Rhoda Velasquez' Birthday

Rhoda Velasquez' Birthday

Cutting the cake under the watchful gaze of our surgeon and Rosie.

Rhoda Velasquez' Birthday

This is much easier than blowing 30 individual candles!

Rhoda Velasquez' Birthday

The candles on the cake say it all!

Rhoda Velasquez' Birthday

Ka Pedro leads the community in a special prayer for the birthday girl.

Rhoda Velasquez' Birthday

Early birds Abner, Arthur, Andy, Dindo, Jojie and Liza get the first photo of the day with the birthday girl.

Filipino Association General Assembly

Filipino Association General Assembly

Pastor Manny de Guzman opens the assembly with a prayer.

Elmer Mercader's Birthday

The intensity on the dance floor heats up!

Elmer Mercader's Birthday

On the dance floor, Dr Toy pairs up with Dr. Lou of the University of Guam

Elmer Mercader's Birthday

Revving up for another Hagibis number!

Elmer Mercader's Birthday

The COM contingent!

Elmer Mercader's Birthday

Elmer with the boys.

Elmer Mercader's Birthday

The birthday boy gets to sit with the girls!

Saturday Night at Nestor and Ana Acosta's Place

Lyle with the ladies of the night...

Saturday Night at Nestor and Ana Acosta's Place

Doc Roy takes over the dance floor.

Saturday Night at Nestor and Ana Acosta's Place

Nestor and Ana show off their tango skills.

Saturday Night at Nestor and Ana Acosta's Place

The girls show off their stuff as the guys lead off with Hagibis' "Katawan"

Saturday Night at Nestor and Ana Acosta's Place

This is a night where age does not matter: Robert gives pointers on how to do the "Ocho-ocho"!

Saturday Night at Nestor and Ana Acosta's Place

These party animals are not the shy type!

Saturday Night at Nestor and Ana Acosta's Place

Awaiting the next dance...

OPM Night

Rosie, ala Pilita Corrales; Obet and Odang do their Janno and Jaya duet.

OPM Night

It is Linggo ng Wika! Nestor and Ana host an OPM songfest!

Saying NO! to Rapu-Rapu Mine Pollution in Albay

Kosrae Pinoys make their voice heard via the internet calling for a STOP to mine pollution in Rapu-Rapu Island, Albay.

August Departures: Boy Anonuevo and Joel Navarra

C&I Director Singkitchy George makes sure Boy gets on the plane!

Sunday Afternoon at Liza's Place

The boys: Sitting: Benjie, Robert, Manny, Leo, Junior, Danny, Tetsu, Arthur and Andy; Standing: Fred, Rey, Leandro, Nestor, Abner, Dindo and Lyle.

Sunday Afternoon at Liza's Place

The girls: Eiko, Ana, Rhoda, Eleanor, Jojie, Liza and Michelle

Badminton!

Nestor adds a little body English to make sure the shuttlecock crosses the net...

Badminton!

State surveyor Leandro makes sure the angle is correct for his serve while our math whiz Rhoda computes for force and velocity...

Sunday Afternoon at the APSCO House

Under the spreading breadfruit trees...Front row: Nestor, Edgar, Lyle and Benjie; 2nd row: Abner, Andy, Leo, Doc Toy, Robert and Fred. The watch-your-car guy behind is Rey Calma...

Sunday Afternoon at the APSCO House

Junior provides the musical entertainment outside...

Sunday Afternoon at the APSCO House

Jojie plays host to Liza, Eleanor, Rhoda, Doc Roy and Ana --making sure the food is enough to feed the hungry guys outside...

One Sunday Morning

Doc Roy and Jojie...

One Sunday Morning

Aaron with Leandro, Carmelo, Chat and Liza

Sabado

Nestor, Rommel and Fred help out with the aluminum can recycling effort. (P.S. 99% of the cans were Budweiser!)

Sabado

Joel, Leo and Rommel set up the badminton court...

Merienda with Ric Vera Cruz

Ted and Rose Bueno host a late afternoon merienda for Ric Vera Cruz.

Departure: Bong and Edna Martinez

The ones left behind -- the happy faces mask the yearning to be on Continental Flight 957, too!

Departure: Bong and Edna Martinez

At the airport, Ted Bueno meets a San Juan (Ilocos Sur) kababayan - Ricardo Vera Cruz, Business Manager of the College of Micronesia Land Grant based in Pohnpei.

Departure: Bong and Edna Martinez

There was no shortage of volunteers waiting for the chance to escort Bong and Edna all the way from Kosrae to the Philippine Heart Center!

Departure: Bong and Edna Martinez

After almost two weeks of waiting in the hospital...it's finally time to go...

Badminton!

Manny de Guzman shows off that winning form...

Badminton!

It is a battle of the sexes as Rhoda and Lucille take on the Nestor Team (Acosta & Ocfemia)...(p.s. the ladies won this one!)

At Pacific Tree Lodge

COM Lunch Break: Checking out the new restaurant at the Pacific Tree Lodge.