It's already 23 years since our graduation at Mapua Institute of Technology in 1992. Our graduation was held at Philippine international Convention Center (PICC). We finished B. S. Chemical Engineering and B. S. Chemistry. There are more women than men in our batch.
Since I have a plan to visit in Philippines, then I decided to have a reunion with my classmates or batchmates. With the help of my classmates and our professor, Mrs. Elizabeth So Espiritu, they suggested to have our reunion at The Bayleaf Intramuros which is located besides the building of Mapua institute of Technology. When I checked their website and make a phone call to their office, I learned that it is a five star hotel. It is also a former main office of Philippine Savings Bank during our college days. We used to go to that building to have a Xerox or photocopy of documents, reports, and books.
With the help of our other classmates, we got a good attendance. We are 18 in our reunion and I made a reservation for 15 people at the hotel. Some of our classmates are in abroad and some of them have appointments. We invited our professors but unfortunately, they didn't make it in our reunion.
We supposed to have our reunion at The Skydeck which is the rooftop of the hotel. We chose The Skydeck because you will see the scenic view of Manila particularly Manila City Hall, Intramuros, and the campus building of Mapua. Because of the rain and the rectangular tables are already occupied, then we decided to move at The Spoons which is the next lower floor of The Skydeck. Since the menu at The Skydeck and The Spoons are the same, then we decided also to have our reunion at The Spoons.
Before we proceed to the hotel, we had a tour first at Mapua Institute of Technology. We want to see the campus again after 23 years. Most of our classmates didn't see the campus since our graduation. Also, many of us didn't see each other and because of this, our reunion became memorable.
Well, the menu is ala carte and we ordered different side dishes, main dishes, soups, drinks, and 1 bottle of hard drink. While eating, we are socializing and chatting to each other. Because of socializing and chatting, we didn't order the dessert. Anyway, our reunion was so memorable.
This event is also a birthday celebration of Lourdes Colobong, one of our classmate. The hotel gave a slice of cake to her for free.
After the reunion, some of our classmates gave the carpool to our other classmates. Because of having social media like Facebook, it is possible to have a reunion and keep in touch with classmates and professors.
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