THE CHRONICLES OF ELIJAH: The Official Reunion

This was written on 9-27-2008, 5:55pm

Driving down the memory lane:

How did Elijah changed everyone’s world?

The Elijah: Diversity, Trends and Conflicts is a compilation of files and thoughts that I wrote over the years about the group.

DIVERSITY– although there was only one Elijah, the class was subdivided into 7 groups living and co-existing together no matter how they love or hate each other. Its diversity ranged from the different attitudes that each group possessed as what their individual profiles presented.

TRENDS– 1997 and 1998 was the year of revolution, transformation and alteration in almost every field of the society more specifically the entertainment business. Pop music stormed the airwaves and dominated the music charts. Teen movies and shows were everywhere. And this had all an effect in the lives of the Elijah members. The attempt of the high school admin to make change and the fast uprising change in the entertainment both gripped, solidified and molded the Elijahs into their step of maturity.

CONFLICTS - the group wasn’t the master of all violent and crazy behavior in high school. Yes, we were the worst section, the horror section for four grading periods, we even started a stampede at a school event, we tore the gates open to cut classes, we were the only section to have all its members detained in the CSDE and other negative records. But, our group is filled with honor and purpose. We don’t fight people just to strike back. We fight because of pride and dignity. And because of that thinking, we challenged people not in ball fists but in sports which we were best at. That was the reason why we had never ending battles with the other sections and even the higher sections, it’s because these people can’t accept the fact that we won the game and we won the fight. In the right arena. In the right way.

Where were you in the last 4 ELIJAH REUNIONS?!

1998 - Reunion sa SM Fairview. Nanood ng pelikulang Zorro. I remember na kasama si Stanley dito. Hindi ko na maalala kung sino-sino pa kami. Pero parang kasama rin yata sina Anna Mae, Malcolm, Barbie at Raquel. Don’t remember exactly kung anu-ano pa ang ginawa naming. Ang nag-stick talaga sa utak ko ay nang humiwalay si Richard at umupo sa taas ng sinehan. Well, you know what he did.

2001 –  I can’t remember this one that clearly. This was when the time John Glenn went home and nanlibre siya ng Shakey’s yata or Pizza Hut sa SM Fairview ba or North? Naalala ko na nagkasalubong kami ni Maris sa school, I took her cell number but di ko rin siya na-text kasi na-misplaced ko ‘yung papel. Happy naman. Eto na yata ang huling reu na nakasama ko si Cathy.

2007 –  Eto last year sa TreeHouse nangyari. Di na ako nagkamali na Rolando will be coming out kaya lang naloka ako kasi ang ate ko mas girlalu sa akin. Maraming nangyari rito like we met Dumag’s and Janet’s hubby. Inintriga pa ni Stanley (na late) kung bakit si Sermino ang minamasahe ng hubby ni Janet.

Malcolm didn’t appear in this one kasi as per Rolando na-ospital daw si Malcolm plus di raw pinayagan ng asawa.

This is the first reu na confirmed na nanliligaw si Leo kay Marianne.

Eto rin ang unang reu na nalasing ako sa Infinite.

Parang sumali ng “Dancing with the Superstars” sina Vince at Barbie kasi parehas silang naka-black outfit.

Wala rin si Erika kasi may work daw or may something sa church.

As usual si Maris, puro promises.

Si Aron poof din.

Si Rocky may work daw. In fairness, happy ako kay Raquel ha, imagine chemist siya. Di ako nagkamaling mangopya ng formulas sa kanya. Ha, ha, ha!

I think nagka-spark sina Stanley at Sermino rito. They just don’t realize it. Tingin n’yo???

Umuwi naman agad si Sarah at CJ kasi walang kasama ang kanilang baby na si Chloe sa bahay.

Super friends talaga ang Spice – sina Janet, Sermino at Dumag ay pare-parehas na cesareans, eh si Barbie kaya???

Wala si Cathy rito, natural nasa Tate eh…

Ganun pa rin tumawa si Jomel, sa reu na ‘to na-open up na ikakasal na raw siya!