tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58465692011-07-31T03:12:52.725+08:00PRPC reunion picturesIt was the 25th anniversary of the opening of PRPC at Morong, Bataan. last Jan 22, 2005. It was great seeing everyone AND the place after 25 years!!!
It's now called the BATAAN TECHNOLOGY PARK.Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-8229156231557264372010-08-03T20:07:00.003+08:002010-08-03T21:24:10.841+08:00Last Sunday was Pres. Cory Aquino's 1st death anniversary. There was too much stuff going on, so I did say a little prayer and it reminded me of her funeral. Where did all that nice "community feeling" go? Pinoys talaga. Such short memories.Am still very thankful for what Cory has done for us Filipinos and the Philippines. We are much prouder now to be Pinoys. Thats what dignity brings.Hope more Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-29251317004647995652010-07-01T14:46:00.003+08:002011-02-28T14:50:37.415+08:00Congrats, President Noy-noy on your election!
We pray that your presidency begins the transformation on good & honest governance. May you select the right people to help you achieve your plans.
Let us, the Filipino people help you as well.Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-56720462893170206742009-08-03T15:25:00.004+08:002011-02-28T15:28:07.314+08:00Last Saturday, We woke up to the news that former President Corazon C Aquino had finally passed away. Initially I felt, ok - now she wont be in pain and her sacrifices, that have been plenty, would now end. I texted my condolences to members of her family. Hesitating to call as am sure they would be busy in preparing for the funeral.
Then, as the press started showing the ‘83 and '86 Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-11026570495051827972008-03-21T13:19:00.002+08:002008-03-21T14:37:11.794+08:00Hey Guys!Guess what?Our very own Chito Atienza has won the " ESOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR " award sponsored by the prestigious NEW YORK TIMES.Please share this news with other friends and colleagues in the ESL / CO community. Specially those who were with Chito at the PRPC in Bataan.If any of you have contacts in the Phil-Am communities in New York and DC - am sure this award is worth their coverageKingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1113122680702235382005-04-10T16:39:00.000+08:002005-04-10T16:44:40.703+08:00Hey Guys!You may post comments here instead of sending email....(if its about PRPC...)Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110197397763568442005-03-07T20:09:00.001+08:002010-10-25T21:33:07.316+08:00Thanks Mr. Sammy and Nina David for providing the transpo. Mr. Gil Acuna, Monette Santos and Karen Crisostomo for the warm company. I wish we had more ICMC friends with us. perhaps next year??? Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110197241679361462005-03-07T20:07:00.000+08:002005-03-07T20:07:21.680+08:00Another closeup shot of the ICMC folks. Many brought their kids and spouses. The closure ceremony was an appropriate and solemn occasion. Thanks Willie S! The incense also helped the mood. Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110197120405701722005-03-07T20:05:00.000+08:002005-03-07T20:05:20.406+08:00The rest of the ICMC contingent, but note the person in blue shirt, sitting far right of picture. Yes, its the ex-PRPC adminstrator himself, Mr. Tiu Laurel. Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110196995909361542005-03-07T20:03:00.000+08:002005-03-07T20:03:15.910+08:00The contingent from Baguio and Bacolod. IF you guys know their names, feel free to edit and/or post them. (of course Saling pusa ako!) Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110196864253073632005-03-07T20:01:00.000+08:002005-03-07T20:01:04.253+08:00Velvet, Babes G, Mon and John at the lunch in Morong. Although a PRPC event, I think the most attendees came from ICMC. Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110196731021422752005-03-07T19:58:00.000+08:002005-03-07T19:58:51.020+08:00The monkey house! Boy, do I remember lots of visits here? Specially when we started the PASS program. Many of our students were being kept here for minor infractions. e.g. picking up cameras, food and sometimes money from teachers dorms, when they came around visiting. Funny thing though, they were almost always the amerasian kids.... Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110196552484552822005-03-07T19:55:00.000+08:002005-03-07T19:55:52.483+08:00They preserved one set of bunk homes and moved it to the "museum". Again, it seems so out of place, specially being next to another familiar landmark. Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110196451689672072005-03-07T19:54:00.000+08:002005-03-07T19:54:11.690+08:00This is where they moved the last boat that was at the Freedom Plaza. BTPI constructed a small "museum" that was the old UNHCR Field office and part of the PRPC admin building. All the "artifacts" seem out of place here, I guess to those of us, who knew where and what they represented 20 yrs ago!! Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110196246783502202005-03-07T19:50:00.000+08:002005-03-07T19:50:46.783+08:00a smaller Khmer replica of the Angkor Wat. Also at Nbhd 4 temple site. I wish the new adminstrators decide to keep AND maintain these historical scupltures. They may not qualify to be on the Heritage Conservation Soceity list, but they were built by ordinary Khmer farmers and office workers escaping the barbaric Khmer Rouge. It is in their memory that these sites should remain standing! Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110195972025077172005-03-07T19:46:00.000+08:002005-03-07T19:46:12.026+08:00Another statue of Buddha at the Khmer temple site. Hardly anything remains of the temple. But the area around it is still serene, peaceful and worth visiting. Thanks to all the prayers and meditation of the Buddhist monks. Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110195838042733812005-03-07T19:43:00.000+08:002005-03-07T19:43:58.043+08:00The Khmer stone monument at Nbhd 4. One of the few still remaining. But for how long? Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110195524899574592005-03-07T19:38:00.000+08:002005-03-07T19:38:44.900+08:00Another infamous landmark inside PRPC. The water tank! great for sunsets...Monette has a unique and very vivid memory of this tank. :-) Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110195442115553272005-03-07T19:37:00.000+08:002005-03-07T19:37:22.116+08:00The infamous Dorm-43! Its just the palm trees that remain standing. They made it into an office. All the rooms torn down.boo hoo Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1110181431311281042005-03-07T15:43:00.000+08:002005-03-07T15:43:51.310+08:00Lunch at Morong beach with sina Fran and Monette. Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846569.post-1107855337583149492005-02-08T17:32:00.000+08:002005-02-08T17:35:37.583+08:00It was both a happy and sad day last Jan 22nd, 2005.
Happy to see old friends and familiar faces. Sad to see the neglect and disrepair of the temples that were in the PRPC. Both templtes in Neighborhood 4 and 7 were destroyed. Lucky they did not destroy the buddhas and the angkor wat replicas. I think it would be difficult for scupltors to create one as intricate as the ones that are left Kingtuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153186035652241669noreply@blogger.com2