Tuguescapade

After being in sunny and hot tugue for 3 days, Manila seems so dreary. The weather here is as fickle as a girl’s mind. The 3-day vacay was just what I needed... really great food, comfort of home and old time friends. And I repeat, FRIENDS. Not “...with benefits” just FRIENDS. No more singing of it ain’t over till it’s over.

I know a lot find it hard to understand how beej and I can still be friends. For us though, it wasn’t even a question of whether we should be friends or not. Sure, how we ended wasn’t ideal but we’re talking about 7 years. I could hold on to the anger and pain and make myself miserable or learn to let go and see what’s beyond all that break-up hoopla. There’s more to a relationship than the swooning and thrills of attraction, and I think seven years is definitely more than just kilig, more than exchange of sweet words and romance. If there’s anything left in that, it’s the friendship. Seeing beej again didn’t bring back old feelings (contrary to what we see in movies), it brought out new ones. It’s like that calm after a storm. It’s like knowing that everything is just where it should be. And when you get to understand that, seeing us having coffee and laughing together wouldn’t seem so weird.

“You and I will be a tough act to follow, but I know in time we’ll find this was no surprise” -Daughtry