Miss you, girls! ♥When I was a little girl, three wonderful girls made up my little circle of friends: Ann, the only sister I have who's just a year younger than me; Achie, the girl who lived down the street who became my first ever playmate, and Avee, who lived a couple of streets away who became my first real nice classmate.
I remember always having a blast when the four of us were together. We shared toys, clothes, books, food, kitchens, fridges, beds, car rides, even our other sets of friends. Baby fats, bad teeth, wayward zits, frizzy hair, bad grades, cat fights, adolescent creeps, stupid crushes, problematic boyfriends, crazy exes, family problems, career switches, money woes --- we witnessed and went through them all. We all went through the awkward phase of puberty and graduated to adulthood together, and have the pictures and great memories to prove it.
We didn't make a pact to stay friends forever under a full moon while dancing barefoot around a fire. Nah, there was no need for that. Besides, village security would've put the fire out on our little moonlight ceremony faster than we could say Care Bears.
There was no need to make a pact because we always knew that we'd be friends forever. Simple as that.
It's funny when I tell my other friends about how long us girls have been together. They either echo what I just said in this really loud and incredulous voice, or they go "Woooooooooow!" like it's the most shocking thing ever.
Well, is it? We have been friends for 25 years, after all. (Oh dear God, 25 years more and we're Golden Girls!)
It truly is a happy accomplishment. Just think of the number of people who have tried but failed. Not a lot can boast of still being friends with the girl who gave you that really ugly scar on your knee when you were 11 because you just thought of playing tag one afternoon while wearing a really oversized pair of slippers. Not a lot can boast of still being friends with the girl you created a secret (very, very secret!) Romnick Sarmenta fan club with. Good God!
We outgrow toys, books, clothes, habits and crushes. As harsh as it sounds, we outgrow friends, too. I've outgrown a lot of stuff in the last two decades, but I'm so proud to say that my friendships are not among them. I'm glad and grateful that my friendships have stood the test of time.
My friendship with these three ladies is far from perfect. There were times when we refused to talk to one another because of misunderstandings that we thought at the time were of catastrophic proportions. Each of us had also gone "out of circulation" because we were so caught up with our own love lives, work or family.
It's like having a lover's spat. The only difference is that no matter how huge or how little our fight is, we understand, we forgive, we get over it, and we're back to being best friends again. We do not break up and move on and forget the other existed.
My friendship with these three ladies has gone through so many changes. As many as the changes we have experienced with our own lives. Right now, we've all got our hands full. A coffee date seems impossible to make, what more an entire day spent together. But pretty much, we're doing okay. It just gets awfully lonely sometimes.
It's a little sad, and I just can't help wishing we were back to being kids again and Saturday trips to the mall were the highlight of our week.
I can't help wishing we were all still neighbours, living in the same neighbourhood, and we can just ride the bike or walk a couple of blocks to see and say hello to each other.
I can't help wishing we didn't have anything else to occupy our minds other than being friends.
Time flies by so fast and I wish I can just slow it down a little.
Slow it down a little so we all can just catch up.
So what say you, ladies? Coffee soon?
I remember always having a blast when the four of us were together. We shared toys, clothes, books, food, kitchens, fridges, beds, car rides, even our other sets of friends. Baby fats, bad teeth, wayward zits, frizzy hair, bad grades, cat fights, adolescent creeps, stupid crushes, problematic boyfriends, crazy exes, family problems, career switches, money woes --- we witnessed and went through them all. We all went through the awkward phase of puberty and graduated to adulthood together, and have the pictures and great memories to prove it.
We didn't make a pact to stay friends forever under a full moon while dancing barefoot around a fire. Nah, there was no need for that. Besides, village security would've put the fire out on our little moonlight ceremony faster than we could say Care Bears.
There was no need to make a pact because we always knew that we'd be friends forever. Simple as that.
It's funny when I tell my other friends about how long us girls have been together. They either echo what I just said in this really loud and incredulous voice, or they go "Woooooooooow!" like it's the most shocking thing ever.
Well, is it? We have been friends for 25 years, after all. (Oh dear God, 25 years more and we're Golden Girls!)
It truly is a happy accomplishment. Just think of the number of people who have tried but failed. Not a lot can boast of still being friends with the girl who gave you that really ugly scar on your knee when you were 11 because you just thought of playing tag one afternoon while wearing a really oversized pair of slippers. Not a lot can boast of still being friends with the girl you created a secret (very, very secret!) Romnick Sarmenta fan club with. Good God!
We outgrow toys, books, clothes, habits and crushes. As harsh as it sounds, we outgrow friends, too. I've outgrown a lot of stuff in the last two decades, but I'm so proud to say that my friendships are not among them. I'm glad and grateful that my friendships have stood the test of time.
My friendship with these three ladies is far from perfect. There were times when we refused to talk to one another because of misunderstandings that we thought at the time were of catastrophic proportions. Each of us had also gone "out of circulation" because we were so caught up with our own love lives, work or family.
It's like having a lover's spat. The only difference is that no matter how huge or how little our fight is, we understand, we forgive, we get over it, and we're back to being best friends again. We do not break up and move on and forget the other existed.
My friendship with these three ladies has gone through so many changes. As many as the changes we have experienced with our own lives. Right now, we've all got our hands full. A coffee date seems impossible to make, what more an entire day spent together. But pretty much, we're doing okay. It just gets awfully lonely sometimes.
It's a little sad, and I just can't help wishing we were back to being kids again and Saturday trips to the mall were the highlight of our week.
I can't help wishing we were all still neighbours, living in the same neighbourhood, and we can just ride the bike or walk a couple of blocks to see and say hello to each other.
I can't help wishing we didn't have anything else to occupy our minds other than being friends.
Time flies by so fast and I wish I can just slow it down a little.
Slow it down a little so we all can just catch up.
So what say you, ladies? Coffee soon?
Ay si Achie (Ang babaeng makulit sa blog) Nasa picture :-D
Yesh, this is what Achie and I looked like before we put on the weight. Wehehe.
Yesh, this is what Achie and I looked like before we put on the weight. Wehehe.
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@ Alkapon: Wow! Thanks so much! Tats naman ako. Super enjoy din ako magbasa ng posts mo so bibisita din ako ng madalas :)
Beterana sounds so ancient, don't you think? Hehe!
Don't get me wrong upon saying you are "Beterana".. ha ha ha, malikot pala ang utak mo.. ha ha ha
We are in the world of blogging, so that's what i'm referring to.
@ Alkapon: Hahaha, no worries, was just teasing you there. ; )
Oo, sabi nga ni Babykoy, ako ay isang batang malikot at maharot. Bow.