Friday, October 19, 2007



Let's face it, I am not a very sociable person. If you are my schoolmate, you'd probably notice me alone through corridors either walking briskly, trying to catch my breath and run after my pulsating heartbeat or walking calmy which mostly happens when I do productive things the night before. I am not that dependent of my friends-- well, do regular "may you accompany me to the washroom" dialogues count? I mean, hello, we are girls-- in fact, it takes all guts within me to spill out even just a pinch of personal secrets. Now imagine, what more for problems. Initially, I try to open up bit by bit but some things hold me back, of which I cannot exactly pin-point at the moment. Perhaps, my self-confidence plays half the role for such a situation and can be partly blamed for my less emotional self.

Just recently, I attended a Kumon event at PICC and surprisingly, I met my closest bud in seventh grade. Of all the places, of all the gimmicks that backfired, it was here at some formal event that we actually got to see each other again for more than a year. Imagine how great the feeling was! Once I entered the lobby, I headed for registration and while on the way to the actual theatre, I saw a family moving closer and closer to mine, suddenly noticing that the faces looked "kind of" familiar. And with a swift slanting of the head, I saw my best bud walking towards our direction! I was enthralled-- at first, speechless. A hug was all I could give her after the long year of which we didn't get to grab the mere chance to see each other. The moment was great-- simply indescribable. It was at the moment that I realized how long it has been; how much I have missed her; and how long we might not see each other again.

Before the ceremony ended, we both had the chance to use up ten to fifteen minutes of friendly talks: we talked about everything we could think about-- mostly school-life related. Even though it wasn't enough for the lengthy updates we owe to each other, the time spent was actually as valuable as the first time I considered her my friend.

I never thought that you could actually miss someone this much. I never realized how amazing time can bring back memories and similarly, how it can manipulate emotions within a person. Honestly, I was amazed. I was amazed at how exactly one can miss a person that all he/she can do is give a hug.. a hug so tight as if it would take forever to see each other again. Throughout all of these, I realized that pressure can be cooled down, problems simplified, memories replenished-- all simply wraped up in a warm, pleasurable embrace.