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Flavors Restaurant at the Holiday Inn is the best place where you can hold your reunions. It was definitely the ideal spot for a memorable 1989 Philippine Airlines Batch Reunion.
The food was fantastic. It lived up to its name. Customer service was amazing. The service crew was always smiling and on their toes to make sure we were taken care of.
The venue was humongous enough for the entire batch to fit comfortably. There was even a stage for the amazing performances prepared for the night. 🤩
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Flavors Restaurant Holiday Inn Is Definitely The Ideal Spot For A Memorable 1989 PAL Batch Reunion
After weeks of looking around for the perfect venue, it was finally decided that the Flavors Restaurant at the Holiday Inn would be the ideal spot for the event, offering both a great ambiance and a convenient location.
Thanks to the hard-working team, led by Flight Purser Loida Pamulaklakin-Vargas, the 35th anniversary of Philippines Airlines Batch 1989 was a complete success!
Check out the ambiance of the restaurant below. Special mention to our violinist, Marius Ilagan from San Pablo. Please check out his Facebook page (Marius Violinista 09510843805)
Flavors Holiday Inn Buffet Review
Now, let’s talk about the food. Well, definitely, food was abundant. Yes, it was food galore the whole night. There were various food stations.
The salad station was pretty good, and the veggies were fresh, especially the crisp lettuce. Safe to say, I was satisfied with the salad since it came with a lot of other ingredients. 😍
The salad station was strategically located beside the bread station.
Of course, there was a wide variety of dishes we could choose from. Except for the lechon, which was courtesy of Lizette Graven of PAL Batch 89-02. 😘
More food options …
What’s a buffet without a dessert station?
35 Years of Togetherness And Craziness
It’s pretty hard to believe that 35 years ago, Batch 1989 was the super junior batch of the cabin crew of Philippine Airlines. We were young, naive, crazy, and scared.
But mostly excited about the opportunity to be with Philippine Airlines as cabin crew, ready to take on the skies and embark on an incredible journey that would shape our lives forever.
We successfully braved the basic training, which included survival swimming and exams. Then off to Cebu, where we had to fly turboprop planes.
Some of my batchmates enjoyed Cebu so much that they opted to stay, and some decided to relocate back to Manila. After a couple of months, we were upgraded to fly jets.
From turboprop, we were finally qualified to fly 737-300, Airbus-300, and Bac1-11.
We flew domestic routes for about three years, and during that time, we grew even closer to each other. Those were the days when we would fly the whole day and end up in Faces or Euphoria at night.
We could afford to since all we had to do was present our IDs and we could get in for free. We didn’t even have to line up.
There were a lot of perks that came with being a PAL Flight Attendant.
Then finally, we were upgraded to fly the international routes and since the flights were longer, we couldn’t spend so much time with each other anymore. But still, we tried to fly with each other to be together.
As the years passed, some left, some ventured to new pastures, while others stayed. But through it all, the craziness and friendship remained.
To quote Flight Purser Ann Luat, “We all started from scratch. Some have decided to stay, some have moved forward, and slayed! One thing is for sure, the friendship stays. We will always be proud of what we’ve become.”
Congratulations, PAL Batch 1989!
PAL Basic Class 89-04 Left to right: Budong Coronel, Flight Purser Gerry de Jesus, Dennis Bernal, Lara Ele-Camacho, Peluchi Reloj (our gorgeous basic class trainer) Flight Purser Loida Pamulaklakin-Vargas, yours truly, Flight Purser Chechi Alovera, Tata Edillor, Flight Purser Stanley Lumapas, and Joey Pacheco (our devastatingly good looking basic class trainer, who happens to be the best in the field of training and development)PAL Basic Class 89-03 from left to right: Yours truly (thanks for including me 😀), Flight Purser Tess Sangalang, Flight Purser Emy Borcelis, Dr. Mario Saldaña, Carmi Panlilio (now with Delta Airlines), Flight Purser Tina Ongkiko, Bok Tapia, Flight Purser Michele Montesa, Flight Purser Chris Jover, Chei Wijanco (PAL Senior Cabin Crew), Flight Purser EJ Gatmaytan, and Beth Lucero (super mom).PAL Basic Class 89-03 through the yearsPAL Basic Class 89-05. From left to right: Flight Purser Ann Luat (now known as AnLu after her amazing performance), Flight Purser Eva Estavillo, Flight Purser Marvin Saguin, and Dennis del Mar (PTC Aviation Sales and Training Manager)With Dennis del Mar, Sales and Training Manager for PTC Aviation. He has helped a lot of aspiring flight attendants achieve their dreams.The gorgeous ladies of PAL Basic Class 89-01. From left to right: Fita Roxas-Aseron, Bettina Fernandez (PAL Management), Edith Dimagmaliw, Judith Padua (now known as JPad after her incredible performance), and Flight Purser Geri Valerio-ClementThe crazy bunch from left to everywhere: Tata Edillor, Maybelle Tiu, Geri Valerio-Clement, Stanley Lumapas, Kiko Ramos, General Noel Clement (He’s not as crazy as us 😁 ), Edward Carayag, Michele Montesa, Maan Zurbito, Chei Wijanco (our Barbie Doll), Chris Jover, Dennis Bernal, Nona Matias, Rookie Saguin, Bok Tapia, Tina de Jesus, Bennet Ramos, Din Din Carayag, Ann Luat, Judith Padua, Tess Sangalang, Edith Dimagmaliw, Eva Estavillo, Chechi Alovera, Gerry de Jesus, Betinna Fernandez, EJ Gatmaytan, and Emy Borcelis.From left to right: Lara Ele-Camacho, Geri Valerio-Clement, Fita Roxas-Aseron, Judith Padua, Chris Jover, Dr. Mario Saldaña, and Betinna FernandezMy utmost respect goes to these people who stayed and slayed, yet remained humble and crazy as ever. Flight Pursers Stanley Lumapas, Gerry de Jesus, Maan Zurbito, Bennet Ramos, EJ Gatmaytan, Nelia Gastrock (seated), Loida Pamulaklakin-Vargas, Geri Valerio-Clement, Janet Concepcion, Tess Sangalang, Eva Estavillo, Ferdi Robleza, Chechi Alovera, Edith Bautista, Tina Ongkiko, Jojo Danao, Judith Padua, Terry Katipunan, Gemma Dore, Rookie Saguin, Marvin Saguin, Ann Luat, Carol Murphy, Wacky Balbuena, Emy Borcelis, Candy Lingao, Michele Montesa, Liza Arcilla, Chris Jover, and Gaye HerreraFrom left to right: Betinna Fernandez, Fita Roxas-Aseron, Joan and Jojo Danao, Judith Padua, Edith Dimagmaliw, yours truly, and Geri Valerio-ClementFrom left to right: Tata Edillor, Peluchi Reloj, Joey Pacheco, and yours trulyFrom left to right: Yours truly (again … well, it’s my website 😀). Peluchi Reloj, Tata Edillor, and Budong CoronelBeautiful people from left to right: Chei Wijanco, LIza Arcilla, Tina Ongkiko, Gerry de Jesus, Loida Pamulaklakin-Vargas, Bok Tapia, Chris Jover, Michele Montesa, and Dr. Mario SaldañaFrom left to right: Bok Tapia, Stanley Lumapas, Beth Lucero, Carmi Panlilio, Dr, Mario Saldaña, Maybelle Tiu, Edith Dimagmaliw, Judith Padua, Marizon Bastida, and Jojo DanaoFrom left to right: Marvin Saguin, Noel and Geri Clement, Dennis del Mar, Michele Montesa, and Stanley LumapasIn the picture is Flight Purser Stan, always the most debonair of the batchTata Edillor, Ann Luat, and Gerry Rustia (VP PAL Inflight Center)The prime movers: Candy Lingao, Loida Pamulaklakin-Vargas, Maybelle Tiu, and Rookie Saguiun, Not in the picture is Michele MontesaPAL Batch 1989 …. Thanks for the memories 😍
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