UPDATES: March 20, 2009 meet up at Quattro

(BY MITA)

First, let’s thank Tats, Raymond and J.J. for their unfaltering tenacity and dedication in this year’s reunion planning and organizing and most specially in collecting the contributions. You guys should know na cinareer ni J.J. (our talented bagman) ang pagiging finance chair.

So, again, for the 5th time (or is it the 6th na?), we: Pammy, Charles, Johann, Erlieck, Angelo, Oscar, Imee, Alfredo, J.J., Tats, Raymond and yours trulily, met up at (we abandoned Amici) Quattro Bar at Timog Avenue, Quezon City to finalize our plans. Me nang-indian na naman sa amin… Chester and Jonathan Jariel….. hmmm mukhang me sarili silang date…ahem.

That night, the generous Pammy, Charles and our Vice Chair, Erlieck already gave their minimum contributions of two thousand pesos each (err, Cathy and Chester, minimum lang raw yun dinonate nyo, baka gusto nyo raw dagdagan pa, hehehe). Previously, Alvin and Karen Abanilla already sent their conjugal contributions. Benjamin Lamiel and Myra Salamanca sent their respective contributions via my BPI account even if they’re not attending daw. Thanks to you guys!

We have thus far collected a total of twenty thousand plus (Php20,000.00 +).... which, by the way is a measly sum if we are expecting a hundred or more people. Kasi, I was hoping we could collect around Php50k so we can have revolving funds for the next reunion.

So, let’s reiterate…we need your contributions before this month ends.. more importantly, a confirmation of whether “aatend ba? or hindi?” kasi we need a headcount for the venue. As of March 20, 2009, thirty nine (39) persons have thus far confirmed attendance. We expect around fifty (50) more. Sana magparamdam na yung ibang cannot be reached…

I already sent letters by mail to some, whose last known addresses are only indicated in the high-school yearbook. Hopefully the letters already reached them this week.

So here’s what we have agreed thus far:--------------------------------------------------------

VENUE: is now a choice between the Daet (at the back of Capitol) or the Labo (Manlapaz Subdivision) residences of JOHANN RAMORES. He will have yet to confirm today which of the two… but its free hehehe. Same people will help JOHANN out –JAEMEEO!

FOOD and REFRESHMENTS: we are contracting out ALVIN’s catering business. But we need a headcount so please… confirm attendance asap.

CHAIRS and TABLES: TATS will ask around raw. TRISTAN, according to ANGELO has this party favors business, which he had yet to confirm. ANGELO will shoulder the balloons for the venue and the motorcade.

SHIRTS and PRINTING: ERLIECK is the man for this. 100 light blue shirts, with the printed “LCCD Batch ‘94” and “15 AÑOS NA” in front. Sizes are small, medium, large, and extra large. Please inform ERLIECK (09178551430) of your sizes within this week.

MOTORCADE: Well, according to RAYMOND, baka pwedeng sabay na lang tayo sa Batch 95 (Laribelle Rafer-Aquino’s batch). I have yet to contact the batch’s chairman. So please text me (09174468339), who amongst you are willing to join and to bring vehicles.. Medyo mainit so siguro sakay na lang lahat. Let’s ask ROBINSON VEGA and MARSHA HERNANDEZ-AQUILLER to help us out on this. Yung mga gusto magpagawa ng tarpaulin or streamers para sa cars nila, lagay nyo na lang mga name and titles nyo if any, more importantly, yung “LCCD Batch 94” in bold letters…

STREAMER, TV and RADIO ADS: TV ad is care of TATS and will be aired at ABS CBN New Channel (ANC). RADIO ad is via the DWCN-FM (Radyo ng Bayan), and I’ll be sending them the text of what will be aired soon as JOHANN confirms the venue. It will be aired weekly around 3x a week. I assigned RICKY and HANS for the streamers and my KUYA MELVIC is working on the design for the tarpaulin.

PRINTED DIRECTORY: We will be giving away printed contact booklets after the event so we can be closer….naks.

I think, the boys enjoyed the “Kampay! Kampay! inuman” and thus requested that the next meeting be held be on April 3, 2009, 7pm at Crocodile Grill, Greenbelt 3, Makati City. We’ll finalize all the plans and make sure everything is done by then. We’re expecting that JOYCE B., MYRNA, JEN, IVY, DANDIN, and MARY JOY will all be there. See you!

I’m thinking of holding a final meeting in Daet a few days before April 11, and please join us: RICKY, HANS, LOURDES, MARGIE, CHERRY, ALLAN, ALVIN, KAREN, JOJO, EUGENIO, LOUIE, and the rest of the committee members, so we can finalize everything. Thanks…

(See the gorgeous pictures posted by TATS on the previous blogs)