2006 Mooncake Festival

Pictures are now available here...

Courtesy of Gene Gan.

... till death do us part ...

A lifetime of memories starts when you say "I Do!"

Check out who ended up with who among our batchmates here.

ANNOUNCEMENT!

WHAT: 2006 Mooncake Festival
WHEN: September 23 (Saturday), 7pm
WHERE: KING Henry Ong's Palace, Valenzuela
FEE: P1,000/head (includes dinner)

Registration is required. For those interested, pls leave your contact info in the comment box.

See you all there!!!

2005 Mooncake Festival

Please check out the pictures here.

Rest in peace Shirmon

Tsinoy trader killed in Valenzuela ambush
By Jerry Botial and Pete Laude
The Philippine Star 07/14/2005

"A 36-year-old Chinese-Filipino businessman was killed while his brother was wounded when they were ambushed by three still unidentified men while on their way to their glass factory in Valenzuela City last Tuesday (July 12) night.

Valenzuela police chief Superintendent Billy Beltran said Shirmon Choa, owner of Century Glass Center Inc. and a resident of Sta. Cruz, Manila, died of a gunshot wound in the back that pierced through his heart.

His older brother, Sherchuang Choa, 44, is now confined at a hospital in Manila due to multiple gunshot wounds.

Police have yet to establish the motive for the killing. Among the angles being considered are labor problems and business rivalry.

Recovered from the scene were 14 empty shells from a caliber .45 pistol and two deformed slugs.

Senior Inspector Rhoderick Juan, police chief investigator, said the brothers were on board a Toyota Camry (XPS-889), driven by the younger Choa, when they were waylaid by at least three armed men at the main gate of Cabral Compound Industrial Park in Lawang Bato at around 9:30 p.m. The compound had no detailed guard.

The suspects then fired at will.

The younger Choa was killed in the onslaught, with the car swerving and finally slamming into a concrete lamp post. The suspects then fired more shots.

The gunmen fled on foot toward nearby Vista Verde Subdivision. They took nothing from the victims.

"The suspects could have had a getaway vehicle waiting, not far from the crime scene. That’s what we are trying to find out," Juan told The STAR. "We are still in the process of determining the possible motive behind the incident. My men are now talking with the survivor."

Concerned bystanders brought the victims to the MCU Hospital where Shirmon was declared dead on arrival. His brother was transferred to another hospital, where he is now in stable condition."

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Our deepest condolences to the family of Shirmon Choa.

2005 Badminton Tournament

Pictures are now available here.

ANNOUNCEMENT!

WHAT: Badminton Tournament
WHEN: April 17, 2005, Sunday at 1pm
WHERE: UN Avenue's Badminton Court
FEE: P 250 for the reservation and use of court

Come alone or bring a partner or bring your whole family!

SEE YOU ALL THERE!!!

2004 Christmas Party

Click here to see the Christmas party pictures (same as Gene's shutterfly collection)


MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

Our EGROUP's first year anniversary!

To all y'all (texan for "to everybody")

Our website is now 1 year old! Actually kahapon iyon pero per Gene, the owner of this website, December 8 daw talaga ang anniv ng batch86sshs.

The best part of it, we have reached 100 members today! I just approved the credit applications, este memberships of two more batchmates, Rosanna Ong ang Claudine Ragas (hi, Claudine!)

Just a quick trip down yahoogroup memory lane...

December 8 (or 7) 2003 - Gene creates batch86sshs after rollicking 2003 Christmas party

December 31 2003- site ends 2003 with 19 members including such illustrious names as philippolippi, ed_joy2k, cornerofthevilla, codefred69, roxykee, etc.

January 9 2004- future moderator sammype55 joins the site

February 19 - infamous post-Valentines' Day Massacre, Gene deletes all messages.

February 21, 2004 - sammype55 appointed moderator, no more massacres from here on, he he

February 29 2004 - membership almost doubles to 39 including maingays sabs_king, paulpua and espiewb, and super quiet lurkers amycodungka and janetngyao who have yet to post even 1 letter on this site. Also marked the end of the most active month to date, with 271 postings.

March 2004 - Foreign invasion! From all over the world they come: California (djao01, eitan08, helente, etc), Australia (imeldashaw), Hong Kong (leadaguman) including one very talented Canuck, joarduo.

April 2004 - Holy Week not only in the real world but also in cyberspace. Posting drops to 65 messages. Members total 56. Hmm...numerology experts, what's the significance?

Summer 2004 - Posting of gimmicks, jokes, intriga, etc. June ends with 63 registered members.

August - September 2004 - Website instrumental in organizing MOONCAKE 2004, setting the model for future large gatherings. Membership up to 81 people. Jo Arduo creates batch websites for major events.

October - November 2004 - Website becoming indispensable for returning OFWs to meet and greet their Pinas-based batchmates. Haidee, Sammy, Dennis, etc. use services. Best of all, it's free.

December 2004 - Using the website again helps ensure Christmas 2004 Party success. Reached 100 members on anniversary date.

2005 -???? - Start online dating service for unattached batchmates. More to follow.

Happy Anniversary to All!

Sammy "Your gracious moderator" de Leon

ANNOUNCEMENT!

WHAT: Christmas Party
WHEN: December 4, 2004, Saturday at 6pm
WHERE: Imperial Palace, Quezon City

See you there!

Before and After

Who changed the most after 20 years? Check this out.

Family Pictures

Meet the family of our respective batchmates.

2004 Mooncake Festival

Pictures are available here.

Welcome SSHS Batch 86!

Hello Batchmates,

Welcome to the official website of Batch 86. We can keep all of our memorable pictures here, old and new. Save this URL so you can re-visit it from time to time.

You can simply click on the picture to view the actual (larger) size. You can also click on the "comments" to add personal comments per picture/message.

If you want to post a picture, please send it to my email or post it in our egroup and I'll do the rest.

- Jo