INTRODUCING OUR NEW BLOG

"We may long have left the golden road behind, but its memories are the dearest of our eternal possessions; and those who cherish them as such may haply find a pleasure in the pages of this book, whose people are pilgrims on the golden road of youth."- The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View

By Evelyne Dirige Resella:

Right photo from the 50th reunion- (Rhod & Evelyne Resella)
Hi Everyone! Welcome to our NEW blog called "Gintong Daan" (Golden Road). The previous "Gintong Ala-Ala" blog is about the past. It reconnected many classmates after half of a century (50 years) of golden & merry memories.
We are closing the last chapter of our "Gintong Ala-Ala." The "G.A." blog will always be there on the internet for you to see, read & enjoy. Don't be sad! Our new blog the "Gintong Daan" is about the present & future This new blog will pave the way to a a different routes & venues.

"When one door closed, another door opens." Our new PWU blog is called "Gintong Daan" (Golden Road). I thought this is a good name for Part 2. Now, in our sixties we are journeying on the GOLDEN ROAD (a good road, merry road, & long road). If we view it positively we will face victory (tagumpay) in spite of passing through the hard road of aging. Although some of us had left the Golden Road, many of us still remain healthy and alive. At this age we have accumulated many rich experiences worth sharing. This "Gintong Daan" blog will be our connecting road to our past classmates. Here we will be walking through life, excercising & jogging our excess weights to keep us more healthy. Along the way, we will stop to drink refreshing water and linger a while to meet our classmates/friends. We pause and send e-mails or calls. Then we chit chat & share our short life stories or happenings. Be it birtdday celebrations, death, hobbies, travels, short stories, poems, etc.etc.

NEW DESIGN! NEW COLOR! NEW BLOGGER!

When we are all aging, it's good to have green pastures to rest along the way. So GREEN is the new color of our blog. I hope you'll like the changes. Also I am glad to pass the torch to Esther Lejano. I gave Esther the right to do whatever she likes to write & post. She is very talented & have good computer skill. She is the PWU Canadian "poster girl." By that I mean, she beautifully e-mails & posts photos of the Canadian mini-reunions & birthdays. She could actually be a golden poster girl. Esher is still charming even at our over the hill age. I am confident she will be a good replacement and will be a wonderful asset to our blog. She has been doing her own blog for a while, so she's not a rookie. The old bloggers like Sari, Puri, Cherrie & Cora will be standbys. But Esther will do the important job like inputing photos which takes time & skill.
For now, Esther & me will work together on our new blog. I will not leave Esther alone. Starting January 2011, I will be less active in our blog. I will be devoting my self & time to creating & completing the 67 oil paintings I intend to do. I need months to consentrate my effort on this art project. Last year I lost a year due to traveling, blogging & moving. Now that I am settled here in San Diego,California - my priority is to finish the 67 oil paintings before, I could no longer paint. Hopefully, I will do my next Art Show here in San Diego by September. Of course all of you will be invited. Sari gave me an idea, that we could have another reunion here in San Diego. Something to look forward!!!!!!!!!

An Invitation To all Classmates: You are all invited to send your photos & stories to be published on our new blog. If you had e-mailed some photos before of your garden , trips & other activities, we can re-post them here.

Please send them to Esther: estherlejano@sympatico.ca

She will do the rest. Meanwhile, those who are aspiring bloggers, should hone their computer skills. Who knows, you might be our next master blogger.