AFTER we finished our course in Fine Arts, the barkada haven't heard any news or whereabouts of our good dear cohort Ruel Ilog. We then, bottled down that he's out there now in the states and creatively surviving, he's a great and artistic photographer. You know, sometimes it really pays to engage in the web, not with the spiders but in the internet. After all these years, he still remembers and tries to locate not only me but the rest of the barkadas cum classmates, Ric Saldaña, Freddie Teylan and Greg Natividad. Ruel tried the net for so many times hoping he can locate our presence. He also tells he even tried to catch us in the alumni.net, hoping we signed in and become a member, mmm, for what reason I nod.

Right now, our dear Ruel and his family, wife Imee and daughter Camille is now successfully living in Jacksonville, Florida, a two & half hour drive to Disney World, Orlando and seven hours drive to Miami. "Masarap na mahirap ang buhay pala sa abroad at hindi ako naho-home sick dahil kasama ako ang pamilya ko at enjoy ako," Ruel glads. His wife Imee is a registered nurse in a Nursing Home. "I started as a dishwasher for nine months and then after, they offered me a nice position, a supervisory in the supply. I work between 8 am to 4:30 pm and have a day off in the weekends. My daughter Camille is in the 7th Grade, he informs. After all, we are so happy to hear good news from him after 15 great years and of course some thumbs up for Ruel for really surviving his guts out there. Of course, how can we forget the mighty use of the internet, a great source of finding lost and locating dear persons wherever they are.