Medard Monroy Dies in an accident May 19, 2007

Our dear classmate, Medard, died in an accident May 19, 2007. He was on his way to Pasuquin to visit his chicken farm. His car hit a tree.

I went to Laoag on June 19 to visit his grave and the family. This is the video of his grave in Laoag. But you can remember him in the video in this blog site during our 2007 reunion. I can send you a DVD disk on our reunion video. bong vallejos

Pictures with Our Names

Our Class Picture in 1962

Hey guys, this is a bigger and better picture

Class Picture 1962 in gorgeous Black and White

Hey guys. Take a look at this picture. Find where you are. There are 4 rows.
Bong vallejos. That's me. I am on 2nd row, 2nd from right
Benjie Datoc- row 2. left 1
Oliver raymundo. Row 1. Left 1
Orlino Arrjo. Row4. Left 4.
Oscar Tumaneng. Row 4. Left 2.
Hugo Juan. Are you on Row 4 Left 5?
Comment where you are.....

The REUNION video

Take a look at the reunion video

DA Video-Reunion SWC HS 1962

Watch the video on this site by clicking the link below or copying the link and pasting in your browser
Look at men becoming boys again; as if the 45 years did not happen at all.
Enjoy the fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5hhcL6ra4A

Talking to carmelo Pacpaco

Reny Valenciano on the phone talking to Packer who is living in Honololu. WE woke him at 2 am Honololu time.

Medard Monroy sitting down in white shirt. ' Reny make it fast.. I am waiting to talk to packer'

Fr. Deny Lucas sitting down middle white printed shirt. Listening

Eyes of 45 years ago

Johnson Tee. Sitting down. His eyes remembers 45 years ago.
Standing L-R
1. Isabelo Tamayo
2. Manuel Pascual
3. Willy Peralta.
4. Dionidan Cid.
4. FRiend of HS 62

Thumbs up

Thumbs up for the SWC HS 62 scholarship fund
From Left to right
1. Henry Chua. Major contributor the the scholarship fund.
2. Fr. Deny Lucas of the Alumni Office-DWCL
3. Hugo Juan standing- he started this reunion thing with his trip to USA

Father forgive me..

Sitting Down
On the left is Fr Deny Lucas. He is in charge of Alumni Affairs DWCL..
On the right is Medard Monroy. Is there a confession going on?
Standing up.
1. Bong Vallejos in green shirt eavesdropping in conversation of..
2. Reny Valenciano in white shirt with a shiny headgear.
3. Boysie Raval partly hidden.
4. Orlino Arrojo-'really?'

Under influence of Cabernet, XO and black label

Sitting down L-R
1. Bong Vallejos in green shirt. There was wine overflow that night.
2. Reny Valenciano in white shirt. Did not hear of the proverb 'wine over whisky is risky'. He became tipsy very tipsy indeed. He was mixing the cabernet, black label and XO all over the place.
3. Orlino Arrojo in printed shirt. 'hmm.. I drink moderately'
4. Medard Monroy in white shirt. " i am busy with my plate'
Standing L-R
1. Cesar Balais. Friend of HS62
2. Boysie Raval. Our New Yorker Classmate. He was at Woodstock Festival in the 1969.
3. Hugo Juan. jack nicholson look alike in the batman movie. Clean living. Of the sixties drink beer-gin-coke, he retained only the coke.
4. Rex Felipe. Friend of HS62

HS 62 bolahan stories

Left to right
1. Boysie Raval-'when I wuz in new york"
2. Medard Monroy( in white shirt)-'boysie.. don't give me that BS'
3. Henry Chua in red shirt- ' medard it's true'
4. Father Deny Lucas- listening? bored? tipsy? fr lucas is DWC in charge of alumni. The HS 62 class pledged a scholarship fund.
5. Bong Vallejos in green shirt listening to boysie's tirade

The Class that sings together stays together

Clockwise
1. Willy Peralta sitting down with his guitar
2. Orlino Arrojo singing Chad and Jeremy songs
3. Oscar Tumaneng in white shirt .
4. Surprise surprise that is Boysie Raval in blue shirt looking at his cell phone. Boysie is adyed in the blue New Yorker.. now retired.
5. Cesar Balais- friend of HS 62
6. Dionidan Cid. In white shirt.
7. Isabelo Tamayo-partly hidden

Reunion pictures again

Left to right
1. Isabelo Tamayo
2. Henry Chua
3. Oscar Tumaneng
4. Willie Peralta

Reunion- bits and pieces and pictures stories

Look at these guys in the picture. From left to right
1. Maning Pascual( dark shirt)-basketball team captain. added a few pounds. lost some hair. says to Orlino on his left- "nasupalpal ko ang layup drive noon.. remember"?
2.Orlino Arrojo(in printed shirt)- of all our classmates, he has not changed a bit. Facial features still the same. Same haircut 45 years ago. Retorts to Maning-"Pare no tumanda ka na. Na ishhot ko yon"
3. Dionidan Cid( in white shirt)- slim and lean. But added a lot of grey hairs. Listening intently

The REUNION

The clock was turned back 45 years; The date became Feb 9, 1962.

Men became boys again; as if the time span of 45 years did not happen at all.

But hairs were greyer, 45 lbs were gained, eyeglasses. But overall the facial features are recognizable.

See the pictures and videos of "Back to the Future" SWC HS62"

Class Reunion Feb 2007

The St William HS class 1962 will have their reunion on Feb 9-10, 2007 in Laoag City. Let us see one another after 45 years. We are now going into our 60's.

For details, contact bong vallejos Mobile no +639209130139; mailto:atvallejos@yahoo.com. If you are in USA, call bong tel 7032974459 or 7038798423. THis is my VOIP skype numbers.

Or Call Hugo Juan Mobile no +639187008376.

Month of Feb is the fiesta month for laoag city specifically Feb 10. For US based classmates, Feb is good month to travel. Fares ex USA to MNL is cheaper... low season. And it is very cold in USA in Feb.

WE will make this an annual affair building up to our 50th anniversary in year 2012.. 5 years from now

Our Teachers-where are they?

REmember Miss Albano. She passed away.

Miss Peralta? Mr. Ortega ( he challenged Hilario Sumaoang to a fistfight?)? Miss Tomas?

remember the others?

Lost and found

I found these guys.
1.dante llacuna in fort washington, maryland. call email me for his phone no.
2.Packer- Carmelo Pacpaco in hawaii. Since his phone is published, I will reveal his phone no +18085546603. email packer91@yahoo.com
3. Ruben Calucag in toronto, canada. Phone no +14165219845 also listed.
4. Tom palanca in Los Angeles. Phone no +13239532668 home. +13235278689 mobile no.
5. Rene Valenciano in Manila Tel +6325631905. Mobile +639184524287. Email rvalenciano2003@yahoo.com
6. Benjie Datoc. in Manila. Mobile +639189419917
7. Dionidan Cid in Laoag. Gray hair and still very quiet. Matipid sa words.
8. Cesar Balais. Not part of HS 92. But part of HS 92 drinking group or was it basketball?
These guys I can not get phone no.
1. Edgar Alviar. No phone no listed but his name/address appears in New Orleans.
2. Isabelo Manuel. No phone but listed address in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
3. Remy Pedro. In Los Angeles, CA says Tom
4. Orlino Arrojo in customs says Medard
5. Hitlerito Tiu in Manila says Rene who is assigned to contact him.
6. Boysie Raval. In Manila or NY? Rene will look for him thru Alice/Vicky tandem.

Stories and stories - how it all started

1. Nov 2006. Hugo goes to LAX ( his brother has a parish in LA), Las Vegas ( wins 1000 dollars, loses it later) SFO ( his other brother stays in Daly City). Hugo's sister is a classmate of my sister. And they all see one another..after 30 years?? Hugo says there is a Divine Word College Homecoming dec 29-30, 2006.
2. I text medard. Nobody in DWCL has informed him. And this news has to come from San Francisco pa. I told him i will be there on DEc 29.
3. DEc 29-30. I had a great time with our Laoag based classmates. eating and eating at max restaurant compliments of henry. Of course, you can not avoid the cholesterol based bagis, longanisa, tsitsaron etc.
4. I envy the physique of our Laoag classmates. Lean, no stomach, 150 lbs average weight. Must be the saluyot. I have to return to saluyot eating.
5. Hugo Juan in Laoag. A jack nicholson look alike. Now retired. Worked for Henry for a number of years as Manager of Servitek Goodyear Laoag.
6. Willie Peralta. Some gray hair. But still has not changed much.. lanky and lean. He works in Cagayan.. big boss sa airport there. Connected with ATO-air transport office.
7. Henry Chua. I borrowed comics from him during HS days. I returned all na ba?? He is President of Chinese-Filipino Chamber of Commerce in Laoag. He owns several business establishments in Laoag and Manila.
8. Oscar Tumaneng. Retired in Laoag. He is my first cousin. Whenever I go to Laoag, I go see him as I go out the gate of our house in Laoag. His house is in front.
9. Medard Monroy. In Laoag. Still the same medard.. can not post my comments since this site rated GP- General Patronage. He has a pet python in his house.
10. Benjie Datoc. Nickname change when he went to Manila. He is now retired from PAL. Lives in Manila... pasyal pasyal lang says he when I saw him ina DEc.
11. Rey Valenciano. Another nickname change from Reny. Works in Manila at CITEM. Still a good drawer.. magdrawing. He says of all the male Valenciano's, he is the one who still has hair on his head.
12. Packer. Happy to hear from us. I called him up today sunday using Skype VOIP with Reny connected in the conversation as a conference call.
13. Tom Palanca. Based in LAX. WAs in Manila Nov 2006. Will try to fly to Laoag in Feb fiesta. Magdilihensiya daw siya ng pamasahe.
14. Ruben Calucag. also surprised when I called. No contact for 40 years. Moved to Canada in 1971. Wanted to join the Feb 2007 reunion. But no more vacation leave. Plans a trip in feb 2008.
15. Dante Llacuna. I talked to him over phone.I had lunch id his house about 6 years ago. He was in Manila in 2002?- his mother died. And again in Manila 2005- his brother in law died. Next time dante better call us..my phone is listed. Let us have a party.
16. Packer. Very elated to hear from us. In Hawaii since 1991. When I and reny talked to him on phone today, he was in his usual saturday drinking session with oyster pulutan.. wow

our classmates who have passed away

carlos maglanoc
felino agodon

list of our classmates

Agodon, Felino

Baquiran, Melvin

Blas, Bayani

Calucag, Ruben

Chua, Henry

Datoc, Benigno

Juan, Hugo

Diego, Foilan

Llacuna, Dante

Maglanoc, Carlos

Manuel, Isabelo

Monroy, Medard

Ong, Jesus

Pacpace, Carmelo

Palanca, Thomas

Pascual, Manuel

Pasion, Flordelino

Pedro, Remigio

Peralta, Wilfred

Rapatan, Angel

Raval, Carlos,

Raymundo, Oliver

Rubio, Jose

Ruiz, Maximo

Ruiz, Rosario

Singson, Mario

Sumaoang, Hilario

Tamayo, Isabelo

Tee, Johnson

Tiu, Hitlerito

Vicente, Wilfred

Sy, Juanito

Ventura, Hercules

Arrojo, Orlino

Alviar, Edgar

Cid, Dionidan

Valenciano, Reynaldo

Vallejos, Amador

Tumaneng, Oscar

Juan, Ernesto