Dang
After
the reunion last
is no
longer determined by one's success of their career, but rather measured by
the
happiness one has in their life. I was
so overwhelmed by the camaraderie
showed
by each and everyone of our classmates. The laughter’s, the stomping of
the
feet while we all scream, the Filipino curse words coming out from our dirty
mouths
and the look of sheer joy that after 20 years we are all gathered in this
clubhouse
reminiscing our high school days. Personally, my emotions that day could
not be
measured and with all honesty I just wanted time to stand still so we can all
just
keep remembering the days of our innocent past.
In the end, it was not about
what
career we chose, or what car we drove, or how big our house was ... it was all
about
the FRIENDSHIP we were able to rekindle and let the SPIRIT of being a
KULASA
alive!
Kilou
The smiles, the laughter, the screaming, the hugs, the
kisses…those are what I
remember about our August 3 reunion and I wish it never
ended. I don’t know
how many times I’ve looked at our pictures on our website
just to get a glimpse of
that momentous occasion, wishing that I have a magic wand so
I can touch each one
of you on the computer screen and you’ll just magically
appear in front of me and
we can all have a good time again. Unfortunately, I don’t have a magic wand and
unfortunately, we had to say our good-byes that day so we
can all go home to our loved
ones. For me, those
good-byes were just the beginning of a new and profound friendship
among us there present.
Gone are the days of competition, grouping by grades, ganging
with the well-offs or not-so-well-offs, cliquing with the
intellects or the average.
Twenty years, that’s how long it’s been since. We’ve all grown up and learned and
experienced a lot in life both the good and the bad and the
fact that it is not the material
or earthly things one possesses in life that counts but the
love and the happiness we have
in us that we can share with others. Those plus the strong foundation we’ve
received from
our good old SSA is what has made us who we are today –
happy, strong, and beautiful
individuals, inside and out.
I am so proud to belong to this batch.
Our Kulasa spirit
continues to remain strong in all of us evidenced by the
success of our recent reunion.
If every reunion is as loud and crazy as this one was, I
sure wouldn’t miss it for the world.
Everybody had a great time and I hope we can do it again
soon.
Go Kulasa ’81 and let your light shine!
Aji
Uncertain of what to expect
from the August 3rd reunion, I had my reservations. The what
"ifs" lingered in
my mind endlessly. However, that day, the kulasa spirit in its pure form,
transported me back in time
to a place I rarely thought about and had almost forgotten.
Gone were the reservations
and anticipation, replaced with pure joy and sincere happiness
at the sight of my
classmates. The day was filled with enviable laughter, renewed friendships
and mass hysteria. The
overwhelming feeling of just being there is inexplicable. I too, did
not want that day to end as
I was having the time of my life. Not knowing when we’ll see each
other again, it was
difficult to say goodbye. On my way home from this memorable gathering,
I realized one thing, the
kulasa spirit is rekindled in me and I have all of you to thank for that.