I don't get even, I get odder

Jill and Kyle’s last night in MNL. :(

Biglaang salo-salo dinner with family and friends.

In this picture: Mommy Pres, Ice, Lola Mary, Tita Din, Ma, Jeje, Jean, Jill, Daddy Vernie

Lola Mary came over! :)

Jill and Joanne. :)

Their last time(?) in Kyle’s room. Jeje and Junji. :)

Everyone else who came with us to send Jill and Kyle off.

Jean, Jill, Jeje, Kyle, Junji, Diane and Kring. :) —Playing Uno to win! No one wants to EAT coffee! Although we know of the one who did. Hihihi >:))

I’m still sad to see one of my best friends go, but I know that she will have a better life in another country. I got new friends in exchange though, and we will continue to meet up even though the ties that once united us are now a thousand miles away :)

Dec 1, 2010 - Fruity Froyo with Ashleiy and Charisse

I had a great time catching up with my friends. Ashleiy and I have known each other since 5th grade… well, she hated my guts back then haha, and it was only 3 years later that we became buddies XD And Charisse (her photo’s not here) is someone I’m absolutely comfortable with and is one of the most beautiful and stunning girls I know. She actually plans to be commercial model after she graduates (because being a full-time actress is a hassle).

WHY ARE MY FRIENDS SO EFFING PRETTY FFFFFFFF Ooh wait birds of a feather right /shot

(On an unrelated note, I’m so busy right now that I don’t have time to draw :<)

An amusing thing about my friends and I is that we’re never affectionate.

I know how some girls frequently say “I love you” to their girl friends, plus give them long hugs and some sweet words. They may kid around every once in a while, but you could still feel that atmosphere of love around them.

This applies minimally to my clique. Since we’re birds of a feather, it translates to one thing: we’re very palengkera. We’re loud, barbaric, shameless, and a tad bit uncivilized (which, occasionally, makes me very embarrassed to be with them). We laugh all the time, and we’re very sneaky and street-smart. You may think I’m exaggerating - yes, we do conform to society’s rules, but we put a twist to it. Which, as I pointed out, makes us a bit uncivilized.

You may sense an air of affection around us - but not without sensing the air of clownishness first. See, we won’t hug one another unless it’s time to go home, and we rarely say “I love you” to one another. Both things, if done at random moments, make us laugh and cringe. We started out as a manly group of girls, and we’re still that bro towards one another.

But it’s pretty obvious that they’re going to be my friends for life.

_{Photo by Tine Cruz.}