Tuesday, October 17, 2006
The Comfortables
For those of you who visit my blog on a daily basis, my having not written anything for the past three days might have sent that "her blogging phase has passed" signals in your heads.
Well, not really. I did not blog because I felt I had no reason to. Thankfully though, before I booked myself into that overly-crowded hotel called "Self-Pity," something happened -- I ate an ice cream Sundae.
And what did that bring me aside from empty calories? Well, it brought me a feeling of familiarity and an odd sense of comfort. It reminded me of all the days when I was feeling down and out and all it took was that one sundae to help me settle my emotions. I suppose you can call ice cream sundae my comfort food.
And as sundaes are my comfort food, Leah is my comfort friend. :)
Leah and I met back in 1998 when we were both freshmen in college. We did not really have anything in common except for our love for Surplus Shop clothes, Ally McBeal and Psychology 101. :) For some strange reason though, there came a point where we just could not pass by a week without long phone conversations where we usually ended up talking without the other one listening. It's like I said one sentence on Japan and her reply would be about Manila's traffic. :) Maybe that is why we eventually became very good friends, we became each other's soundboard and eventually, we had a knack for having real conversations as well. Haha. :)
Leah has been one of my most supportive friends back then. She saw me through changing my major (which is a big deal in the Philippines since it is tabboo to not graduate on time), insecurities on almost anything, family issues, business ideas, several elections and "obssessions" with two boys. :)
Lately, I have been not giving our friendship the priority it deserves. I have been so caught up with insanely unnecessary things, that I have almost forgot how much Leah's friendship means to me. And it is kind of stupid of me to remember only when circumstances force me to. :(
But how I wish Leah were close by now though. I could certainly use some comfort friendship. After all, Leah was there for me through the roughest patches and have comforted me in ways only she can do.
Leah, I really miss you and I hope to see you very soon. :)
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