1998 Spring LA Reunion

West Coast Chapter formed!

Reunion with the Mangonons

Reunion with the Canadians

Daddie responded to a short note I sent last week about our planned trip to
Anaheim and LA.  Just want to share her response.  I'm now excited about our
mini-reunion.  We'll probably end up sharing a lot of stories covering three
decades +.  And we'll try to contact other classmates, even just by e-mail
or phone.

Ano ang bilin mo sa amin from LA?  As for contributions, of course, I'll do
some arm-twisting -- but gently -- for contributions -- and yes, photos!

til next mail.

Regards,

Mila

From: Camatic <Camatic@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 23:39:43 EDT
To: magarcia@interlog.com
Subject: Re: hi -- hope to see you

HI Mila, of course we'll be here and I'll be looking forward to seeing you.
Alam mo, hindi na yata pupunta dito ang mag-asawang Pat and Franklin kaya
medyo bitin ang LA Prep Reunion but your visit will give us good reason for a
salo-salo, I better get started  with this... Aida lives right around Anaheim,
I'm about 40 short minutes away but I spend a lot of time in that area cuz we
have family and friends in Orange County where Anaheim is.  I think, I'll have
tickets for you to Knotts Berry Farm (I'll try to jack my daughter's Disney
tickets for you (she used to work for them).  I 'll host a barbeque here at
home for you guys, just let us know what your itinerary is.  My classmate from
UP Coll of Nursing is also going to be here from May 31 to June 3 attending a
Critical Care Seminar and the last time she was here, she was in Anaheim also.
She'll be staying with me for the weekend so sabay sabay na tayong mag
sosyalan.

This is exciting, nasaan ba si Suzette, nagkita kita ang mga UP Hi '69 kailan
lang, we didn't know she's around... Noel is one of the LA coordinators for
their class although I thought Noel sends her regular bulletins since you gave
us her address.  Anyway, give me a telephone number or an address, and if you
need airport pick-up, puede rin maarrange 'yan... Hi to Hermie and the
kids....

Daddie

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Subject: Let's tentatively set May 31 afternoon till nite for our get
  together

Hi Ana B,

mukhang tuloy na nga!

Mila
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:33:02 EDT
 

Hi Mila, got your email re your schedule here in L.A. Since you'll be rounding
off with your business meeting by Sunday 5/31/98 noon, let's start early
afternoon (say 2 pm?) and see where it takes us.  Then you'll be free to
establish contacts the following week before you fly out Saturday.  I still
have your Knotts tickets and you can pick a day that following week to use
'em.

Am copying Ceso, Edith and Poteet although for your info, Edith's address
sounds like she could be 6-8 hours away from L.A. but then again we never know
if Edith might have some trip to make here to L.A. then it might as well be
when we all get together (right, Ed?).  Although I remember hearing that
Poteet is in the San Fernando Valley somewhere, or was that Res Sulit?  For
Edith and Poteet's benefit, Mila and Hermie are coming to town and I'm hosting
a little barbeque and we're rounding up everyone in the area so if you know of
anyone around here, please give them a call and let's have them over.
Families are invited...  Ceso, this is your cue to make those phone calls.

We'll have barbeque and fun, for those who have kids, we can have Ferdie
Torralba and my hubby Noel (hindi pa nila alam eto) put together an impromptu
kids talent show (song, music, dance...), the adults can arrange to chat with
Ana B online, we'll have pictures sent out on the net - either scan prints or
via a digital cam (mababa nga lang ang resolution but it'll be like being with
the online classmates), of course Mila will have some airtime for her platform
(kung ano man yon).

Ed, Poteet pls send your snail mail address and telephone, thanks...

Should you have some alternative date in mind, pls return mail right away so
we can adjustMy address and telephone numbers are:

Looking forward to see one and all!
 

Daddie Albaladejo-Matic
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Hi, all,

Edith here. Yes, I'm 6-8 hrs away. Would love to join you, but am not
familiar at all w/ LA area. Daddie, is your place anywhere near the
airport? Can you recommend an accessible, safe & inexpensive place to stay?

Edith.
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Ano - long time no hear.  Thanks for your email.  Actually as soon as I got
Mila's email re her schedule to LA - I replied back inquiring if she cannot
move schedule sometime June - para isang lakad na lang ako (Delay San Juan
will be there a very short time - so baka kako makapag-schedule ako ng trip
to LA).  Kaso may meeting palang I-a-attend si Mila - so obviously
re-scheduling is out of the question.
Actually, I used to live in San Fdo. Valley - but that was until 1990.  In
1991 we moved to Las Vegas because of a job offer.  So we've been here
since then.  Ressie Sulit-Abadiano is still in San Fdo.  But I don't have
her phone or email.
I cannot commit if I can make it for this get-together - altho' sayang
sana.  I'll let you guys know.
It's good to hear from you again.
Potit
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Hi there Poteet!

Tsk tsk tsk ... too bad you'll miss the BBQ but we can arrange to get together
when Delay comes to town also - we can do lunch somewhere in China Town  or do
Kamayan in Glendale di ba?  How about that?  Delay, let us know what your
schedule is so we can announce it at the barbeque and do a survey of those who
can make it.  It would be nice if Mila and Delay can be here together but we
all have our schedules ...   I understand Ruth Monserrate ---- is also
planning to come to L.A.  I'll let you all know when as soon as we hear about
it.  Just talked to Ferddie  Torralba, he'll be bringing his family - May and
their 7 or so yr old girl Megan.  Called Aida just now and she says she'll be
here too and will convince Pat Mangonon to stick around until then.  Franklin
and Pat are somewhere in Arizona if not the East Coast, Franklin has to fly
back by the 14th of May or so (election time and he wants to be sure he'll
have a slot to come home to).

I have no idea how to get hold of Res Sulit but if you hear anything pls let
me know.

Edith, the Burbank airport is a mere 10 mi away and they have flights coming in from your area all times of the day, I can arrange for pick up and if you don't mind using my living room pull out bed, then you're set.  If its hard for you to get a flight out to Burbank, LAX is only 25 mi away and we can also pick you up from there.

I know this is still a month away but let's just mark our calendars and make it happen ....
I'll catch you later then!

Daddie Albaladejo-Matic
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From: Camatic <Camatic@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 21:49:14 EDT
To: magarcia@interlog.com
Cc: abu@nfa.gov.ph
Subject: Re: Nakakatuwa naman ang reunion ninyo!

I tried doing research on Res Sulit-Abadania and Willie Tenorio but the phone
info didn't yield anything - but of course we can do an internet search and
snail mail them if we get their addresses.  I've had contact with Willie
before but I don't have his or his sister Nora's numbers anymore (Nora also
worked for Bank of America - she was last here at a BofA reunion in '96).
Hamo at we have a little more time... we're gonna get them.  To date, we have
Ferdie, Aida, Edith (flying in from Stanford), Ceso (he's assigned to get 3-4
others).  Nasaan 'ka n'yo si Sixto?  SFO?  Ana B, dahil sa 'yo paliliparin na
rin natin si Sixto pag nagkataon - siguro puede siya i-host naman ni Ferdie
(patawarin nawa ako ni May Torralba), do we have Sixto on e-mail?

Is this hot or what?
 

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From: Camatic <Camatic@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 23:29:14 EDT
To: magarcia@interlog.com (M.A.G.)
Cc: abu@nfa.gov.ph
Subject: ONE MORE FAMILY COMING ...

Salamat sa tip mo Ana, Willie Tenorio (hindi pa niya alam) and Ging and their
4 year old will be joining us on May 31.  I checked out phone numbers on the
net for him, Res and Albert Z pero si Willie lang ang nahanap ko so I called
them pero nasa trabaho pa siya so I got Ging to put our date on their
calendar....

For our page, we'll take pictures of all the families represented and have
them type out messages for the class.  Willie has an address but Ging was not
sure what it is now, but I gave her the , Web page address...

Will send more updates... I tried calling Noel's classmate na sister ni Albert
Z sa east coast to get his number here in the west coast pero walang
sumagot/msg machine, will try her again.   Si Eds alam niyo na mag o-overnite
dito sa bahay on Saturday at tutulong daw sa sa preparations - oddly enough,
her sister was Noel's classmate in UP Archi (napakaraming batch nitong si Mr.
Matic - kaya nga na-uso ang limits sa residency sa UP - to cut down on
overstaying alumni)...  till next mail...

Daddie

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From: Camatic <Camatic@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 02:25:09 EDT
To: edl._delarea@bc.sympatico.ca
Cc: abu@nfa.gov.ph
Subject: Re: Hello There California!

Hi Ed,

Thanks for the note ... we wish you could be here, it'll be great to have a
north american reunion and we will certainly have that on our agenda, sa totoo
lang ako lang yata ang nagrespond sa ad ni Mila in our webpage for a 1998
reunion  anyway it's happening in a small way come May 31.

We will certainly keep you guys in mind when we head out that way, I believe I
have family thereabouts I have yet to visit.  We'll populate our webpage with
pictures and messages from one and all at the barbeque so virtually you'll all
be there too!  We're all excited, the following have confirmed so far:  Mila
and Hermie of course, Aida Caballes, Edith Sanggalang, Willie Tenorio, Ferdie
Torralba and Ceso Balauag (he's supposed to bring in a few other guys) and
families.  I'll write Sixto in SFO and email Ruth Monserrate and see what
their schedules are like ...   Regards to the family and keep in touch!

Daddie
 
 
 

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From: Camatic <Camatic@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 02:45:11 EDT
To: magarcia@interlog.com
Cc: eatienza@popserver3.stanford.edu, Fsjblank@aol.com, espiec@qvs.com,
        abu@nfa.gov.ph
Subject: Re: May 31 it is - afternoon till nite for our get together

Hi Mila!

It's set then!  May 31 it is - walang tulugan na nga... I think you should
broadcast it to all the class and for as long as they have business to do in
LA around that time, they should be here ... we can of course plan for a big
North America get together like Ed de la Rea was suggesting for a future date
- sabi ko nga ako lang yata ang nagrespond to your ad in the webpage for a
1998 North American reunion - 'say mo?  It's happening after all!  Small time
nga lang.

Eds, your Saturday to Monday schedule sounds great - i could always schedule
June 1 as a work from home day .... or I cud just take the day off!

Ruth M just emailed her phone # and I'll talk to her in the morning (medyo
late na kasi), she's in Tustin which is a few minutes from Aida C, I could
drop in on them sometime this weekend.  She regrets though she'll be somewhere
in Mexico with her hubby by May 31.    I'll snail mail Sixto S in SFO and see
if he can swing by May 31.

Mayroon pa ba?  Don't worry about bringing anything, just make sure both of
you come on May 31 ... Au revoir!

Daddie
 
 
 

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hey guys....how come i'm not invited??? can i come, too.... i'll be in
boise, idaho the week before that and I can arrange to spend the weekend
in the LA area...... jojo

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Hi Ana and Everybody,

What ever happened to the plan of having a '98 Reunion as announced in our Web Page?

Then we can have one real big reunion and not mini-ones. And Jojo won't feel
'slighted' :-)
for not being invited.

Lets go for that reunion!!!

Elmer

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 Hi Jojo!

Of course you're invited to our barbeque, in fact, kung gusto mo share kayo ni
Edith sa Sala namin - isa sa inyo may pull out bed, isa sa love seat!
Actually, kausap ko na si Kariz (my daughter) kung my spill overs, sa apt
niya!  That will be great if u could come - see if you could get a flight into
Burbank airport although LAX is also fine ... pinag-uusapan ka lang namin ni
Ruth Monserrate - Villareal this evening , she made us some Mexican Lunch and
we took her to the Redondo Beach king Harbor for some clam chowder, fish and
chips - takot kaming mag-asawa sa crustaceans kaya nauwi kami sa isda on
concrete tables lined with newspapers ...

Let me know your flight details and one of us will be there to pick u up.  Eds
is flying in Saturday pm 5/30, spend 2 nites here and fly back Monday evening
...
It's going to be fun!

I'm sending some of our pictures from  this afternoon to Ana B. for
"distribution"

Catch you later then!
 

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Subject: Re: Chismis in Cyberspace

Dear Classmates ...

I just sent Jojo my friend, a personal invite to our barbeque May 31 - I
thought I'd ask the L.A. folks to welcome Mila and Hermie while they were
around, of course anyone else who could be in town are invited to come.  I
think it's simply exciting ... must be my finite mind ... I didn't think of
asking my friend from Illinois to come and spend a week-end with us here!
Elmer, To answer your question about whatever happened to our North American
reunion?  I responded to the webpage ad choosing a spot somewhere in the East
Coast but Mila said there was not much of a response to that so when she said
she was coming to L.A. I thought a mini reunion would be terrific... imagine,
Edith is flying over, now Jojo will be too!  A North American reunion will
definitely be on the agenda at this barbeque ...

Anybody else interested?  Here are the details

your Host:  Daddie Albaladejo-Matic
Address:    3021 Acresite St., Los Angeles, CA 90039
Tel:              213 668 1843   Daytime:  800 804 7798
Fax              213 668 1840
Email            Camatic@AOL.com
When:          Sunday May 31, 1998 2 pm to sawa...

Families welcome (wife, husband, kids, dogs) - out of towners will have to
arrange for lodging - Eds and Jojo have dibs on our living room furniture
(maliit lang ang bahay nang architect - marami lang yard space kaya barbeque
tayo) - we could twist the other locals' arms to make room for out of towners
di ba?

Flash - just had a wonderful afternoon and evening with Ruth M-Villareal,
pictures and more chismis in another email to ABU...

Daddie Albaladejo-Matic

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Reunion with Ruth Monserrate-Villareal
 

Daddie Albaladejo-Matic  and
Ruth Monserrate-Villareal in Redondo Beach

Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 03:02:55 EDT

Subject: Saturday afternoon delight....

Kumusta kayong lahat ...

Attached is photo taken this evening at the Redondo Beach King Harbor
ebidensiya nang aming mini-reunion ni Ruth M-Villareal.  We picked a huge rock
cod fried crisp, bathed in lemon and had sides of clam chowder served in a
sour dough bowl, corn on the cob, veggies, rice, fries.  We were in the fish
market on concrete seats and  tables lined with newspapers.  It was a first
for all of us.  Sabi ni Ruth kabibili lang daw nila nang lobsters which she
was looking forward to at lunch tomorrow, I offered to get her some shrimps
but she declined (allergic kaming mag-asawa to most crustaceans) but the fish
was great!  By the way, the petite one with the winning smile is Ruth...

We were at the Lozanos' (Ruth's sister Joji's family) where we met Raynel (?)
na carbon copy nang kanyang mommy noong high school ... by 2:18 piyem.  Niyaya
namin si Ruth na mag late lunch kung saan pero sabi tapos na raw sila at nag
offer na sample-lan namin ang kanyang Mexican cuisine (Ruth was assisted by
Joji in the preparations).  We had Tamales with beef filling, salsa verde,
fresh tomato salsa w/ cilantro and some freshly whipped cream, some chips ...
ang say nang malalaking bisita "Muy sabroso!" This was followed by huge and
juicy fresh strawberries.

We drove to Redondo beach by 5 piyem after much kwento and had a nice stroll
on the boardwalk, by the marina (may mga "resident" na nag barbeque right on
the marina next to their boat!), I guess folks are starting to get hyped up
for the Mexican - Cinco de Mayo festivities.  We checked out some harbor
fishing action, the mackerel and king fish were biting, the sea gulls were
waiting to scavenge and the air was downright fishy!  It was great!

we talked about all of you who were not there and decided we were both so very
proud to be one of you, ganoon na rin ang asawa ko na taga UP High!

Noel took us to the pearl booth and bought us souvenirs - Noel picked an
oyster with a pinkish 6 mm pearl for me and Ruth picked out her own oyster
which yielded a 6.3 mm white pearl. Sabi namin ipapaset namin na pendant para
sa mga bunso namin...

Medyo umambon nang kaunti at gininaw ang mga turista... back to Tustin (we
logged 42 mi one way from Redondo) and said our "Au revoirs" by 9 piyem.  By
the time we hit Norwalk,  Noel was almost snoring in the driver's seat so nag
volunteer naman ako kay mahal na mag relieve sa wheel. Back to L.A. by 10 and
checked my mail.  Our PC crashed yesterday (our 15 yr old was downloading
stuff from the web and wiped out mucho files) - didn't get the reactions to
the "mini reunion deal" till today.  I know you forgive me Jo....

Like I said anyone and everyone is invited to L.A. on May 31 ... see you then!

Daddie

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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 01:27:12 EDT
Subject: Re: May 31 mini-reunion

Hi there Ed!  Good to hear you and Dennis are coming.  Kailangan ba ninyo nang
sundo?  Please let me know, although kung mag-re-rent-a-car kayo okay rin yun
for your Monday happenings (kung ano man 'yon).   Kung okay sa mga dayo, puede
tayong pumunta sa Knotts Berry Farm - only cuz I have a few (6) tickets we cud
share around (taken na yung dalawa for Mila and Hermie). I can take 4
passengers in the car.  Sayang at wasted na yung aming 7-seater van (died of
old age).

For lodging,  I could book you at the Kariz Matic Motel 3 blocks away from my
house (apartment ng anak namin - sa totoo lang), she can spare my grand
daughter's bedroom kasi nasa bahay ng ama kapag week-ends yung bata (buhay
America nga naman!) kaya lang eh mag-si-share kayo - ang kanyang bed eh twin
with a trundle (sino sa baba?)

Ayway, I got on the phone with Ferdie T today and he's all excited.  I have to
touch bases with Ceso - hindi pa nag-co-confirm and I seem to have lost his
phone number.  I'll be picking up Edith at the airport on Saturday evening
too.  Then of course Aida Caballes and Willie Tenorio will be here too... Do
you guys have my address and tel #s now?  Au Revoir!

Daddie
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Subject: Re: Surprise!

Talagang surprising ka nga!  Akala ko mabilis na ako, mas matulin pala ang Ana
B.... ang laki palang lumabas nang picture 'no?  Mag-isang tumatawa si Noel
habang binabasa niya ang aking account kagabi.   I just hope na ma-encourage
nga ang ibang mga ka-batch na mag-share nang kani-kanilang adventures ... o di
kaya naman eh ma-encourage na gumawa nang kanilang adventure at nang may
maipadala sa iyo.

Hindi ko pa nababanggit pero magkakaroon din kami nang isa pang mini reunion
dito sa bahay ngayong gabi.  Pat and Franklin are currently being hosted by
Aida Caballes in Fullerton.  They'll be coming for dinner.  I learned on
Monday 5/18 they were flying in the following day but I had a meeting in the
morning and was driving out to las Vegas early afternoon.  I offered to take
them to Las Vegas with me but they had a tight schedule ... so I spent Tuesday
nite and all of Wednesday in Las Vegas - Noel was attending a convention while
I checked out the library and a movie (of all things nakalimutan ko territoryo
nga pala ni Poteet ang Vegas!), of course I had to feed a one armed bandit for
about 20 minutes or so while waiting to pick him up for lunch and dinner.  Got
back at 1 am yesterday Thursday.    Talked to Frank and they'll definitely be
here tonite.  Magdadala daw nang halaya si Willie at baka magluto si Ceso nang
Pancit,  I asked Ferdie to bring the laughs, I'll pick a place where I can get
"to go" stuff...  natural, our digital cam will be in action to shoot you a
few pics pronto!  Abangan...  Frank and Pat will do a little video to address
the folks that they will miss on the 31st... sweet ba?

Parang segue ito sa pagdating nila Mila - alam mo ba na ang confirmed na
darating sa 31st eh sina Edith from Stanford, Ed de la Rea and Dennis from
Vancouver, Aida, Ceso, Ferdie, Willie et Moi will be the LA hosts.  Sabi ni
Mila nag regrets na si Efren T, ganoon din si Ling (her son is having a
birthday), Sixto Salumbides is moving house that week-end and he lives all the
way up north.  Hindi ko pa nababalitaan si Jojo S, Tan but I will be greatly
honored if she will make her way to L.A.  Nakakaexcite talaga!  Puede na bang
mag-post tayo nang video clips sa Web page?

Still at large are Baldomero Dequina, Albert Zaporteza, Hector Reyes, Walter
de Santos and Res Sulit - nobody has their telephone numbers!

Ciao!

Daddie
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Reunion with the Mangonons

Subject: UP PREP 65 L.A. CHAPTER CHECKING IN!

Eto na po kami!  Here's our before and after pictures (how's that for our
photo album?)  Here are messages from the May 22, 1998 LA reunion attendees:

greetings from albert zaporteza - member LA chapter - hope to see you guys
next time - both in LA and in Manila!!!

hi from ferdie torralba - if you need VIAGRA - talk to me - I got supply!!!

hello from willie tenorio - hope to see you all in Manila in December!!!

hi from ceso balauag -wish all of you were here tonight!!

hi from hector reyes - hope to see you all in manila in june. calling all
golfers and all classmates needing stone vinyls - talk to me guys!!

hi from the mangonons - we're finally going home on sunday.  we were so
blessed to have had three reunions during this trip - one with the new york
chapter; one in san francisco and one here in LA.  got to see our close
barkada like hec, albert , ceso and willie.  see you all soon!!!  tell elmer
to wait for us.

from aida caballes - hello everybody!! best wishes - we  miss you all - see
you on my next vacation.

And from Daddie .... napakasaya namin ngayon, I just wish we had a video repro
card to send u clips of the happening.  You'll be getting another set of
pictures next time around...  It's not too late to join the fun !
 
 

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Subject: The LA tease .. Gotta Come!

Hi Jo,
 
Nice to hear from you finally!  Am attaching a pic from last nite, care to
guess who everybody is?  Let me just give you names and you figure out who
they are/were .... Pat Pascual and Franklin Mangonon were brought in by Aida
Caballes, Willie Tenorio, Ferdie Torralba, Ceso Balauag  and moi started at
about 7:30 piyem (all 7 in the picture) ... we were later joined by Albert
Zaporteza and Hector Reyes .

it was loads of fun!!! Ferdie (works for the Post Office) and wife May (NICU
RN) provided comic relief (matagal na raw gusto isauli ni May si Ferdie sa
nanay niya ayaw daw tanggapin!) , Willie and wife Ging, both IS afficionados
brought some authentic halaya and crema de fruta (their daughter Carissa, 4
and Ferdie's Kristina, 7  exchanged phone numbers and were wide awake at
midnight), Ceso who's also into IS brought some  real mean chow mein - he'll
be bringing more next time, Albert (another IS guy) and Hector (contractor,
starting stone veneer mfg in PI) came around 9 and brought the DOM perspective
to light - in sober tones though, I could tell they are closet family men,
time to come out, I asked them to bring their families to the barbeque!
Albert kept shaking his head, grinning  and muttering "33 years!  33 years!"
I didn't realize it's been that long.  My son Matthew thought Hector wasn't
even 40 and I'll have to say he looks real hip!

Takaw at sabik ang mga taga L.A. sa mga kuwento ni Pat tungkol sa mga
happening sa Manila, we were trying to figure out kung sino pa ang "amoy lupa"
sa batch (Thank Dexter for that!).  Franklin was just beaming to see his high
school buddies but for a little while recalled how Albert and Hector's group
would lock him out of the homeroom during breaks!

Mahal was busy putting our pictures together, he thought it was real cute that
both Ferdie and Hector still had copies of our annual where he lifted the
before pictures.  Naging make-up artist! para sa mga after shots nang girls si
Noel, sabi nga ni Ferdie aral daw sa Forest Lawn mortuary (sent both sets of
pics to Anna for the Web, may hard copy yung guests of honor).

You have my blessings in joining Gemma's UP Hi group, I've been to a few of
Noel's UP Hi reunions (SFO, DC and Manila), they're actually half way decent!
Joke lang yon ha... they're a warm bunch!

The group had a chat with Sixto Salumbides (cc'd - Ana pls add his email add
to ur list) on the phone, he won't make it on the 31st either but sounded very
envious.  Pat noted the group's schedule for Manila visits (social calendar
now booked through December).

So the short of it is .... "It was a BLAST", "GOTTA COME"

Daddie

 Guess who?

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At 13:53 26/05/98 -0700, you wrote:
Hi Webmaster,

I guess I missed out a lot on '65 UP Prep events and happenings for the
past 33 years !... that is until I got invited to attend Caridad
Albaladejo-Matic's mini-reunion at her place here in the City of Angels
last May 24th.

The occasion was quite a surprise for me as I didn't even know that
Caridad (already a grandmother) live here in L.A. as well as Willie
Tenorio and Ferdie Torralba. More so, my anxiousness and excitement was
doubled when I heard that Franklin Mangonon and Pat Pascual, together
with Aida Caballes are coming.

Anyway, what went on with the party was really very memorable! It was a
Blast, truly worth reminiscing the past and finding out what other
classmates had become.

I am a bit guilty for not corresponding for the past so many years but
then again, I hope it is not too late to re-start ... I will be making
use of this Internet/E-mail technology to the fullest from now on.

Here is something to start with:

       Albert/Pearl ZAPORTEZA
       14310 Spring Crest Drive
       Chino Hills, CA.  91709
      (909)  628-5828
       (213)  974-0675  (Work phone)

       Children:    Alberto Earl (19 yrs. old)
                        Angela Rae   (17 yrs. old)

       E-mail address:    azaporte@eagle.co.la.ca.us
 

Regards to you and your family ... and, Thanks a lot for keeping the UP
Prep '65 spirit alive !

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Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 23:27:14
To: Al Zaporteza <azaporte@eagle.co.la.ca.us>
From: "M.A.G." <magarcia@interlog.com>
Subject: Re: Greetings from Albert ZAPORTEZA

Hi Albert,

How nice of you to write me such a pleasant note!  And of course, your
message belongs not just to me but to everyone in our class who has kept the
Prep 65 spirit alive -- especially Ana B, who would be very happy to hear
from you.  So I'm forwarding your note to her to include this on our site,
so all our classmates can share the news about you and your family.  I'm
sure some will get in touch with you right away.

Thanks for connecting.  Our webpage is just as much yours as it is ours, so
pass on whatever news you want to share, and of course, PHOTOS so we can get
to see you and your family.
 
Hope to see you in LA for the May 31st mini-reunion -- the second feat of
the LA gang.

Regards,

Mila

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Reunion with the Canadians

 
 Subject: Entertainment Galore!

May 30, 1998

11:30 a.m., Daddie picks up her UP College of Nursing classmate Minna
Guerrero-Magyawe at the LAX,

6:00 p.m., Ceso picks up the Vancouver boys (Ed and Dennis) from LAX

6:30 p.m., Daddie does a welcome wave from 200 feet to Edith at the Burbank
airport ("gosh, you're so easy to spot, you haven't changed" - joke namin sa
isa't isa)

7:30 p.m., gutom na lahat, "Mag Filipino food tayo!"  "Isang sasakyan na lang
tayo!", Yung 7 seater rental van nang mga taga Vancouver biglang nag-
accomodate nang 9 - Mila & Hermie, Ceso, Dennis, Edith, Noel &  Daddie Matic
and guest Minna plus Driver Ed de la Rea... Not 1 mile from our place just
before picking up the Garcias, Ed took some LA driving lessons ... "Always
keep to the right of the yellow line in the middle of the road!" ... and off
to MAX we went...

8:00 p.m., chibog, chismis, pictures (We all have yet to view the pictures
sent out to you by Noel) ... ninerbiyos ang Dennis baka raw yung left over
chicken, crispy pata and bulalo ang ipaalmusal namin sa kanila kaya
nakipagdate kay Ed and Edith to do IHOP for breakfast.  I can't remember how
our conversation went to smoking but Dennis aired some gripe about girlfriends
who smoked ... we didn't press for details.

10:30 p.m., after dinner, nagyayang mag coffee, balik-bahay ang tropa at nag
brew nang maraming coffee, tuloy ang chismis.  Ina-assign sana si Aturni na
mag sulat nang account nang gabing iyon ang sagot eh ....Kung okay sa inyo na
"whereas the party of the first part ..." the prospect is very intriguing.

1:10 a.m., ubos na ang kape, marami pa sanang kwento pero may convention sa
umaga sila Mila ... hinatid sila ni Ceso at ang Vancouver delegation naman
drove the three blocks to Kariz Matic's place.

3:00 a.m., matapos punasan ang mga silverware (na gawa nang stainless steel)
at ihanda ang coffee tray for the next event, natulog din ang Edith and
Daddie.

May 31, 1998

9:30 a.m., ang naiwan na lang sa bahay eh si Edith, si Minna, ako at ang aking
bunso - nasa simbahan na ang mag-anak namin ... hindi pa sinundo ang Edith
nang mga taga Vancouver! kaya hinatid namin si Edith sa kanila!

1:00 p.m.,  nakauwi na ang mga nag breakfast sa IHOP  ... gutom daw pala
talaga ang Edith,  sabi ni Ed.  Sabi naman ni Edith, natagalan sila kasi
namili pa nang libro si Dennis.  Nagdala nang smoked salmon from Canada ang Ed
padala raw ni Bebeth, at together, may boteng dala yung dalawa (wala namang
umiinom dito!).

2:00 p.m., "Kadadating lang namin galing sa convention, puede niyo na kaming
sunduin!", sinamahan ako ni Edioth na manundo ... nakahingi pa siya nang
Geraniums sa pinsan ni Mila, and we were back in no time.  May dalang Secord
chocolates ang mag-asawa ...

2:30 p.m., may dumating na camaron rebusado at manok kasama ang mag-anak ni
Wiillie Tenorio, napakinabangan agad ang mga chafing dish na hiniram ko!
kasalukuyang nakarikit na ang mga uling nang barbeque, crispy well done ang
unang batch nang ribs thanks to Mr de la Rea, but the succeeding batches were
quite delightful!  lalo na yung grilled veggies (asparagus, zucchini, talong,
kamatis atbp) Maya-maya eto na ang Zaporteza (hindi na naka sombrero - may
buhok naman pala at kulot pa!) hindi ko na ma-recall ang dala niya (matamis
ba?) , hindi nag tagal, eto na rin ang Ceso, mas malaking foil pan nang pancit
ang dala!, then came Hector Reyes with pancit palabok - galing pa raw nang
Palm Springs at dumating pala ang sister galing Manila...  Binuksan ulit ang
yearbook  ... dadating si Res Sulit (remember her?), si Walter de Santos,
binigyan ni Albert nang directions pero malabo.  We ate under the Oak tree,
chairs in a circle, cameras clicked and laughter flowed ....

4:30 p.m., may pumarade na pulang auto at hinarangan lahat nang sasakyan sa
driveway, may lumabas na mama, malaki pa kay Ed de la Rea... naka shades pa!
may bitbit na lumpia ... tiningnan si Ed at sabi ... "Dennis?" tawanan lahat!
bumalik si Ferdie sa kotse at niresearch ang yearbook ..."Hoy, anak ka nang
tatay mo de la Rea!"

5:15 p.m., May slim na ale, short cropped hair may bitbit na apple pie
pumasok nang yard, her face was beet red, sun burnt to almost a crisp, she
named us all except ... "kaklase ba natin to?"  sabi ni Albert, "manghula ka,
si Baldomero Dequina ba yan, si Walter de Santos o si Hector Reyes?"  Hindi
raw at kilala niya lahat yung pinangalanan.  We tried to tell her it was
Hector but she insisted ... hindi ka si Hector, singkit 'yun!

Res was a riot!  Tinanong ang Edith, "nasaan ang husband mo?" "Wala, ex na
siya!"  sagot nang Res "give me 5 Edith!" sabay tanong kay Ceso, "Ikaw, may
asawa ka na ba?"  "Isa pa lang!" ...  Ang sabi niya kay Ferdie "pinsan ka ni
Efren!"

7:30 p.m., tuloy ang ligaya, picture-ran ulit,  sabi ko kay Ed sa telephone, I
remember you, matangkad ka at malaki ang mata mo! (soulful pala dapat ang na
say ko) ... in person hindi na malaki ang mata niya 'cause the rest of him
caught up in dimension!  Counter naman niya "This is no flattery but I've gone
over the pictures on the web and you ladies (Edith, Mila, Res et moi) look
great!" ... Really, he's just saying that because its true!

9:00 p.m., Hermie and Mila get on their soapbox and showed the group a little
video and a spill on an American opportunity adventure in the pursuit of one's
dreams....  warm ang response!  May mga giveaway ballpens pa at pins!  Napaka
transparent nang enthusiasm ni Mila and it's just hard not to be bouyed up by
that!

11:00 p.m., kiniliti na ni Ferdie ang piano keyboard at community singing ang
nangyari.  Pretty soon, labas ang Hector at pagbalik eh may salsa music na
dala ... He's the perfect D.I.  magaling at saka libre!  Nagswing pa!  Muntik
pang mag tango, wala lang kaming music.  Napagkasunduan nang West Coast
chapter na mag Quarterly get together.  Next host is Abet in Chino Hills in
July.  We're talking about going up North to where Edith and Sixto are for the
3rd quarter in '98.  We'll keep you posted.  I believe we now have a page that
we could link to yours or the homepage.  I have yet to learn how to pull these
together ... between all of us here, it's just a matter of time and your
providing a link for us.

June 1

1:00 a.m., after hearing Ferdie's last joke of the day, nagpaalaman na.
Hinatid ni Hector sila Mila 7 Hermie at kasama ang Vancouver boys sa kanyang
late model black Bimmer!  Mag Ho-hollywood adventure yata.  Pinahiram ko pa
nang leather jacket si Dennis at gininaw (sa prospect siguro!)..

Gotta get some ZZZZs 'cuz we're off to Knotts Berry Farm later today.

My apologies, with all the activities, we didn't get a chance to check my e-
mail (busy na nag load nang dijaytal (ilocanong digital) camera files si Noel
at kinopya entirely ang yearbook into jpg files) Kaya hindi kami na ka respond
sa mga warm greetings although na-iprint ko yung bouquet (para bang Casimiro
Bukaykay) ni Ana.  The out-of-towners will surely pick them up on our Knotts
Berry Farm trip (Edith actually thought we were berry picking today!)

In case you were wondering, there were 11 of us today.  Albert bumped into
Aida this past week and thought she might've been too exhausted to come
because she was moving house (bought a home in Fullerton).  Walter didn't get
to come or call...

Daddie - 3:00 am
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Hi Ana B!

Here are a few pictures from the last time (nawaglit ang before and after ni
Pat and Willie) plus Res' after picture .  Ang ganda nang photo layout - yung
text enimail ko na sa inyo ni Vergel ... kaninang alas tres nang umaga.
Gising na kami ni Edith, nagliligpitan blues pa rin.  It was worth it though!
Ika nga ni Dennis kay Ed, "pare, sulit ang pamasahe natin dito" habang tawa
kami nang tawa sa "Uy!Uy! bird" kuwento ni Ferdie.

FYI, si Ed de La Rea nga yung malaking mama sa pictures, most of which taken
at the Glendale Max restaurant .  Marami pang kasunod ito dahil dadalhin ko sa
Knotts Berry Farm ang mga out-of-towners (at uusyosohin namin ang mga boys
kung saan sila kinaladkad ni Hector kaninang madaling araw!)

Hanggang mamaya ....

Daddie

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Subject: labi nang isa (sa sampu) kami!

Here's another guess who picture for the records.  Eto lahat kami na nagtipon
tipon noong Linggo (ika-31 nang Mayo 1998).  Hindi pa lubos na tapos ang aming
reunion dahil na sa Los Angeles pa rin ang mga Garcia nang Toronto.  Nag last
minute shopping kami nang mga taga Vancouver (Ed couldn't walk into the
Ladies' garment shop unescorted by a female, bakit kaya? Bumili siya nang tops
for Bebeth and Donna - Dennis had to check all of the houseware shops for
baking needs and an iron rest - Lulu's orders were priority of course but
budget wise, mukhang panalo ang sports shop sa kanya) nakauwi na sila by now.

Planning for July naman ang aming mode ngayon.  We'll post the date as soon as
it's firm and anyone who can make it is invited ... how's that?  Okay naman
siguro kay Albert and Pearl.

Tatlong araw na akong natutulog nang alas tres nang umaga (by choice), I'm
exhilarated and exhausted at the same time ... what a paradox!  Pero "Ressie
talaga" (Sulit di 'ba?)

So many things we learned about and from each other this go around ... Great
stuff, funny stuff, trivia and it just makes one want to know and learn more.
When I wake up from this haze, I'll send in a compilation of these profound
wisdom (chismis included) from one and all of the West Coast May 31 1998
attendees.  I would like to challenge each one of them to send in their
compilation of the same.  You take care Ana B!  Fly in for one of these West
Coast deals and you too will say "Ressie talaga!"

Daddie

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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 02:55:45 EDT
Subject: LA sequel

June 1 pa rin

9:30 a.m. - "Daddie, ready na kami" sabi ni Mila sa telephone, eh nagaalmusal
pa sina Dennis, Ed and Edith na kasama nang mga Matic...

10:15 a.m. - tumigil muna ang driver namin (Ed de la Rea) sa isang pharmacia
para bumili nang mga tissue, gum atbp at saka sinundo sila Mila and Hermie.
Ang tagal lumabas nang dalawa!  Ang sabi nila, hindi raw nila alam lumabas
through the back of the house at hindi rin nila alam buksan sa harap yung
garage opener nang pinsan ni Mila (we say they did a "Q").

11:15 a.m. - Nasa Knotts Avenue kami pero hindi namin mahanap ang Knotts!
"Utang na loob, tumigil na tayo at magtanong!"  Alam niyo na,  pa-macho nang
boys they're never lost!  A Pizza man showed me the way ...

11:30 a.m. - we parked the van at Knotts, checked out the map and laid out the
plan, we're going for the shows!  The map was not made for baby boomers!
Mailap din ang mga shows, hindi rin agad mahanap ... sumakay kaming anim sa
"Jaguar" a twist and turn roller coaster (can you imagine these middle aged
men and women on one?), may award sa shrillest and loudest screams ang Edith!
She wrote all the rides off after that one.  Sabi ni Ed ("hindi ko alam ang
gagawin" so he kept to one side of the car and let Eds express herself!) -
since his foot was bothering him, Ed wrote off the rides as well.   After
lunch, the remaining four braved a couple more rides - the Log ride and the
parachute drop - they were fun too!  Mila and I bowed out of the Boomerang
which Dennis and Hermie braved  - medyo dalawang beses nag 360 degrees at
going backward pa yung last go around!  "**#%&!!!"  ang bukang bibig nang
Dennis pagkababa nang ride ... mapapahiya daw sila sa mga bata sa pila kung
nag-back out daw sila.  Any other ride would've paled in comparisson to that
one so we finally headed on to the "Mystery Lodge" show.  It was beautiful ...
it was a hologram type show and it spoke of passing the wisdom of the
generations past to the children ... to keep the mystery of life, love and
magic alive down through the ages.  Most profound show I would say!

3:00 p.m., As we filed out of the Lodge, Mila spots Filipino singer Florante
and we all stopped to chat, apparently they featured him in their paper when
he had a concert in Toronto.  Sakay sa van at kailangang maihatid si Edith sa
Burbank airport!  Daan muna sa bahay to pick up her stuff, we had some time
for some fruit...

4:55 p.m., we parked the Van across the Burbank Airport and walked the halls
toward terminal A6 (ang haba pala noon!)  Edith was the last to board and she
was getting antsy about missing her flight so she took off before Mila and
Hermie got to the gate pushing Ed in a wheelchair (his foot was making him
slow and they wanted to wave goodbye!).  Naikantsaw na 'to kay Eds by email
and she has sent her apologies...

5:20 p.m., we dropped in on Noel who gave us all a nickel and dime tour of
their office.  Of note - they are the designing architects of the Paris Hotel
which is due to open September '99 in Las Vegas.  Tinawagan namin si Ceso to
see if he cud join us for dinner but he was held up at work.

6:00 p.m.,Ed wanted to check out a halo-halo place and we found ourselves at
the Kainan Kamayan in Glendale (a buffet place with Halo halo).  Tuloy chibog!
Then we checked out a Borders bookstore and had coffee and then it was 9:30
p.m.!!!  We went back home and picked up Noel to be our tour guide.  He
brought us to Hollywood where Mila and Hermie did the obligatory Chinese Mann
Theater poses (next to a wax version of Marilyn Monroe  among others).  Dennis
and Ed put their feet up in the van (been there done that na raw sila - with
Hector).  We stopped at Rodeo Drive (hinahanap nila si Julia Roberts - nag-iba
na yata nang beat!) and then to a 24 hr dive for hot tea (and Noel's dinner -
hindi pa pala kumain).  We drove to UCLA and passed the Getty Center and were
home by 1:30 a.m.
 

June 2

After breakfast, I called Mila and Hermie (walang sumasagot! - sila lang nga
pala ang taong bahay doon) so we (Dennis and Ed) drove to the CITADEL - a
factory outlet at doon nag shop nang pang pasalubong para sa mga mahal na
naiwan sa Vancouver.  Tumuloy pa kami sa Media Center Mall sa Burbank for more
stuff.  Siempre naman nag shopping din ako, hindi nagtagal, lunch time na
tapos alas tres na!  Ang flight nila for Vancouver eh 5:30 p.m.  so we headed
back and said our goodbyes ... nakakalungkot din pala ... I was also relieved
that I could now lay back but because I really enjoyed the connection I felt
some separation blues (ganoon siguro pag na-empty nest ang bahay ko - malapit
na 'yon!).  Mila called last nite and I told her all about the day - hinahabol
daw ni Hermie na sagutin ang telephone ... they're slated to go to Las Vegas
tomorrow ...

June 3

Back to work ang beauty ko ... but I felt like sleeping all day ... even while
I drove home.

Ferdie called "Caridad, nawawala ang Yearbook ko, h'wag lang sanang mabasura,
paki check sa mga iba-ibabaw sa bahay mo - top of the fridge, the shelves,
your bathroom shelves ...."  "hayaan mo Ferdie, alam na nang buong pamilya ko
na hinahanap natin ito, I'll call you as soon as....I gave him Albert and
Hector's telephone numbers - who knows?  baka naman nagbalik high school ang
alin sa kanila ...

Another call ... "Daddie, baka gusto niyo ni Noel sumayaw sa Brave Bull bukas,
give it an hour or two, you'll really enjoy it... I left messages for Albert
and Ceso to join us... eh si Ferdie at Willie kaya?" si Hector naman 'yun,
sabi ko sa kanya "Sa totoo lang I'm very tempted and we just might do that,
baka iyon na pala ang seckreto nang youthful looks mo!  Basta ba tuturuan mo
kami, okay 'yon!"

Ang sarap naman ano?  tinatawagan na ako nang mga boys ngayon ...

Daddie