IN MY OPINION...

....I had a chat with Rebing, a high school classmate...

and t'was a rather long chat ....worthy of keeping it close

to 2 hours ...because we have not seen  or heard of each

other for ages ... and i mean zillion of years ...

anyway....she evidently organizes  a reunion of our class

every year ... to coincide on the celebration of her b'day ...

and she'd take the long trip from the midwest to the

islands ...

She was generous with her great memories of the

high school years with the

help of an old copy of the class commemorative pictures

and sitting arrangement that she had kept
throughout the years ...

in updating me with the latest and the scoops 

for the who's who ... 

and everyone mind you ...

is a who's who as far as

everyone is concerned ...

...after learning the details and updates

of the personalities i knew in our class ...

Ramon's sample shot with his Lumix SLR

Time stood still ...

i felt like sitting down quietly in the corner ...

...to further reminisce  those happy

years which i happen to believe were the

happiest years in my life ...

... because they were in my opinion ....

part of my formative years responsible to 

who i am

at present ....

those were the years when i studied diligently to

please my parents... and happily i did so ...

not with flying colors but not too shabby either ...

those were the years when i got transformed from 

being introvert to ambivert....

the years when i  embarrassingly

stepped on the

toes of my cotillion dancing partner for the 

juniors/ seniors prom .... 
but I'm sure she didn't notice 
because Strauss Blue Danube
gave me a good cover ...

the years when 

i started dreaming about the future .... 

the years when i woke up to the scent of the flowers

of Dama de Noche and Camia and Rosal 

or Jasmine on the side of our house yard ...

the still life is Dama de Noche in the Baguio studio

yes ... i felt good about  taking care

in watering and cultivating these plants ... 

those were the years when I first heard of

Henry Mancini's 

TWO FOR THE ROAD

and it became my favorite  music ...

along with the Age of Aquarius ...

those were the years when I quietly fancied 

a few of my beautiful classmates ... 
how else am I gonna do it 
if not quietly ... Yak  Yak Yak  ...
I was too young
and schooling is the priority ... 
That takes care of that ...

i don't have their pictures but

they're as pretty and as charming

as Jessica

who's getting serenaded by Ramon

yes those were the years

 of beautiful memories ....

... like a sweet melody ...

Jessica playing her music for Ramon and I before x'mas

... one is not willing to forget ...

years of mini adventures and mini independence ...

and years of pride ... i was sent along with another

student for a leadership training in Baguio

to represent our school under the sponsorship of 

the Knights of Rizal and the Rotary Club...

those were the years ...

of having good social relationships ...

and years of dreaming ... 

i can go on forever ...

and i'm sure it will not bore you

for in all likeliness you possibly

have the same beautiful 

high school memories if not better ...

however ... i will not venture into

doing that .... 

I reckon it will take me quite a while to

recollect all these precious moments ...

suffice it to say ....

they're most beautiful and will linger

for a while ... in my convolutions ...

that's all for now folks !

i'll be in touch so you be in touch !

jt

p.s.
Rebing , thanks for the memories !