Grand Reunion Details and more

Duscians batch 99, KUMUSTA? I can feel everyone’s excitement for this grand event and it increases each time we visit the best blogsite ever created by the “Kap” himself Mr. Ban Jassen Calinawagan. The blogs and pictures make us travel back in time and reminisce our most unforgettable, most difficult, and most embarrassing moments. There were three sections with three different stories and we will make them ONE on this big event.

The Fellowship

I’d like to share how this GRAND Reunion came into place. It started with a text message from Oliva Palang saying that Adelaine Sevilla wanted to meet some people from our batch. Then we forwarded the info to all people whom we have contacts of. Astonishingly, there were more or less 30 people who showed up. This “fellowship” brought up the idea to have a HS batch 99 reunion, not just a regular reunion but a GRAND Reunion at that.

The Plan

I assume everyone knows the date of this most awaited event as this was posted by Kap early this month. But for the benefit of everyone, I’m giving it again (you better take note of this, or else).

The big event will be on March 28, 2009 and will end on the following day which will be held at Calinawagan’s Beach House (Kap will be posting a map going to the place). Since we don’t have any funds available, the fellowship agreed that everyone should contribute Php500 for the food, place, shirt (tentative), giveaways (tentative), and a project. This project is for our alma matter and this will be discussed on the night of the celebration. We will also have fun activities and games so prepare to get wet.

To all our batchmates who are now internationally based, you are not excused in giving contributions. In fact, we are expecting more than Php500 from you guys. Hehehe. We will surely miss all of you physically but I assure you that you will be part in making the “story” one.

I welcome your thoughts so if you guys have more ideas for the reunion, feel free to email me at dex_ian12@yahoo.com.

Communication

The communication committee is led by the very proactive Adelaine Sevilla. She’s calling everyone personally to relay the info (thanks to the company’s resources. Hehehe). To date, she has 42 people who confirmed and sadly 5 who did not. I’m also planning to have it announced over the radio for wider coverage. DJ Dolf, if you’re reading this, feel free to make the announcement over your radio station. Let’s help the communications committee in cascading this info.

If you have any suggestions to make this event more widely known, please let us know.

Methods of Payment

Pick up: For Dumaguete based only. Send me an email with your contact number in it so I could call you for details.

Meet up: For Dumaguete based only. Send me an email with your contact number in it so I could call you for details.

Kwarta Padala: Send me an email with your contact number in it so I could call you for details.

Western Union: (Para sa people na dili na ma reach) Send me an email with your contact number in it. I might be able to call you if you’re in the USA. If not, then I’ll send my response through email.

Paypal: Available upon request. You may reach out to Jassen at darthdart@gmail.com.

Payment deadline is on February 28, 2009.

Committees

Communication – Adelaine Sevilla

Program – Gina Capatar, Rowena Bajar, and Ristie Ta-as

Games – Lee Ann Ricardo (Nipalit ug libro para games)

Batch Logo – Kay Concepcion, Ban Jassen Calinawagan, and Joseph Diaz

Tarpaulin – Joseph Diaz

Blogsite – Ban Jassen Calinawagan

The Bayawan Escapade

If you get frolicsome("I like that word, frolicsome haha") high school students and motorbikes mixed together, you get: a long distance travel which took almost half a day, lots of near-miss accidents, bike race in the rain, a record in a police blotter by over-protective parents, police looking for the said high school students in the police blotter, an arduous search for a vulcanizing shop in a remote area (in the dark), a motorbike that did a 135 degree wheelie, April Boy Regino's "Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin" pose, and most importantly a lot of smiling and happy faces despite the wet clothes and unwanted parental attention.

If I remember the details right, it was fire protection month in Dumaguete back then and RB Marc Batulan got spoofed by his best-friend into doing the duck walk around everybody for being late. After the practice for the fire drill (which our batch won of course) for the so called "fire drill", there were a few miscreants left behind that were planning a road trip to Bayawan composed mainly of Section B and C students and this is one of our memories of Macky that I will not forget.

For the full set of pictures, click here . (Pictures courtesy of Jessiever)

Complete Class List

Hey, guys. I have posted the complete class list of DuScians99 together with each of our current status for the Grand Reunion on March 28, 2009. Those with their names in bold have already confirmed their presence for the big to-do (the number is 40 right now) while those whose names are in orange have confirmed that they will be there in spirit. LOL! Please (please!) check the second sheet for the list of peeps whom I don't have any contact info for. If you have their mobile or landline numbers, email addresses...snail mail address--anything--just drop me an email at acmcsevilla@gmail.com. Meanwhile, I will be updating the list every chance I get.

Picture Slide from Dec 29, 2008

If you had nothing better to do in the office like I did last Saturday, I'm sure you can come up with something like this. Probably even better. Well, here we were last December 29, 2008--when we first came up with the grand reunion idea. Watch out for Irene and Lee Ann's shots--and I don't mean just the camera-related ones.

See ya'll March 28.

High School Session 1

To grab the complete batch of pictures click here. Pictures courtesy of Nancy Biyok.

When digital cameras where still unheard of, when people still waited for days just to get their films developed, when people idolized and where singing to "Michael Learns to Rock" during exams (how I wish I wasn't one of them, but I was), when people were playing table tennis on cemented benches... when Ma'am July's son kept on using Jake Pia's bike in the middle of class without bothering to ask (speaking of the little guy take a look below, he's even in our batch pictures).

When there were groups such as "FRECKLES", and "The Spice Girls". When during noon breaks all girls where reading cheesy tagalog love novels and the boys kept borrowing just to read the interesting parts. When the first section seemed to follow all rules of the "badge" and yet in other sections, students were taking turns paying the fines. Ah yes, the folly of youth. Where hath thou gone? What has time done upon these innocent sniffling children of '99.

Pitstop On The Way to the Grand Reunion (2006)

Pictures courtesy of Neil Quiambao. To get the full batch of pictures click here, or click the picture above.

This was held last December of 2006. If even a few people can produce smiles such as that then I couldn't see why a full batch reunion wouldn't work. Aside from Ramere who seems to exude a look saying "hey there big boy... how ya doing", I expect nothing from the debonair duscian who's all about the "Killer Moves".

Batch List

1. Batch List as of January 8, 2009 :

* Please send me a solo high school pic for the batch list "preferrably" 150x150 pixels. If you can provide for the rest of the batch who do not have pictures, that's well and good.

Picture	Name	Section	Status
	Adelain Sevilla	To be updated	Confirmed
	Angelo Jumawan	To be updated	Undetermined
	Anie Tabon	To be updated	Undetermined
	Anthony Moralidad	To be updated	Confirmed
	April Ortega	To be updated	Undetermined
	Arjay Marie Piñero Vilar	To be updated	Undetermined
	Aubrey Maro	To be updated	Undetermined
	Ayn Sarsaba	To be updated	Undetermined
	Ban Jassen Calinawagan	To be updated	Confirmed
	Catherine Mae Gayo	To be updated	Undetermined
	Cathy Vilbar	To be updated	Undetermined
	Cecil Arcena	To be updated	Undetermined
	Celeca Joy Lorentina	To be updated	Undetermined
	Celeste Catan	To be updated	Undetermined
	Celso Quipot Jr	To be updated	Undetermined
	Cheryl Valencia	To be updated	Undetermined
	Cherry Namia Manuel	To be updated	Undetermined
	Cristine Galanza	To be updated	Undetermined
	Christine Opada	To be updated	Undetermined
	Churchill Guevarra	To be updated	Undetermined
	Clloyd Panuncillon	To be updated	Confirmed
	Dexter Ian Albina	To be updated	Confirmed
	Doris Ann Bulfa de Pedro	To be updated	Confirmed
	Dorothy Mansing Sapan	To be updated	Undetermined
	Elchard Pinili	To be updated	Confirmed
	Elena Zerna	To be updated	Undetermined
	Emma Tesoro Omictin	To be updated	Confirmed
	Erlan Piñero	To be updated	Undetermined
	Francis Arlo Galache	To be updated	Confirmed
	Francis Mosely Siglos	To be updated	Undetermined
	Gilian Joyce Escriber	To be updated	Undetermined
	Gina Marie Capatar	To be updated	Undetermined
	Glene May Dael	To be updated	Confirmed
	Han Seong Jee	To be updated	Undetermined
	Harifel Catacutan	To be updated	Undetermined
	Irel Fortugaleza	To be updated	Undetermined
	Irene Baniqued	To be updated	Paid
	Jake Pia	To be updated	Confirmed
	Jan Ranny Aquino	To be updated	Undetermined
	Jeffy Montoya	To be updated	Undetermined
	Jenny Duran	To be updated	Undetermined
	Jessiever Vicoy Castillo	To be updated	Undetermined
	John Froilan Silva	To be updated	Undetermined
	Jose Antonio Sedigo	To be updated	Undetermined
	Joseph Diaz	To be updated	Confirmed
	Jovi May Villaflores	To be updated	Undetermined
	Joy Hechanova	To be updated	Undetermined
	Jude Alexis Flores	To be updated	Undetermined
	Karen Sobere Yu	To be updated	Undetermined
	Karl Karen Sumalinog	To be updated	Undetermined
	Katharina Kian Demerre	To be updated	Undetermined
	Kay Concepcion	To be updated	Confirmed
	Kristian Rod Alanano	To be updated	Undetermined
	Lee Ann Ricardo	To be updated	Confirmed
	Maelou Bolodo	To be updated	Confirmed
	Mareve Villanueva	To be updated	Confirmed
	Maricel Calumpang Salavante	To be updated	Undetermined
	Maridel Zerna	To be updated	Undetermined
	Mario Aba Jr	To be updated	Undetermined
	Mary Ann Belnas	To be updated	Undetermined
	Mia Glece Sumbilla	To be updated	Undetermined
	Michael James Ariza	To be updated	Undetermined
	Mildy Armas	To be updated	Undetermined
	Margarette Jaydawn Cabano	To be updated	Confirmed
	Mona Lisa Colina	To be updated	Undetermined
	Nancy Biyok	To be updated	Confirmed
	Narah Pyponco	To be updated	Undetermined
	Neil Quiambao	To be updated	Confirmed
	Olivia Palang	To be updated	Confirmed
	Philip Opada	To be updated	Undetermined
	Philmed Salindo	To be updated	Confirmed
	Philner Salindo	To be updated	Undetermined
	Princess Wendy Bayona	To be updated	Undetermined
	Ramere Villacampa	To be updated	Undetermined
	RB Marc Batulan	To be updated	Confirmed
	Richelle Dela Cruz	To be updated	Undetermined
	Ristie Ta-as	To be updated	Confirmed
	Roda Vee Talingting Villariza	To be updated	Confirmed
	Rodolfo Lucero	To be updated	Undetermined
	Romil Kebite	To be updated	Confirmed
	Ronald Allan Gamo	To be updated	Undetermined
	Rowena Bajar	To be updated	Undetermined
	Ryan Mar Batiancila	To be updated	Undetermined
	Sheryl Revil Pasco	To be updated	Undetermined
	Shirley Tayona	To be updated	Undetermined
	Shubilanie Lugatiman	To be updated	Undetermined
	Simon Pascua	To be updated	Undetermined
	Stella Maris Gabuya	To be updated	Confirmed
	Tetsilyn Abellar	To be updated	Undetermined
	Trexianne Mira	To be updated	Undetermined
	Ven Anthony Tabunda	To be updated	Undetermined
	Zenneth Zamora	To be updated	Undetermined
To be updated	Name	To be updated	Undetermined
To be updated	Name	To be updated	Undetermined

Hopefully all of us would be "supportive" in the gathering of the said information. Please contact me, Ads, Distiw for any errors in spelling or if you have names to be added to the list. Based upon the email that was sent, there are still 15 or more students unlisted. Hopefully, we will soon finish the "In Memoriam" section for our batchmates who passed away. People, we really need additional information, contact numbers, and email addresses. This is strictly quid pro quo, you scratch our back and we might not have to scratch yours right away, but we deliver a successful grand reunion ... or not. Hey, if the reunion sucks then at least we have a blogsite that we could all use as a viewpoint to bask in the memories of Dolpunks Stamina, the SEBA Cup, the fateful motorcycle accident in the middle of class highlighted by some ketchup and chalk, late night call's which involve somebody playing Mariah Carey when you answer the phone, Huder's peso coin trick with the juice, and memories that were very funny yet embarrasing for some, that even I am doubtful to share in a post that's available for public consumption. Regardless of everything, these memories should be brought out in the open and shared with friends. I'll start the ball rolling ... I stole food from the canteen and kept on getting spaghetti refills ... see? that wasn't so hard.