Showing posts with label CLASS REUNION. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CLASS REUNION. Show all posts

Saturday, March 14, 2009

An "ultra-mini reunion"

Small in number, but BIG in happiness, in laughter, in camaraderie... That's how I would describe the "ultra-mini reunion" that Nelia, Luz, Mareng Fely and I had yesterday. WOW! We had a day of batchmate love that could last us a lifetime.

Luz came to our 'vacation house' here in Oxnard, CA. very early yesterday morning, all set for a day-long pasyal in Santa Barbara and Solvang. Mareng Fely prepared so much food and drinks (as if we were going on a three-day camping in the woods). Next came Nelia in her brand new 2-door BMW. Our cameras started to click! click! click! in the different nooks of my brother's house. It was a good buena mano for the photo-ops that we had from morning till late in the night.

Nelia was our host, driver and tour guide. (THANKS SO MUCH AGAIN, NEL!)

Our ever thoughtful president, Mike, called us up while we were having dinner at the Red Vikings Restaurant in Solvang. We felt his presence and concern when he did that.

We probably took hundreds of photos, so just see for yourself what we were up to yesterday - Friday, the 13th! It's Luz turn now to upload more pictures.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

SA PINAKAMAMAHAL NAMING PRESIDENTE

Taos-pusong pasasalamat ang nais kong ipaabot sa 'yo-JRI ORION BATCH'63
PRESIDENT-FOR-LIFE, MIGUEL "MIKE" CRUZ!

Noong nasa high school pa tayo, ang tingin ko sa 'yo ay KUYA namin. Noon
namang nagtatrabaho na tayo, parang TIYO ka namin. Pero ngayong nagkita-
kita uli tayo after 44 years, parang type kong isigaw na "LOLO, IKAW ANG BIGATIN!"

Kidding aside, inuulit ko ang pasasalamat sa walang kapaguran mong pamumuno
na naging dahilan nang matagumpay at napakasayang JRI ORION BATCH 1963
GRAND REUNION. It was truly GRAND in all aspects.

My heart goes to those who missed the affair. Sabagay konti lang ang di nakarating. Batch '63 had an attendance of 63. How awesome!

Let's pray that we would still be around sa next reunion which is tentatively set in January, 2010.

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES, MIKE. GOD BLESS BATCH '63 ALSO.