remembering dear friends

i was going thru old pictures and i again came across pics of me and my soul sisters when we were just uhugins back in highschool. it never fails to put a smile on my face when i remember all of the kulitan, harutan, bonding, iyakan, and barubalan that we all shared. i guess this is why we all have stayed friends even after everybody went off to college, others went abroad to either study or work after college, some started families of their own and even after a friend left us early to spend the rest of her life with our Maker.

i remember that we were all afraid to graduate from highschool because we thought we'd fail to get in touch with each other again or that we'll slowly drift apart and then eventually, lose the friendship......i guess God was good to us because He somehow made a way for us to stay bonded and for the friendship to stay the same......across miles.......defying even death.

other people have big groups of friends......i only have a number of people i consider close friends.....no, not friends but family.......i guess if it were society's standards that'll be used to measure my popularity, i'll be having a negative score.......still.....i consider myself lucky. these are people who i know will be with me not only when im happy but they are also people i can hold on when my hope is gone......when my faith falters.....when problems test how strong i am.

jem....thanks for believing in me...lam mo na what i mean by this mare.

shy......lola! bakla! hay ano pa nga ba masasabi ko sayo? lagi tayo magkadikit! seriously...thanks for being there pare....pati na sa mga luto mo hehehehe.....

em.......i know we've only known each other for about two years now....i'm lucky to have you as a friend....you make me strive to be a better person (potential ms. universe candidate po itoh grabeh)

shine.......i know happy ka na where you are right now, no more pain and suffering for you my strong friend.
thanks for the mem'ries. miss ka na namin and we'll always miss you.

at sa iba pang mga kaibigan.......it's been one helluva ride......