Happy holidays to all and your loved ones. May you have peace and joy throughout this season and the coming year.
I would like to invite all of you to join us February 13, 14 & 15, 2012 for the AULCNAI Grand Reunion in Legaspi City and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Class of 1972.
The agenda for the three days will be educational, giving back and sharing, and having fun. I will post the agenda as soon as we finalize it.
Information on accommodations, registration and activities will also follow.
Please visit the website often and...
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!!!!
Owen Basco Escalada
AULCNAI President
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
RANDOM THOUGHTS (won't cause mental indigestion!!)
Hi everyone!
This year it's been exhilarating to witness some of you during your "mini Aquinian reunions"...I saw those dazzling smiles in this blogsite and on Facebook , enjoying your cherished moments with old friends. Our reunions are like MDRO's --In a very POSITIVE way, no other cultures are needed, they can easily be identified, they are catching, and, resistant to time, and change!!
The calendar of the upcoming events is even more encouraging!!Here's a list of some of them---
Class '79 and Class '80- Las Vegas, June 14-22, 2011 (Al Espinas-Contact person}
Class '73- May, 2011- Bahamas Cruise (Erma Basallote Ofreneo-Contact person)
Class '72- February 13-19, 2012--DESTINATION: Legaspi City, Philippines (Contact person- Carmen Calisin)
AULCNAI Grand Reunion- Destination: Legaspi City, Philippines (Feb. 13-15, 2012) Owen Basco Escalada--Coordinator, AULCNAI President
Please join your fellow Aquinians in any of these events, or better still, be in all of them!!
During one of my visits to the Philippines several years ago, I had the privilege of meeting Fr. R. Mendez, the Rector and President of Aquinas University. He was curious about Aquinas reunions. He made the observation that he has attended similar events in the past with other organizations , and some of them "turned him off".You know, the usual "showcase" that happens in a number of them. Who arrives with the latest Mercedes Benz model, who owns the biggest house, etc.. which translates to..who's the richest, and most successful?
I remember telling him that he should attend one of ours..(which, to this day, has not happened yet!!!! )
Competition!! Is it still relevant these days?. Do we still need to prove "we have arrived"?..here's a quote from one unknown writer.."Compare yourself only to time...not to other people.."..On a lighter note, my arthritic knees and achy breaky back are enough proof I have arrived..at That GOLDEN AGE!!!
My dear colleagues, let's make a coordinated effort to COMPETE during our reunions..(but on a different level)..Can we be MORE tolerant, MORE accepting of each other's shortcomings?..Can we be happier for each other as we celebrate our friend's success?..Let's build bridges that make emotional connections thru our kindness and understanding, instead of walls of indifference and intolerance...Above all, let's remember, and let's CELEBRATE!!!
I look forward to "FACETIME"..( has more impact than Facebook) !!
See y'all!!
You bet, I miss you.
Carmen Calisin
Of the Pioneering Class
This year it's been exhilarating to witness some of you during your "mini Aquinian reunions"...I saw those dazzling smiles in this blogsite and on Facebook , enjoying your cherished moments with old friends. Our reunions are like MDRO's --In a very POSITIVE way, no other cultures are needed, they can easily be identified, they are catching, and, resistant to time, and change!!
The calendar of the upcoming events is even more encouraging!!Here's a list of some of them---
Class '79 and Class '80- Las Vegas, June 14-22, 2011 (Al Espinas-Contact person}
Class '73- May, 2011- Bahamas Cruise (Erma Basallote Ofreneo-Contact person)
Class '72- February 13-19, 2012--DESTINATION: Legaspi City, Philippines (Contact person- Carmen Calisin)
AULCNAI Grand Reunion- Destination: Legaspi City, Philippines (Feb. 13-15, 2012) Owen Basco Escalada--Coordinator, AULCNAI President
Please join your fellow Aquinians in any of these events, or better still, be in all of them!!
During one of my visits to the Philippines several years ago, I had the privilege of meeting Fr. R. Mendez, the Rector and President of Aquinas University. He was curious about Aquinas reunions. He made the observation that he has attended similar events in the past with other organizations , and some of them "turned him off".You know, the usual "showcase" that happens in a number of them. Who arrives with the latest Mercedes Benz model, who owns the biggest house, etc.. which translates to..who's the richest, and most successful?
I remember telling him that he should attend one of ours..(which, to this day, has not happened yet!!!! )
Competition!! Is it still relevant these days?. Do we still need to prove "we have arrived"?..here's a quote from one unknown writer.."Compare yourself only to time...not to other people.."..On a lighter note, my arthritic knees and achy breaky back are enough proof I have arrived..at That GOLDEN AGE!!!
My dear colleagues, let's make a coordinated effort to COMPETE during our reunions..(but on a different level)..Can we be MORE tolerant, MORE accepting of each other's shortcomings?..Can we be happier for each other as we celebrate our friend's success?..Let's build bridges that make emotional connections thru our kindness and understanding, instead of walls of indifference and intolerance...Above all, let's remember, and let's CELEBRATE!!!
I look forward to "FACETIME"..( has more impact than Facebook) !!
See y'all!!
You bet, I miss you.
Of the Pioneering Class
Sunday, October 24, 2010
A Message From Your President
Dear fellow Aquinians ,
I would like to introduce myself again as it has been a while since I've communicated. This was before we had a website to submit our blog. I am Owen (Owenita) Basco Escalada, Class of 1977 and the president of the AULCNAA. I tried to resign as the president but since I don't have a replacement I still am the president until we hold an election. I am ready and willing to hold this position until then.
I just attended a week-long conference of the Congress of Neuro Surgeons in San Francisco and I am looking forward to the coming changes in health care delivery. Wireless Medicine, including wireless ECG telemetry, vital signs and remote EEG monitoring are in the process of development. A telesensor is attached to a patient and the physician has the ability to upload these information on their cell phones. By attaching a sensor on a patient's abdomen the physician will be able to get the glucose result every 5 minutes. The military is also improving healthcare delivery to our soldiers through Telemedicine.
I could go on and make a long list of innovative techniques that we as Nurses in the United States have a chance to participate in and make our practice challenging . But the point I'm driving at is our home country, the Philippines is still a third world country especially in the provinces and the remote areas. Health care for everybody is still hard to access and our nursing students don't have the exposure to these innovative techniques . There are still a number of nursing schools that operate purely on monetary gains and not on producing knowledgeable and skilled nurses.
My fellow alumni, we have a responsibility to assist our Alma Mater the Aquinas University College of Nursing Legaspi, to provide our expertise in any way we can. Please include in your agenda when you hold your yearly class reunions, projects to help the College of Nursing. Menchu Calisin has listed activities that you can do to help the college. Please check out her blog(s). But nurses are known for creativeness and resourcefulness that I'm pretty sure all of you will have more ideas.
Let's not forget our College of Nursing because the foundation that we got from our school is what made us what we are now.
Owen Basco Escalada
oesca@comcast.net
I would like to introduce myself again as it has been a while since I've communicated. This was before we had a website to submit our blog. I am Owen (Owenita) Basco Escalada, Class of 1977 and the president of the AULCNAA. I tried to resign as the president but since I don't have a replacement I still am the president until we hold an election. I am ready and willing to hold this position until then.
I just attended a week-long conference of the Congress of Neuro Surgeons in San Francisco and I am looking forward to the coming changes in health care delivery. Wireless Medicine, including wireless ECG telemetry, vital signs and remote EEG monitoring are in the process of development. A telesensor is attached to a patient and the physician has the ability to upload these information on their cell phones. By attaching a sensor on a patient's abdomen the physician will be able to get the glucose result every 5 minutes. The military is also improving healthcare delivery to our soldiers through Telemedicine.
I could go on and make a long list of innovative techniques that we as Nurses in the United States have a chance to participate in and make our practice challenging . But the point I'm driving at is our home country, the Philippines is still a third world country especially in the provinces and the remote areas. Health care for everybody is still hard to access and our nursing students don't have the exposure to these innovative techniques . There are still a number of nursing schools that operate purely on monetary gains and not on producing knowledgeable and skilled nurses.
My fellow alumni, we have a responsibility to assist our Alma Mater the Aquinas University College of Nursing Legaspi, to provide our expertise in any way we can. Please include in your agenda when you hold your yearly class reunions, projects to help the College of Nursing. Menchu Calisin has listed activities that you can do to help the college. Please check out her blog(s). But nurses are known for creativeness and resourcefulness that I'm pretty sure all of you will have more ideas.
Let's not forget our College of Nursing because the foundation that we got from our school is what made us what we are now.
Owen Basco Escalada
oesca@comcast.net
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Las Vegas REUNION, Class 73, Part 3
More pictures from the Las Vegas reunion of Class '73...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Las Vegas REUNION, Class 73, Part 2
Hello everyone, AGAIN!!!;))
To our classmates who couldn't attend our merriment 2 weeks ago, you missed a lot!!! And we missed you soo much..Try accessing Linda Nacario's and Jeany De Villa's facebook site for the photos...I will post mine later..(.waiting for hubby to do it!!!). Just to update us all, in Las Vegas, we had discussed about having a BAHAMAS cruise middle of May next year, 2011...Month of MAY was picked to make sure there'll be no HURRICANES!!! June is the start of hurricanes along the gulf of Mexico and extends for several months after, We don't want to be anywhere near it! ;-))...Any comment about this is more than welcomed and will be appreciated mucho;)
Mga amiga ko, hope we'll have increase in the number of attendees..Talagang lalo nang SUPER ang mga kaogmahan ta kayan… Babair will arrange for the cruise schedule...para maka group discount;))..Eleven months to prepare for it....I think it will be worth it, "as we are approaching our golden years". Jeany said that. ;))
May the Lord continue to shower us all with HIS everlasting love, patience, good health, longer & abundant life...
Warm hugs to all.
Las Vegas REUNION, Class 73
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Hello everyone,
CHEERS FOR A JOYOUS REUNION IN VEGAS THE WEEKEND PAST....I believe every attendee was glad she was there ...What a great cammaraderie in action...as if nothing had changed from whenced we were still in Aquinas U....I treasured every moments we were together, whole and part...I still can picture the first day we met, the gathering at Tahiti Village and the Spiritual talk from our beloved Dean Ida...What a great way to start the celebration...the talks, laughters, photo sessions....daog ta pa su mga Japones!!lol.....the Pinoy foods esp at Goldilocks...thank you for the Birthday cake too...Babair paid for all of it...Much appreciated, amiga ko....Garu man sana nasa Pilipinas....then the Nightclubbing...tunay na LAMBADA ito, babair!!!UYAGON ka, ining!!..Ninfa and Jake ( Fatty F's sister and her huby) were there to assure we had a taste of ballroom dancing...Thank you very much for that, N & J....Ninang Ida, thank you for making sure our hubbies were on the daning floor too...only you can do it;)))..Something funny, sort of....Dean Ida told everyone about being " collegues now", so it's alright to call her "Ida" instead of "Madam". Of course some tried, pero nangguiguirirabo daa sinda..he he he heh....Ninang ( you all know she is one of the many GODMOTHERS sa kasal ko) you mentioned to me that u really are not sure wether we treat you like our mother or a big sister..well, for me, that's easy... You are ALL of it...a great DEAN, MOTHER, SISTER, SPIRITUAL LEADER, a FRIEND;*)). ......then the LUAU...we all looked like we were really in the TAHITI ISLANDS!!!!!Pictures were awesome... See Linda's pic at Facebook". Ohh, the line dancing session from Linda...hey classmates, whoever thought linda would be a dance instructor? i dont ever remember you, Linda, dancing while we were in College...What a treat!!!..Magnet, you put soo much effort in co-planning this event... Maski na ngani dai ka na nagdadrive, you made sure na ituon ka pirmi sa gabos na happening...hats off!!! You have a great friend on Marilyn...She was very much a part of it all...Thanks to her...ALL good about Jeanny establishing her foundation in Iriga, feeding group of needy families...that's HUGE... Becky, sweet as ever...still so nice to see our forever girlie girl classmate>>>so sweet and nice and always wanting to pay more than her share for goodies...Fattie Bitara has not gained an inch ever since College..I could hate her!!!! love love love you Fattie...have you seen her dancing prowess on her FACEBOOK? Check it out classmates....she has worked for the federal gov't for a loong time now....retirement is looking prettygood, fat paycheck, eh?...Fatty Fajardo....always there, always present in all reunions!!!!unbeatable.."so happy together"...it seems a reunion isn't a reunion without you...blessed are you for your very warm personality.....SARAH!!!!!!
From left to right: Fatty Fajardo Garcia, Irma "Babair" Basallote Ofreneo, Becky Salvacruz Ilagan, yours truly (Minnie Aringo Silva), my hubby Norbert, and Fattie Bitara Maglaya
Hello everyone,
CHEERS FOR A JOYOUS REUNION IN VEGAS THE WEEKEND PAST....I believe every attendee was glad she was there ...What a great cammaraderie in action...as if nothing had changed from whenced we were still in Aquinas U....I treasured every moments we were together, whole and part...I still can picture the first day we met, the gathering at Tahiti Village and the Spiritual talk from our beloved Dean Ida...What a great way to start the celebration...the talks, laughters, photo sessions....daog ta pa su mga Japones!!lol.....the Pinoy foods esp at Goldilocks...thank you for the Birthday cake too...Babair paid for all of it...Much appreciated, amiga ko....Garu man sana nasa Pilipinas....then the Nightclubbing...tunay na LAMBADA ito, babair!!!UYAGON ka, ining!!..Ninfa and Jake ( Fatty F's sister and her huby) were there to assure we had a taste of ballroom dancing...Thank you very much for that, N & J....Ninang Ida, thank you for making sure our hubbies were on the daning floor too...only you can do it;)))..Something funny, sort of....Dean Ida told everyone about being " collegues now", so it's alright to call her "Ida" instead of "Madam". Of course some tried, pero nangguiguirirabo daa sinda..he he he heh....Ninang ( you all know she is one of the many GODMOTHERS sa kasal ko) you mentioned to me that u really are not sure wether we treat you like our mother or a big sister..well, for me, that's easy... You are ALL of it...a great DEAN, MOTHER, SISTER, SPIRITUAL LEADER, a FRIEND;*)). ......then the LUAU...we all looked like we were really in the TAHITI ISLANDS!!!!!Pictures were awesome... See Linda's pic at Facebook". Ohh, the line dancing session from Linda...hey classmates, whoever thought linda would be a dance instructor? i dont ever remember you, Linda, dancing while we were in College...What a treat!!!..Magnet, you put soo much effort in co-planning this event... Maski na ngani dai ka na nagdadrive, you made sure na ituon ka pirmi sa gabos na happening...hats off!!! You have a great friend on Marilyn...She was very much a part of it all...Thanks to her...ALL good about Jeanny establishing her foundation in Iriga, feeding group of needy families...that's HUGE... Becky, sweet as ever...still so nice to see our forever girlie girl classmate>>>so sweet and nice and always wanting to pay more than her share for goodies...Fattie Bitara has not gained an inch ever since College..I could hate her!!!! love love love you Fattie...have you seen her dancing prowess on her FACEBOOK? Check it out classmates....she has worked for the federal gov't for a loong time now....retirement is looking prettygood, fat paycheck, eh?...Fatty Fajardo....always there, always present in all reunions!!!!unbeatable.."so happy together"...it seems a reunion isn't a reunion without you...blessed are you for your very warm personality.....SARAH!!!!!!
So, the Legaspi group is planning the next big 40th reunion in Legaspi in 2013.....that should be HUGE.....WARMEST HELLOO TO Cecil, Merli, Del, Eve, Chit...Anyone know of the whereabouts of the rest of our classmates?
Love you guys!!!!!....A toast for a lasting friendship and more blessings from above....
Minnie Aringo Silva
Friday, May 21, 2010
Our Very Own -- The Former Minnie Aringo -- In the News
Minnie is featured on the Thursday, May 13, 2010 issue of the Valley Morning Star in Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Check the following link for more on this.
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Minnie is in the middle.
Aquinian nurses care! Way to go, Minnie!!! We're proud of you!
Friday, March 5, 2010
AULCNAA October 2009 Class '77 Mini-Reunion in Chandler, AZ
In October 2009 Evelyn and Philip Rimando graciously hosted a mini-reunion of Class '77 at their place in Chandler, AZ. Check out the following photos:
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Evelyn & Chikka
(L - R) Melanie, Merlyn, Arthur, Eden, and Renee
Dina and Jun
Sonia, Susan, Eden and Evelyn
(L - R) Hosts Philip and Evelyn, Merlyn and Rod
(L - R) Cecile, Sonia, Susan and Eden
(L - R) Benjie, Ado, and Rolando
Thursday, February 18, 2010
One of Our Own: Erma Basallote Ofreneo Performs
Erma Basallote Ofreneo (in red) of batch '73 performed, along with two other friends, the Lawiswis Kawayan dance during the 2009 Christmas party of the Filipino-American Association of Central Illinois.
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Erma (in red)
(L - r) Violet Goodman, Florabelle Trewehlla and Erma
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