Ruel
Nolledo graduating from UCLA in 1996, with a Chancellor's Award,
Bachelor of Arts with majors in Psychology and English. An A-1 student
from Prep School in San Beda (First Honors) to Ateneo Univ. High School
(in his First Year Hi, fresh from elem., he garnered First Prizes in the
Short Story, Poetry and Drama Lit. Competition and awarded Best Play
Director); was a consistent honor student in academics and graduated
with Leadership Award for Community Service). Back in the States, was
consistently in the Dean's Honor List at Los Angeles Community College,
recipient of full scholarship at UCLA. Today, he's at the prestigious
USC for a master's degree. But don't let him know you read this because
to him any achievement of his is no big deal. We never knew about these
honors until the time of the awarding. Well, some children just hate
being fussed over.HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANAK!
A loving uncle, doting on his niece Monica and nephew Nicolo, circa 1992, I think. Sorry, Emilie, you were not born yet, so you're not in the picture.
- Gene Datuin, Lia Natasha Nolledo, Percival R. Datuin and 15 others like this.
Blanca Datuin Yes, that's probably why he never tells us until the time of awarding. Not that it would have mattered much to us whether he gets an award or not. We just want our children to be educated. My other son, a Physics graduate, is just way beyond me. A walking encyclopedia, no less. And Melissa, talented artist (she just had another exhibit in Seattle). I feel like I've been left behind.
Albert B. Casuga Bravo, Ruel. Congratulations, Blanca, for a tribe increasing in a manner they are meant to---to leave something behind to make this place a better place. And to you, Ding, wherever you are now roaming. @ The little one Ruel is cuddling is a spitting image of WDN. Ruel has your softer features. You got good gifts from the Stork, amiga.- Cesar Polvorosa Jr. The children don't usually fully appreciate this until they themselves become parents and go through the experience. In the last family "event" we had to sweet talk the youngest to pause just long enough for a picture with the dad...
- Albert B. Casuga True, Ces. Ang youngest apo ko monopolizes me sa picture-taking. Nakakatuwa. Sila ba, or tayong mga Lolo at Lola na memento-crazy? Ang unico hijo ko naman ang hindi mahilig. (You're still around, Popsy, he says.) .
Amelia Datuin Baun-Hamdan You must really be proud of him, Auntie Blanca!! He got Datuin and Nolledo's genes.- Albert B. Casuga Blanca, they do grow up and they go away. But we always maintain the vinculum---heart strings reach far. @ I would like Mimi to take a photoart pic of Ruel's baldie.
- Blanca Datuin To Mel Datuin Baun-Hamdan: No more than I am proud of his brother and sisters, for their tenacity to grow as persons. You have to take your children as they are, and love them unconditionally, with or without achievements. Ruel and Orly, who live not too far from my house, are both so loving and thoughtful as sons. I'm grateful they haven't opted to live far from me.
