City High's 85th Alumni Homecoming(Corr:91st)

SEAIR to Sn Fernando, complim. transfer to Baguio

SEAIR flies to San Fernando thrice a week
Manila Bulletin April 26, 2010

Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) has started flying to San Fernando, La Union from Manila every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

SEAIR also offers 45-minute complimentary land transfers from San Fernando, La Union to Baguio City. Baguio is the economic and tourism center of the Cordilleras and is popular for its vibrant city, beautiful mountain sceneries and cool weather all year round.

The airline has been serving key tourist destinations since 1995, including Boracay, Basco (Batanes), Tablas (Romblon), Marinduque, El Nido, Cebu, Clark , Zamboanga, Jolo, and Tawi-tawi.

SEAIR also offers the most routes to and from Caticlan with flights from Caticlan to Manila, Clark and Cebu.

La Union is a province in northwestern Luzon. It lies in the mountainous area of the Ilocos region and borders the South China Sea.

Its provincial capital, San Fernando City, and the neighboring coastal towns comprise one of the country’s top surfing destinations. Vacationers also flock to this part of the country for its rich cultural heritage and historical landmarks.

La Union is also home to one of the finest five-star hotels in the Northern Philippine Region, Thunderbird Resorts Poro Point.

A SEAIR vacation package is for as low as P11,954 per person and includes roundtrip airfare to San Fernando, two nights accommodation with daily breakfast, roundtrip transfers and so much more.

Incorporating Mediterranean architecture influenced by the Santorini Islands of Greece, the 65 hectare Thunderbird resort boasts of stylish, ambient luxury suites perched on 100 ft cliff overlooking the white sand beach and the South China Sea, and a full set of world-class services and amenities.

SEAIR has the longest history of uninterrupted service to Boracay direct via Caticlan. It is the nation's second longest airline and has flown almost 3 million passengers.

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SEAIR flies to La Union with Transfers to Baguio

Southeast Asian Airlines, the Philippines’ premiere leisure airline, recently announced it will launch flights to San Fernando, La Union. Starting April 14, 2010, it will fly Manila-San Fernando-Manila every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

La Union is a province in northwestern Luzon. It lies in the mountainous area of the Ilocos region and borders the South China Sea. Its provincial capital, San Fernando City, and the neighboring coastal towns comprise one of the country’s top surfing destinations. Vacationers also flock to this part of the country for its rich cultural heritage and historical landmarks.

La Union is also home to one of the finest five-star hotels in the Northern Philippine Region, Thunderbird Resorts – Poro Point. A SEAIR vacation package is for as low as Php11,954 per person and includes roundtrip airfare to San Fernando, 2 nights accommodation with daily breakfast, roundtrip transfers and so much more. Incorporating Mediterranean architecture influenced by the Santorini Islands of Greece, the 65 hectare resort boasts of stylish, ambient luxury suites perched on 100 ft cliff overlooking the white sand beach and the South China Sea, and a full set of world – class services and amenities.

SEAIR also offers 45 – minute complimentary land transfers from San Fernando, La Union to Baguio City. Baguio is the economic and tourism center of the Cordilleras and is popular for its vibrant city, beautiful mountain sceneries and cool weather all year round.

SEAIR has been serving key tourist destinations since 1995, including Boracay, Basco (Batanes), Tablas (Romblon), Marinduque, El Nido, Cebu, Clark , Zamboanga, Jolo, and Tawi-tawi. SEAIR also offers the most routes to and from Caticlan with flights from Caticlan to Manila, Clark and Cebu.

The airline has the longest history of uninterrupted service to Boracay direct via Caticlan. It is the nation’s second longest airline and has flown almost 3 million passengers.


To purchase tickets, visit www.FlySeair.com or call (632) 8490100. For packages, call SEAIR Leisure Escape Packages at (632) 8437308. Join SEAIR Facebook Fan Page

for updates on promos and new routes.

http://www.thunderbird-asia.com/

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Condolence Message from Rev. Frank Frigillana

Our deepest condolences, Ed Buenaflor

Your Golden Pine Tree

GUESSING GAME 14: Who's the Cpl. in the middle?

Here are some clues:
1 As a young man, I served with Major Francisco Paraan when this photo was taken.
2 The captains were Capt. Federico Mandapat, Capt. Morris Fianza, Capt. Desidero Aquitania, Capt. Floro Buaquen.
3 All my sons and daughter are City High graduates, several from PMA.
4 We used to do our physical training each Wednesdays at the YMCA Building.
5 There was a total of 115 in the Baguio Police Force, at that time.
6 Many of my colleagues were veterans and saw action in the Bataan battlefield.
7 One of my sons is in Class 61, of good standing.

If you recognize this officer and gentleman, you are truly and genuinely a Class61 member!

Castillian Memories: Manila in the 1900's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paRwml066Lo&feature=related

Castillan Memories: Manila is a short film (8.14 minutes.where the first 41 seconds occupy credits) of life in Manila during the 1900s. I specially liked the part where two ladies have completed their shopping and hail a cab: in this case a carromata at Escolta . Not quite Mall of Asia, but the same principle…

From Maryann

" Hi Evelyn - Wow how did you guess that was our cottage? We miss that after all these years. my dad was amazed to see the picture. Dad was tired; traveled 350 miles just to attend his birthday ."

We used to drop by Maryann's place, in the company of our other classmates: I think their helper's name was Manang Miling, and I was always impressed that she had on a clean crisp apron and tan/white saddle shoes. She would always serve us juice and cookies.

How Blessed are the Families of Elder Parents

Happy 97th!

Easter Greetings 2010

It is Easter once more, a reminder for all of us of the sorrows and joys of our respective faiths. Happy Easter to you and your loved ones!

City High Report Card

Does this card look familiar? (Click on the photo to enlarge) It was always anticipated with fear, fingernail-biting stress, concern, low or high expectations. The grading curve formula was familiar to everyone: each grade was objective: attendance, participation, quiz results, finals, projects: plus subjective: attitude, appearance, teacher perceptions of being “bright” /nalaing, or “dull”/awan ti ammona daytoy nga ubing.

There were a few classmates we shared details about our grades, most were secretive about it. It was good to know about others’ grades: it makes you feel if the playing field was level or not, in your own mind. I believe we were accepting and docile about the grades we received, in general. Or at least I do not know of any accusations of grade inflation.

Wouldn’t it be fun if you ask your children or grandchildren would grade you on the subjects taken? I cannot recall exactly the subjects we had at our last year, the above is based on recollections which may not be correct.

Liberators Restaurant: Carmen,Rosales, Pangasinan

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Baguio-Manila fare was Pesos 3.75 during our high school days. The trip was dusty, very hot or very wet, sometimes dangerous, tiring, humid and sweaty, wishing you never ever left Baguio when you got to Misericordia Street Dangwa terminal, seven hours later, or the other liners' terminals. Plus another hassle to get to your dorm or boarding house or to your kind auntie's in Manila, to be close to UP, UE, Mapua or wherever.

And your square bamboo box of choice strawberries for your roommates/ friends/ co-caseras would be turning red from the wilting fruit. The trip would have about two stops (if not more, depending on the bladder capacities of co-passengers) of about 20 minutes each. The prepaid meals for the driver and conductor would normally take place at LIBERATORS RESTAURANT in Carmen, Rosales, Pangasinan, soon after the Carmen Bridge. Sellers would climb on the moving bus and sell you bukayo (try sayingb booookayo 4 times within one second: that was the way they were hawked) or tupig ("Napudot pay! Ay, toooopig! Gumatang kayon, manang!").

At Liberators, after you shake off that vibrating bus ride feeling from your hair roots to your toes, there would be about 10 stainless steel pots with different kinds of accompaniments waiting for your rice, plus ten centavos for a cold Coke or TruOrange. Or Cosmos Sarsaparilla if you wanted to save 5 centavos. Or a free glass of chilled water that tasted slightly of salt (as opposed to the sweetish water of Baguio).

The extra large ceiling fans were guaranteed to blow away the serviettes on the table if not secured by a smooth rock. Then you wash your face and hands at an outhouse, with at least running warmish water, while you smell the gasoline fumes in the pumps close by. And Mrs. Padilla would be greeting her guests, one hand with a colorful handkerchief, and a bamboo pole with shredded newspapers secured with a rubber band at one end to shoo away the flies/ mosquitoes on the other.

Fast-forward to today: you probably would have the longer stop at Tarlac, near the entry to Luisita's where you would find a Jollibee, McDo, Max's, KFC, Starbucks for your break. The CR's would have a working flush, t. paper, soap. Not much different from AnyPlace in KL, Manila, San Francisco. And pasalubongs available in foil wrappers, Manufactured Under Sanitary Conditions and Vacuum Sealed by the Foods and Snacks Division of some MNC. Not with dried coconut leaves or grill-wilted banana leaves, tied up with bamboo strips. Progress? Maybe, depending on how you would define it.

But definitely, the Liberator Restaurant and pit stop is surely an institution that is etched deeply into our memories. Specially with Mrs. Padilla smiling away and shaking her fly whisk of Free Press or Kislap Graphic pages with cut-up strips of a smiling Paraluman or First Lady Inday Garcia face on the cover.