....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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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
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 ...
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| 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 !
