Remembering Batch mates

Today Benjie Punay would have been 56, but he passed away just last month, 31 May.
I remember you today. We first met when we were classmates in Neptune at the Philippine Science High School.  Then you went on to UP where you focused on BS Geology, and you later went to Japan.
Alice has a nice album put together with the help of your siblings and friends.

I also take the time to remember Vic Raralio, another guy from Neptune.  He married Armin, the sister of batch 73's Adlai de Pano.  my group will remember Adlai as being the batchmate of Ernie Uichanco, Kuya Ernie to Kay and cousin to Julia Onate (batch 76)

I also remember Lourdes Paredes.  She belonged to the huge Paredes clan, and i remember her home in Kamias.  One of the last outings we had after school days was a picnic there at Wildlife Park.
we signed off on a paper plate.  i do not remember where the paper plate is........

Til tomorrow,  i see you all sheltered beneath our Creator's love.

Saying Goodbye to Benj Punay

Benjie Punay passed away this morning at the ICU unit of the FEU hospital, Fairview, Quezon City.

Condolences to your family.  

May the love you have shown hold you fast until you are in the arms of our Creator.

We will miss you, Benjie.

You are one very nice man, if a trifle shy.

To use the words of Alice "ang bait, bait nya"

I remember you first as a classmate at our first year at the Philippine Science High School at Agham Road ..... when we were still using the Marcos-type classroom.  One of our projects that first year was the curtains to minimize the glare coming in from the bars.  Our homeroom teacher was Evaline Gerochi, and our first ever Christmas party was at home. My home in Kamias, Quezon City.

Those were the early days of being together at Sayans.

Our batch has managed to keep in touch with each other, periodically meeting at places like Lito's, Janet's or restos, and even at Science itself.

then we went to UP-Diliman, where we all went to our separate majors ........
Benj took BS Geology

I remember the jokes everytime there was a power outage ...

Bakit, Benjie, nabitawan mo ba yung cable?

referring to your work with Napocor and that power only surged because you were holding it together.

Bakit, Benjie, absent ka ba?

I saw you last, if not at Lito's house when Jimmy arrived from CA, was at the house.

we talked about the roof and the garage.

goodbye, Benj.

we will hold you in our hearts

Sayans teachers - see if you identified them correctly

Were you able to match the Sayans teachers with the earlier post (see 2 Jan 2013 post on Sayans teachers)

Do you know who is the National Artist in the group? yes, Rio Alma - Virgilio Almario
Danny Yanga is a dean in UP, physics i think.
Cesar Brillante is now in Australia. Ask Joyce Lindaya-Zonaga if you want to know where exactly
Hermes Fabio is now Fr. Minch - ask Fr. Ces Magsino, batch75, if you want to meet up with Mr. Minch
Ed Sol is now EVP-Investments in SSS
Agnes Vea lives in Xavierville.  I like her home.  She looks the same as always - hasnt aged a day
Helen Ladera still lives in UP Village
Evaline Gerochi and Rosita Sta. Maria head a Sayans school - i do not remember where

and as far as i know
Mr. Marcial Belleza (+)
Mrs. Victoriana Ligan (+)
Ms. Lorna Santos (+)
Mrs. Maura Llaguno (+)

First Batch of Pics

2nd Batch

A day to see friends

Saturday, 5 January turned out to be a day to see friends


Lunch time - i met up with my Stat classmates .....

Leorey Marquez, who is based in Australia - and here to visit his mom as well as present to the College of Engineering disaster models - particularly those to do with dams, and thus flooding.  too bad i cant attend as it falls on a workday.

Mel Bernardo with his wife Miriam. Mel works at Metrobank with Joan - and i found out that 55 was the mandatory retirement age for Metrobank! 

 

Mel, Leorey (looking off camera), and me.....

 

with Miriam, the wife of Mel

and for dinner, Ofelia Martin Templo invited us - Emily and Chito Ferrer, Hermie, and Ging de la Paz, and me to dinner at .... King Bee - right across St. Peter (Hermie could actually walk to the place!).  

I had told Ofie that i could not drive so she offered to pick me up.  I told her i lived too far but she said ok lang so then i agreed.  i wanted a chance to see and talk with her again.  I told her it was difficult to go to the corner to get a cab and i needed advanced warning (a day or 2 at least) to arrange a driver so she asked me how i went to work.  i told her i had a service - have someone pick me up and bring me home.  weekends, i have someone get me a taxi if i need to go anywhere - as i have someone come in during weekends but last weekend, my assistant had the flu and couldnt make it to the house.  

my car has very low mileage - and it has traveled to Pagodpod way up there in Ilocos, Ligao in Bicol, Baguio - where we almost had the head-on collision due to a stupid driver going up to Baguio who overtook on a blind curve.  oops, i digress.

Ging couldnt make it to dinner as they were having a special event at their house.  

we had a very good time.  Ofie showed the pictures of her grandkids and Junjun's (or Jutes in his business cards - he owns Gino's, a pizza joint named after his son, located near Merriam College) daughter is just the cutest!  *sigh*

Ofie kindly brought me home and i was very glad Bernard (the youngest son of HTT and Ofie) texted his mom if she could fetch him at Centris.  At least, Centris wasnt too far off from the house.

It was very good to see Ofie, and i was really very happy to see pictures of her grandkids.  they are just the cutest.

Chito and Emily (accidentally hidden behind me), Herms, Ofie

here's a better picture of us, particular Mamu (Emily Ferrer)

At least my gladiator braces cant be seen in any of the pictures.  i call that successful dressing!

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