There’s a certain magic that this reunion brought to the attendees. How elegant they looked in their white T-shirts printed with “Benuto-Felifa Mesina Family Reunion, 2009, as they approached one relative after another bidding each one good-bye. The joyous, exciting and vibrant mood the whole day suddenly was overtaken by grief and disappointment.
It was a [...]
Laughter and chatter characterized this first ever reunion. It is great to catch up news and find out what everyone has been or is doing. They chatted as if they have never been apart and shared many fond memories.
Conversations and reminiscing continued until late afternoon. Some were resting under the shady pavilion, others went boating [...]
The members of the Benuto-Felifa Mesina family had the telltale signs of a grand, long-awaited family reunion. Some of the Mesinas from abroad flew to the Philippines as early as the third week of January, 2009; the others followed on the first week of February.
Come February 14, 2009, that’s the red-letter day on their calendar. [...]
What? A family reunion? Yes, a coming together again or a reunification of family members!
A family in Cavinti extends not just to the immediate father, mother, daughters and sons but also to the first cousins and their offsprings, grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts, uncles and other extended family members. And the descendants of the late couple Benuto and Felifa [...]
A native of Cavinti, Lucila C. Oblena spent all her working years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher in 1944, then a Guidance Counselor and retired as a school Principal. She is also the founder of CLOTA (Cavinti Laguna Overseas Teachers Association). She is the Editor of Tipakan.com (Cavinti Diaspora).
