Reconnecting with Violeta
Welcome to my 25th Birthday!
You don't believe me? Ok who between the two of us is in the 20s? (1920s?)
Sige na nga, it's my daughter Vanessa's 25th Birthday.
With our special guests, mega and kiko!
With Vanessa, bro and his wife
Visit our photo gallery for more pictures:Feb 24
Hello classmates,
Fechie, thanks for reconnecting with your old classmates. If you remember me, I am Violeta Fermo Heraldo, got married in 74 and blessed with 2 children, a boy and a girl plus a grandson from my son. I worked with Toronto Dominion Bank for 32 years. I was offered an early retirement with a good package which I took, but right now i am back working w/ them as contractual, my manager won't let me go.
Last year my husband and I went home too and saw some of our classmates. We saw Yoly, Remo, Dorset, Ramona and others.
It would have been nice to see you all again but I can't promise that I can attend because of commitments. But I will try my best and see if I could have a vacation even for just two weeks.
It was nice hearing from you and I hope others from this list will take time to reconnect with me too.
It was nice hearing from you and I hope others from this list will take time to reconnect with me too.
I've been in Canada for 33 years now, can you imagine that? I've been here longer than in Philippines, how time flies eh? pero sexy pa rin..kahit grandma na he he ..I attached a picture of me and my hubby...pareho kaming sira ulo kaya okey lang..Enjoy life na lang while we are still young .di ba?
We would like to retire in Daet so much that we bought a couple of lots in Calasgasan from Happy Homes subdivision. we plan to build a house in the near future.
Anyway, thanks again and please keep in touch. Our phone # is 905-567-8221 and my address is
5639 Rivergrove Ave.
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5M 3V8
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5M 3V8
Your classmate,
Violeta
16 comments:
March 2
Dear Violeta,
Hey, I saw your picture with your husband and I would say you look great - considering you're a grandma now. You're lucky you have grandkids. I don't and I tell you I gained that 2 pounds, too. He he.
Take care classmates!
Men
Violeta,
Now I know whom to call when I go to New Market. Nice to know that you are active in the fight against the closure of our beloved Parochial.
Danny
april 1
Hi Violeta,
Oooppssss, grabe naman...sayang (you won't be going home). Ano ang phone number mo sa Canada? Have worked in Ottawa (National research Council) and Toronto (International Development Research Centre) in the 1980's for 3 to 6 months. OK lang. I still have some friends in St Catherine, Toronto and some relatives in Vancouver. Masarap sa Vancouver BC. Hugssssss.
Ed Canela
April 2
hello ed,
I've been here in canada since 1974 in Mississauga,Ont.. my phone no. 905 567 8221 and cell 416 575 5793.
violeta
april 2
dear violeta (not violy, huh?)
please give some description of the two family pictures you sent.
thanks.
toti
April 3
Hello toti,
well,thats my family.. my husband Edwin Heraldo my son Edward married to Sarah jane, my daughter Vanessa and my cute grandson Andrew joseph at the Keg steak house..and the other picture was taken during my daughter's graduation at Univ of Toronto (Chemical Engr.)
thanks,
Violeta not Violy...
April 3
thanks violeta. ang galing naman, a happy family indeed! How long have you been there in Canada? I went there once in november-december 1991, quite a long time ago, for an 18-day trip which brought me from east to west, starting from Prince Edward Islands or somewhere in the fishing villages of nova scotia, moving on to toronto, then winnepeg, regina, calgary, and finally vancouver. I was with an NGO then, and a Canadian group funded a project here in the Philippines, I was with two other Filipino NGO members, and we participated in the sharing of experiences in NGO work in the Phils, Canada, Mexico, and South Africa. We had to attend fora of different sectoral groups in Canada.
I was a heavy smoker then, so I enjoyed it most when I stayed in the house of a chain-smoking labor leader in one of the places. The house was topsy-turvy, books and newspapers scattered all around the sala, unwashed dishes in the sink, but I was free to smoke as long as I wanted to.
We just stayed in a place for two or three days, then board a plane for another place. I didn't have a camera yet at that time, so I
didn't even have any picture of my only experience seeing snow all around, or of the lighthouse and seagulls in nova scotia, the niagara falls, and many other interesting places. They're all in the mind now, walang ebidensya. sayang!
K, Will send you the CD soon.
toti
april 3
Hello, Violeta,
this is Bert. your husband looks familiar to me. Is he from Paracale? Heraldo's are usually from there, my hometown. Maybe I know his parents /family.
rgds
Bert
April 3
Hello Bert,
ya, he is from Paracale..he is the( pogi) son of late Judge Ricardo Heraldo..I met him in Manila while i was studying in FEU..Yoly and
myself stayed in the boarding house that was ran by Calajate family and they were from Paracale.
cheers....
Violeta
April 3
iyo na ngani, sabi ko na nga ba..I definitely remember Judge Heraldo's family! they're known and well-respected in the town. (obviously, you made the right choice!)please say Hi to him and hope next time we all can meet..though he probably won't remember me. I stayed/ studied most of the time in Daet than in Paracale during those times..
I'm familiar with the other Heraldo's there too-like Nick Heraldo, the former teacher at PHS, and the late Levi Heraldo, my
godfather.
cheers,
Bert
april 3
Hello Toti,
I've been here since Oct.1974. my husband sponsored me as fiancee. wow. naikot mo ang buong canada, me, the farthest i've been to is montreal and that was during the 1980's. We travel mostly in the States kasi nandoon mostly ang mga kapatid ko...
i'll be expecting the cd.
cheers,
Violeta
April 4
Dear Bert and Violeta,
Your families look great! Hope someday we meet them.
Speaking of Paracale, I was born there but grew up in Daet. My family came from Paracale. Visited Paracale only during summertime. We have a lot of relatives over there. Met a very nice lady (Myrna Navera) when one meeting was held in Paracale. I was the Provincial Secretary of SCA (Student Catholic Action). The officers used to travel around Camarines Norte with Fr. Imperial, Do you know her Bert? She was about our age then. About the Heraldos - my parents had compadre and comadre - don't know which Heraldo. My older siblings had best friends who are Heraldos, too.
Violeta (Didn't I call you Neng or Neneng? Don't remember calling you Violeta). I remember when we were in High School - we (Glen, Susan, Marybeth and Chichi) would go to your house to invite you over for a party and your Mom had so many questions before she would allow you to come! Remember that?
Those were the days, huh.
Regards to your families.
Men
Apr 5
Hello, Men,
tingnan mo nga naman.. Myrna Navera was my elementary classmate at PES.! We were very close up to Grade 6..but when I transfered to DPS during HS and we seldom had contacts (except on special occasions in the town).
I last saw her in the 80's in Manila and when I formed a small band in '85 -86 (as a hobby) i took her as a "musical consultant". she's a pianist and also a great dance director or artist..if you recall.but since then, sadly, i got no more news about her.
Paracale is such a small community. Like every small town, everyone knows everybody.
We had a famous congressman, the legendary Totoy Venida. He was idolized in Paracale back then..He must be your uncle or something?..
Haay, dakul pa kitang ma gigirondom when we see each other..
cheers,
Bert
Apr 5, 2007
Hi Bert,
Small world ha? Remember my tukayo as one jolly person. She was a good singer too. Totoy Venida was my uncle - youngest brother of Papa. Talagang marami tayong pag-uusapan at gigiromdomon. My Bicol is very poor. My family did not speak Bicol in the house - we spoke Tagalog Paracale kaya at school hirap akong umintindi ng Bicol. Learned to speak the dialect when I studied in Manila pero hindi pa rin fluent. My husband is from Sorsogon so ibang Bicol dialect na naman.
So long and God bless. Regards to the family.
Men
hello men,
okey, i will join you feb 2008 is just fine.....
violeta
may 6
Dear Violeta,
finally i heard from you after all the messages i've sent you. Akala ko ini snub mo na ako or you must have forgotten me. Whew! buti na lang sumagot ka. thank you for joining us. let's plan this mini reunion and let's skype one of this day, ok? miss you a lot, girl. any news from our sleeping beauty Irma? Have you spoken to Glen? please habaan mo naman ang balita mo please. take care and regards to the family.
Hugs,
Men
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