Wednesday noon, I received an unexpected call from someone who sounds very familiar – it was Aaron, my used-to-be regular caller and one of my best friends in high school…
Yan: Kuya aa! Himala…kamusta?...
Aaron: Invite unta taka yan sa bday sa akong anak….
…time flies so fast…memories of my high school life is still so clear in my mind and that one call from kuya aa made me realize how things have changed big time! I can’t believe how situations have changed since the day I left high school. Some are married, some have their own kids, some are hurrying up to go and find greener pastures…gone are the days when all we’re worried about is the deadline of the research, the math quiz, the answers to the advance chem exam, the group projects in science, dance presentations for PE…gone are the days when “slipper game-turned SG tournament is the highlight of our day…gone are the days when we don’t really have to worry about life and future…gone are the simple days when we can simply be kids anytime we want.
Friday:
I met with jaylyn so we could find a gift for aaron’s baby and eventually go to the party together. We were in Trendline looking for the best gift that hopefully the parents would like (lol), going to the counter we saw Ella, looking like an executive with her company uniform while giving instructions to the cashier…
Jaylyn: ella…abas (that gay linggo again)
Executive look gyud…
Yan: wow, ella…sosyal! Maulaw man sad mi nimu oi…
(chat.chat.chat…-we told her that we’re looking for a gift)
Jaylyn: discount dayon madam
Yan: bitaw ell
Ella: (pointing to the cashier) tagai sila discount, ingna sa ako lang…
Wow…someone who used to be meek in the class is now giving instructions like she owns the place (so happy for you ell!)
On our way to the party venue, jaylyn and I talked about her job and how our friends have grown much over the years. Jaylyn was the first friend I had in high school. I got close to her because we like the same things…the color yellow, the sunshine colgne and some tv shows. Even with time and distance separating us, it still surprises me how every time we get to see each other I never run out of things to tell her and that even if we have changed, there are still things that connect us (it was the color yellow that started our friendship, and now it’s our love for the shade of purple/lavender that would probably continue to bind us!haha). We realized how people have grown so much. How a lot of lives have changed over the pat five years. Every get together, the topics would either be jobs, who got married, who’s with who, where is he/she…though there are still the occasional “kulitan” (one thing that I hope would not changed)…everyone has indeed gone to different directions. It makes me think, how much of me is still the same and how much is different?...Have I grown? (in height and in wisdom..lol)…
I have always been scared with changes, it’s always a challenge for me to accept change but seeing my friends and how happy most of them are with the changes and the growth they’re experiencing in their lives…then I guess it’s a testimony that changes can be good and that I should deal with it positively. I just hope that the friendship we all planted and nurtured for four years in ct hi will continue to grow. (corny…hehe but I mean it!) =)
Miss you all pips…SG na pud!
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