually the 40th member of the group.
(...Must be Rolando De Vera)
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