Reunion in Santa Clarita, California - August 18, 2001This is the 2nd Batch75 North American Reunion and again was held in California. Special thanks to Monette 'Moe' Ferrer-Vines and family - for being the gracious hosts of this affair. Special thanks also to Boots Hidalgo-Navarra who did a splendid job in organizing this reunion. And of course, special thanks to our batchmates who reserved August 18th in order to attend this year's reunion ; The Attendees :
Jane Balbuena - 1st timer
Special Guests
Everyone enjoyed this year's reunion and here are the compilation of emails ; ********************************************************************* From: gerrylt@aol.com Date: Mon Aug 20, 2001 4:09 pm Subject: Thanks Hi Mike, Monette and Jason,
Thanks for being great hosts Saturday. We had a lot of fun. Tell Mike, I'll Gerry **********************************************************************
From: marathoner81@hotmail.com Date: Mon Aug 20, 2001 6:41 pm Subject: Batch reunion in Valencia, California
First of all, I would like to thank Monette and
Myself and my family did enjoy the reunion!
Gene, Giselle, Noel, Pabs, Kendi, Malousky,
Boots,
Grace,
Mila,
Mimi,
Pabs,
Lito & (----- Balbuena), (I forgot her first name)
Gene & Reuben,
Emir,
Dennis & Gerry,
To the rest of the batch whom I forgot to mention, Gabby Dizon **********************************************************************
From: reinatoo@yahoo.com Date: Mon Aug 20, 2001 10:17 pm Subject: OH WHAT A NIGHT!
it was indeed a night to remember. I just got back from dropping
as predicted, it was truly a night of gas pain, some people even had
BTW, congratulations to our new homecoming king and queen, Gabby and
There were a few more attendees this time. Gene, Noel, Gizelle,
There was a comment that the next reunion should include those from
This reunion is the most memorable one for me. The friday before the
last night naman, i had the opportunity to bond and reminisce with
Gene and Reuben - thank you for taking care of me when i was knocked
Monette, what can i say - you really came through for us. thank you
Tolits- thanks for picking-up Conch and for always helping our
Noel - thank you too for all your help with the sunduan blues. glad
Dennis, JC, and Kendee - thank you for your thoughfulness! I love
Gerry - nice to have finally met you in person after corresponding
Jinggy - hope you had a great time and that you enjoyed our company
Mimi - i'm glad we had a chance to talk. This is not the end. >
Julie - wala na akong utang sa yo? but don't worry yung nasa fridge
lhu - we missed you but salamat for sharing the video of the
gabby - thanks for my dose of ballroom dancing. nice seeing you and
malouski - may nahanap ka ba sa poolside? hope you had a great time
gizelle - ikaw din di ka nagbago - the same gizelle we knew in
joyce - ang aga mo naman umuwi, but di bale i'm glad you joined us.
miles - sa uulitin! thanks for the recommendation to get rid of my
For everyone else who joined us thanks and glad to see all of you!
Well for those hindi naka-attend - let me just rub it in. you missed
ok - ingat kayong lahat!!!! Boots **********************************************************************From: Maria Hensley Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 2:52 am Subject: what a fun night! it was really fun being with you guys, after all these years!(no mentioning of numbers, 'k?)....well, i would like to thank monette first and mike for letting us use their house for our reunion....feel at home agad kami ni julie eh.(kapal muks!)....very, very nice house, moe....i was so happy to see all our batchmates....walang pagbabago, well, except for the age....mga mukhang babies pa rin....i can't believe it, we acted like we were still in high school!!!.... the laughter, the pang-aalaska, the singing ( i forgot who asked me kung member ako ng glee club!!! hellooo....marunong lang akong humawak ng mike...pero, yung magic microphone ni grace did the trick....gumamaganda talaga ang boses mo.....hahaha... pero, saludo sa mga songers, esp. kendee......really sounded like a pro...keep it up gerl!!.....at sa mga aspiring singers like pabs, (you got talent man!), and gene, reuben, alex, grace, giselle and yours truly, may mararating, konting practice pa.... sorry boots, about the drink, di bale, masarap naman eh, no? sa susunod iba naman, 'k? and to my dance instructors, gene and reuben....you were allgreat....everytime i talk to you guys, humahalakhak ako....you 2 are crazy, i know, me too.....hahaha....kayo talagang mga boys ha, you took avantage of the gerls...you should see the look on me and gisele's faces nang dinemonstrate mo kung papano puputukin yung balloon!....hey,pabes and gabby , enjoy, ba?? pero pabs, bakit ganoon, hindi ko pa nauupuan yung balloon sa lap mo eh pumutok na??? hahaha.....monette, you really got me laughng so hard, the way you exerted effort in popping that balloon! ah, julie, siguro naman, next time eh wala ka nang isusulat, no, dahil nakopya mo na siguro ang buong address book ni miles.....so, wala ka nang reason para hindi makipaglaro sa amin....i would like to see you pop a balloon too..... yung mga mahihinhin nating clssmates, ganoon pa rin... jane, amelita ( o sige ,amy na nga), mimi, jinggy, joyce, susan, conch, grace, giselle, and who else.....well, kun hindi kasali sa list eh meaning hindi mahinhin....but would condider myself mahinhin, well , true!!!....how about you jules? and boots.... and kendz? well it was indeed nice to meet everybody and their family.....dennis, medyo paki-edit mo yang pinag-kukuha mo ah, yung mga late mong kuha, i think i was dozing off already....gerry and wife tina, bagay kayo, pareho kayong mahinhin....very soft spoken!..... si joyce din pala, hindi nagbago....still always smiling....oh, before i forgot, i almost did....NOEL!!! and aking ever patient na tour guide.....ok, lang kung sabihin mo na para akong taga rojas blvrd. na naksandal sa harap ng hotel, smoking, while patiently waiting for you....but you are so nice and so funny.... sa uulitin ha? alex and lito, didn't get the chance to talk to you.....pero si alex kasi, walang ginawa kundi kumanta....and lito, nagtago ata....anyway, lito, ok ba ang hawak ko ng mike at angpagkanta?....hahaha.... jc, alaskador pa la ang dating ko sa'yo? buti na lang at di mo tinutuo ang say mo na itatapon mo ako sa bundok....oh, gabby, hindi pala ikaw yung may bagong baby, si goody pala...kamuntik pang kumalat na ikaw ang may bagong baby, na hindi alam ni misis.....malaking gulo....hahaha..... well, ano pa ba....may mind isn't working anymore, antok na ako.....my flght from phoenix was delayed , so instead of getting in at 0120 eh 0300 na....so 0400 na ako nakadating sa bahay.....pero siyempre tulog pa rin ako sa plane.....well, hope everybody had fun, next time, i'll try to be there again....paputukan ulit ng balloon.......hahaha..... oh, miles for raim......it was nice meeting you and youur hubby.....matiyaga kumuha ng picture.....kaya pala, smiling face ka miles huh? but he's so nice, like you of course..... wel sa mga hindi sumipot, lalo na yung mga last minute cancellation, you really missed out a lot!!......helloooo, you know who you are...ok, don't rub it in daw!!.... ok guys till next mail,i have to work in the morning....back to reality!!! enjoy na enjoy ako talaga..... miss you guys, malouski ********************************************************************** From: gene007@aol.com Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 6:17 am Subject: Thank you! Monette, Thank you for hosting this year's reunion and please thank your hubby for making us so comfortable that evening.
The night was again another memorable evening and thanks to
Genaro
From: jane balbuena Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 6:08 pm Subject: Re: [pcs1975] how touching! THAT was very thoughtful, how nice it felt to be remembered! And I still cannot get over the fun time last Saturday at Moe's. (Moe: kudos to a very endearing hostess for our reunion). It was heart warming to see old faces and meet new ones too. Gabby D, my 1st name is JANE. Malouski, next time you come to LA, pls. stay over with me at home. Sunday night, I had a sleep over with Boots, Amee B. and Susan F., it felt like we were sweet 15 all over again. We named all the faces in the yearly PCS photos all night long. How we laughed at reminiscing old times! Let's get together again S O O N ! jane **********************************************************************
From: "Pozdol, Mimi" Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 9:46 pm Subject: To my batchmates/schoolmates Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat! I had a wonderful time. Special thanks to Monette and family for hosting the reunion. Huwag sana kayong madadala. I still can't get over all the excitement and fun we had kaya medyo hirap akong magconcentrate sa trabaho today. It's my first day back. Miles, it was nice talking to you. Ang gleng gleng mo pa ring magdala hanggang ngayon. Same to you Gizelle. I enjoyed your stories. Kuwento ka uli next time. Julie, thanks for the update on your family. I will be thinking of you. Jinggy, huwag mong kalilimutan 'yung mga sinabi namin sa 'yo. Talagang sasabunutan ka na namin pag 'di ka pa sumunod. Boots, I will call you. I woke up late yesterday and was out the rest of the day, I did not receive your message until late last night. Where are you now? Happy Birthday to Jane!!! Enjoy your celebration with the kids. And to the rest of the gang.....hanggang sa susunod.....Viva Las Vegas!
Mimi
From: Joyce Alba Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 10:32 pm Subject: RE: [pcs1975] OH WHAT A NIGHT! Monette and family, thank you so much for hosting this reunion and Boots, thank you for organizing it. It was really great seeing you guys again after so many years, looking at old pictures, talking about the old days, meeting some of the spouses and kids and listening to some very talented singers! I'm sorry I had to leave early and missed the fun parlor games. I still had a good time, though, and am looking forward to next time. I hope to see those of you who are my "neighbors" more often!
Jane, Have a very Happy Birthday and may you have many more!!
Joyce
From: MOE FERRER Date: Tue Aug 21, 2001 10:51 pm Subject: RE: [pcs1975] OH WHAT A NIGHT! Hosting the "What a night" was our pleasure, even my husband and son said they had a good time as well. It really WAS a night to remember...too bad only 10% of our batch came. Can you imagine if at least 50% came...or even 75%. I hope we can achieve that percentile....before everyone starts dropping like flies.....WHAT A MORBID THOUGHT!...but TRUE, he, he, he, he :-) moe ********************************************************************** From: "Susan San Agustin" Date: Wed Aug 22, 2001 5:40 am Subject: Thank You Thanks everyone for the wonderful night. Special thanks to Monette and Mike for hosting this special celebration. Everything was perfect and it was worth the week-end trip to see you all. Monette/Mike you have a wonderful home .....good taste!! Until next reunion.... see you all and God Bless! Susan ********************************************************************** From: "Rudy & Julie Anunciacion" Date: Wed Aug 22, 2001 5:50 am Subject: happy birthday!!!!!! jane, happy birthday to you.....ikaw ha at ang tahimik mo...ni hindi mo man lamang binanggit na birthday mo ngayon eh di sana eh nagblow tayo (ikaw lang pala) ng candlesssssss.... anyway, thank you monette & family for everything.....thank you din sa lahat ng nagbigay sa akin ng mga magnetsssss (lina, susan, pabs(na napag-utusan ni boots)at conch and of course my pren malou).....kukunan ko nga yung ref ko at malapit nang mapuno.....thank you din kay lani at kung hindi sa kanya eh wala ako sa reunion - (drama ba?)(napilit mo rin ako).....at thank you sa inyong lahat at kamuntik na akong mawalan ng boses sa kakatawa.....at kahit na hindi ako kasali sa games eh nag enjoy ako ng husto dahil kitang kita ko lahat ng action na umaatikabo (tama ba?)....at hindi bale at cheerer naman ako...hindi masaya kung walang cheerer, di ba?..... goodnight , you guys.......miss u all! Julie ********************************************************************** From: "pc nalang" Date: Wed Aug 22, 2001 5:11 pm Subject: Re: maraming salamat! indeed..CALIFORNIA KNOWS HOW TO PARTY!!!!! BATCH 75 RULES….GRABE!!!! maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat…hanggang sa susunod na kabanata! boots! anong say ko? many thanks for setting this reunion up! and even more thanks for twisting my arm (among other things…hehe!) para pumunta! you keep this up and wala na talagang makakahabol sa title mong ‘gimmick queen’! extra thanks for setting me up at gene and reuben’s (bless their kind souls!) and playing chauffeur and wannabe (biro lang ha!) tour guide! thank you thank you! gene..naro and reuben! you guys are the best! way out there and i love it! salamat ng marami for opening up your totally cool and lovely home to me..us...them..whoever! thanks for picking up on the touring where boots left off! parang taga-hollywood na tuloy ang feeling ko..hehe! between the both of you and boots…ayos na on the life, heart and soul of any party! keep it up! monette! thank you for letting us ‘wreck’ your beautiful home (although it really qualifies as a mansion..i hate to imagine kung sino ang gardener!). hopefully, konti lang ang sira namin..hehe! it was great meeting your family..lalo na si mike! tell him, i’ll be thinking of him when i’m cruising in my integra…he might still remember that! btw, naiwan ba diyan ‘yung tape ng reunion..o nadala ni dennis? giselle! muchas gracias…my favorite housemate! para namang may choice ‘no? hehe! seriously, kung alam ko lang na pag kinausap kita, wala mg tigilan, ‘di na kita kinausap..hehe! sa totoo lang, you don’t deserve the title snow queen..snow princess pa! biro lang ha..my fellow canuck! i really had a blast chatting with you on the finer points of life, liberty and the pursuit of good food! your paella sounds delish pero please lang..paiksiin mo naman ang pangalan..how about paella ala giselle? jc! p’re ko..TY for injecting a few more memory cells sa utak ko! wow...bilib naman ako sa memorya mo! para tuloy ‘movie flasback’ ang dating ng mga images eh! its all good! and siyempre, thanks for the lunch at max’s (hey giselle, gusto mong dinuguan?) and for driving us to the party! alalay lang sa trabaho, k? knowell! salamat sa paghihirap mong ihanap ako ng ‘juevos rancheros’ (thanks din to miles, ray and giselle for putting up w/ me on that count!) . great choice on the club pero dapat pinakitaan natin ‘yung dalawa duon kung paano talagang mag-vogue! malouski! great to finally hang out with you! ngayon, alam ko na kung sinong tatawagan ko for singing lessons! balik ka na ba sa power puff band-aid? hehe! ingat! miles…and raim! di man tayo nakapag-usap ng matagal miles..nakabawi naman ako kay raim..you have a keeper there! more power to you both! enjoy kayo sa seattle and kita kits tayo dito sa vancouver..o di kaya diyan sa san diego! good luck to you and knowell sa exams niyo! gabby…my partner in crime! ikaw lang ang makaka-intindi ng fascination ko sa balloons? hehe! salamat sa ballroom tips p’re ko! practice na lang ang kailangan ko..mga 20 years practice! regards to your lovely family…gidget, gabby and nakalimutan ko ang pangalan ng bunso mo! mukhang you’re in for a fight in a few years pag laki-laki pa ni gabby (panganay mo!).. you’ll have to fight off the line-up for the position of future son-in-law! payback time! kendee! now that’s what i call singing! i think mali ang profession na napili mo eh! hayaaan mo..i’ll talk to your manager para mai-fast track and cd release mo! ako magko-coordinate ng west coast launching! susan and conch .good to see you guys again! sayang di nakapunta si lilibeth ‘no? susan, di ko man lang natanong kung nakalipat ka na! di bale, nakapag-daldalan naman tayo nila conch dito, di ba? regards kay adrian! conch, good luck sa plans mo ha! kita tayo sa oregon! gerry ..di ka nagbago..tahimik pa rin! you know what they say, nasa loob ang kulo..hehe! thanks for the finer points of cigar smoking..got some prices on the cohibas pero i’ll e-mail you separately, k? regards to tintin at sa baby n’yo! grace..between you and kendee well, kailangan na lang natin..backup band! basta ako taga-beat..taga-beatbeat! mukhang ang youngest mo eh ready to follow sa footsteps ni mama ha! relucio..sige na nga, rey na lang! p’re..talaga bang wala kang pinsan sa pcs..barkada mo lang ba si apolonio (di ko maalala kung tama ‘yung pangalan)? it was great to meet your lovely family..lalo na ang baby n’yo! sa totoo lang, mukhang hindi ka makaka-takas sa anak mo ha…parating ikaw ang hanap! enjoy it! dennis..sa san fran na tayo bumawi ng kuwentuhan! di kaya, dito! sayang, di natin napalabas ‘yung video..ang gleng pa naman ng pag-dj mo! ang dami kasing singers sa batch natin eh! hehe! regards to ella (sp?)! tolits! good to finally meet and chat with batch 75’s most honorary member! dapat maulit! jane...happy bday! tama sila, baby face ka pa rin! i think nasa ngiti ‘yan eh, di ba? keep it up! and to everyone else…jinggy, mimi, julie (ganoon ka pa din..matuwain..it’s all good!), joyce, amy, marissa and anyone else na nakalimutan ko..it was great to see you guys again! sabi nga ni rocky, sa 2005 daw..paghandaan na! and to everyone who couldn’t make it..BELAT! kidding, k? sa uulitin! pahabol..vix, sayang talaga at di ka nakapunta..looking forward pa naman ako to partying with ‘ya! sa chicago na lang ba? at least nakapag-chikahan tayo by phone..alalay lang sa trabaho..baka ma-stress ka niyan! sige, check-out muna ‘ko! MUCHAS GRACIAS , DANKE SCHOEN (sp?), MERCI, SALAMAT… peace, love and happiness to you all….. pabs ********************************************************************** From: Vix Bassi-Delacruz Date: Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:48 pm Subject: Re: [pcs1975] Re: maraming salamat! pabs, talagang inggit na inggit ako habang binabasa ko ang series of e-mails laying out all the fun details of LA reunion - from the food, singing, tsikahan and especially the parlor games!!! i can almost picture the big smiles on the guys faces (i heard especially gabby!!!) as the balloon popping contest went on. :) hhmmm..., ano kaya ang pwedeng i-pop next time???? anyway, i had a chance to talk to boots who mentioned that the next reunion is LAS VEGAS!!! pwede ba pakibigay na iyung date at ng mai-clear ko na ang aking kalendaryo - i definitely won't miss the next one!!! well, hanggang sa susunod...take care all of you and more pictures, please!!! ciao, vixie ********************************************************************** From: "Carlito" Date: Thu Aug 23, 2001 3:55 am Subject: P A R T Y !!! My heartfelt thanks. To our gracious hosts, Monette & Mike for letting us use their beautiful home, the excellent food (and the balot- Monette, the entire graveyard shift of Carson Sheriff thanks you) and of course the kareoke and the wonderful singers. Kendee - I'm TOTALLY IMPRESSED. I honestly think you should quit your day job...Hanggang ngayon, tayo ang balahibo ko. Next time pwede bang "magdidikit?" Yung "Power of Love"? Boots (Britney Spears) - "You Did It Again" Girl. Glad you found your long lost friends. Did you have a good time ? Did you came home " walking" this time ? Have a safe trip home. Pabs, nice to meet you, bro. Say Hi to Julie and Virgilio, until next time. Gabby, you and Pabs should bring "aspili" next time we have parlor games. Gene & Reuben, you guys are the life of every get-together. Saludo ako. Miles & Raim, we've finally met. Miles, pag-baba ko dyan, mag liliberty kami ni Raim ha? Sa "Trophy Lounge" Padre D - nice meeting you again. Aasahan namin yung pictures. Conch, Giselle, Jane, Malou, Susan, Rey and the rest (I'm sorry can't remember everybody's names) it's been an honor and a pleasure meeting you all. Ang Dating Ampon, T O L I T S ********************************************************************** From: "Jinggy Cigrand" Date: Thu Aug 23, 2001 11:03 pm Subject: Re: [pcs1975] OH WHAT A NIGHT! Boots, I had the greatest time of my life. Didn't you know ba that I used to dream a lot about our get togethers in PCS? My God, it's a dream come true. Thanks a lot again for helping me out. Next time, bubulabugin ka namin ni Kendee. We talked about that we could see each other thru meeting at your place, para halfway. Hope you don't say no, I'll look forward to that and let me plan it so I could get you posted on when is the date, okay? Love yah and all my batchmates there. Great to see them again especially those I was close with like Mimi, Amee and Jane. But it was a terrific night having fun with everybody. I enjoyed the games and the dancing, it's like in a disco in Manila minus the neon lights. We definitely have to do it every year, Las Vegas is a good venue. We could extend our stay for some extra gambling or fun. Times change and everybody matured or blossomed nicely. Boots, kenkay ka pa rin, that's good that you didn't change in that aspect. Over the phone you sounded a little serious pero okay pa rin pala kagaya nang dati. I'll keep in touch, I'm putting your phone in my phone book in my cell phone. Love, Jinggy ********************************************************************** From: "Joey Castillo Jr." Date: Fri Aug 24, 2001 4:06 pm Subject: What a Night Hi Jane and Mike, I'd like to thank you so much for your hospitality and being a great host to a terrific party (as always). Ginulo namin not only ur home but the whole neighborhood. Mike has a lot of sense of humor and made us feel so at home. I noticed that there are a lot of new faces this time around. I have an idea, why dont we combine all of the old faces from last years reunion with the new faces on this year's party...dont u think that will be a blast? Probably next time. Also a belated birthday wish to u Jane and of course many more to come. JC ********************************************************************** From: "Jinggy Cigrand" Date: Fri Aug 24, 2001 8:33 pm Subject: RE: [pcs1975] OH WHAT A NIGHT! Moe, Thanks once again for being such a gracious hostess. I like your hair. Next week I'm having my highlighting done, may touch of blondie din. Sana bagay sa akin just like yours. It looks good on you. Keep it up. And your house is pretty and your hubby is wonderful for allowing it all to happen. Thanks once again. Sa uulitin, wag sana kayong madala. Love, Jinggy ********************************************************************** And Finally From: Gizelle McMullen Date: Sat Aug 25, 2001 4:45 pm Subject: RE: [pcs1975] Re: maraming salamat! huli man daw at magaling.....talo pa rin???gano'n ba yung saying? anyway, nadaganan ako ng emails ko cuz i didn't have the time to open them after sunday when i got back. so ngayon lang ang responses.... mones: thanks a bil for hosting this reunion/reconnection. i could have helped in the clean-up if i were not leaving that morn. and, sorry at nag-amoy-"daing" yung kitchen mo nung ininit yung lumpia sa toaster. buti hindi nagdatingan ang bio-hazard dept. ng LA FIRE DEPT!!! boots: thanks sa kulit mo sa akin into attending this week-end. sabi nga sa trabaho,"i had a whirl-wind week-end". i enjoyed our "hang-over" girl-talk on saturday morn. sa uulitin. ingat sa las vegas, libre ang drinks sa hotel!!! gene & reuben: you both are very gracious hosts. thank you for opening your home to me & pabs. alam kong napaka-aga kong gumising (kung natulog ako) pero hindi hindi naman ako maingay, di ba? the bonding was priceless... pabs: i also had a blast....meaning - sumabog nung nag-usap ang dalawang mayabang. buti na lang hindi tayo nag-uusap nung h.s., baka lalong mas mahaba ang narating nung usapan natin. if you and dulce have the time to visit Calg, then i might just have the time to concoct my " arroz con costrado de huevos, estilo alicante". take care & till next year??? and to all who attended - it was just great to be 16 again (sino ba ang tumanda?) hasta lluego en las vegas!!!! Gizelle | |
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