I'm at a loss for words. Kamo na an magdescribe kan Cando. **Junie 

Bagang kumpleto kamo didi sa picture ni Mervs. Is anyone missing? **Junie 

Sabi ni Wiron (saiya ini na picture), sa Pilar ini, after a performance of "Puting Timamanukin" **Junie 

Mga pakyut talaga an batch ta. Pero, look at Sanni, nagkakanta lang. 

BAMS 86 

grabe ka Cando kun napakyut. (from cando's poultry house)  

Best friends Eric & Mervs (or "buds" as they called themselves)

MAGBARKADANG TUNAY. C Mervs nan Eric hard labor para sa intrams. C Jay, foreman. **Junie

Mervs and Family

Mervs and his family: wife Marie Angeline Lee, (related to Collins) from Magallanes, Vincent Angelo (7) and Patrick (1year and 8 months). Awat na sa States c Mervs. By July, they would have moved to 18323 Berwick Terrace, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. **Junie

Wiron

Happy Birthday on May 8, 2005. Good luck on your new "parish assignment, " Tayuman, Manila.**Junie

An mga taga-Gubat

standing from left: Tony "Perta"Co, businessman based in Gubat; Melchor Bañaga, former videographer at Extra! Extra! now office worker at GMA 7; Gene Totañes (hain ka na?); Glen Escobedo, medical technologist and US immigrant; Benedicto Buenaventura, Manila-based trial lawyer; Dr. Gerardo "Jerox" Pura, Cardiologist with a clinic at St. Luke's; Romeo Escandor Jr.,magurang ni Vic na nasa Manila man Seated from left--Victor; Christian "Isong" Villaroya, nasa Manila man; Jomar Fajardo, Manila-based lawyer; William "Boboy" Yrureta, Gubat-based; Jesus "Bong" Sañez, US-Based lawyer, having passed the Bar there; Fr. Eduardo Fulay, parish priest of San Nicolas de Tolentino in Bentuco, Gubat; and Henri **Junie**

Sa wakas nakontak na si Mervs

finally we got Merv's email address right. He is now living pala in maryland - says they will move to a new house this month.

Hopefully Mervs can take the time to fill us up on the goings on in his life. haven't heard from him for around 17 years.

mervs, kwento at pics naman dyan :-)

Happy Birthday Victor

Victor Montaño celebrated his birthday yesterday - May 9

Ambush Reunion at Junie's House

Ambush Reunion at Our House. The raiders arrived around 7 pm on May 4, 2005, over an hour after I received the call that they're coming and about an hour after I frantically searched every nook and corner of our marketplace for something special to prepare for these VIPs. Here, they're inside our house, taking a tour of our blogspot site. **Junie**

Dinner got served around 8:45 pm. Nakatsamba c Henri. Masiramon an inadobo niya na kulambutan (cuttlefish). And to think na nabasa lang nya kun pan-o an pagluto! 

After dinner, we proceeded to Rizal Beach. Over bottles of beer, Dave shared to an unbelieving Eric his "wild days." 

Henri is never known to say much about himself. But in this particular get-together, he allowed us to take a peek into his soul. Here he is shown passionately recounting the events that led to a failed marriage. No regrets, though, he said. In fact, he has moved on and is already seeing someone else, a childhood sweetheart. **Junie 

Happy Birthday Wiron!

hey wiron! kelan painom mo? happy bday padi!




Congratulations to Gabby!

Sabi na, kayang kaya mo ina na thesis defense. Para Ateneo ina!

So, what's next? Promotion? Further studies?

Meanwhile, painum na anay sa mga kaklase mo dida sa Manila?


si gabby nung college sa coke

Henri Arnulfo Estiller Deri Revisited

(Sometime in April, Henri upon my prodding promised to post his life story in this site. So here it is, unedited. ---Junie)

1987—After six years in the seminary, I finally had the courage to leave. At first, I asked permission to be on a regency for a semester so I enrolled in Colegio de la Milagrosa. I took up Bachelor of Arts major in Social Sciences and Theology in Sta Isabel Manila where the males are in minority. Some of my instructors there are former nuns and two priests.

1990-1995—I taught at the Higher Education Department of Colegio de la Milagrosa now St. Louise de Marillac College of Sorsogon.

1996-1997—I tried my hat as newscaster/broadcaster for a local TV station. I did not stay long. Magastuhon sa bado.

1998-2000--I entered government service and was assigned in Cebu City as Personnel Manager , later as Administrative Officer. After a short stint in Cebu City, I left and joined YMCA and was assigned as Administrator for the province of Sorsogon. So here I am to stay.

By the way I will need all your support come 2007 where I will run for local office in the municipality of Gubat.

Gabby's Thesis Defense

Tama si Jet, kayang-kaya mo ina. We have known a long time ago that you're not lacking for intelligence.

GO, GABBY! GO!

Gabby to defend his thesis tomorrow May 5

mga bro, gabby will defend his thesis on "incentives for dairy farmers in southern tagalog" at the ateneo grad school tomorrow. let's all pray for his succesful presentation.

we're with you on this 101% gabby! alam namin na yakang-yaka mo yan.

on a side note- si kit, beef/meat importer, si gabby nag-aadal dairy mgmt. kami nagkaon steak.

buligs! ingat ka henry! hahahahahaha

Eric, nag-aano ka? (from Deri Farm) 

kun may gintong siyap an bacon, may gintong siyak man an seminaryo. (from Deri Farm) 

some of the most unforgettable upperclassmen (ariel ante, wewan esico, danilo espinar, jeffrey gamil, james angeles, joselito castro) are at the orchestra pit. mga instrumentalists. (hali ini na picture sa Deri Farm) 

pahabol ini na picture san mga pakyut na college seminarians (from Erwin's library) 

C Moonvale lang an kilala ko didi. (from Erwin's library)  

Tyrone, Sanni, Erwin, and Leo de Castro. Nano na kanta an insasayaw nindo? (from Erwin's Library) 

Who could that seminarian lying between Rino and Bukag be? an kahampang ko, bagang c Bolunia ini ha? (from Erwin's Library) 

C Bukag (now Fr. Deri Boy Borja, SVD, assigned in Tubajun, Surigao del Norte), Tivo, Erwin, and is this Saculo (Weewee, simbag!) 

si gabby nag butwa na!!!

gabby said...
surprise! jet ws able 2 track me down s calamba ofice. nice 2 know dat pple gt n touch. hd a chat w/ jet ovr d phone & m amazed. tot would nevr hear frm any of u again.love wat u did here, jet.will tell u my story nxt tym. sleep anay ako, hav 2 submit my manuscript latter in d day.btw, my youngest (third, gerald paulo) will be baptized tentativly on june 12, m inviting u all, kinda reunion since diri ako naka-atend sa mga nauna. and here's the kicker: i need six of u to fill up as ninongs, i'll not name kung sino, mag-volunteer na lang. It will be at the edsa shrine and reception will be somwer inside galleria. be there, we can catch up on our stories. c u.

tiripon sa balay ni jet

sunday morning, labor's day, jason texted to tell me that dante was around. he was meeting jet and dante along with cando and he asked me if i could join. pweduhununon padi was what i replied. for how could i refuse a chance of once again seeing good ol' friends. specially jet and cando whom i haven't seen for the longest time( si jet since 1987, si cando since 1992, hamak that!!). sayang si kit wasn't available. may delivery sa pampanga. sige lang an payaman san oragon!! rino didn't make it either, he got stuck in his padir-n-law's b-day bash. sipsipunon baga!! hehe.

around 12 noon, i hooked up with jason and good-natured minnie( jason's wife) in makati. from there we drove to market market in global city where cando tagged along with us. BULIS si cando mao man guihapon an lawas!!!! sige lang siguro an ipot. pero mas gwuminapuhunon kuno siya. Pwee! oo na lang! hehehe.

we arrived at jet's place in masinag around 2 pm. si jet ama-ama na an dating. gone were the lankiness, shyness, and mabuotununon look. hello beer belly and ayaw-pagorag-orag-kay- kastahan-ko-ikaw na arrive. hehehe.

jet's place was cozy. Dyandyaran!! mga Pards! the dining table greeted us with mouth watering steaks of kingly proportions, baked potatoes, and corn and peas sauteed in butter. LINTIAN NA SIRAM!!!! if not for my braces linamon-lamon ko yadto hanggang sa mahingoragan na!!(thanks a lot jetski. sa uulitin) dante's girl appeared from nowhere. wheeww! ( dante really evolved from one timid dragonfly to a raging bee. hopping from one nectar to another, then another, and so on and so forth... mayron ka IDOL!!-cando expressed he was almost tempted to genuflect before you.) while having a small drink in jet's bedroom, we had a chat session with junie and henri(they're in gubat) through internet. si junie kiditun kun magwala naman ako.hehe. hoy baka! hala ka san waswit ni jason. dont worry, you're forgiven na daw. mabuot an wife ni jason kaya pirme si jason saludo. minnie also zeroed in on me, trying to extract info regarding jason's ex gf. s daw an initial san ngaran. well, she failed of course. brothers don't sell each other right? hehehe.

great great wonderful time!! for what could you expect when you shared a day with guys whose insides you knew very well. we didn't need time-machines. no sir! just by looking at each other we were easily transported to a framework of time in a distant past. where we unloaded the burden of years and once again become boisterous, uninhibited boys, reliving moments and moments of shared joy, tears and laughter. a picnic of untamed, exuberant youth.

Pocket Reunion in Jet's House - May 1, 2005

the guys who made it to the "pocket reunion at jet's house. mga gwaping pa rin talaga ano. pero an pinakagwapo daw an sa tunga! hamamani si fpj. kuha ini sa webcam kaya medyo blurred. pero luwas pa man gihapon an urag ano? bwahahahahahahaha

screen captures from the chat session with junie and henry during the "pocket reunion" at jet's house in masinag on may 1, 2005

signing in

signing in and joining the web

DANTE

I need to go but....you see some long time friends of mine dont want me to.
anyway, you decide.