i was pleassantly surprised when i checked the comments email and found a post by sano ronny yrureta. he's maintaining pala the batch 82 blog which u can browse here
welcome mga sano of batch 82!!!! thanks sano ronny for this admirable effort! hope other batches make their own websites or blogs too!!!
mga sano, here are some of the pix i took during the homecoming. i havent been able to organize and put captions on them still though.
also am still waiting for more pictures from other sano and i'll post them here as soon as i get them. pasensya na kung medyo marami batch 86 pix dito --hehehe camera ko to eh :-)
i put them up in flickr. those on dial-up connection may find it hard to view the pix so better to hie off to a high speed internet cafe to save you grief. madami kasi kaya baka super tagal magdownload. if you have the patience and time though ok lang. see the pix here
OLPS 60TH FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
DAY 1 (October 15, 2005 – Saturday)
8 AM Registration & Billeting
9 AM – 12 Noon Motorcade from OLPS to SNHS grounds
Parade from SNHS – Salog – Burabod – Capitol – Rizal St. – Magsaysay
Fatima grounds
Motorcade back to OLPS
12 Noon – 1:30 PM Lunch Break
1:30 – 4:00 PM General Assembly
Opening Prayer
Pambansang Awit
Welcome Message – OLPS Rector
Secretary’s Report/Highlights of Minutes of Meetings
Chairman’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Legal Committee’s Report
Launching of Chapel Project with Powerpoint Presentations
Election of BOT Officers cum referendum on Amendments
Selection of Sponsor-Batches for next reunion
Closing Remarks – Msgr. Arturo Bastes
4:00 – 5:30 PM Games/Socialization
5:30 – 6:30 PM Showers
6:30 PM Angelus/Marian Prayer in Honor of Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Grotto)
7:30 PM Dinner/Fellowship/Awards Night : “REMINISCING” (Raffle, Socials, turnover of donations to OLPS, launching of projects)
DAY 2 (October 16, 2005 – Sunday)
10 AM Concelebrated Mass
Inauguration of OLPS Alumni Affairs Office
12 Noon Lunch per Batch
1:30 PM – 6 PM Games, socialization, batch reunions, departure
Nota Bene : Registration Fee - P200.00 (without free t – shirt)
P250.00 (with free t – shirt)
Bong Miaco (Batch 83) rockin' down under with his "black bandit" (he's the guy wearing cream jacket and brown jeans.)
bomick laying down the riffs with his "black bandit" les paul guitar (pic 1 the one in cream jacket and brown jeans; pic 2 He wears the black beanie with white top/black jeans)
Hello there! Hey, kumusta na sa mga rocker d'yan lalo na this coming 60th OLPS Homecoming. Siguradong grabe sa jamming na naman... Herewith, sending you the jamming photos as promised... Bong Miaco aka Bomick dons the T-shirt and jeans attire after a day workin' in a Research Laboratory as a research laboratory technologist and hit the axe (his black Les Paul type, Aria Mk.2 he menacingly calls MY BLACK BANDIT!!!) with blazing riffs and licks with gusto while jamming with Pinoy/Aussie Rock Bands here in Adelaide, South Australia. He says to all the sanos, this coming October OLPS gig... Keep your head straight, Be cool and Rock on... Mga sano please do me a favor... Crank it up and let the good times roll, yeah!!!
from bong miaco via yahoo:
this was taken a day after the bar exam of Tommy Marbella (may kunting salo-salo). Gerrox sent it to me just last week and taken at Max's Restaurant,QC Circle. Sitting from the left, another Batch '83 member, Dr. Leocarlo Baloloy, a General Surgeon with subspecialization in Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Tommy Marbella and Dr. Gerrox Pura.
p.s. hi tommy! sigurado pasado ka na! (jet) :D
ok siya handa na ba kayo? heto kami kandarapa sa pag-gawa ng pang japorms. sana maka-abot :-)
mga sano, 10 days na lang at homecoming na!!! contact ur batchmates and all the sano u know and convince them to attend the homecoming. mas marami mas masaya di baga!
Please pray for the eternal repose of our dear brother, Mr. Dex Marbella who joined our creator this morning, 29th of September 2005. His family specially his mom, Tita Denise would like to extend her gratitude to all benefactors and good samaritans who helped Dex during his medication. His remains lie in state at 7th Road, Phase II, Our Lady's Village, Bibincahan, Sorsogon City.
pls. contact all sano you know especially your batchmates and convince them to attend the homecoming on Oct. 15-16, 2005
We are requesting pala those who plan to bring their cars along na kung pwede paki-angkas na lang ng ibang sano na aattend din. tsaka welcome din yung magdonate ng gas :-)
please post here your details of travel and car capacity para ma-coordinate namin.
email me also at olpsbatch86 @ yahoo.com and olpseminarista @ yahoo.com
also u can text me at 0915 406 38 30
sent by bong miaco via yahoo:
Front row sitting from the left is Tommy Marbella, an upcoming lawyer. Second from left is Dr. Gerrox Pura, a cardiologist. Third from left, Dr. Dennis Donor, a cardiologist. Fourth from left, Romeo Escandor, one of the managers of BFAR, a gov't agency in-charge of aquatic resources. Front row sitting 2nd from the right is Atty. Haile Frivaldo, one of the lawyers of NAPOCOR and part-time professor of Religion at UST. First from the right is Larry Manda, a very successful freelance cinematographer. Back row standing first from the left is Gerry Arnedo, sales director of Pfizer Phil. beside him is Arnel "Binoy" Deyto, before he left the Phil. he's one of the managers of Purefoods Corp. but he's now based in the US.
Batch 86 had a little meetup last august 16 at kit gacias house in honor of merv's visit from the states. kwento and pix here
pix posted by tato and gibbs of the GULP! more pix on their website
This is Dex's mother account in landbank sorsogon where you can forward your financial support. let's all help dex!
Account name: Romana Marbella
Account No.: 0786800633
Branch: Land Bank of the Philippines, Sorsogon City Branch
You can call dex thru her mom's cell at +639205957384
below is an article in inquirer about dex
Ex-seminarian needs help
Mark Dexter Marbella, 27, an ex-seminarian from Sorsogon, needs money to pay for his twice-a-week dialysis in a Bataan hospital where he is cared for by an aunt.
Dexter's plight reached me through Gibbs Cadiz, our Lifestyle deskman, and Belle Bondoc, our editorial assistant. I know what Dexter is going through because my brother is also undergoing dialysis twice a week.
A friend of Dexter's, Agnes Marcial, has begun a text brigade and has written solicitation letters. Dexter's mother, Romana Marbella, is only a government employee and cannot afford to pay for the dialysis. Her sister in Bagac, Bataan, is a full-time housewife, and can take care of Dexter the whole day.
Dexter has end-stage renal disease and urgently needs a kidney transplant. Kind readers out there who can help may text Tita Denise at +63 919-5957384 or call +63 56 2111461. You may also text Agnes Marcial, who belongs to the same community in Our Lady's Village in Bibincahan, Sorsogon City, at +63 917 2418875. Thank you for your kindness.
In response to the query posted by one of our sanos weeks ago re Dex Marbella (ka-batch nina Jeff Chua, Ian Renovalles, etc.), here's the latest update about him.(Dex was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure in December 2002; since then, he has been undergoing weekly dialysis which we all know to be very expensive. Ideally, he should have it twice a week,and even thrice a week pa ngani dapat, but due to financial constraint, once a week lang siya nakakadto sa Legazpi for the dialysis. Even if his mother sometimes receives financial help, he still undergoes the dialysis once a week para lang ma-stretch ninda an kwarta.)
My wife Ning got a text message just today from Tita Denise Marbella, Dexter's mother.Tita Denise said that she's at a loss as to where to get the money for Dex's dialysis this coming Saturday. Her brother-in-law in the States who used to assist them financially has not sent them money anymore for the past months.May sakit man daw pan-o and medyo mahal an mga bulong.
Mga sano,since my wife and I have started helping TIta Denise look for financial donors for Dex more than two years ago, kinapalan mi na talaga an bayhon mi para lang mabuligan si Dex. Ning already sent out Tita Denise's letters to PDI and Philippine Star, and luckily may nagharatag pero dili ngani inabot 3 bulan an kwarta. Ubos tulos sa dialysis and Dex's daily medicine.
Now, I am appealing to your generous hearts. MASKI PIRA TABI NA AMOUNT PWEDE NINDO IPADARA KAY DEX. (Pero kun may dako kamo na kwarta, mas mayad. HE!HE!) Pag nagkabiriyo ina, madamo-damo. Let's show the Marbella family that an mga sano are truly men for others. When we visited Dex before, he was obviously very sick and bagan naaalo ngani san appearance niya kay nag-ibahonon hitsura nan color niya, and this we could understand.
San nagbatog pag-solicit si Ning sa maski sin-o na friends niya from UP and Xavier School where she used to teach, kadamo nagharatag maski dili ninda personally kilala si Dex. No questions asked. Siguro kita, mas mabulig kita kay Dex na kapwa ta sano.
So there, let's help Dex. And of course, let's pray na makakuwa na siya kidney donor na mapagalon din hanapon kay Type AB positive dugo niya which is the rarest type yata.
To those who want to give Dex their financial help,pls. contact his mother at this number:09205957384. LET'S HELP DEX! TIME MAY BE RUNNING OUT ON HIM.
Salamatonon, mga sano!