the ties that bind.
“i get by with a little help from my friends.” - the beatles
coming back to manila also gave me the opportunity to reconnect with old friends of mine from manresa (my elementary school). i left manila back in 1994 due to my dad’s expat posting. i was gone for a total of five years, during which time, i stayed in touch with my friends via traditional snail mail. when i came back for undergrad, i hardly saw them…and then, i found myself leaving again. it wasn’t only when i came back this time from LA that i finally had the chance to hang out with them again. it just amazes me that regardless of how many years have gone by — with engagements, marriages and children in between — this group has really stuck it out. admittedly, i slowly am easing my way back into the group. i’m just grateful that they have made it easier for me to transition back to my life in manila.
sharing here some of our recent get-togethers (pics grabbed from grace’s and pie’s FB albums).
» CHRISTMAS LUNCH AT KANIN CLUB (DEC 2009)
the girls: marge, grace, anna, shaula, jen, rina (me), jeremy, sim
the boys: tamey (sim’s hubby), pao (shaula’s hubby), alvin (anna’s hubby), dino, joey, chema, jal (marge’s hubby); the little boys are angelo, vinci and yohan (shaula, sim and marge’s sons)
» GRACE’S BIRTHDAY AT TAVERNA VERDE (JAN 2010)
awesome threesome: the “soloists” — either currently unattached or in a LLDLA (long, long distance love affair)
cheers! happy birthday, grace!
the gang: pie, chema, rina (me), jeremy, dino, grace, joey
» FUN IN THE SUN AT TALI BEACH (FEB 2010)
it would not be complete without a group jump shot (or two)!
