News from Jun Inlong

 

Excerpt from Jun's Letter  July 7, 2008

...Our San Diego reunion was not only a success. It is a profound proof that no matter how long it's been, how old we are now and how we took different paths in our lives, we still have sometings in common. We are still the same children who run the stairs and corridors of Gugua National Colleges back 30 something years ago. We can still make jokes, take jokes  like we never grew up. During our 2 days reunion, I keep looking at everybody's faces and you know what I thought? ... all of them are even more beautiful and handsome now than 30 something  years ago. It just made me realized at that moment, that really... Age is mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Nothing is more beautiful than a cheerfulness in an old face. I could see wrinkles sneaking in in some uf us but it just indicate where the stretch mark of smiles have been.

I am trully happy to meet all these beautiful people after 3 decades and I am very proud to be one of the people that made this reunion possible. I am very happy to be a part  a great team and it is a pleasure working with them.  I know we have plans to attend our 35th year in 2010. I am sure not everybody can make it and that includes me and my wife. It will be really nice to see our batchmates we left behind in Philippines. We'll just keep our fingers cross and hope that my wife and I will be able to make it there in 2010.

The committee will meet this weekend ( July 12) at Benny's and talk about future plans. Due to the success of the San Diego Reunion, the committee is looking forward to more reunions in the future.  I do hope and pray that others who didn't make it will join us and have fun with us.

Thanks Joyce for convincing me to write something :) You been a part of all of this. You've been behind us and supporting us in anyway you can. You've been doing a good job. You should be proud that that goal of the web site has been met...and that is to unite us all over again. Take care .

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Romeo Pelagio, Nena Gozum, Rosario David, Rosita Navarro and Me.

I was  invited by Rosario David on their Betisenian fiesta celebration in Los Angeles last July 21, 2007. Betisenian of Los Angeles is a non-profit organization of Filipinos from the town of Betis. They celebrated the feast of Saint James, the Apostle "Apung Tiago" It was held at Friendship Auditorium in Los Angeles. This year The Betisenian of Los Angeles is the host for the fiesta celebration. It was a very succesful event. Some of the Betis native who attended are from other state. Next year's host will be Betisenian of San Diego. The president of Betisenian San Diego is Tony Roque, a gnc class 74 alumnus. He was there at the event inviting everyone for next year's fiesta celebration.

In that event, I met another batch mate whom I haven't seen for 32 years... Rosita Navarro. Being from Betis, Rosita Navarro was there, Nena Gozum and her family was there too. Of course, Rosario David was there and I was surprised to see Romeo Pelagio. He showed up in the afternoon invited by his friend from Betis. They traveled from San Diego.

Me, Rosario David, Rosita Navarro, Nena Gozum  

Rosario David "found" by Jun Inlong.

Welcome Rosario.

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