tagabungtod

Feb 5, 2009 / Thursday / 8:30 pm ; Hi 9 Lo 4 deg C and Sunny

Trino, et.al.,

Warm Christian greetings from all of us here in BC....

Por vida, bai Trino, ka nindot pud imong introduction nako dah! Anyway, thanks hugely for the generous introduction.

To set the "records" straight, may I correct you on some of the things you mentioned in your blog:

1. My father was not a preacher but was one time barangay councilor nato and treasurer of the NPHS-PTA who, together with PTA president Baking Tupas, et.al. were instrumental in making NPHS converted to NNCHS thru a congressional act. . Dili cya pastor sa United Church of Christ in the Philippines (most organized Evangelical Church in the Philippines -- with roots at Silliman University -- where Pres Fidel Ramos and his sister Amb. Letty R. Shahani, Sen. Osias, Speaker Sonny Belmonte , Senate Pres Jovy Salonga are national members) diha sa ato-a sa Nabunturan or kong hain man. My late Dad was member of the Ruling Board of Elders, though, in the local Church at Nabunturan.

2. I was in the blog picture you posted (Bay Ed, asa ka man diri? Nagtago ka man tingali sa likod sa imong Mama -- tgt), but I was not under my Mom's Grade II class officially as I was under Mrs. Holazo then.

3. In high school at "Probinsyal" (dili pud "Promdi" ("from the Province") kung kang Cebu Gov Lito Osmena pa), our class valedictorian was Francis Vinluan Castro, M.D. of Vigan, Ilocos Norte(?). Modesty aside, I was relegated to salutatorian ra, though, mora ako man unta toh, he he he. Hapit ra ba ko ma-nguyab ato nya pag 1st Class '65 Reunion namo sa Davao City.... joke only, coz naa ra ba ko ato uyab nabilin Cebu.....

4. Mora cge man ta kita ato (?) when I was at the University of Mindanao for my 2 years basic Engineering as a full-academic Scholar/Vice President of the whole freshman organization (again, modesty aside). If my memory serves me right ka batch nako mga Mesiona brothers and even Ruben Flores...... (Koreksyon sa koreksyon: The Mesionas were not brothers. Conrado is the uncle of Venerando but they are of the same age that is why they grew up and went to school together. Conrado is the civil engineer while Venerando became a mechanical engineer. Re: Ruben Flores, from my personal knowledge, he never went to UM for his college studies. He started his Pre-Med in ADDU, transferred to ACN for a semester, and completed it in Southwestern University in Cebu. He finished his medical course in the same university – tgt)

5. Yeah, I am an alumnae of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (the Recollects are the richest Order in the Philippines (headquarters in Spain) with business interest at San Miguel and BPI, etc.; the SVD Fathers of the University of San Carlos borrowed some money from the Recollects to build their new Campus in Talamban, Cebu City). I have been fortunate to be PRO of the Josenians, Inc. for many terms and chairs these constitutional bodies : Recognition and Awards Committee, Special Projects (medical missions, etc.), Publicity and Promotion during grand alumni homecoming every 2 years, Scholarship Committee. Till now I have maintain my close relations with the Recollect Fathers and at many ordinary occasions invited to eat in the convent with them maski "Protestant" ko..... Among my alma maters are: UM, USJ-R, USC, RMC and National Defense College of the Phils in Fort Bonifacio....

6. 6. Ug uban pa ....sa sunod instalment.

Best regards, as usual, to all "tagabungtod".

ed diva

Hello to Tagabungtod (esp . to Trino)

You are right. Roger Puig is my first cousin and Agnes is my niece. The old Puigs (my aunt & uncle) were the original settler in Bugak so with the Paspe Family. My late aunt was really fond of gardening especially flowers but the place is also planted with lots of fruit trees especially pomelos.

I do still remember how I cried a lot everytime my mom brings me to the doctor in downtown Nabunturan. The family doctor was your father. You see I can still recall how he smiled to me and kept on talking to my mom about life & etc.etc..I can also remember how I loved to look at your younger sister's long hair (because her hair looked so different from the rests of the girls, a blond hair).

Remembering the past & the place where we grew up is really nice and makes us smile..but sometimes it makes us sad because we always wanted to go back and bring back the past.

Regards and more power to Tagabungtod.

Sincerely..

LUZ