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Photographs and Memories [ midi page ] [ bicol disco web ] [ tnhs class 1970 ] [ the author ] |
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Standing (left to right): Pit Bite (the Webmaster) and Arnul Bilan Third row: Joel Bobis, Elmer Obed, Glendo Goyena Johnny Bongon, Peter Bombuhay Second Row: Belen Berces, Lina Belgar, Mir Banzuela, Nandy Rodejo, Nimfa Pelea, Hector Vista First Row: Jojo Bobier, Mercy Zepeda, Puring Caquilala, Eden Auste, Judy Rosana
FOURTH YEAR Section 1 of TNHS Class 1970 Back row (standing): Pedro Bragais, Arnulfo Borais, unidentified, Amando Delfin, Oscar Obias, Juan Bongon, Ferdinand Rodejo, unidentified, Jose Brito, Geronimo Bunao, William Abalon, unidentified, Elias Borero, unidentified Third row (standing): Hector Vista, Evelina Berces, 6 unidentified, Sonia Bonavente, Purificacion Caquilala, Judy Rosana, Rosita Buising, Pedro Bombuhay, unidentified, Normando Lim, Eriberto Borjal, Antonio Boncacas Second row (standing): Unidentified, Anunciacion Bobiles, Fatima Mirabona, Maria Teresa Regarlado, unidentified, Elizabeth Almonte, Amada Albaniel, Miriam Banzuela, Mercedes Zepeda, Eden Auste, unidentified, Angelita Belgar, unidentified, Nimfa Pelea Teachers, first row (sitting) Mrs. Antivola, Mrs. Riñon, Mrs. Bobis, Mr. Octavo, unidentified, unidentified, Ms. Firaza, identified, Ms. Aranas. Note: The Webmaster was absent when this class picture was taken.
25th year TNHS Class 1970 Reunion in 1995 Standing (back row): Danilo Buenconsejo, Raul Rocha, unidentified, Ignacio Aneano, Danilo Imperial, Ruben Bonavente, Geronimo Bunao, unidentified, Glendo Goyena, unidentified, Jonathan Borromeo, Reynaldo Bragais, Daniel Asancha Sitting (first row): Unidentified, Purificacion Caquilala, Anunciacion Bobiles, Cecilia Raon, Mercedes Zepeda, unidentified, Amada Albaniel, unidentified, unidentified, Aurora Verin
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Hector Vista, Amy Verin-Bite, Puring Caquilala-Imperial and Belen Berces for providing the necessary photographs that made this webpage possible.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tnhs1970 TNHS CLASS 1970 - the Oragon Class
[ midi page ] [ bicol disco web ] [ tnhs class 1970 ] [ the author ] Copyright © 2004 All Rights Reserved 11/22/2004 08:04:26 PM
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To start with, I’m actually not in a very good position to write a comprehensive retrospect on our high school days in the Net. Somebody out there in his late forties or early fifties now would surely do better in my place since I was just a restless, carefree, happy-go-lucky lad whose ancestral home was just a stone throw away from Tabaco National High School. The best flashbacks I could muster are the one that is quiet personal in nature and one that, sometimes, may defeat chronological truth. But what the heck? Let’s all sit back and enjoy every single memory as I take you to a trip back in time. The 60’s and the 70’s were considered to be the "boom beat", rockin’ and rollin’ decade. It was into this era that the TNHS Class 1970 entered and which this humble webpage developer had some wonderful recollections of the days past. Songs then were seasoned with the "Yeah-yeah" and "doobie doobie wah wah". Who could even understand what "tutti-frutti-au-netti" and "wooly bully" meant? Music was evolving until the Beatles came, of course. Everyone would surely remember songs from such other groups as the Dave Clark Five, Herman Hermits, Chad and Jeremy, Beach Boys, the Buckinghams, the Monkees, the Hollies, Cascades, Bee Gees, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, 1910 Fruitgum Company, the Associations, Sam the Sham and the Pharaoh, Peter, Paul and Mary. And we grew up, and grew up with the music. It was this music that brought us back in time. We had great bands, the RJ and the Riots, the Electromaniacs and , in Tabaco was the GRIFFINS, the first known combo in town aping the song 'Hey Jude' with a heritage going back to our youth. They sang, we sang. We all had a wonderful, crazy time. I also tried to copy the Beatles by organizing a group in high school called "Bitless" with Mando Delfin as my bass guitarist and once tried to sing "In My Life". However, we ended up singing "Gotta get a message to you" by the Bee Gees because we could not reach the high-pitched voice of John Lennon. Hark, hark, hark! Songs of yesteryears were more simple with just a much simple thoughts injected into it and easy to understand. As a clarinet player of the defunct Tabaco High School Band, music then was already the nearest thing to my heart. Funny things happen when you listen to oldies but goodies songs. It’s like meeting old friends and the first thing you do is recount all the past times that you went through together –- a real nostalgic trip to good old days. I exactly enjoy those flashbacks especially when there is so much to remember – high school chums, close friends and puppy loves, school crushes, boyfriends and girlfriends, embarrassing incidents, etc. Meanwhile, the reigning local showbiz love teams then were Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III (Guy and Pip tandem) and Vilma Santos and Edgar Mortiz (Vi and Bot). It was also the time when "Memories of our Dreams" popularized by the late Eddie Peregrina was a big hit on the radio airlanes. Worth mentioning too is when choco-vim can be bought at P0.30 per bottle, Coca Cola was a measly P0.25 and jeepney fares were at a shocking rate of P0.15 at a reasonable distance. Foreign exchange in those years was two pesos to a dollar. The "hulog-hulog" and "gina’tan" of Tiam Pita at her store in Panal was only five centavos worth and you are already satisfied. In downtown Tabaco, it was better to eat at Famous Restaurant, Mayon Restaurant and Savory for a plateful of pansit guisado or if not do some dancing at Eliros Bamboo Grill. Seeing movies can be had at Mans, Nita and Mayon theaters . With the Beatlemania around, I remember packs of biscuits with the Beatles’ name printed on the plastic wrappers and even on the pomade being sold in the marketplace and having your pictures taken at FREMAS Portrait or at Joe Embile's photo shop. Dance craze was doing the Boogaloo, Shindig, Bye-Bye, Maski Pops (maski papaano), Limbo rock, do the Freddie, the traditional waltz , cha cha, twist and boogie. How I wish it was still the same old world although I am guilty of having left out so many memories in the process. It was really a great joyous years. Those period were wonderful and high school was a happy time, perhaps the happiest. As the famous lines from the song of Mary Hopkins goes, "Those were the days my friend, I thought will never end".
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