I proved this true, just this weekend, when I met up with an old high-school friend. We hadn't seen each other for months and we're barely in touch, save for a few phone calls & text messages. The irony is that when we were in high school we were constantly together. We were in the same section, ate lunch together, rode the same school bus, and once at home had marathon phone calls.
But last Saturday, it felt as though we just picked up where we left off. No awkward silences or emotional distance. We exchanged kwentos (stories for the non-Filipino speakers), updated each other on what's happened in each of our lives, laughed at each others funny stories… Almost exactly how we did in high school. Of course it was a bit different given that we've both changed over time. But the good thing is that our friendship hasn't.
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wow! and to think that the two of you have really diverged in terms of where you both are now. that's nice! anyway, speaking of vacations and tours.. my ballet friends and i wanna try the celdran tours.. send me naman info...
never believed that much in that "birds of the same feather..." blah. sure, we share some things in common with friends but it's in accepting each other's difference that tests true friendship.
about the celdran tours, click on my link "walk this way" on my blog roll. carlos celdran posts his tour scheds and contact numbers there. i have yet to join a tour as well. currently interested in the quiapo escolta tour (nov 18). if u're joining one of tours, tell me if i can tag along with ur ballet friends =)
In the course of life, I've picked up friends from several different cities. I've gotten used to saying goodbye without any sentimentality; somehow we too manage to pick up where we left off whenever we meet. It doesn't happen with everyone, mind you, but even those experiences start rolling off easily after a while.
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