MEMORIES FROM H.S. REUNION-PART 5

GRAND FINALE- THE BALI HAI DANCE PRESENTATION-CLASS 1960

DANCE ENTRANCE-FRONT-TESSIE CASTRO PURI, BACK-EVELYNE DIRIGE RESELLA

OUR BALI HAI PRINCESS - THE BEAUTIFUL BAYANIHAN DANCER-LITA RAMOS

ALOHA FROM THE JUBILARIANS

SPECIAL DANCE PRESENTATION BY PURI & COMPANY
VIVA PURI! VIVA PURI! WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT. CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL!

You made all the difference in our 50th hs reunion.I know how much sweats & time went into the production of this event. We couldn't have done it without your talent,creativity, & dedication. You went the extra mile & expenses too.
TO CELIA, GERRY & LITA-Congratulations on doing a superb job of organizing our 50th h.s. reunion. My sincere thanks to all of you for making such a great effort, extra time. Please accept my sincere compliments & appreciation on all your deligence & hard work. I am so proud to be apart of this 50th reunion.
This is the last chapter of our "Gintong Ala-ala" blog. We are ending this blog to pave the way for another PWU blog called "Gintong Daan (Golden Road). It's comming soon, so watch out for it.

One of my joys is life is being able to contibute to the success of our 50th hs reunion. Updating this blog for over a year is a great pleasure. I know that many of us literally went the extra mile to help create this blog. Thanks to all who contibuted to scanning high school photos, wrote bios & stories, sent photos. To name some like-Esther, Puri, Cora, Cherrie & Sari. MARAMING SALAMAT! MUCHAS GRACIAS! ARIGATO!

MEMORIES FROM H.S. REUNION-PART 4

"O.M.G., I'm rich!
Silver in the Hair
Gold in the Teeth
Crystals in the Kidneys
Sugar in the Blood
Lead in the Ass
Iron in the Arteries
And… an inexhaustible supply of Natural Gas.
I never thought I'd accumulate such wealth."
Written by Evelyne D. Resella:

The above quote is about rich senior women. This is from Sari and she forwarded it to our e-mail group. It's amusing but very true. When PWU alumni reached their h.s. 50th reunions, no doubt they are truly rich like the above quote.

This nostalgic event was the 79th PWU alumni reunion. For our h.s. class 1960,it was our "JUBILLEE" (Golden Anniversary). Hurray! Hurray!

I never thought I would be able to make it to the reunion. But I was happy as reflected in my smile in the above photo. I had never been back to my homeland for 35 years, so it was a beautiful homecoming.
EARLY BIRD.....EARLY PHILWOMENIAN CAUGHT THE....BIG SHOT!

When I entered the ballroom, it was excessively noisy with excitement, chatting & laughing. Our 1960 class were scattered every where. I saw Puri and asked for a dual photo but four more classmates joined us.

Left to right: Marilin Fernandez Arellano, Eloisa Dizon Farrales, Evelyne Dirige Resella, Puri Capistrano Laconico (Our Bali Hai Creator), Corazon Fausto Gatchalian and Tessie Castro Puri. A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL PHIWOMENIAN FROM H.S. CLASS 1960! THE MERRY BELLS WERE JINGLING WITH JOY FOR THE JUBILARIANS!!! THEY SAID THIS WAS THE BEST REUNION EVER. GLAD THERE WERE MANY OF US WHO MADE IT THERE.LEFT TO RIGHT: Marilin, Eloi, Evelyne D., Puri, Cora, Tessie P., Roselani, Sari, Evelyn NZ, Cherrie, Yolly, Carmen, Marlene,Renita, Precy, Lani, Lita, Glo & Nati.
THREE SOME BEAUTIES - TESSIE MARZAN, EVELYNE D. RESELLA AND EVELYN NZ ZABALA
Left to Right: Tessie Castro Puri, Tessie Lonzame Marzan, Evelyne Dirige Resella, Cynthia Ugalde Tan, Celia Arreza Espiritu and Renita Abary Gorostiza

I am hesitant to post this photo. I was next to the former Miss Philippines Cynthia Ugalde). I felt like an ugly duckling & elf next to her. The 2 Tessies- nakapikit naman. Celia looked stunning next to Cynthia. Puwedeng mag-compete. Anong sinasabi mo Renita?

So long.....and enjoy reading our blog!

MEMORIES FROM H.S. 50th REUNION-PART 3

"Memories light the corner of my mind. Misty water color memories. Of the way we were." - From the song "The Way We were" by Barbra Streisand.

The Grand Entrance To The 50th H.S. Reunion

Hello everyone! Here's some memorable moments in time. This photo was taken at the grand entrance of the Dusit Thani Hotel. Right photo (Rhod & I) was taken prior to the start of the grand celebration. With everyone laughing & screaming inside, we quietly slipped away from the crowd to have this photo session. Don't feel bad if you're not included here.These lucky people were there at the right time & place when the cameras clicked.

PRESENTING THE LOVELLIEST COUPLE
FROM OUR REUNION:
MARLENE DE LEON LEYSON & ALFREADO LEYSON.

THEY LOOK SO REGAL IN THEIR HAWAIIAN OUTFIT. PARANG REINA AT HARI.

LEFT PHOTO:

WOW, KAMI NAMAN NI GERRY & ME. LIKE A FISHER-WOMAN NAHULI KO RIN SI GERRY. MAILAP SIYA. SHE WAS SO BUSY ATTENDING TO THE DEATAILS OF THE REUNION BUT SHE COULDN'T RESIT THE BAIT FOR PHOTO SHOOT. SMILE! TAWA! NGITI NAMAN DIYAN!

HERE'S OUR BEAUTIFUL MOMENT TOGETHER. HONESTLY I DIDN't KNOW A LOT ABOUT GERRY. BEFORE THE REUNION, WE EXCHANGED TONS OF E-MAILS. GOT TO KNOW HER BETTER THRU E-MAILS. WE SAT TOGETHER DURING DINNER BUT NOT ENOUGH TIME TO CHAT LONG. HER DINNER STAYED COLD WHILE SHE ATTENDED TO THE MANY DETAILS OF THE REUNION.

MORE HAPPY TIMES AT THE REUNION.............Left to right: Marlene, Miss X, Gerry, Ebb and Rhod

MEMORIES FROM H.S. 50th REUNION-PART 2

Memories may be beautiful and yet,

What's too painful to remember

We simply choose to forget

So it is the laughter

We will remember,

Whenever we remember

The way we were. - From the song "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand

Written by Evelyne Dirige Resella:

February 22, 2010. Yes, an unforgettble date! It was our PWU high class 1960 golden reunion. With my husband and son, I entered the banquet room at the Dusit Thani Hotel just fine. A little nervous & overwhelmed by the loud noises. Every classmates looked great. Still the faces seem familiar. I wasn't imagining, but somehow, I'd expected them to stay as young as they were on that long-ago h.s. days. We'd hugged many more welcome hugs. But like me through the years , many classmates added gray to their hair, or pounds to their years. But as we celebrated the golden reunion, we were like twelve yrs. old again in spirits, though there's no doubt we all looked like grandmothers. We rolled back the years and were young again even for a single night.

HERE ARE FIVE unforgettable photos from the 50th h.s. reunion: Seems like only yesterday, I was with Renita and Eloisa. There were only 3 of us since the rests are still dressing up or "nagpapaganda pa."

A POSE DOWN MEMORY LANE-WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WE WOULD BE TOGETHER AGAIN AFTER 50 YEARS? Marami na kami dito.

Left to right: Eloisa Dizon Farrales, Evelyne Dirige Resella, Renita Abary, Tessie Castro Puri, and Roselani Blancaflor Mariano.

THE MORE...THE MERRIER....... Left to right..............................

Eloi, Ebb,Renita, Annie, Sonia, & Rose

"OLD CLASSMATES ARE THE BEST ANTIQUES"....... How true! After 50 years we were the most preserved antiques from the past. There were seven of us in this class photo. A curious mixture of Hawaiian beauties, tall & shorts, wide and still skinny. Left to right: Sonia Alvarez, Rosario Valenzuela, Renita Abary, Evelyne Dirige Resella, Cherreie Silva McSorley, Tessie Castro Puri, and Roselani Blancaflor Mariano. "SPECIAL CLASSMATE BROUGHT SPECIAL MEMORIES."

YOLLY BELLO PAJARO AND EVELYNE DIRIGE RESELLA WERE TOGETHER AGAIN. After high school graduation Yolly & I continued to be together at the U.P. School of Fine Arts at Diliman. We were both aspiring commericial artists. I became an artist while Yolly shifted to another degree. That was the end and I never saw her beautiful face again. I saw her latest photo in our PWU blog prior to the reunion. I was so happy that she became a successful business woman w/ her her famous shoe brand Via Venetto.
Until next post! Marami pang darating na photos! Abangan!