...for my best friends...you know who you are! ;-) It's good to know friends are always there for you not only during your most troubled times but most importantly during moments of joy and celebration. Nothing beats a gathering of friends even if it were just for coffee or a 1-hour lunchbreak. No matter how short the meeting is, it's still worthwhile. You get updated with your friends' latest life event, current hobby or recent embarrassing moment. Not a single get-together is without a funny anecdote which brings on laughter to the group.
Sometimes, each one's situation could bring him/her to different parts of the country or even out of the country. It's life's normal course; a change that should be accepted. Meetings get less frequent and it's just so difficult to set up a gathering in which everyone could be present. Schedules don't always conform with each other's. Yet somehow, each one finds a way to fit this into their hectic schedules (even if it means they'd have to go back to their office to make up for the time they were with you!). It is a great achievement when the meeting turns out as planned! Such moments of bonding are relaxing and a good way to unwind after days or even weeks of stress at work.
In one's finest hour or darkest day, a friend is always there. It's hard to take them out of your system. Who would, anyway? That is, if you've got real and trustworthy friends! If they are any less than that, they're certainly not deserving to be called "friend". In one's lifetime, it is enough to have at least one true friend. If you've got more than that, I'd say you're one of the luckiest persons on earth. Welcome to the club then!
While I was on my way to the office earlier, I was feeling quite relieved that I have finished what I was supposed to do a week ago and can now focus on what's next on my 'to-do" list. Yet holding and looking at the tickets I was holding in my hands gave me a feeling of sadness. An opportunity to go to the province always gives me a lift and brings on a smile to my face. But this time, it's not for vacation. I'll be going home for an important matter. A heartbreaking one.
My mission? I have to bring my niece with me because she will live temporarily with my Aunt, her grandmother. Everyone in the province is excited about it. It seems I am the only one not feeling the same way. I am happy for them, though, because they will have a chance to take care of my niece who they have only seen a few times during the past 2 years. But it means I will be going back here in Makati alone and lonely. Just the thought that I would not have someone, a little angel, to play with makes me want to break down and cry. Only I choose not to, because I don't want my niece to know I'll be leaving her there for awhile. I don't want her to see me crying or else she'll come near me to give me a hug, which will only make me cry all the more and doubly "feel" the impending loneliness. I would miss her naughtiness, her non-stop talking even when all the lights are out in the house at bedtime, her spongebob-like laugh, her kisses and hugs, her charm, sensitivity and even stubbornness, and her confident model-like poses during real and make-believe pictorials!
I look forward to the time I will have to bring her back with me and I hope it will be at the soonest possible time. I am only her Aunt but it pains me just thinking about this thing that I have to do. I can only imagine how sad my sister felt when she had to leave her child to me so she could earn a living far away from here. At the moment, I am holding on to the comfort of knowing that this is what's best for us now. We'll see each other again soon. Wish us a safe trip!
