reminiscing

the great thing about going to a place like silliman is you meet a lot of people from all walks of life and form friendships that last a lifetime.

that's how it went with charmaine, juna and i. we belonged to the class of 1996, school of communication...at least, juna and i tried to graduate by '96, fate had other plans, hehe. charm managed to avoid being swept away by our, ehem, bad influences and finished right on time.

we were an unlikely trio. juna was this tall, dusky, easygoing beauty who turned heads wherever she went, charm was this pretty, petite, hard-working news reporter for the university paper, while i was the pasaway transferee who spent more time riding on the back of a scooter than sitting in class. yet somehow, we found one another.

now, 11 years, 4 kids, 1 husband, and countless heartbreaks later, we're still stuck together and we still fondly call one another "dai".

juna is now married with a hubby who is so supportive and protective of our friendship (thanks so much, jun!). she's also a very hands-on mom to three handsome boys: shaquille, seth (my inaanak), and shadrach. charm is a great single mom to a cutie-pie, aka geoffrey daniel, aka bugoy, who also happens to be my inaanak. as for me, i am the happily footloose and fancy-free godmother they try to take advantage of as much as they can.

we rarely get together, me being the nomad that i am while they are very settled in dumaguete. fortunately, we have cellphones and our friendship has managed to subsist on texts and calls.

pero minsan, mas masarap pa rin ang chika pag kaharap sila. so i try to travel to dumaguete when my pocket permits. our last get-together was july last year. my schedule only allowed us one night, but what a night it was!

juna, charmaine & i @ hayahay! buhay pa rin kami!

with "our" hubby, jun2x! notice our rosy cheeks c/o numerous shots of rum coke :-D

today is actually charm's birthday (happy birthday, dai!) kaya i got a little maudlin. i know i'll be missing yet another celebration. haaay.