Anyway, here’s one I can talk about in short sentences. My friend of 14 years, whom I haven’t seen in 7 years, dropped me  a call last Saturday. She wants us to meet up. She’s currently an intern at Chinese General Hospital. My friend left for Iloilo before the start of high school, so we kept our communication via snail mail. We religiously wrote each other long letters, telling stories about our life. When emailing and chatting boomed, we tried to communicate more often, but failed. We mostly send text message, but it wasn’t as often as we want to.

Sunday, June 7, we met at one of the biggest malls in Manila. We had pizza and pasta, and talked for hours. I learned a lot about her new life now. She’s married with one girl. Her internship is for 1 year, and by next year, she will take the medical board exam. Yes, she will be a doctor if she passes the board exam. How cool is that? I have a doctor for a friend!

I would say that our friendship didn’t change. Our lives did, but we managed to find a common ground. I do hope she chooses to practice medicine here in Manila so that we can catch up more often. I really miss her. If she didn’t leave before, she would’ve been my best best friend. I don’t have that.

It was really devastating for me because I was counting on 2 paydays so that I can finally finish paying my bills. On top of that, I have planned and paid for my flight and accommodation for a 3DAY-2NIGHT stay at Boracay, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Philippines. I was lucky enough to get a PHP5000 project for a simple logo and template. That’s actually a cheap rate, but I gladly accepted it.

Bum life is starting to wear me down. I am quite confused with my career path. I am thinking about applying for a job overseas, be a kitchen helper or a hotel receptionist, if I’m lucky, under IT, but I can’t imagine myself being away from my family. I have also considered trying call centers again, maybe become a trainer or a team leader, because I don’t think I can take making/receiving calls again. My target date is June 1, or if I get lucky, before May ends.

Life has been quite unfriendly  to me lately, but I wouldn’t say that I am very lucky. I will keep thinking and believing that something better will come soon. I am keeping the faith.

I guess, I can’t really do much update right now, since, I find it hard to blog when I am outside the comforts of home. Hopefully, in a few days, our phone and internet will be back.

Well, if you are, just head on over to my friend, Lexie’s blog, and get tips, techniques and resources for the curious.

I got myself eBooks to read on my PSP every night before I sleep, and I end up sleeping really, really late because of it. I have watched the movies, all 5 of them, but I’ve learned a lot and understood what it really is about. It is not at all about the boy who was orphaned by his wizard parents. There are a lot of things going on all thoughout the stories.

I am currently on the 5th book and I couldn’t help but read during the afternoons, too. Now, like all the other HP fans, I can’t wait to see the next movie installment this coming July. I do hope that it complements the book more, because I find that there are a lot of changes that the writers of movies do to make it more appealing to the masses. In my opinion, stick to the original story and don’t leave out small, yet important facts from the books.

P.S. I have read spoilers about the books before I started reading them this year, so I would appreciate non-spoiler comments. Thanks!

My mom packaged hers in plastic containers, also bought from Chocolate Lovers. Look at the mini ladybug chocolate. It tastes delicious, too! Trust me, I ate the ladybug :P

You can visit their website and find more items, but it is best to actually go there because some of my mom’s loot, like the chocolate chips, is not there. I will be giving away chocolate eggs and chocolate marbles. Yum!

I will only post my realistic wishes, here goes:

• Sex and the City Season 1-6 DVD Set
• Sookie Stackhouse Box Set
• For One More Day by Mitch Albom
• Smallville DVD [Season 1,2,3,5,6,7]
• Across the Universe (2-Disc Collector’s Edition)
• Clueless (Widescreen Collection)
• Crazy Beautiful
• Invasion: The Complete Series

That’s my list. Well, I might update it. Most of them are DVDs. I love movies and TV series. Books, too. :)

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I remember having friends back in high school. I wondered why they I never had those kinds of friends who stuck. I do have friends, a handful. I guess, the only real friends I have are those that I’ve met through my previous job, and a few from the last 2 years of college.

My friends in high school, we called ourselves Soul Sisters. I know it sounds lame, but hey, that was high school. Anyway, I thought I have a solid group right there, but I realized, I am alone in a group of 10. We do eat in Jollibee after school, huddles together during lunch and break times to sing and talk about stupid stuff we do in high school.

I guess, part of me feeling alienated is due to the fact that I was in a relationship back then to a selfish retard. Excuse me. But he was. He gets jealous of my so-called friends. Faktard. Eugh. Basically, when my ex was around, I don’t get to eat with my friends or hangout with them during break times.

I don’t even have to talk about the other stuff that they did to make me feel more alone, but I was faced with the sad realization during my 16th birthday. My birthday is on December 21, near Christmas, so I invited all of them over to my house that day to have a small party. When everyone was all settled and had their spaghetti and ice cream, we all sat around outside the house talking about stuff, when one of them pulls out a bag of Christmas gifts.The acting leader of the group distributed mugs with their names on it. There was a smile on my face, I remembered. I was waiting for my mug, but none was given to me. Do you know how it feels to expect something with a smile and then realizing there was nothing to expect? You want the smile to fade away, but you keep that smile and push back the tears. I was a good friend. I never did anything that would upset any of them, or maybe I did something, but I don’t know what it was.

Thinking about it now, it’s their loss. I’m not being bitter, but, they lost a friend who would always be there for them.

Fake friends? Who needs them?