On Saturday 23 March 2013 PBI academics and secretariat staff gathered at the Westlake, an eatery in the Western Ringroad, Bedog, Trihanggo, Sleman, Yogyakarta, to hold a friendly gathering and thanksgiving. Some 30 people attended the gathering, which lasted from 11 am till 1 pm. The get-together event was warmly emceed (MC-ed) by Marnie and Markus, who read out inspiring quotes, such as "Each of us is part of an inseparable system. Each of us also has special talents, and thus we have our respective roles in complementing one another".
The sign post of the Westlake, a lovely resto or eatery, looks cool and welcoming
What a nice place to get together!
Getting ready for luch together
Now ... let's be grateful and enjoy what we have ordered
At the other end of the table ... PBI-ers chat while awaiting their orders
Lecturer Soh, who teaches Korean, and his wife enjoy Indonesian cuisine
Juice, soup and fried fish are in front of Bu Patrice (left) and Bu Septi (holding a spoon)
Every PBI-er enjoys the luncheon and togetherness
Friendly front desk officer, Mbak Ida, of the Westlake, welcomes lunchers
PBI academics share togetherness by a lake
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