Today is August 28, and it's the birthday of my dear alma mater, Silliman University. I had late afternoon coffee at  the Bean Connection, which is a relatively new coffee place in the downtown area. This was my first time to have coffee there, and I must say that I really appreciated the decor. Colorful paintings done by an artist friend of mine adorned the brick walls and I spotted a few friends from school also having their fill of coffee in one of the tables.

I was also pleasantly surprised to see that the cafe was getting in on the Founder's Day spirit with its commemorative cupcakes.  One had the familiar SU Portal in miniature atop a classic chocolate cupcake, while the other had SU in fat white fondant on a red heart. Cute! I tried both and they were very good, a little bit on the bright dry side for me, but I've tasted worse. I also tried the chocolate cupcake with mocha frosting which was ok. The frosting was very sweet and sugary, although I appreciated the  choco sprinkles and the fluffy way the frosting rested on top of the cupcake.