For ten months, they attended class, interacted with each other, studied as groups, laughed at each others jokes every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 7 to 9 PM. But that was all in the virtual setting. May times they expressed the longing to see each other in person. Then Alert Level 1 in relation to the pandemic situation was announced in most regions of the Philippines, making travel easier. That sparked the idea that we can have an in-person graduation celebration to which everyone agreed.

So they came (except for 4 who could not make it) and had great fun and fellowship for two days. This is the story of BSM Online Batch 1. It was a case of “Hello” and then “Good Bye” but it was better that none.