The end of Batch63’s Festival week is marked by the Despedida party at Pergola Place in Roxas Boulevard last Monday. Having just finished their successful Homecoming Day at La Salle Taft, the Batch was in high spirits. People started arriving at Pergola by 6PM where they were greeted by the project host, Vic Romero. As usual, the family of Vince and Jane Misa manned the registration table for the visitors.
The special performers were Jimmy Estrella and Ben Umali who regaled the crowd with their live - digital rendition of Ventures and Shadows instrumental hits. Ben has special Minus 1 facilities that allowed two guitars to play along with the other “missing” band instruments that night (drums, rhythm, second lead, etc.). This started off the dancing where the fun-loving members of Batch63 and their partners excel.
Between dance numbers especially when the dancers need to get a breather, the singers took over. Yes, it’s also Karaoke time for the Batch63 pop Idols. Lito D, Joey E, Joey Z, Lito C, Doug, Tonichi and others sang their hearts out. Not to be outdone, the wives took center stage at one point and as a group, sang the iconic tune of the 60s, Obladi Oblada. A special event for the night was the awarding of trophies to the winners of the Jubilee Golf Tournament held last Feb. 28 at Canlubang. Congratulations to the winners for their Tigerish accomplishments.
The surprise attendees of the night were Jon Arcenas; Art and Angel Alvendia; and Ramon Arnaiz. These guys did not make the earlier get togethers but now they are present to be counted. Other guests who attended this time were Batch62 friends of Batch63. At this point, the last few books of the “Story of Us” was delivered by Oni Mayo to those who ordered a copy. The book has now gained iconic status especially after it was cited in the Homecoming event. Again, the party overshot its time limit as the people continue to enjoy themselves. All in all, it was another successful party and a fitting closure of the Jubilee Festival Week for Batch63.
Hasta la vista, amigos!
See slide show for more photos.
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