Reunited

Last Friday, July 20, I went to see some batchmates in high school through the invitation of Digna.  Remembering Papsie's words about invitations, I accepted even though I was not sure how I will go along with these girls who were not my classmates with only a few of them I can recall.  Honestly, I cannot exactly remember Digna in person.  I only got to know her and be acquainted with her again on Facebook.   I was thankful though that I decided to go and discover how cool it is to be reunited again with batchmates/schoolmates after more than two decades with an exemption of a few who I had met a lot of times already the past months.    Thanks a lot to Digna for this experience.

It was nice meeting them and getting to know about them and their family.  It made me think that a lot of things had changed not to mention 'how we've grown'.  It is such a nice feeling to discover the person in each of them.  We had a lot of laughs and exchanged nasty jokes even.  I have to say it was a really fun night exclusively for the girls.  :D

[caption id="attachment_4245" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A date with Digna de Vera[/caption]

Just last March this year, we also had a date with Edna Rosales.  We also had lots of fun and laughter, thanks a lot to Joven and everybody.  The boys were invited here.

[caption id="attachment_4246" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A date with Edna Rosales[/caption]

Last year, July, 2011, Leonie Cacatian Choa invited us also to have dinner with her.  I was so glad to see her again.  It was only in Facebook that I get to know the real Leonie who was a really funny and kind person.  She was more than that when I met her again in person.  I felt welcome and accepted.  I like feeling the feeling of friendship all over.

[caption id="attachment_4247" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A date with Leonie Choa[/caption]

In November, 2010, Flor invited us all to her birthday celebration which surprisingly was held at the house of our adviser, Mrs. de Jesus.  This composed of classmates mostly.  I had donned a sports attire because Flor said to bring my badminton set.  The time ran out because it was not enough for the stories.

[caption id="attachment_4248" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Flor's birthday[/caption]

After the batch get together in 2010, Helen Esguerra Amigable invited us last September, 2010, the class of IV-1 Marangal where she was staying.  This was my first time to attend an invitation.  There was booze, lots of laughter and reminiscence.  It was a fun night, too.  I went home late.

[caption id="attachment_4253" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A date with Helen Amigable[/caption]

Reunions are fun.  Gone were the days of vanity and insecurity and competition.  These are moments of reuniting with friends, and perhaps, non-friends, but void of intentions to show off, well at least to me, it is.  These are moments of getting to know more, of hugging a dear friend to let her feel how she or he was missed.  These are moments of rediscovery, of finding treasures once more.  :D  Says Lilibeth, in a comment, "Ulitin natin 'to!"  :D