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Reunion in Manila - March 19, 2004

This Manila reunion was held at the Century Park Hotel.
Our thanks to Alice Yuvienco for hosting this affair.

The Attendees :

Alice Yuvienco
Rocky De Jesus
Wing Rodio
Alex Israel
Gus & Glenna Azurin
Alex Balita
Rey del Mundo
Rita Estrada-Yokingco
Beng Salvino-Tabernero
Irma Uy-Besa
Cecile Pena
Winnie Conda
Jovie Lotho-Sison
Leo Del Rosario
Manny Panagsagan
Lito Silayan
Raffy Galvez
Mon Del Rosario
Ferds Santiago
Frix Palmiano
Babes Abello-Tolentino
Ruben Francisco, Jr.
Susan Fabrig-San Agustin (Visiting from Canada)
Chari Fernandez-Handoyo
Robert Cerezo
Pat Ocampo
Manny Reyes
Arnel Zurita


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From: Rocky de Jesus
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 20, 2004

Dear Alice,
Congratulations on your highly successful 1st attempt at organizing a
batch reunion! Out of an expected 33 attendees, 28 actually made it to
Room 656 last night.
It was delightful to see some faces I had not seen in a pretty long time
- Susan Fabrig-San Agustin, Cecile Penaa, Chari Fernandez-Handoyo and
Rita Estrada-Yokingco. It was even more exciting to swap stories with
these ladies and catch up with their lives. Ang ating proud new mama na
si Chari, made sure to bring her baby's pictures. Guapito si Jose Maria!

A minor miracle also happened at Room 656 - Alice and I were worried that
everyone would go hungry kasi we were only able to gather a handful of
pledges via email, phone, and text. Most of the pledges we got pa were
for pica-pica, and drinks. Siempre pa, takot kami magutom, at mas takot
kami na magutom yung mga bisita namin!

But what happened was - almost everyone who arrived brought something -
so what we expected would amount to 5 loaves and 4 fish resulted in much
excess food. Oh diba! May pa-baon pa kami sa mga bisita at the end of
the evening!

Oo nga pala maraming paparazzi doon sa room 656 kagabi. Pacencia na,
lo-tech yung camera ko kaya mag-uubos pa ako ng 27 shots bago ko ma-share
sa inyo. Not to worry - maraming may dala ng dijaytal camera - Tarits
said she will upload it soonest.

Buti na lang at mabait yung mga kalapit kwarto namin sa 6th floor. Hindi
naman kami nag-aaway pero parang everyone was shouting to be heard on top
of everybody else's voice. Sa aming pagkaka-alam hindi naman kami nai-report
sa management. =)

What else can I say,,, marunong talaga mag party ang Batch '75!


Rocks

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From: Raffy Galvez
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 20, 2004


Rocky/Alice,

Kudos to both of you for organizing this gig!

Musta ka na Alex Istrael (may hang-over ba?). Alex serenated a song
to our Bday celebrant (Rita) before the ceremonial "cake cutting".
Everyone really enjoyed the cake- could the cake's flavour been
enhanced because of "saliva" spewing out from our Balladeer's mouth
while he was belting out those classic songs for our special
celebrant? Well, your guess is as good as mine! Hehehe... Buti na
lang tinakpan ni Mon Del Rosario ng napkin yung ibabaw ng cake (at
least sa gilid lang tumalsik!)

Alam ko na sasabihin mo Rita- "kadiri ka talaga Paeng". Pero dami mo
cake kinain ha! Goes well with the coffee di ba?

Pareng Mon, dahil nag-dissapearing act ka last night. I took the
priveledge of bring home the fabuloso "tinapate" with
matching "lavosa" (did i spell it right Rocks?). Bet this will go
well with a glass of wine.

It was great to see familiar and new faces last night, best of luck
to everyone. It was a BLAST!

Cho Paeng
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From: Gerry Tan
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 20, 2004


Alice, Rocks Good job in bringing these hot girls and studs together. Talagang mga
walang kupas. Parang hindi kayo mga late thirties. It's nice to see everyone
having fun. Keep up.

Regards,

Gerry
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From: Hermie Garcia
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 21, 2004


mga kosa!

talaga naman kung mag happening jan en grande. sana nanjan kaming
lahat. thanks for the immediate posting of the nice pics. good to see
pareng ferdie in the limelight again. you look good pre. also, the
party animal himself, cho paeng. i'm sure he was one of the lives of
the party, maybe a poor second to wing, hehehehehehehe. even habakkuk
took time out from his nightly chores at the bikini open. at ang
aking pinakasikat na kebigan, si instrael. pre, bagong image mo
ngayon. i apply mo ng patent iyan at baka me gumaya. musta na ang
singing career mo?

rocks - ang galing mo talaga. hindi binibiro yung pag hatak mo ng mga
bisita. palagay ko ikaw ang kelangan ni gma para ma re-elect. ang
husay mo kaya ngayon pa lang binabati na kita ng happy birthday!

leo - bakit ngayon ka lang lumitaw? ang tagal na kitang hinahanap.
wala na akong makausap na abnoy dito sa grupo maliban na lang kung
kakausapin ko ang sarili ko. magkita ulit tayo dun sa pilipino
istarwan sa me qc. yung marami kang kasamang pulis na bago ka kumain
eh tinatanggal muna yung posas mo.

habakkuk - mabuti naman at hindi puro trabaho ang inaatupag mo. pano
ka nakatakas sa dress rehearsal sa senakulo? sino ba ngayon ang me
hawak ng tatlumpung piraso ng pilak? hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin ako
makapaniwala na taga ateneo ang iyong unica hija. alam ko na. mana sa
ina ano?

wing - baka wala ka ng hangover. paki sino naman yung nasa mga
litrato. yung iba hindi ko mamukhaan kasi lahat kayo mukhang bata.

pat - musta ka na? ilan na ang downline mo?

talagang miss ko na kayong lahat. wala akong magawa kundi mainggit sa
inyo. ala kwenta rito. pero sa isang banda mabuti na rin na wala ako
jan. kasi pag natabi ako ke jovie baka makalimot ako sa aking sarili,
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwahahahahahahahahahahaha!

ps: jovie as in umali!
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwahahahahahahahahahahahaulit!

teka, teka, teka. muntik ko ng malimutang batiin ang pinakasikat at
kilalang kilalang rita sa batch natin. hindi ako patatawarin nito pag
hindi ko siya binati sa kanyang kaarawan. kaya sa iyo, my
pren.................HAPPY BIRTHDAY....................RITA PURA!

shazam!
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From: Wing Rodio
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 21, 2004


pre, miss na miss na nga kita. naalala ko tuloy iyong exchange gift
natin. naitsa-itsa ko yung natanggap ko sa tuwa. ayun, pag dating sa
bahay diretso sa trash can. durog-durog na, babasagin pala! sori talaga!
pero nung nalaman ko sa yo galing, pre, naka 3 mighty bond ako!

kilala ko sila lahat nung gabi nung hindi pa nagsisimula ang inuman.
kaso pagtapos, nalimutan ko na. kasi naman, si arnel, ayaw uminom,
e di ininom ko na rin siya. hope rocky will do the honor of identifying all.

siyanga pala, maraming, maraming salamat talaga sa mga girls. alice, rocks,
jane doe, et al, ang galing nyo talaga! nagpapasalamat ako kahit hindi ko
kayo nakilala o nakasama nung haiskul days, e gumaganda ang samahan natin
ngayon. hic! at sana, magpakailan pa man. hic! sa mga newcomers, sama lang
kayo parati para masany and let's enjoy till the end! hic! hic! jok lang!

no joke, i really enjoy your company. umaasa na makakasama natin yung iba
pang ka batch, lalo na yung mga mahiyain na tulad ko.

pagpalain nawa tayong lahat ng nag-iisang Panginoon!

Wing

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From: Alex Balita
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 21, 2004


Hi....mga kapatid. My hangover lasted until Sunday morning. Pero happy ako...
Sumakit tyan ko sa beer kaya shift ako sa hard. Nang ubos na ang hard shift uli
sa beer. hehehe.

First time ko na meet yung aking mga batchmates after many years except for
Luis Rodio, Ruben Francisco, Robert Cerezo, Carlos Silayan, Rafael Galvez and
Alex Israel.

Arnel Zurita, pre take care of your heart.
Santiago, John Gaddi ng Paco market.
Panagsagan, did I got it right. Pasensya na kayo di ko alam first name nyo.
Del mundo, Azurin, Manny Reyes, Mon del Rosario and Leo del Rosario, pinakamakulit
sa grupo together with Luis Rodio. Bakit parati nyo inaapi si Alex I.,parang
tao rin naman sya, ha?

Yung mga kapatid kong babae, magaganda talaga. May mga asim pa. Kung may Viva Hot Babes, ang Batch 75, may Menopause Babes. heheheh. Si Paeng ang may
sabi nyan, ha, di ako.

Happy Birthday kay Rita. I remember you as an intelligent little girl back then.
Mataba ka noon, ngayon slim ka na. Yung iba di ko matandaan, sa class picture
lang. But I feel at home sa company nila, kasi batchmates nga, eh. The Magsalin
sisters, di dumating. Sila kilala ko kasi naging kapitbahay ko sila noon.

Thanks sa company ninyo. Kay Pat, Jovi, Rocks, Cecil, Precy, Chari, Irma,
Rowena, Rita, kay Doctora, sori doctora I forgot your name and the other one
in black blouse and the one in sleeveless dress. Ano nga ba pangalan nila?
Paki sabi naman sa akin, o. And of course kay Alice, ang may-ari ng Century
Park Hotel. Look alike siya ni Lorna Tolentino.

I love you all. bye. Hic!
Alex

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From: Alice Yuvienco
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 21, 2004


Hi dear batchmates!
March 19 was indeed a night of fun, laughter,
food-tripping and reminiscing especially when Leo
sang our PCS Alma Mater song.
Thanks to all the attendees; this affair would not
have been a success if you guys were not there...and
for those who missed the fun, better luck next time.
My special thanks go to Rocky and Alex I. for helping
me a heap in coordinating this event.

Wing, bilib ako sa bilis mong mag-post ng mga pictures
natin sa e-mail...thanks! Ang gaganda natin...di pa
rin tayo tumatanda...tumataba lang (ha-ha-ha). Okey na
e-mail ko puwede ka na send uli. You and Leo were so
funny and terrific...kayo ang bumangka nang husto that
night...you two kept the party going....wala kayong
pagod..thank God you all got home safe and sound.
Alex B., thanks for the complement...pero baka
sabunutan ako ni Lorna T. pag nabasa nya e-mail mo.
Mon, thanks for being our very able butler that
night...ang tyaga at sipag mong mag-set-up ng buffet
natin (gusto mo bang sumide-line dito sa hotel?...joke
lang!). Susan F., we're so touched that you made it
despite your dad's condition in the hospital....thanks
for coming; it was really good to see you in person.

first thing i opened was our cc:mail (inter-office
correspondence) to check if there were complaints from
the PT 6th floor guests....SALAMAT AT WALA! Kaya guys,
meron pa rin akong trabaho hanggang ngayon!

Once again, thanks a million to all of you who made
March 19, 2004 an event to remember...it was not only
fun but really great to see you guys after almost 29
years of "absentia". Hope we could get together again
in the not so long future. Regards n ingat
lagi.....

Alice

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From: Arnel Zurita
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 21, 2004

Kami ang dapat magpasalamat sa 'yo kasi ang tagal na namin plano mag
reunion pero di matuloy tuloy. Ganun din kay Rocky, Pat at sa lahat
ng nagplano. Daghan salamat sa inyo! Sana maulit uli. Kina Wing naman
para makaganti kayo.

Many thanks din sa mga first time namin na meet: Winnie Conda,
kumusta daw sa sister mo si Ana sabi ni Wing; Doktora Bheng, pinahasa
na namin sa Gilette yung labaha na gagamitin mo kay Alex I.; Cecil,
sana masanay ka na sa amin para pag nalipat ka sa Mental Hospital as
head nurse di ka na manibago; Susan, wala sa Canada nyan; and Rita,
hapi bertdey na lang.

Dennis, wala na yata sa mailing list ang email ko sa egroup? Pwede
bang maibalik para ma-access ko yung attachments? Also with your
permission pwede bang mag conduct ng poll para sa May elections?
Thanks and regards to all!

Arnel

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From: Rita Estrada
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 21, 2004

Hi to all! We are all one in saying that we are grateful to Alice and Rocky for the
really wonderful time we had last Friday. Hat's off to both of you.

Alice, you are such a gracious hostess. Rocks, love you for being so
matiyaga and always remembering delinquent me.

Loved seeing, chatting with, "meeting" everyone again - Alice and Rocks,
of course, Irma, Beng, Susan, Chari, Jovie, Cecile, Frix, Pat, Winnie,
Babes, Raffy, Mon, Alex I., Alex B., Wing, Gus and wife, Glenna, Leo,
Manny R,, Manny P., Lito, Arnel, Rey, and please forgive me, two of
the guys whose names I cannot remember. (Alzheimer's?)

Mon and Irma - thanks for the ride. Really appreciate it. Sarap ng
kwentuhan sa kotse. :-)

Beng - salamat sa free medical advice for my daughter.

Susan - it was really good to see you and talk with you again.
I pray that your Dad's health will be restored.
Please give my best to Gizelle.

Raffy - Aha! Totoo nga palang you stashed Rocky's tinapate where we
couldn't get our hands on it. Daya mo! Kaya siguro hindi ako makatulog.
Naiisip ko yon. Dami ba akong kinain na cake? Sarap kasi, e!
Yup, perfect combination ang coffee and cake.

Shazam - KAKA ka talaga - KAKAIBA. Ipapaabot ko nalang kay Rita Pura
ang iyong mga pagbati (once we get reconnected - have no word about her.)
Nung birthday ko nung 2000, siya rin ang binati mo. Thanks, friend
(friend nga ba kita?!) Miss your wit and humor. Bakit di ko ata alam na
hindi ka na pala tiga-dito sa Pilipinas?

Mart - you truly are a friend. (Shazam, take note!) Your call was a
pleasant surprise!

Alex - salamat sa iyong mga awitin. Dapat mag-leave ka muna from
the gulp club. :-)

Haba na ng aking letter. Thanks everyone for the memorable evening.
And here's hoping our 30th anniversary reunion will bring all
(or most) of us together.


Rita
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From: Alice Yuvienco
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 22, 2004


Hi Rita! You are most welcome!....but of course, this
event would not have been really successful without
your presence and that of the other attendees'. It was
so exciting to see all of you and just like you, i
definitely had a great time. I surely hope there will
be another one.

BTW, thanks for your garlic mushroom...my daughter
took it as "baon" to her office; she and her
officemates just love it....ang sarap daw! (sa
uulitin)

Regards and ingat,

Alice
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From: Jane Balbuena
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 22, 2004

Nice to hear everyone enjoyed re-connecting after so
long, I try to view the pictures but I cannot do it,
maybe I'll just wait until our great webmaster posts
it in our website. Meanwhile I can only imagine the
fun you all had. There was really a great turn-out
and it was an unexpected mega-reunion. Hopefully, we
all can make it to 2005, our 30th year anniversary
for batch 75. Is it always held in December, on PCS
school grounds? Again, best regards to everyone.


Jane
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From: Cecile Pena
Subject: [pcs1975] March 19,2004 Reunion
Date: March 23, 2004


dearest alice,

thanks for being a gracious host. i really enjoyed
the evening with you guys. i hope we shall have more
gatherings like this.

Believe talaga ako sa organizing tactics ni rocks and
alice.

Cecile

Created:
March 25, 2004
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