This week’s Monday was unusually slow, so I opted to spend at least an hour and a half of lunch with Yang, a really good friend whom I met when I was still living the ‘dorm life’ in Manila. Her office is just right across mine so I dropped by for some long-overdue kwentuhan over lunch.
As soon as our foods were placed on the table, she fired away with updates on her love life, and whatever I’ve been missing out on her so-called ‘stoic’ roomies. She’s currently together with someone who’s in their province (They both hail from Cagayan Valley, by the way.) on what could be defined as the classic long-distance-relationship thing. Surprisingly, though, my friend seemed resigned with the whole idea. She quips, “Siguro dahil alam mong malayo yung isa kaya hindi ka na nag-e-expect ng constant communication…” (Hmmm, that got me thinking.). I jokingly asked her whatever happened to her, being the sort-of demanding girlfriend that she was before (I should know, we were roomies for, like what, more than a year?) She just smiled and shrugged her shoulders, admitting that she, too, was a bit surprised that she was taking things coolly. They’ve only been through their first month together but from the look of things, seems like they’re doing pretty good. Ahhh, yes! It’s what you call basking in the bliss of a new love… Sigh.
Then our topic shifted to that of her current roomies at the dorm, one of which I am VERY MUCH familiar with. Stoic – that was how she described them, and I laughingly asked why ever did she come up with such a word. “Promise, hindi nagsasalita si _ _ _ _!” I was in utter disbelief. (As in?!) And then she explained that their new roomie, who’s a freshman at Benilde by the way, is something of an introvert (?) with only a sideways or downward nod as her means of communication. (Well, at least to her roomies, that is.) On the outside, she dresses up like an Avril Lavigne wannabe, the kind which you can call an emo girl. And then there’s the other girl who’s got some serious attitude problem, being a combo of a spoiled brat and an introvert all bottled up inside her. I was listening to my friend as she ranted away, mentally thankful that I had moved out of that place. I urged her to find another place to stay lest she couldn’t take it anymore. She said she’s currently looking, but it’s not like it’s gonna be that easy. So true.
Time flew away quickly, and before we knew it people have gone back to their offices, leaving the place almost half-empty. (We ate at Food Patio by the way, which was on the 7th floor of their building.) She’s having her birthday bash really soon, and I plan to be there. Good thing she’s planning it on a weekend. Soon enough we had our farewell beso and I got back to my office. Lunch with her actually made my Monday. ^_^
As soon as our foods were placed on the table, she fired away with updates on her love life, and whatever I’ve been missing out on her so-called ‘stoic’ roomies. She’s currently together with someone who’s in their province (They both hail from Cagayan Valley, by the way.) on what could be defined as the classic long-distance-relationship thing. Surprisingly, though, my friend seemed resigned with the whole idea. She quips, “Siguro dahil alam mong malayo yung isa kaya hindi ka na nag-e-expect ng constant communication…” (Hmmm, that got me thinking.). I jokingly asked her whatever happened to her, being the sort-of demanding girlfriend that she was before (I should know, we were roomies for, like what, more than a year?) She just smiled and shrugged her shoulders, admitting that she, too, was a bit surprised that she was taking things coolly. They’ve only been through their first month together but from the look of things, seems like they’re doing pretty good. Ahhh, yes! It’s what you call basking in the bliss of a new love… Sigh.
Then our topic shifted to that of her current roomies at the dorm, one of which I am VERY MUCH familiar with. Stoic – that was how she described them, and I laughingly asked why ever did she come up with such a word. “Promise, hindi nagsasalita si _ _ _ _!” I was in utter disbelief. (As in?!) And then she explained that their new roomie, who’s a freshman at Benilde by the way, is something of an introvert (?) with only a sideways or downward nod as her means of communication. (Well, at least to her roomies, that is.) On the outside, she dresses up like an Avril Lavigne wannabe, the kind which you can call an emo girl. And then there’s the other girl who’s got some serious attitude problem, being a combo of a spoiled brat and an introvert all bottled up inside her. I was listening to my friend as she ranted away, mentally thankful that I had moved out of that place. I urged her to find another place to stay lest she couldn’t take it anymore. She said she’s currently looking, but it’s not like it’s gonna be that easy. So true.
Time flew away quickly, and before we knew it people have gone back to their offices, leaving the place almost half-empty. (We ate at Food Patio by the way, which was on the 7th floor of their building.) She’s having her birthday bash really soon, and I plan to be there. Good thing she’s planning it on a weekend. Soon enough we had our farewell beso and I got back to my office. Lunch with her actually made my Monday. ^_^
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