Friday, September 15, 2006
Laila, Laila con Migo
She, me, Mhir and Laila
I never thought that I would be good friends with Laila. In college, we were were always crossing paths, mingling with the same people and working for ACMG and yet we never really got a chance to bond. Until one summer day, fate and desperation brought us together. How? Well try going to a weird beach somewhere in the Phiippines to find out. :)
That bonding session was hardly anything spectacular. I remember us talking about the movie Centerstage and trying to comprehend how the heck that movie turned into a sappy love story. We also shared a lot of gossip I remember but mostly what we did was small talk -- just enough to pass time by.
The friendship started to become deeper during summer 2001 when we were in school day in and day out. I was working for the student council and she was working for the council of organizations. But our interactions were rarely about work. They were mostly about random chit-chat on Harry Potter, boys and Snood. Laila never knew this but during that summer, I was struggling emotionally because of the lawsuit that was slapped against me and my friends (because of school politics). Laila provided me with a chance to escape and a chance to laugh.
Senior year in college went by pretty quickly. Soon, we were university graduates ready to take on the world BUT only after we bummed for a while. And bum our for a while we did. We spent almost six months of doing nothing separately and together. I remember me getting fatter and Laila getting funnier. Laila and I talked endlessly on the phone. Pathetically though, it was usually about Filipino celebrities, soap operas and again, boys. :)
After getting our first real jobs, Laila and I continued to bond. We often went out trying new restaurants. We often watched movies together. We often sent instant messages during work time to joke, to complain, to laugh, to share.
When I left for Finland, Laila was one of the few people whom I kept my contact with. She would often receive emails that were long and sometimes very weird. Yet, she kept patience and replied, often giving sound advice.
These days, I miss having Laila within an arm´s reach. I get so much positive vibe from her because of her generosity, very special wit and strong principles. She definitely is one of those people whom I will admire if only for her honest and simple behavior.
Laila is also very humble. She does not brag about her relatively celebrity-filled family. She also loves her family very much. There are moments when I actually liked going to Laila´s house because of the warmth one can feel from the place.
Laila is one of the people I cherish the most. She has seen my worst sides and yet continues to patiently care for me. The distance between us has not stopped us from having a loving friendship.
3 comments:
Dear Ekay,
Thanks for this post. It was nice to recall how our friendship started. Your presence has surely been missed on this part of the world. Hopefully we'll have the chance to bum around again.
Miss you Ekay!
Good luck with everything.
Mwah!
Hello Laila,
Well, thank you for giving me something to write about. I miss you too as well. Pretty soon, you will see me back home. :)
Hugs,
Ekay
kelan ka nga ba uuwi? :)
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