A Wondeful Gathering

In 2004 a group of strangers decided to enter a training program

Little by little the group of more than a dozen became just 5 persevering friends. And in 2006 a wonderful individual joined this closely knit group

Fast forward to 2009 and these same individuals have gone on to practice what they trained for…to live a good, resilient and happy life

Good food gets better with good company

“Please, please lets get together soon!”

how could you ignore such a plea? and as this seemed to be the sentiment of everyone in our batch (at least the 4 of us in manila), i couldnt resist arranging a common date and time for our long overdue get together.

last night the meet finally became a reality.
Venue: Charlie’s Grill and Grind
-now dubbed as the “in” place by RM (watch out for him as he swears he will be back!)

AST got there first and was lucky enough to get seats. hubby and i arrived next and after 15 minutes, sweethearts RM & MH arrived.

On our table:

philly cheese steak ordered by hubby, AST & MH

angus beef burger with wedge fries ordered by RM

fish & chips for me

chili wings for everyone

there was just so much to catch up on!  its been several months since our last get together other than a few seconds of hi and hellos, mostly by chance.  and so, even after the hearty meal, post dinner drinks and desserts were in order.

Venue: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

and if the clock did not strike 12 we would not have ended our chit chat!  what a joy it is to be in the company of such good friends!

we miss you SSE & CDG!  wish you and your cutie daughters were here!