are we this old now?

after school yesterday, i clumsily maneuvered through the side streets between makati and mandaluyong trying to figure out which was the fastest way to edsa shangri la. it was difficult to remember where the "shortcuts" were in mandaluyong having driven there last i think about ten years ago. i felt nostalgic having finally remembered where the right streets to turn to seeing familiar & not-so familiar structures. i passed by where odette lived back in college, vividly remembering times where we drove her home and picked her up for our overnights and gimiks. that really just seemed a few years back - and i was pretty excited to see my other college friends from the northside of town.

it took a while to figure out where to park and i had to stop and ask a guard for advice. when i got to the party place, there were a lot of people there already since i actually came in late (school over-extended that's why). the first one i saw was pam who looked quite beautiful and sexy (she didn't looked like she gave birth a few months ago). i sat down at our assigned table - happy to see familiar faces of dale, gummi, mon, marian, odette and their kids. there were a few celebrities in the event with pam being married to one (ian veneracion) - eula valdes, robert ortega, emilio garcia, jestoni alarcon and ogie diaz were the one's i recognize.

pam and ian's kids were a goodlooking bunch - draco takes from his dad and deirdre is pretty like her mom. i can't believe all my friends have kids now. sometimes i can't believe we're these 30+ something gang now, our lives very different from ten years back. it was a blast from the past seeing ampy and araceli at the party - they were student council officers during my college days. we realized we were still single and i guess we were silently hoping we weren't destined to be single. there's nothing wrong with being single i guess, for one i can flirt with whoever i want without having to think of the consequences. i guess, sometimes you crave to have someone to share life with, to talk, to go out and make out with (hahaha!). but hey who said you can't make out when you're single. i don't really know if i'm ready for a relationship, having been independent for quite awhile, i can get pretty "sakal" easily.

it was fun catching up with my college friends, having occasional chuckles talking about nonsense stuff. it was also nice seeing the kids. it was nice to see them laughing and having so much fun. i love kids - i love how they look so innocent and unmindful of the world's problems. how nice that the simplest of things can put a smile on their face. i love kids because it reminds me of my nephew - and how he'd knock at my door and how, despite a long day, it feels good to see him and get hugs & kisses from him. in another lifetime, i'm pretty sure i'd want to have kids. i know i'd be a good parent because with kids, i know how to be patient. that's the only thing i can be patient about.

when the party ended, we took a few more pictures and decided to schedule to meet for cindy's despedida. leaving ... that word sort of leave a bitter aftertaste ... lots of people i know are leaving ... cindy on the 15th ... jowell on dec1 ... who's next? ali? dj? trixy? some of them i'll probably see a few times a year while some i probably will never see again. i guess i should be thankful that in some way i've come to know them and that knowing them made life brighter, funnier and worth living. i wish everyone the best still ... and if its not too much to ask, to try and keep in touch.

for more pictures, click the link : duccio's christening & deirdre's birthday party