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The Youngest Alumnus

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   Last night, here was a homecoming n my high school alma mater. Of course, being an almnus of the school, I have to go there. It’s a get together of the 50+ batches who graduated from Saint James Academy and get to know one another.

    Unfortunately, I was the only member of Batch 07 who attended the homecoming desptie sending notices in advance to my batchmates via YM and a text brigaed to add with that (including word-of-mouth). The only one from 07 other than me is our batch rep, Tolits, who heped usher the event.

    Soon enough, the program started with a mass presided by a Jamer priest from the class of 81. After that the main program proper. There was a raffle and a trivia contest with rpizes ranging from botle of wine to hair curlers to bags of thermos.

   All of a sudden, I was called before the whole alumni body as I was dubbed as the “youngest attendee” of the homecoming. They forgot to add the “only attendee” from our batch. (Mr. Zaporteza of Batch 2001 was there with four from batch02 and one loner of 03).

   My prize?: A balck bag with a large thermo inside courtesy of Manila Water, who is currently presided by a Jamer from Batch 59 (I think) Mr. Tony Aquino.

   This year’s glden jubilarians arethe class of 58 and the silver jubilarians are the class of 83.

My batches silver anniversary will be held on 2017 when all of us are already about 37 years old while 2057 is our golden year! Waghh!

I forgot, another batch 07 attendee was Maviel but just for a short while.She serenaded the audience with her voice and many were amazed by her talent, honed and crafted by Saint James Academy.

   Being an MMA student, I was tasked to man the laptop of one of the alumni to play a dvd made by Class of 61.

I hope next year, marami ang dadalo, ayoko mag-isa ahhhhggggahhh!

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Singkits from Nursery to College, Same face same attitude different people

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    Napapansin ko noon nung nag-Grade 5 ako eh parang may kababalaghang nagyayari. Kasi nagkakaroon ako ng classmate na, bukod sa singkit ang mata, magkapareho pa nang pag-uugali at may pagkamayabang ang dating with some angas on top.

From Nursery to Grade 4:
 1. Leo Angelo “Lucky” Yamauchi
    -classmate ko nung nag-aaral pa ako sa Montessori sa Valenzuela.Half-Japanese at half Pinoy siya kaya halata ang east asian features niya sa mukha. We never met his dad pero mom niya mabait. Last time I saw him, we were two belts apart sa karate. He at that time got raised to  Green while I was raised to Purple whcih is a few degrees behind him. Last time I heard, nag=aral sa Saint Jude sa Malinta at classmate nina Margarita’t jamelle. Ka-friendster ko na rin siya kaya malaking gulat na lang iyung naging itsura ngayon pagtanda. hehehe. Best time ay nung sinuntok niya ang tiyan konang walang dahilan nung Grade 4. Member siya nang mga astig na guys sa school at magaling sumayaw nang Bye Bye Bye.

Grade 5
1. Jonathan “Jon” Choi
    -Korean-American. American-born Korean pero laking Hong Kong. Akala ko nung una Chinese sila kasi taga-Hong kong siya pero through our moms conversation did I learned that he is, in fact, a Korean. certified blackbelter sa Taekwondo, at very fluent sa Korean (doy!). Magaling maglaro ng soccer. Mainitin ang ulo when provoked. Since that time, we’re the only Asians in the neighborhood, we turned out to be good friends. Every Tuesdays and  thursday, we would always come to his house to do our homework then later watch DBZ then play with his Game Cube (the in thing of 2001). I definitely like his mom as well as his lolo was actually a (drumroll please) a Korean War vet. His lolo likes jazz whcih was my thang then (nung 2001, mahilig akong makinig nang mga escapist na music kasi nakakasawa ang mga naririnig ko sa MTV). Last time I heard nasa Korea International School siya sa South Korea, probably nasa 3rd year high school. Last known contact was 2004 na may bitin na IDD call.

High School
1.Angelo “Onang” Francisco -A guy with a personality mixed-up of Jon’s and Lucky’s. He’s maangas like Lucky na may pagkayabang kagaya ni Jon. Wala naman siyang interes sa martial arts sa palagay ko. Magaling gumuhit. Inevitably the “Artist of the Year” nang batch namin. People like to identify him with anything Japanese. Actually, ang distinct lang talaga sa kanya eh mukha siya talagang nakakatakot. Nung 4th year, naging CAT team leader siya (right o officer?). naging classmate siya ng pinsan ko sa Thomas. He’s in college studying somewhere in Manila. Last seen in Ellaine’s daughter’s baptism as one of the ninongs.

College
    Di pasado sa specifications ko iyungmga classmate ko na singkit kasi dapat may pagka-yabang, scary, at angas ang personality. Although may nakita akong taong maari kong maisama dito kaso di kami masyadong magkakilala nang lubos pero sinasabi ko pa lang sa’yo: para siyang si Lucky na Onang ang sugnit nang mukha at may kayabangan na kagaya ng kay Jon.

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Ang Gabing Tinawag Ko ang Buong Malabon at Navotas

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    Nakakainis talaga! Kagabi kasi may nangyari na talagang nagpataranta sa buong pamilya ko. Heto lang kasi ang dahilan, kapatid kong bunso umuwi nang dis oras na nang gabi, pinaalala pa niya kami at halos mahimatay sa takot!

    Heto na, ilalahad ko. Kasi kahapon ng umaga, nagpaalam ang kapatid ko sa’min na hindi kaagad siya makakauwi ng bahay. Kasi daw, magpapraktis ng sayaw ang buong section niya (III-St. Pius) sa isang lugar sa Navotas. Pumayag naman kami.

    Gabi na akong nakauwi at ang nasa bahay ay ang ate’t kuya ko na kapwa walang pasok nung araw na iyon. Nalaman ko na hindi pa pala umuuwi iyung bunos namin kaya hindi muna namin inisip kasi mga alas sais ng gabi na iyon. Nasa bahay na rin ang mommy ko.

    Magma-Maging Sino Ka Man na sa TV, wala pa rin sa bahay si bunso kaya doon na kami na-aalala. Inisipan kong tawagin ang ka-batch ko nung high school, si Erjam. Kapatid niya kasi, ka-seksyon ng kapatid ko kaya siya ang una kong tinawagan. Itinanong ko sa kanya kung may alam siya tungkol sa practice na kapatid niya.

     Cut short to a few minutes later, nag-aalala na ang mommy ko at hanggang ngayon wala pa rin sa paningin namin ang bunso namin. Kung sinu-sino na ang tinatawagan ko ang pinagkuhanan ko nang mga phone numbers ay ang luma kong yearbook nung grade six. Ang mga tinawagan ko (kung naalala ko pa silang lahat) ay;

1. Erjam
2. Jeco
3. Mark
4. Vinni
5. Mhela
6. Catherine
7.Kung sino man ang mga taga-Navotas na ang numbers na nakasulat sa yearbook ay gumagana pa rin
8. Czar
9.Marami pang iba

    Hindi naglaon, wala na kaming choice kungdi tawagin ang adviser ng Pius na si Mr. Macam. Ako naman, gamit ang landline phone namin, natawagan ko ang number na binigay ng dati kong teacher sa Chem (other than my other Chem teacher). Iyung binigay na number ay pag-aari ng kaklase ni Jorge. Nalaman na namin na 10:30 na sila nakatapos, late dumating ang choreo nila, hindi sila kaagad pinauwi ng choreo nila, walang dalang cell si Jorge at wala rin siyang mahiraman para tawagin kami, may kasabay siya sa pag-uwi na taga Obando, Bulacan (malapit kami sa border ng Bulacan).

    Alas onse na, hindi pa rin ako nakakapaghugas ng pinagkainina sa hapunan sa sobrang pag-aalala. Nakauwi na rin at doon natapos ang isang gabi ng pagtataranta’t pag-aalala.

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I Was Tagged Because He Said So….Waghh…JAMERZ Unite!

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1. the person who tagged you is …
Gilbert

2.(your relationship with him/her is …
Blockmate, Classmate, Acquiantance, Friend, fellow Benildean

3.(your 5 impressions of him/her ..)
1. Bigay kulay sa boring na klase
2. mukhang bully nung high school
3. English speakening este…Multilingual, Filipino, English, and Gilbertese.
4. medyo maingay
5. Nakakatakot kpag may nakaset ang sights sa isang tao…

4.(the most memorable thing he/she had done for you)
– kinunan kami ng cam ni Aje (1st term)
-kinunan kami ni Amanda ata, bunganga ni gilbert narararamdaman kong lumalapit sa tainga ko.
 
5. (the most memorable words he/she had said to you)
– “Bakit ang laki ng gilagid mo?”

6.(if he/she becomes your lover, you will)
-Hahanap na lang ako ng female version ni Gilbert, si Gilberta.

7.(if he/she becomes your lover, things he/she has to improve on will be)
– Kung siya si Gilberta, matuto sana niya nag konsepto ng “Space”

8.(if he/she becomes your enemy, you will…)
– pray for the internal repose of his entire perpetuity

9.(if he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be …)
– I learned not to be too friendly

10.(the thing you want to do for him/her now is …)
– matuwa sa kanyang mga funny antics

11.(your overall impression of him/her is …)
– ok lang, medyo disturbing much (?)

12.(how you think people around you feel about you)
-Iniisip sigurong weird ako, dala na rin sa pagiging bulol ko.

13.(the character you love of yourself is …
– I’m a walking kodigo, an encyclopedia, almanac, and atlas all in 1!

14.(on the contrary, the characters you hate of yourself are …)
– i’m not good a speaker. Not really good on words. Mahirap na rin magsalita nang derecho dala sa pagiging bulol ko. kahit na rin, pala-usap ako madalas.

15. (the most ideal person you want to be is …)
– A guy who is self-confident, and well respected and at the same time recognizing his shortcomings and imperfections

16.(for people that care and like you, say something to them ..)
– Thanks talaga sa mga encouragements ninyo, sana sama tayo sa lahat ng mga pagsubok!

17.(Tag 10 peeps!)

JAMERS UNITE!

1. Maviel
2. Justin
3. Nano
4.Yssa
5. Ria

DV1 UNITE!

6. Kathryn
7. Katriz
8. Jenny
9. Gilbert

Montessorians Unite!
10. Gerard A. (di to Gerard Santos, please note!)

(who is no.6 having a relationship with?)
Ask her

(Is no.9 a male or female?)
It’s a mamMale

(If no.7 and 10 are together, will it be a good thing?)
I’ll support them all the way. Problema lang, di nila kilala isa’t isa.

(How about no.8 and 5?)
Together as friends, yes.

(What is no.2 studying about?)
MMA, yeah! Jamers Rok CSB!

(When did you last have a chat with no.3?)
November 3, nung binyag ni Ezrih at nung debt ni Ria the same day.

(What kind of music band does no.8 like?)
Kung ano siguro pinapalabas sa radyo, pati signature namesake song niya.

(Does no.1 have any siblings?)
Yah, bunsong lalaki

(Will you woo no.3?)
Anong woo?

(How about no.7?)
Anong woo nga?

(Is no.4 single?)
Aywan…madalas ako ang huling nakakakaalam kung sino ang sila na at sinong hindi na eh. Huli ako madalas sa balita.

(What’s the surname of no.5?)
Ignacio

(What’s the hobby of no.4?)
Don’t know much about her sori…

(Talk something casually about no.1)
hi Maviel!

(Have you tried developing feelings for no.8?)
The feeling is mutually friendliness, no more than that.

(Where does no.9 live at?)
Somewhere in Central M Mla? Over the green fields…

(Are no.5 and 1 best friends?)
Hindi eh..

(Is no.6 the sexiest person in the world?)
As her

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Buhay Kolehiyo: A Post from Soompi.com

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from the College thread section, I saw this one posted by a forumer, Enjoy!

“i stopped reading midway. but from the sound of it, you guys are taking each other way too seriously. it’s ok to be nice at first to get to know people. but what i found out was being an bubble gum was ok too.

my roomate was so relaxed that he was just chilling in his boxers when i got in the room. then i asked him to help me set up the wireless network, which he called “pinkpanties”. at this point, i was beyond weirded out. i hope he wasn’t a crazy pervert or anything like that. so fast forward it to 3 weeks.

i was trying to be as nice as i could so we could get along and there would be no fights. but he kept saying random things to try to piss me off. so i would just sit there and smile/laugh, until one day i was like ok let me try talking back instead. after that we both knew how to joke around with each other. it was like natural for us to say, f-you, and all those obscene words.

we found out how similar we were in personality by realizing we don’t care what other people think about us. that we are confident enough to hold our own and even if we didnt have friends in the building, it wouldn’t matter to us. and even though i have a group to chill with, i still would rather keep my roomate just so we can keep eachother on our toes. it’s fun to get in someones face as long as you both know how to joke around with it.

stop taking life so seriously, before you know it, we’re gone. do something crazy. do something that no one would expect. be spontaneous. people will think you’re crazy, but if you know how to amuse yourself, you will amuse others.

hope everything goes well with you’re group!”

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