the happening

i had a pretty funny time last night. an expected procrastinating with studying for Criminal Law review class, i went out window shopping with a friend. He was actually thinking if he is going to buy a jacket on sale. Of course, the temptation that i am, i lured him to buying it. i think i was not convincing enough because we just ended up eating in a fastfood. walking all the way to glorietta from office just to eat in a fastfood. hehehe!

what made the night is our decision to meet up with new people. it turned out that my friend was meeting up with an old friend, unexpectedly. akala lang niya “eyeball” with somebody whom a friend back in law school wanted him to meet. yun pala, somebody he knew. ang galing! we actually were even thinking how we can go about the situation of meeting up with strangers. the night turned out not to be a “getting-to-know-you” night but a “bring-back-the-old-times” dinner. they reminisced about mock trial, second year cotton candy days, comfort room conversations, among other things.:-)

it made me think, i have met new people, that is a plus. but i have realized a fact and renewed my values that although “strangers are just friends waiting to happen“, it is more so that

to each and every person that happens will be those we are bound to keep and would make us realize that they are those to whom our very soul grapples  and the very same people our lives are written with and for.  

i am excted to have my own. paano kaya kami pagdating ng panahon? how will fate lead us all back together? astig! from my elementary friends, high school, college to my law school friends. what anecdote will i be able to share? down the memory lane, i have a lot to tell. i want to run down on some in order to aid me remember when the need arises. hehehe!

elementary. the DELA CHRIZQUELS. stands for Adeline, Laarni, Chrisgene, Crizelle and Racquel. Yan ang barkada ko nung elementary ako. una, kaaway ko pa si racquel kasi masungit sya noon. eventually, naging close kami at sumama na sya sa amin ni crizelle na close ko na noon pa. Section A kami. star section. I remember we even played spirit of the coin beside our school gym during lunch. when we were in grade 5, we became close to adeline and laarni. dun kami nabuo. Floyd Cas. He was a big elementary crush! Grabe! yun ang literal na puppy love. hehehe! nagkahiwa-hiwalay na lang kami ng dela chrizquels nung high school. racquel and adeline transferred to another school while laarni, crizelle and i were assigned to different sections. busy as we were, we suddenly grew apart, formed own groups. sad. i know i was the first to part. but i am more hopeful, time will lead us all back.

high school. i started high school so afraid of what is to come. Queen of Peace ang section ko ata nung first year. my first year was mostly about helping my friend Kurt. He had issues. Then i got close to Clarisse. She was likewise an instrument why i became close to our class valedictorian Diane. We all got close. Came second year, i bred a long time crush or should i say “high school one-way love story” with sherjun. naku, ewan ko ngayon paano nangyari yun. anyway, back to clarisse and diane. we got really close. we were the top 3 girls of the class. kaya syempre, hindi maiiwasan ang competition. hahaha! Zechariah ako nung second year. then bregitte came into the picture. nabuo kaming apat. Isaiah ata kami nung third year. I became close to Romulus. He’s coming top four of the class, pero the competition did not come into the way of our friendship. he was so into clarisse, my friend. while i am so into sherjun, his. Came fourth year, haay. a lot to tell. I joined the COCC nga pala and became the batch’s Batallion Executive officer. hahaha! with my tiny voice, that was my and their issue. hehehe! i remember i fell from my chair when i was in third year. Si Jomai ang pinakananloloko sakin nun. hahaha! Si Lenard nga pala, ang nagpauso ng lahat ng korny at kakaibang salita na natutunan ko, i.e., papansin (and all its other varieties), kornik, etc. One of the bestfriends i had. We forned the NNG (no name gang). hahaha! ang pinakamakukulit pero clean fun na barkada ko nun highschool din. Then came graduation, sobrang lungkot! Grad song: Through the years. magkakahiwa-hiwalay na kami. and Legaspi resort, the place to be. hehehe! niligawan ako ni sherjun. haay naku, ayoko magdwell. hahaha!

college. the UP. The best. at first, it wasn’t big deal that i passed and studied there. but when i came to experience other schools after, that is when i begin to realize na there are so much to thank the UP for, making me want to go back there (So much of that realization, i had with meds and zeena). Marie, Marby, Karen, Macs, Maxsim, Lio, Kahrs, Cham, jab, dianne at ang buong block N4. Kahit maraming nagsasabi na nerds daw ang tagablock namin, ok lang. mahal ko sila. They were with me from the start, and most of them, until now. UP Psychology Society. I became part of the “committee with the heart”–EXTERCOM. From the very first year that i joined the org. it gave me venue for outreach activities, one that i really intend to do. medical missions, visit to orphanages, habitat for humanity. astig. jologs man kami, mahal ko ang extercom, mahal ko ang Psychsoc. The Honorary Organization of the UP! UP Mandala 2004. I was the photography editor. it completed my college life. that is when i really became close to my batch. Ted, Nix, Byosh, Wys, JV, Mat. Laglagan week. astig! then, we bid off to our own separate lives. some went to medical school and a very few to law school. some intended to work and practice psychology. some intended to work though unrelated to the discipline. a lot of mentors. we’ll miss the PHAN, kuya collins. University avenue. the whole of UP. ay, crush on arbie pineda and mark velazquez (met him when i had my outreach activity at a toddler school where i teach and take care of children for free during the weekends. and we had dinner after winning a dating game. hahaha! ) also, another classmate in Modern jazz class (nabalitang bading sya nung nasa Molave dormitory sya, from classmate sources). and close friend Ted. tsaka, i won’t forget the very first time i got drunk. at kaye’s house, during our last batch party. super lasing, i was crying and then saying “ayoko lang siyang masaktan” (as conveyed by my friends). whew! i can still remember who i might probably be pertaining to. hahaha! and then my PJ, my paolo jose. he will forever be a person i shall appreciate and remember.

lawschool. san beda college. Block 1-D. the best law school block ever! nobody protests! i am entitled to say this. ana, lei, randl, zeena, earl, winston, marcus, raul, vin, bene, momy pia, mayee, theeza, marian, anabelle, meds, anthony, fred, roselle, mervin, joey, laica, norman, daddy gerry, ava, aian, regan, riza, frank, janice, ayn, raissa. ang aming mga adopted na din. hehehe! i remember the coaching days namin sa recit. ang mala in se ni frank. and “vegetarian and vegetable” rendition ni marcus at vin. ang making love recitation ni zeena. and my very own “separating the legs to constitute attempted rape” recitation with judge erum. my mocha cake days with bene. short note exchanges in the beda library. coffee breaks with marcus. a fountain pen. “when i met you”, “your brought me out of the shell”. hands to heaven. maroon five. mga nawawalang days ni winston. balot with manong outside beda with marcus. fiorgelato ice cream with marcus, again, na according to him e lasang tiki-tiki. hahaha! (for me, the best description of an ice cream, ever!) banana split ice cream na naging banana split flavored crushed ice at SM manila before oblicon class with marcus. picture taking with leira. lex celebbrationis and my cheering days with the girls of the batch. atty. pangan. dean sundiang. dean jara. atty. loyola. quezon trip sa malapalasyong bahay nila laica. sad june revelation. chocolate mallows from P. patient winston outside my classroom. walkathon along dapitan for isaw and balot with P. john henry. section 2-S. Section 3-D. arellano university school of law. vito cruz tower 2 unit 925. eurostar. rex navarette. chili’s. close to you. global gutz. baguio (camp john hay, pink sisters, grotto, our lady of manaoag. hotel 45. camp john hay, again.) arellano university school of law, again. vito cruz tower 2 unit 1106. ombudsman marcelo. lorena. edwin. raquel. corrine. ia. argyle. wil. mish. gazette. rona. andrei. chito. maiel. sandy. delo. julius. raul. bart. charade. malou. erwin. kenneth. shaela. justy. shiela. tin. keewy. joyce. ciara. reg. jp. dada. ces. kathy. mark. G. karl. hycee. SRJ. barops. AND AGAIN, MY CLOSEST LAWSCHOOL FRIENDS– DUDES FOREVER: EARL JAY, ZEENA AND P. YOU THE BEST(EST)!!! and you can probably notice it through the entry. it is inevitable… he’s a major part of my lawschool life (a fact). hehehe! my dude, my labdude, was my sweetheart, forever my labdude marcus.

at ang napakarami pang mga bagong kaibigan. words are not enough to convey how much i am grateful and how happy i am for each and every one of you who happened.

for those who passed by and for those who chose to stay, maraming salamat. you all made a difference. you all have completed a beautiful chapter in my life story. and for those who left, i am sure that it may be temporary. if not, im sure the purpose has been served. again, thank you. 

Though our communication wanes at times of absence,

i am aware of a strength that emanates in the background.