
Monday, May 18, 2009
Mini Reunion
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Email from across the world
Hello, Emma !! Where are you ? Pahinga ka muna from work.Ang lagi naming iniisip na mag asawa, ang tao pag nagkasakit, or worse pag namatay madaling palitan ng employer, but his/her family could never replace that person. Keep those photos coming !!Love,Belle
Hello Belle.Nasa work ka na? Ilang oras nga ba ang time difference natin? Sige, if we could plan for this year, let’s go. I just talked with my boss… paawa kunyari. I have 10 weeks of vacation that I could not use because of my work load. Sabi niya, she’ll see what she could do. Kung one week lang, maisisingit siguro iyon. Siya ang gagawa ng trabaho ko…huwag lang matapat sa busy days ko, okay sa kanya iyon. I noticed naging Maria din pala pangalan mo. Dito rin maraming ganyan. Iyong mga Ma. Lourdes, Ma. Rosario, etc. nada-drop and second name at natitira lang ay ang Maria. Ang nangyari tuloy, every other Filipino is named Maria.
Okay, back to work.Marianne
What time is it there now? Masyadong maaga ka yatang pumapasok.
Ako rin naka cc ang office email ko para mabasa ko agad ang update. I meant to anwer all your email during my lunch break pero heto 2 pm na hind pa ako nag la lunch, month-end kasi.Any wala pa akong natatanggap na pictures, please send some.Baby
I got your invitation for May 9th. Meron kaming mother's day gathering during lunch pero we can make it to your son's party for dinner. Call me at my cell phone xxx -993-1173. Yung home phone ko para lang sa mga creditors, hi hi hi.
Marianne - good to hear from you and it is such a small world talaga. I met Randy maybe 8 years ago (or longer, I lost track of time) here in Los Angeles when she & her her family is on vacation. I think at that time she still works for a bank in PI. My cousin (Tina Digal) is also her high school classmate. Send my regards next time you see her.
Emma - wake up and smell the roses. Ikaw din mahuhuli ka sa balita.
Eva - mabuti na lang hindi nakakataba ang pictures, otherwise nag gain na ako ng 20 lbs sa katitingin ng mga luto mo. Kailangang matikman, siguradong masarap!
Ayan, talagang nagutom na ako. Sige mag lu-lunch na ako at baka himatayin ako dito.
Bye for now...
Cristina Gubatan
Update
Subject: Re: recent photo
To: "Marianne Calixto"
Cc: "Lalo and Maribel Arcena" , "Eleanora(Baby)" , "Emma Catindig Sircar"
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 6:30 AM
Thank you Marianne for your endorsement. hehehe
I emailed Belle the link to my personal album with family photos and link to our pictures at your place with Cyn and Willie last July 08. I don't want to overwhelm her and not make yabang about my hobby.
Anyway, if anyone is interested, you can view my food obsession. Here's the link to my blog which is really just my journal of cooking and eating.
http://evatobias.blogspot.com/
Eva
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Marianne Calixto wrote:
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Look, who's here?

Welcome aboard, Tina.
Yahan completong completo na tayo. Kailangnan umpisahan na ang plano for the reunion.
Eva
Hello Lola Tina. Si Eva ang auditor sa totoong buhay. Malakas lang ang pang-amoy ko. He he he Actually, Belle deserves most of the credit for gathering us together. She started the ball rolling. Nahanap niya si Eva sa Facebook. Sinabi naman agad sa akin ni Eva. Tapos nahanap ni Belle ang phone number ni Emma, na tinawagan naman ni Eva. Belle also found the address of Baby’s brother, Emer, na sinulatan ko naman. And, I found your address and phone number. Siguro, talagang tadhana na pagtagpuin ulit tayo after all these years. Ito na iyong tinatawag na “in God’s time,” di ba? Hu hu hu…teka kukuha muna ako ng Kleenex.
If you get a chance to read our earlier e-mail exchanges, Eva, Belle and I were talking about a reunion next year. Sabi ko pa, sana by then mahanap na namin si Emma, Eleanor, at saka ikaw. I didn’t think that we’d find all of you this soon and this fast. Okay…plano na tayo ng reunion. Dahil si Belle ang pinakamalayo…we will work around her schedule. Tina, mag-suggest ka sa amin ng cruise na mura na, maganda pa (kuripot ano?). Kahit takot akong sumakay sa barko (karetela nga lang takot ako, barko pa kaya), sasama ako sa inyo…basta may Dramamine. And, I don’t have to worry, may RN tayong kasama.Nandito pala sa Canada si Dolly. Baka nga nagkakasalubong kami, hindi kami nagkakakilalanan. Although, I seldom go to Toronto because I live and work in Mississauga, which is about 50 km west of Toronto. Ilonggo ba siya? Kasi baka member siya ng mga association dito. Meron kaming kaibigang Ilonggo, baka puwedeng ipagtanong. Teka, ano na nga ba ang apelyido ni Dolly? (haay, may senior moment na naman ako)
Ang malapit sa akin ang bahay ay si Miranda Tonolete. Kabarkada niya si Hedelisa Santiago at Jocelyn Panes. (Wow…natatandaan ko pa pangalan nila ha. Alam ninyo ang memory ko, it comes in spurts.) She and her husband own a money remittance company. I’ve seen her only once dahil napadaan ako sa isang branch ng remittance company niya. She hasn’t changed a bit. Siya pa ang unang nakakilala sa akin. Attached is the completed list of our addresses and phone numbers. Oh, I’m very, very happy to hear from all of you again…Kleenex moment ulit.Regards,Marianne
Tina !! Kumusta na ? huli na naman ako sa reply . Sabi ko na kasi pag tulog ako, dun kayo nagkukwentuhan eh.Everyone has already given an overview of what happened in our lives when we parted ways after graduation, now it is your turn. Katatanong lang ni Baby kung may grandma na sa atin , eh heto na ang sagot sa tanong nya ! Di ba nga ikaw ang unang nag asawa sa ating lahat.I dont know how we could find Dolly dahil maski yung pangalan ng kapatid niyang madre sa St Paul ay nakalimutan ko. All I know is she moved to Toronto sometime in 1982 or 1983. who knows, she might have crossed path with Marianne but you just didnt know !Emma, where's your photo ? The photo of you which I sent to Marianne and Eva was taken in 2002 (in the What's Up newsletter of Corona County), wed like to see your most recent one. God bless,Belle
I'm so excited, now we can have the re-union,
Welcome Grandma Tina, I like your idea of the cruise, especially with the discounted fare. We went to a Mexican cruise once (with Norwegian) I can't believe that one of my classmate from elementary school recognize me.Sige gawa na kayo ng plano. Belle, please send me the newsletter regarding my Kumare Emma, na nawawala, hindi pa nag- re response sa voicemail ko.
Next target: Tina Cartera
Sa palagay ninyo this is “the” Cristina we are looking for? Nasaan na ba si Emma? Hindi sumasagot…tinataguan kaya ang inaanak?
Cristina C Gubatan
Castaic, CA 91384-3597
I’m excited about the reunion we are planning. Remember nasa other side of the world ako, near the South Pole, kaya pag winter diyan sa inyo, summer naman dito.
We want to escape the winter months here (June-Aug) next year kaya yan ang panahon na plano naming mag Europe, when it is summer over there.
Kung next year pa tayo mag reunion, the rest of us will have plenty of time to sort out our schedules, whereas if this year we are short of time.
But who knows if I see a cheap airfare, I could negotiate with my husband na ako lang ang lumipad this year. He knows how I excited I am, kasi nakikibasa siya sa emails natin. I work out natin, now that we know at least 2 of us wont be able to make it up until September this year , at least.
Pag uwi ko sa bahay i-forward ko sa iyo Baby yung article about Emma . (Emma do you remember that article? baka pati ikaw nalimutan mo na yon ha )
Hello, Emma !! Where are you ? Pahinga ka muna from work.
Ang lagi naming iniisip na mag asawa, ang tao pag nagkasakit, or worse pag namatay madaling palitan ng employer, but his/her family could never replace that person.
Keep those photos coming !!
Love,
Belle
Belle and Lalo
Baby's Family Pics
Baby's on board!
Surprise Response
Hello Baby.
I'm very happy we found you!!! Belen got Emer's address in the white pages. It's good that she still remembers your middle name. Emer's phone number was not listed so I resorted to sending a letter.
We have so much to catch up on...30+ years. This is a great start...there are 5 of us now. Maybe, we can plan on a reunion sometime in the future. Si Belen lang ang malayo sa atin (she's in New Zealand) but she's a world traveler kaya she can meet us wherever.
We've been recalling bits and pieces of our college years. Kaya lang because of our age and the long years since we left St. Paul, madami nang events na hindi namin maalala.
My family moved to Canada in 1996. Before that, I worked at Bangko Sentral for 19 years. Sabi ko nga kay Belen, nagtataka ako kung bakit wala akong na-meet na classmates during those years. I have always envied my husband who's been in touch with his La Salle classmates even here. His best friend lives near us.
I've cc'd Eva de Jesus-Tobias, Emma Catindig-Sircar, and Belen Garzota-Arcenas on this e-mail. Sana mahanap din natin si Cristina Cartera.
Regards and we'll be in touch,
Marianne
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Eleanor Dizon wrote:
Baby, glad to hear from you!
Ladies, we are almost complete. We should credit Belle for all of this. She started the ball rolling, but like what she wrote, talagang team effort kaya tayo naka reconnect in such short period of time.
Excited na ako magkita-kita ulit tayo. We should plan ahead para lahat tayo, including Tina, could be present to our reunion after 30 years.
Eva
more college pics

Belle,
Actually, I did scan the picture you were looking for. I am not sure if I have some more with us in uniforms.
Meron din tayong uniform. I can't remember why we all decided to get the Snoopy tshirt.
eva
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that was you that made those ears for Angie and Didith, right?
pati sa palengke sa Baguiou nag-kokodakan tayo. hehehehe
Oo nga…ang salbahe ko naman. Buti ka pa Eva, you remember their names. I know all the faces but it will take me some time to remember names. Sayang kasi, naiwan sa Pilipinas ang Yearbook ko.
Kakatawa nga ang memory natin. Very selective... yung iba mong kwento, I can't remember pero once I read about it, parang bumabalik ulit.
I think these pictures were from our retreat in Tagaytay. Hindi naman tayo considered the "kikays" pero I can't remember why we had these seminarians with us in our pictures.
I can't find my picture with Chuchu who is the real kikay. Do you remember Chichi, I think Belle said she passed away from an accident.
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Marianne wrote:
Oh my God, hindi ko na matandaan ang mga ito. No recollection at all. May boys pa tayong kasama huh! Kailan ito? Cute naman natin nuong magkaka pareho tayo ng tshirt.
Bakit nga kaya…I could remember vividly iyong Santa Rosa vacation natin. Siguro kasi talagang nag enjoy ako nuon.
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 5:54, Maribel wrote
College pics

Ladies,
Here are two of the pictures I scanned for now. Can you imagine bakit nahirapan yung kabayo when we took a ride sa karetela noon sa Sta Rosa, Laguna? We were all to thin and sexy then.
Eva
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Uy, thank you. Wala akong kopya nitong pictures na ito. Sexy nga natin nuon ah.
Eva, sino iyong nasa gitna ninyo ni Emma duon sa second picture. Si Annabel ba?
Sige hintayin natin ang vacation schedule ni Belle saka tayo mag plan ng reunion. Sama kaya tayo kay Belle sa Europe, ano?
Emma's reply
I'm so happy that we are in one way or another can communicate again, so we can start to update each other after 30 yrs.
I hope we can have our own reunion soon. I'm looking forward to see everybody.
emma

EMMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KAMUSTA KA???? I’m at work and I’m grinning from ear to ear. Mabuti na lang na-contact ka ni Eva. Hayan…4 na tayo. Dapat mahanap na rin natin si Cristina at Eleanor.
Hindi ka ba nasasamid…panay ang kwentuhan namin tungkol sa iyo. We were reminiscing about the time we went to your house in Sta. Rosa.
Kailan tayo magre-reunion?

to ms. marianne,
I'm back....... I'm glad we found each other again. I saw Cristina in CA, may asawa and anak last 15 yrs ago.
About Baby dela Cruz, my latest news was the whole family were in Las Vegas.
I like the idea of our reunion. More next time.
emma
Next mission: Baby dela Cruz

Sacramento, CA 95828

Belle, talagang nag-research ka ha. Sige, ako ang susulat sa kanila via snail mail. I’ll mail the letters tonight before I go home.
Sorry, hindi ako nakatawag duon sa kay Ronald Catindig this weekend. Dami ko kasing inasikaso. Alam mo naman ang nanay – grocery, laundry, luto. Natapat pa sa weekend na nakatoka sa akin sa volunteer work ko sa parish church namin (I assist the priest sa binyag ng mga bata).
Buti na lang you and Eva have very good memory. Pati pangalan ng mga kapatid nila natatandaan ninyo.
I’m excited…sana meron tayong ma-contact kahit isa sa kanila.
Regards,
Marianne
Eureka!

Hi guys,
I think I've got a lead to Emma. I found the below details in the white pages. There are 2 Emma's living or lived in this address and I suspect both Emmas indicated here are one and the same. It could be that Emma got married eventually, after the article I forwarded to you was published in 2002. That's possible, alam nyo naman si Emma, pihikan and perfectionist din when it comes to lifelong partner.
Emma Sircar
Melvin S Sircar
The search for Emma continues
People Search Results
People found: 1 that match EMMA CATINDIG in CA.
= Available Information | # | Name | Age | Phone | Address | City/State | Relatives | Premium Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Catindig Emma A Catindig Emma Sircar Emma A Sircar Emma C Sircar Emma Catindig Sircar | 54 | | | Corona , CA Garden Grove , CA Long Beach , CA Glendale , CA Los Angeles , CA Diamond Bar , CA Nashville , TN | Ronaldo A Catindig | View Details |

I tried to search Emma through US postal service. Marianne found one of our HS classmate using this tool. I think this is her, since her brother, if I remember correctly is named Ronnie(Ronaldo), her Kuya who became a doctor, if I remember right.

I also did a search for Emma through the white pages. Her name did not come up but there was a Ronald Catindig listed. He’s from Vallejo, CA. I’ll try calling his number this weekend. Who knows, we could get some info.
I could never forget that oven incident. Until now, I have a fear of gas stoves. What happened was I turned on the gas and then started yakking with you guys…alam mo na naman tayo, konting kibot, tawanan. Meantime, the gas was leaking out. So when I lighted the oven, there was already too much gas and it burst into a big fire. Sunog ang buhok ko pati ang braso ko. Buti na lang my cousin’s dad, who’s a doctor, had a very good first aid spray for burns. Kagagaling lang niya from training in Houston, Texas specifically for caring for burn victims. Ang naging after effect lang sa akin ay parang very bad sunburn.
I also remember our Santa Rosa vacation. Di ba gumawa tayo ng pandesal, which turned out to be hard as stone. Kahit tayo hindi natin makain sa tigas. Tapos sumakay tayo sa karetela, halos hindi makalakad ang kabayo sa hirap. Ang papayat pa natin nuon…paano pa kaya ngayon. I could not forget iyong kilawin na niluluto ng tia ni Emma…sarap nuon. (Pag iyon ang baon ni Emma, lagi akong nakikikain sa kanya.) Nuong umuwi tayo, meron pa tayong balut at itlog na maalat plus puto at kutsinta.
Remember nuong nag board si Eva kila Nini Unalivia? We used to go there to eat our lunch, parang picnic. Also, when we wanted to watch a movie, duon tayo nagbibihis. Tapos minsan, nasuntok ako sa mukha ng isang luko-luko habang naghihintay tayo ng bus sa Taft Ave. There was also a time when Eva, Emma and I liked the same style of shoes at Syvel’s…sige bili kami. We did not care kahit pareho kami ng suot.
Dami nga nating happy memories nuong college. Sayang we got so involved with our careers and family afterwards, we lost touch. Anyway, now’s our chance to catch up and fill in the blanks. Sana mahanap din natin si Cristina Cartera. Mahirap kasi maghanap ng babae dahil nagpapalit ang apelyido pag nag-asawa.
By the way, you haven’t changed a bit Belle.
Regards and have a nice weekend.
Marianne























