Eufrocina Cabanban

She didn't change much. She was startled when I approached her during our Nov 13 Batch Meeting. "Eufrocina!", I said. "We were classmates in first year or second year!" And she just smiled that impish smile. The truth is, it was easy to recognize her, remaining almost the same as the last time I saw her 40 years or so ago. Welcome to the batch.



(4th from the left)  Eufrocina seems to be having a great time with the group

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