PEACHY'S MESSAGE 2009

Abangan ang susunod na kabanata

Parang kailan lang, ang pangarap na alumni’y kay hirap abutin
Dahil sa inyo, napunta ito sa ating nais marating…

Tatanda at lilipas din kami
Ngunit mayrong samahang iiwanan
Sa inyong alaala..

Inggit at kulit. Ito siguro ang dahilan kung bakit nabuo rin sa wakas ang PNU-LISAA. Matagal ding panahon ang dumaan para mabuo ang alumni association na ito. Naalala ko minsan yung kwentuhan namin ni Sir Marasigan tungkol nga sa pag-buo ng isang alumni association dahil nakaka-inngit ang UP, UST, PUP dahil very active ang alumni nila nung mga panahon na nagkaron ng CPE accreditation. Sa kakukulit marahil ng mga ibang alumni na nakakikita nila saan man sila magpunta, finally, nagpatawag na ang department ng isang malaking organizational meeting.

Tanda ko pa yung araw na nabuo itong alumni association. Me sakit pa nga yung anak kong bunso noon, na hindi na bunso ngayon, pero kelangan ko syang iwan kasi isa ako sa emcee nung hapon na yon.

Kung tao itong association natin, malaki na sya, independent na at marunong nang mag-isip para sa sarili niya pero kelangan pa rin ng alalay.

As part of the organizing committee then and as a past president of the Association, I am very proud to have been part of this group. This organization stands apart from the others because of what binds us and the camaraderie that is just contagious. There never was a boring meeting and I hope it still holds true to this day. Saying that I miss the group is an understatement. Being away from you has left a void.

So what’s next for PNU-LISSA as we work towards a decade of serving our members? Here’s what I wish for: that by the end of this message, someone in the audience will put his/her hands up and volunteer to update our website because we owe it to our members/subscribers to our site to be informed of updates and happenings from the group. Truth to tell, alumni are still subscribing to our site even if the last post was a year old.

Hindi naman mahirap ang hinihingi ko diba? Kung nahihiya kayong magtaas ng kamay, lumapit na lang kayo sa isa sa mga officers at bulungan nyo na lang.

Isa pang pangarap ko e manalo sa lotto para maka-uwi ako sa 2010 para makasama kayong mag-celebrate ng 10 years ng grupo.

At this point in time, I think it’s fair to congratulate all of us who are part of the Association for a job well done. It’s heartwarming to see that our efforts have paid off and we should all be looking forward to the next decade.

I hope that the next email I get from the Association would have the subject line: I Volunteer! But of course I wouldn’t mind any other emails as long as it doesn’t have the subject line: Solicitation letter. Joke lang.

Miss you all and advance Merry Christmas.