SAC Class of 1994 2nd Reunion
It is always good to greet and to bond with old friends; to reminisce about the days of old and to celebrate the successes of the present…
For those of you who unfortunately had missed out on our last reunion celebration on March 1st 2008, you truly had missed out on a spectacular event. Natives Restaurant at the Fish Fry was electrified with laughter and exuberance of the few who had gathered for our second Reunion celebration: (The first being some four years ago at Sandals Resorts in July 2004). Some may have said that we had the entire upper room of the two story, intricately decorated with island scenes restaurant to ourselves; totally usurping its huge fluffy couch, its corner island themed bar area and its big screened cable television.
Natives Restaurant is truly a “Cheers” type eatery: its ambience is exceptionally cozy and very appealing to the most discerning ‘limer’ who in fact craves the need to just hang, eat some good conch fritters, conch salad, drink a vita-malt or two and/or relax with some good old friends. And to think we may have missed out on this extraordinary place, if it wasn’t for Ean Maura’s ‘as a matter of fact’ suggestion of supporting Fat Cat’s business. Kudos to Ricardo ‘Fat Cat’ Williams for owning such well manicured and decent establishment. It is truly a place to check out!
By the way Ricardo, thank you again for hosting us, especially since certain individuals, who shall remain nameless, had forgotten to inform you that our huge party was going to ‘crash’ your place that Saturday night. But it’s all good, Ricardo welcomed us with open arms, and in fact, he kept the hors d’oeuvre flowing throughout the night.
It was really good to see old faces. Unfortunately, there were too many faces to name and too many exciting scenarios to explain, nonetheless, I would like to mention that Tia Brennen was beautifully rounded expecting her first. In deed, she was the centre of attention as she beamed magnificently throughout the night. We were all excited and happy for her and cannot wait to feature her bundle of joy within the upcoming months. You go girl and best of luck!
Nadia Curry was there too; it was odd not having her sister present, but she did represented them both. Margo Stuart brought a field load of old pictures, (oddly enough some pictures of Melanie Davis’ college graduation were mixed up amongst them, but we enjoyed viewing them all the same. Everyone knows ‘Chocolate’ loves up to take a picture). Interestingly enough, it was amazing to see how so many of us still looked the same. Who would have thought that Lavardo Sherman would have grown into his head, or that Gia Chisolm would have kept her infectious smile and big grin, or that Chanaki Whyms would have kept her figure after having children? (By the way, these were grade eight pictures and sadly, I was not featured in any, I really wanted to see whether my complexion lightened up over the years, ah well). Definitely, people need to bring more pictures at our next reunion event.
It was also good to see Kiddo, who just recently migrated back home from New York after working at the Bahamian Embassy, for some odd years. I am sure Kiddo can testify that it is better in the Bahamas ! No more frozen conch and fish for him, I guess.
But you know what was really good to see: Old high school friends still maintaining their friendships. Kenneth Ferguson was there skylarking with Jay Ambrister, Hillard Thompson was still hanging with Mark McCartney, Ean Maura and Elton Gibson is still maintaining their friendship, and even Norad Morgan and Melanie Hall was still cracking up, telling each other jokes in the corner.
In deed the night went by too quickly; but not before everyone caught up on the goings on about everyone. Politics was passionately discussed, numerous social issues were addressed, and child rearing was even a topic. (However, we have yet to agree as to why these chirren dem now days seem so violent). All in all, this reunion was truly a grand event that was worth having, and I am happy to know that another one is already being planned, so if you missed out on this one, make an effort to attend the next, as we already are the talk of the town. Who would have thought that the Class of 1994 which had so many social cliques would come together to celebrate life. Oh yeah, big shout out to the diva Charo Walker, for getting the ball rolling!
