Butuan, Ato Ini!

Bound Home: Day 3 (October 3, Sunday)

It always feeIs like home everytime I stay with the Morala's in their Paranaque residence. The night passed and I woke up feeling refreshed and readied myself for my next flight going to Butuan City.

Iby

At the airport, I was surprised and happy to meet Mr. and Dr. Villareal who attended a retreat in Tagaytay. Before we boarded on our plane, I had the chance to have a little chat with them about Enfant Cheri and the kids. They made me even excited to see my former students.

Dr. Joy Villareal and Paul at Bancasi Airport

At Bancasi Airport, my very good friend Jinky was already there waiting for me and I was even more touched of Ate Lotlot's gesture to pick me up with her car. Of course, I was more than happy to see the kids - Ronron (whom God has gifted with a very good singing voice already), Izza, Ate CK and Tsoktsok. These children have made me realized how time flies for they have grown so faster than I thought.

Ronron, Izza, Tsoktsok and CK

On the way to Jinky's house where I was booked to stay for the night, I could not help but notice the city which I have made a home for six years. Butuan has noticeably transformed. The streets have become cleaner this time and street police are everywhere to implement strict discipline in the highway. There are new business establishments too. Hmmn...Butuan is moving forward.

More about Butuan:

Sprawling acrross both banks of the mighty Agusan River is the 315.6 square miles of Butuan’s territorial land mass and making it one of the Philippines’ largest cities in terms of land area.  The City over the past years have grown its built up areas which now extends further north to Ambago and further west in Ampayon. Recently an ongoing highway project by the government in the southern part will enhance the city’s growth at its southern barangays in Bit-os towards Las Nieves. (Butuan City Today) 

Jinky, Junar, Sir Reggie

Dinnertime was with no less than the G1 (BXU Chapter :) ) - Junar, Reggie and Jinky at The Islands, the very exact place where I dined in with Dr. Adelyne M. Costelo- Abrea (always my teacher, mentor, friend and "kumare") just before I left for Thailand. As expected, the food was served great that I had to give up my diet routine. How could I ever resist those foods? I had to tell myself, "just tonight...just tonight".

  

Foodies at The Islands

Because Junar (the principal) had to travel back to San Francisco (Agusan del Sur), we had to cut our neverending conversation while Sir Reggie, Jinky and I had to walk back to our places hoping to digest what we had just eaten while bringing memories back during when G1 was a complete force.

Jinky

And before we called it a night, we dropped by outside Enfant Cheri's walls to take a pose with Jinky's congratulatory tarpaulin for her being an Outstanding Teacher of 2011.