MSUans Reunited!

I was so happy when after my almost five years of stay here in Manila, I finally heard from one of my friends in college. It was the New Year's eve when I received a greetings through SMS from an unknown number. I was curious to know who sent me good wishes, so I replied back asking who the sender is and to my surprise it was Elgane! She was a classmate and a friend back in college at Mindanao State University-General Santos City. Right then and there, through several exchange of SMS, we made a plan to get together with some other college friends whom she came in contact with. Most of them were off work on New Year's day but I got to report to work that night-which was really unfortunate- so we agreed to meet the following day.

The three of us, Elgane, Janis & I, met at Ayala MRT station and from there we rode one of the shuttles to our way to Serendra in The Fort. It was such a nice place and one of the fastest growing business hubs here in Manila. Tagged to be "the next Makati" the place truly has a lot of potentials and fresh opportunities to offer. We had coffee and chatted for a while at Starbuck's in Fully Booked while waiting for our other friend, Gay-Gay, to arrive. Apparently, Gay-Gay's husband who happens to be an MSUan too, received a call from his boss asking him to drop by his work place to attend to some important stuff. So obviously, they can't join us for lunch. The three of us had lunch without them then. We decided to have a simple meal at Gerry's Grill. After an hour, Gay-Gay and her husband, Israel, arrived. We left The Fort and headed to La Mesa Ecopark to spend the rest of the afternoon. The place was perfect. It felt like we're back in the province with the fresh and cold air and the trees around, it was really a hidden paradise within the city. Since we hadn't seen one another for the longest time, we grabbed that moment to catch up on each other's lives and of course, had fun traveling down memory lane. LOL.

Below are some captured moments for keeps:

(Mystique with Elgane)



(Mystique with Janis)






(With Gay-Gay, Israel, Janis & Elgane @ Gerry's Grill)




(On our way to La Mesa Ecopark)




(Having a great time @ the park)



(The La Mesa Watershed)










(Mystique's Moments)




(More & more pixel perfect moments)

By the way, to all MSUans out there, I'd like to invite you to join GMN (Global MSUans Network). It's one great way to get reunited with our fellow MSUans. A million thanks to Gagay for sharing the link.

May we all have a great week ahead! X.O.X.O. ^_^