Ada Tolentino Bernal
Tall, svelte and lovely. That is my classmate Ada. Today, I call her Ads. I didn't realize up until a few days ago that Ada did not have her own post in this blog.. whew! How could I have missed that? Terribly sorry for that Ads. But..
In the beginning when we were in grade 4, I was a student transferee. That was 1964. Ada became a classmate and became a friend. How could I forget her? She lives near our school and we used to drop by her place for quick snacks. By we, I mean Cresencia 'Cris' Cachero and Emma Gironella, I believe. Ada and Cris lived a step away from our school; (9th Avenue); so during breaks and after school , we were either at Cresencia's house, or Ada's place doing our youthful chit chats. Sometimes our feet also took us to a not so far away house (8th Avenue), at Emma's. Those were the days - - girlhood wonders.
And so we all went through the same transitions, only to find ourselves with, surprise of all surprises, each other after more than 40 years -both as alumni of RMCHS. I was blown away! From grade school, we both didn't realize perhaps , that we were going to the same high school, she was busy making and being with her own set of friends and classmates and so was I.
With optimism, I can see us sitting down together, remembering all those young, innocent days, reminiscing with fondness memories only us and our group shared. And sure, we are getting there.. one of these days..
In the beginning when we were in grade 4, I was a student transferee. That was 1964. Ada became a classmate and became a friend. How could I forget her? She lives near our school and we used to drop by her place for quick snacks. By we, I mean Cresencia 'Cris' Cachero and Emma Gironella, I believe. Ada and Cris lived a step away from our school; (9th Avenue); so during breaks and after school , we were either at Cresencia's house, or Ada's place doing our youthful chit chats. Sometimes our feet also took us to a not so far away house (8th Avenue), at Emma's. Those were the days - - girlhood wonders.
And so we all went through the same transitions, only to find ourselves with, surprise of all surprises, each other after more than 40 years -both as alumni of RMCHS. I was blown away! From grade school, we both didn't realize perhaps , that we were going to the same high school, she was busy making and being with her own set of friends and classmates and so was I.
With optimism, I can see us sitting down together, remembering all those young, innocent days, reminiscing with fondness memories only us and our group shared. And sure, we are getting there.. one of these days..
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| Lovelier today |
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