HERE IS DODIE'S POST:
Hi Larry and everyone,

Larry, please feel free to post this if you wish, I have no problem at all. Sa edad nating ito, I'm not sentitive anymore, I'm tough skin now and talagang parang balat kalabaw na ako. AlsoI will send my pix and you have my permission to put it in our website.

Nabasa ko pala yoong mga posting kagabi, and I think it was mentioned in the website ( esp. Prislette's posting) of having a plan of celebrating a birthday bash for the big "5" "0" celebrants. Naku sounds exciting, sali ako diyan kahit na one year short, going 50 na rin naman ako. Please ask the group for their suggestions where will be the venue. Although 2010 pa, magandang mag-plan as early as this time.

Hanap tayo ng magandang theme, basta linked sa "going 50" I'm sure this will be a blast! Para kahit yoong mga 49 or 51 na classmates, pwede sanang mag-join. Kasi kung sa mga 50 lang ang mga celebrants, baka ma-out of place naman yoong iba na di pa 50 ano? Mag- door prizes tayo and some fun.

Larry, sana sa Baguio ang venue. Miss ko talaga diyan, lalo na sa Camp John Hay and Teacher's Camp. The place really gives me good memories. Alam mo ba na nagpunta pa kami noong hi-school days with Elmer, Beebot and some upper year students sa isang cave, ( Gold Mine ba yon or Crystal cave) maybe you can remember the place. Burnham Park, Session Road, Hyatt Terraces noon pa yon I know walal na ito dahil sa earthquake) and I really love to see Baguio again. Last time kung pumunta diyan ay noong 89 pa yata. Di ako nakapunta noong visit ko sa PI noong 2001 and 2006, sayang, di ko kasi alam na nandiyan ka eh. Kung alam ko lang, pinuntahan sana kita. Magkano kaya ang rooms sa Baguio Manor (?) not sure of the name, but my friend got married there and sa John Hay yata ito. Membership lang ba or open to the public?

Another place that I like to visit again is Tagaytay Highlands. Masarap ang food at ang view. Exciting yoong tram-like furnicular type, parang punta ka sa Isle of Capri. Breathtaking views talaga and ang golf course, beeeutipullll talaga! Teka, check muna natin ang prices, ( I'm just dreaming, wala naman masamang mangarap) at talagang memebership lang yata dito. So baka may ka-batchmates tayo na may connection or memebership, baka pwede tayo doon.

take care,
dodie

Hello everybody!!!! At last!!!
by NetReyes on Thu 29 Nov 2007 - 10:33

Hi there! I've been trying to push through with the registration and logging in, and finally I made it. Larry, please disregard my email to you seeking for your help. Ok na ako. At last!!! I was able to go through. Hope hindi maligaw itong posting ko.
Grabe ang daming messages, I think I have red eyes na! Ang hirap humabol magbasa!
I'm still here in the office, as usual still "working" here at our forum.
I miss you all!!! Walang tampuhan sa mga hindi ma-mention ha. Sa dami ng binasa ko (biro nyo I scanned through 1 to 16 paaaaages ), I could only retain some of the things in my memory. Growing in wisdom na talaga.
Hi, Prislette- wow naman ang planning ng birthday celeb, ako sama na rin though hindi pa ko "golden" in age, ha, ha, ha!
Hi Pyegabelle!- iyong cake na kinakain natin sa resto is CUSTARD cake, favorite natin iyon! Masarap naman kasi, the best! And I remembrer kaya tayo madalas dun kasi pogi iyong anak ng may-ari ng resto na minsan nating nakita while hanging-out there!
Hay, sarap mag-reminisce ng high school days...
Got to go na, pagod na ang lola nyo.
Promise next time mas madami ang posting ko, napagod kasi akong magbasa eh. Advance Merry Christmas to all!! Baka hindi ko kayo mabati, finalization na namin ng presentation for the budget of the company. Please do pray for me, I will again face the Management Committee, and the likes of Cesar Virata, who seats as one of the Finance Committee of Meralco's Board of Directors. Pag Finance ang topic ng ManCom, he is always present. Tudo kaba na ako ngayon pa lang. With your prayers guys, I know I am in good hands. Till the next blog!!! I love you all!!!

Some Food for Thought:
Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments
together at the airport. They had announced the departure.

Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, 'I
love you and I wish you enough.'

The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough.
Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom.'

I asked the mother the following: 'When you were saying good-bye, I
heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?'.

She began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other
generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a moment
and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even
more. 'When we said , 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other
person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain
them.' Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were
reciting it from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray
the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may
appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

She then began to cry and walked away.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day to love them but then an entire life to forget
them.

* Only if you wish send this to the people you will never forget and
remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you. If you don't
send it to anyone it may mean that you are in such a hurry that you have
forgotten your friends.

TAKE TIME TO LIVE.....

To all my friends,
I WISH YOU ENOUGH
God bless each and every one of you.

PLS LETICIA AND FREDDIE HELP NANETTE POST KASI SA IBA NIYA UL NAIPOST, PLS LANG. I KNOW YOU WILL THANK YOU, EMAIL NIYO SIYA SALAMAT PO. GOODNIGHT!!!

Wishing you a very happy birthday Larry! More power to you!

Nakakabaliw talaga dito sa kapihan. It's 9:29am here and while browsing the postings, I was drinking my morning coffee. Kaya lang, sa sobrang concentration sa pagbabasa, lumamig ang kape ko ...

Hello Larry,

Nabalitaan ko lang na birthday mo pala...Happy birthday to you! I know you're already very blessed, but , still..may you have many more to come! Actually,I have some thoughts for you and to all concerned to ponder upon...

TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THOSE 45 YEARS OLD AND OVER

1. Focus on enjoying people, not on indulging in or accumulating material things.

2. Plan to spend whatever you have saved.
You deserve to enjoy it and the few healthy years you have left.
Travel if you can afford it.
Don't leave anything for your children or loved ones to quarrel about.
By leaving anything, you may even cause more trouble when you are gone.

3. Live in the here and now, not in then, yesterdays and tomorrows.
It is only today that you can handle.
Yesterday is gone, tomorrow may not even happen.

4. Enjoy your grandchildren (if you are blessed with any) but don't be their full time baby sitter.
You have no moral obligation to take care of them.
Don't have any guilt about refusing to baby-sit anyone's kids, including your own grandkids.
Your parental obligation is to your children.
After you have raised them into responsible adults, your duties of child-rearing and babysitting
are finished. Let your children raise their own offsprings.

5. Accept physical weakness, sickness and other physical pains.
It is a part of the aging process.
Enjoy whatever your health can allow.

6. Enjoy what you are and what you have right now.
Stop working hard for what you do not have.
If you do not have them, it's probably too late.

7. Just enjoy your life with your spouse, children, grandchildren and friends.
People, who truly love you, love you for yourself, not for what you have.
Anyone who loves you for what you have will just give you misery.

8. Forgive and accept forgiveness. Forgive yourself and others.
Enjoy peace of mind and peace of soul.

9. Befriend death. It's a natural part of the life cycle.
Don't be afraid of it. Death is the beginning of a new and better life.
So, prepare yourself not for death but for a new life with the Almighty.

10. Be at peace with our Creator.
For... He is all you have after you leave this life.

Pye [b]

Larry: By this time na mabasa mo ito, Belated Happy Birthday na! Kailan ba talaga ang B-day mo? So sorry, hindi ko na nabalikan ang GTKY portion mo,. cannot even remember what page na kasi iyon. Great at nandiyan na pala si misis mo, tamang-tama at mag kakasama kayo sa holidays. Since binabati ka ng iba, eto ako, huli man daw at magaling, naihahabol din.

Ehlee: Birthday mo rin ba? happy B-day din. Ang akala ko kasi ay ang daughter mo ang may B-day, 22 yrs. old & may pa-house blessing ka di ba? How was it? Kahapon ba iyon? Send pictures naman, ok?

Dodie & Nanette: Mabuti naman at kahit medyo naliligaw kayo ay nakaka pag post na kayo. Di ba, sabi ko sa inyo, nakaka-addict ito? I am always looking forward to read & post messages here, that is, if I my boys can allow me to interrupt them in the computer. Sanayan lang iyan, next time, madali na lang ang mag post dito.

Letty & Roel: Magaganda ang mga forwarded e-mails na pinadadala ninyo sa akin. Kamusta na ang buong family? Kamusta na nga pala kayong lahat? Napapanood ko sa TFC na sunod-sunod ang bagyo sa Metro Manila at provinces, it hurts me to see , especially those in the provinces that was affected w/ the floods & avalanche. Kasi naman, " kinakalbo" masyado ang mga bundok by the illegal loggers, now, look at the consequences. Kawawa ang mga taong bayan na wala namang kinalaman sa mga katiwalian ng gobyerno.

Trifee: Nabasa ko ang susunod na novela mo. Marami ka palang pinag daanang hirap sa buhay. I just do hope that your sons will treasure what you have gone through in life, just to give them a better chance in living comfortably. I always tell my own kids too, what we did not have when we are growing up, that they are very lucky that I want to give them everything, much , much better than what I had , & that they are very "lucky" that they don't have to " struggle" in life like the others. That is why my kids are very appreciative of " mom & dad".

Freddie: Don't work too hard, take it easy. Hay naku, last night Jun was trying to call your cellphone, so morning time diyan. Pero nagri- ring lang daw. Hindi mo ba naririnig? O naka vibrate ang cell mo? Ibigay mo na nga lang ang landline phone mo, I know your work phone, but how about your home phone? I assume that you are "off" on weekends? Can he call you then on weekends? Ewan ko ba, ayaw pa rin niyang mag post dito, hindi rin kasi siya marunong sa computer, mas gusto na lang na mag telepono.

Mathel: Na inspire ako sa post mong D'Panots, kaya naalala ko tuloy ang ibang " happenings" natin. Sayang at hindi pa natin nahahanap yung iba, para makumpleto na. I will call you later. Kaka uwi lang namingmag-iina galing sa mall, eto nga, hindi pa ako nakakapag-bihis, silip muna ako agad dito sa Forum. We bought some X-mas decor, kasi we will start decorating the house, medyo nga huli na, hopefully bukas makabili na si Jun ng Christmas Tree. Wow... I can smell the tree kahit wala pa nga, ang bango ng "pine smell" sa bahay, kaya every year, fresh tree ang binibili namin.

Pye: Ikaw naman ang dapat mag-post ng HS days natin. Wala akong maalala na invovled kayo ni Mhed, kasi mga " good girls" kasi kayo. Alam ko marami kayong happening ni Dodie, even after HS. di ba?

Susan: Yes, ang lamig lamig na dito, kahit nga nasa bahay na ako, naka socks at scarf pa rin. At sweatpants at tops ang suot ko. Kahit naka -on na ang heater, malamig pa rin. It has been 20-30 degress fahrenheit dito sa gabi. Pero at least, walang snow na kagaya sa inyo. Siguro kung ako ang nakatira sa may snow, parati akong absent sa trabaho, mahirap ang mag-drive sa snow, o mag shovel pa ng driveway para makalabas sa garahe. at tapos every winter, you have to change your tires sa " snow tires" di ba? very prone sa accidents kung wala ka noong tires na iyon.

To Annabelle Tupaz, Jaime, Audie- hi! mabuti at naliogaw ka rin dito., Jun P., Sam C.- ang ganda ng posting mo? original mo ba iyon? Sino ba talaga ang nakabasag ng tasa? , ha!, ha! , at may picture ka pa w/ Manny Pacquiao, ang "body guard" mo?, Rudy I - hindi ko kilala ang mga crush mo, I don't know the initials, yung isa...well, baligtad yata ang initials, pero kung tama ka, then... hindi ko yata kilala. Talking about crushes. sino ba yung L.G. ni Jaime Dabu?

Mayroon ba akong na miss na batiin? Sana wala, at kung mayroon man, di ko po sinasadya. Eto nga, isa-isa kong binasa uli ang binati ko. Mukhang lahat yata nabati ko. I think I am sure, ( or maybe not so sure). Basta, so sorry kung may nakalimutan ako. Nilalamig na ako. Sige, sign-out na muna ako.

Prislette

A very pleasant day to all of you our dear AHS Starbatch Kapihan!

Larry -> me & my whole family are extending to you our warm & sincere greetings of a very happy, happy birthday today (Sunday, Dec. 2). Also, hello & welcome sa arrival ng beloved wife mo here sa Pinas! For sure, masaya ang holiday season celebration ninyo dahil kumpleto kayo. Fyi, we talked to Ompong yesterday morning & again he said to extend to you na rin his birthday greetings. Ompong left for Macau yesterday evening, but he promised to post here kapag medyo free na ang schedule niya. We (me, my husband Roel, Mareng ATG, Freddie & Jun Papa) personally got the chance to have a dinner with Ompong before he left. Makikita nyo iyon sa picture was ready na

Audie & Jun Papa - welcome here in our mini-coffee shop & please free & relax whenever you have your coffee break.
-Audie, of course natatandaan ka pa namin & obviously we all started to get in touch sa Kamustahan, followed by Kapihan & now here sa Starbatch Kapihan naman
-Jun P., finally nakapasok ka rin dito sa actual link natin & sad to know na medyo past 12 na ng madaling araw ka nakauwi when we met Ompong before he left. Thankful naman din kami kasi you arrived safely, pero siyempre sobrang worried yung wife mo

Nanette -> hi to you & welcome here! As what Larry said, medyo "over the bakod" ang message mo. I'm Letty nga pala, maried to Roel Pelagio, batchmates tayo at biktima rin kaming mag-asawa nung 1st & 2nd postings of messages namin kasi sa iba rin kami nakapagpost, pero we didn't stop trying hanggang sa makapasok din kami rito. Hope to read your message here soon, huwag ka sanang magsawang magtry para ma-read mo rin ang messages ng D'PANOTS at lahat in ng mga batchmates nating nagpo-post dito. Calling all D'PANOTS, maybe kayo ang best persons to assist Nanette (Lilia) in posting here, ok lang ba iyon sa inyo? Kasi hindi kami naging classmates eh, pero kilala ko siya & I'm not sure kung kilala niya ako

Pye -> hi & thanks for your understanding ha! Nice to read your posted messages & a short story with small joke in it.

Thelma -> I know it's not that easy to make a decision between going to your daughter who is giving birth to your 1st apo & being with your father (hope & pray that he's feeling better & for sure your presence always sa tabi niya, will be the big boost in his part para maramdaman niyang "you're always there for him", he's a very lucky dad for having an ideal daughter like you, kaya for sure you're a great mom to your kids & apo soon & a very special wife naman to your husband)

Prislette -> hi to you & I'm really very happy to know that you & Jo are ok na ulit. It's true to "forgive & forget" at for sure parehong magaan na ang feelings ninyong dalawa. It really takes some time to heal wounds, but still, "lahat din ay napapahilom o nagagamot ng panahon". I know for a fact that you have also a big heart to "win more friends lalo na ang ka-batch. Hope you're in good health also. Natapos na bang magbasa ng messages dito si June. Kelan naman namin mare-read ang posted messages niya

Dodie -> Hello to you & happy to know that you're interested to celebrate with us together our 50th birthday. You've got a good ideas about it & ok yung mga lugar na gusto mong puntahan/balikan dito sa Pinas. Just let us know, of course, we're here (basta't free rin ang schedule namin) to be with you in the places you want to visit & looking forward to see your lates pictures with your family

Rudy I. -> happy kaming mag-asawa to read your messages, which only means na marami tayong active dito. As what I've mentioned here, Noreena already started viewing this link & sana nga yung nabanggit mo about them ay ok lang sa kanila, kasi nga it's a common knowledge naman nung high school tayo. Ikaw talaga ha, alam na alam mong wala kaming posting ng 1 day at naging 2 days pa nga kasi nung Nov. 30, pupunta sana kami ng buong family namin sa Binangonan to visit my sister na nagcelerbate ng birthday kaso, on our way there, sa C-5 Road pa lang kami ay medyo nagka-problema ang car namin, actually dapat ay kina Freddie kami magla-lunch that day, kaso hindi natuloy kaya sa Cainta na kami tumuloy sa parents' house ko. Gabi na nung maayos ang car namin & siyempre we stayed there overnight na, late na rin kami nakauwi ng Cavite kaya hindi na rin kami nakapag-post pa (2 days bale kaya nga bawi kami ngayon)

Freddie -> me, Roel & my 2 kids were really very happy when we visited you in your camp house in Antipolo. Along the way, we enjoyed our trip from Cainta, para nga raw Baguio sabi ng 2 kids namin, kasi medyo may nadaanan kaming parang zigzag road & the views were really nice, may mga bundok, tall trees & marami pang greeneries na pleasing & relaxing sa eyes. Masaya kaming mag-asawa na makita your wife for the 2nd time around. We really liked & enjoyed eating the kakanin na mineryenda natin sa kubo mo. Presko sa lugar mo at salamat sa pagpasyal mo sa paligid ng plant compound ng company ninyo. Maganda ang panahon yesterday, masarap ang hangin sa katawan. Kahit we said our pasasalamat yesterday, again thank you very much for your invitation, warm welcome & accommodation to us, salamat din pala sa ibinigay mo sa amin ni Roel at may pabaon pa. We really had a great & relaxing time with you & your wife, maraming salamat ulit sa inyo!

God bless & good day to all of you!

Quote for the day: "Every person in our lives, comes for special reasons. To touch or to make someone's life beautiful, that's what you all are, that's what you all did and we will always be thankful for that"

Dear batchmates!

Good evening! Fyi, me & my husband received a sad news tonight by text when we arrived home from the church. It's really sad to know that Thelma's dad passed away this morning (Sunday, Dec. 2). As per Thelma's replied text to me, her dad is now lying at Loyola Memorial in Guadalupe, Makati City (Presidential Suite). He will be cremated at 9 a.m. (Friday, Dec. 7 at Loyola).

Thelma -> again, me & my whole family are extending our heartfelt condolences to you & your whole family. We're praying that your dad is now resting peacefully with God Almighty. We know that it's very painful to lose a loved one, especially a parent. Anyhow we're hoping that you're feeling better deep inside you & coping well enough for your husband, kids, immediate & extended members of your family, relatives & friends, too! As what I've told you already, as a friend -> my heart is with you. You've been a very good & supportive daughter to your dad. Since it is God who gave our lives on earth, He is also the one who will take it back in His own chosen time. Our prayers are with with you too! Take care of yourself especially your health!

God bless & be strong always!

I wish to extend my sincerest condolence to Thelma & family! Take care.

Belated happy birthday to Larry and welcome back home to your wife.

My sincerest condolences to Matel and family.

Hello Thelma!

I hope you're feeling alright...I read it from here that you're dad has passed away...our condolences to you and to your family...I know how it feels to loose somebody you love, but knowing that he is already with our Lord, makes it easier for us to accept his demise... Our prayers are with him....

from:
Pye and family

i was informed thru a text mssg from ely that your dad has already passed away, after spending much of his time in bed...my condolences to you and the rest of your family... i might come on thursday... it's okay lang if u cant identify me coz i will come there to condole... dont get surprised if somebody u cant identify will try to shake ur hand and hold ur hands and will say "condolence" then maybe do a "beso-beso" gesture...
i know how it feels being condoled, especially if our loved ones had passed away, though we understand that death is part of our earth's life... there is another life that is in heaven, and it is eternal... no worries, no cries, everything of praises to the Lord, and the Father in Heaven... again, my condolences....

Dearest Thelma & family,

I was already at work when Jun called me up & said that Letty called overseas to inform us that your father has passed away. No wonder last night, I can't stop thinking about you, I even called you, but no answer, so just left a message in your voicemail. Today, I also tried again to call, but I guess you are all in the funeral home.

Please accept our deepest sympathy & condolences . Our prayers are w/ your family, & most especially, for the eternal repose of your father's soul. Don't be sad, now he is in heaven & is enjoying eternal life w/ our Lord.

Jun, Prislette & family

To our dearest Matel and family,

So sorry to hear about your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Mahirap pa naman at malapit ng mag-Pasko. I could just imagine the pain you are going through. Keep in mind that your Dad will be in heaven with our Heavenly Father. Bless his soul. May he rest in peace.

Take care,
Dodie

hi there fellow starbatchers and kapihan afficionado's (lest i forget some names .... )

what a week !!!!!!!!! here in manila grabe..... i was in Clark Pampanga for a series of lectures when out of nowhere there was this sudden trembling of the grounds as in the ground is shaking, it was for me the longest 1 minute of my life EARTHQUAKE intensity 6 epicenter in Pangasinan and Baguio... larry i hope everything's alright there. i saw the husge chandelier in the middle of the ballroom swaying ala pendulum movement grabe.... so scared, but i got the biggest scare of my life when in found out that my youngest daughter is in our condo 28th floor and alone..., every tuesdays ksi she has along vacant period normally her friends/classmates would join her there until 2 pm but on that day the driver drove me to clark and cant be back until after 12 am so it was her dad who picked her up so ang storya the classmates wud not want to join nahihiya daw sa daddy nya. ergo she was alone i phoned her and medyo hysteruiacl na ako but thank god she was alright she was such a brave girl, so proud of her, i frantically called her dad to pick her up na my god i'm so helpless talaga hirap talaga maging working mom, u run ur household thru fone thanks to the technology anyway at least evrything is ok now no major destructions.

next... thursday nmn again oout of nowhere my fellow consultant motioned time out he got a txt mssg from his wife that tehre is raw an on going coup in makati ano nba yan my husband is working in makati and about 100 meters away from the venue the legendary Peninsula Manila hotel, again awa ng diyops my husband is in another part of manila attending a meeting whew!!!! my heart stopped momentarily.... but he's ok na but im sutre guy esp freddie knw what was going on i hope ur ok too my friend remember d ko pa nasisingil ang kape ko hehehhe

anyways enough of this just a few corrections it was not my bday it was my daughter's 22nd bday but just to tell everyone it was really ablast last friday Nov. 30 batchh 77 serenaded my family and friends we had agreat time singing dancing and laughing ourb hearts out. i was even telling them na feeling ki may JS prom tayo or HY and Yteens party ang mga lola..... and lolo's too im really so happy for all those who came you just dont realize how musch joy you brought to me and my family thanks so much

again... sama ako sa idea ni prislette /dodie for a joint golden bday celebration... be it in Baguio we have a rest house there and if in Tagaytay were a member of Tagaytay highlands, i am also volunteering my small place in Calamba Laguna we have a club house there with 2 swimming pools o d ba food and entertainment na lng ang kulang. I am also volunteering my services as event organizer for these grandiose event, that's my other line of work you know he hehe just blet me know, ill try to posy pics nxt time got to ho for a carolinmg 2nite wid my chorale here in d ofc im the self appointe busness manager here and singer din...

got to go guys btw im going to thelma's dad wake this thursday i txt her already togethjer wid our other batchmates


missing you all and take care everyone

elie