Picnic in Canada

LDHS reunions are taking place not only in the Philippines but also in other parts of the world. Fellow alumni in the United States have linked up with each other and are now regularly holding activities. Last July 19 Canada-based graduates from different batches also had a get-together, a picnic held at the Petticoat Conservation [...]

Why buy expensive toys

We had a nice laugh watching this video sent to us by our Ontario-based classmate, Malu Ortiz-Kalyan, showing a father and his son having a great time playing.
Yeah, why buy expensive toys when you can have this kind of direct interaction with your children?
Thanks, Malu. Is there a new baby coming, [...]

Aarthi’s 18th birthday

Malu Ortiz-Kalyan’s daughter, Aarthi, has turned 18 years old this year. The celebration was actually held last June but it took a while before the photos were delivered to them by the photographer who covered the party. And as we always say here, it’s better late than never.

Dateline: Ontario

Ortiz-Kalyan family: Arjun, Malu, Ishwar and Aarthi. Taken during Arjun’s high school graduation last January
Located in the central part of Canada, Ontario is the country’s second largest province after Quebec. Its capital is Toronto, but Ottawa, Canada’s capital, is also located there. It shares borders with the provinces of Manitoba to the west and Quebec [...]

Malu in Canada

We already know where Marilu Ortiz is. Thanks to Eric Macatangay for taking time out to comb the streets of Tondo and look for our classmates there.
Eric went to Villafojas and was able to talk to Malu’s brother, Edgar. Unfortunately, Edgar was a bit tipsy that day and could not readily give her sister’s contact [...]

Malu’s and Evelyn’s birthdays

It’s Marilu Ortiz’s birthday today. Unfortunately, we have yet to hear from her. There was news before that she was already living in Iran, but this was never confirmed. Malu is one of the girl classmates that really bonded with the IV-1 boys after our graduation and having her in any lakad or gathering was [...]