The Abaknons of Nevada

When Judge Freddie Ampuan visited Reno early this year, Bernard Ortego invited me to pay them a visit one day. I never thought such could come true, or even yet, not this soon.

But I am with them now. I proceeded here from Las Vegas. Esther Castillo and her husband Richard, graciously fetched me from the airport and allowed me to stay in their house. I've been having a great time since then.

Nevada (and the nearby areas) is one area where many Abaknons reside. It's therefore possible to call them for a gathering at any one time without much hassle. Like what happened the night I arrived.

Bernard and wife Mila were there and so was Darby. Delia Pelito, (Potot, of course) also came in and was as vivacious as ever.

Mana Mina Cula and daughter, Jenalyn also went.

The night went fast. We were forced to rest when we realized it was six a.m. already.



We went out the next day and checked out downtown Reno. The days highlight? Playing at the casinos!

Just for fun of course. Darby won USD 170.00 and Mana Ester USD 65.00 at the slot machine.

Anyway, I'm sharing here some pictures we took. We'll have more in the days to come.



Comments

  1. atto aryoNovember 27, 2007 at 6:19 AM

    AbaknonsiCalif: Atty. what is agenda in the next few days look like? Your journey is coming to an end soon, hopefully, very obviuos naman you had a good time.

    AbaknonsiCalif: R-U, Sorry to bring this up but your dad is my mentor and one of the few best teacher that I ever had and really admired.

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  2. atto aryoNovember 27, 2007 at 6:19 AM

    AbaknonsiCalif: Atty. what is agenda in the next few days look like? Your journey is coming to an end soon, hopefully, very obviuos naman you had a good time.

    AbaknonsiCalif: R-U, Sorry to bring this up but your dad is my mentor and one of the few best teacher that I ever had and really admired.

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