Sunday, April 18, 2004
A SWIM DOWN MEMORY LANE
My batchmate Jeff's first attempt this summer at uniting everyone
'It was fun.'
It was the first time I would hang out with some old batchmates of mine from High School. It was a planned outing for everyone in our batch. It was also the first trip to the swimming pool for me this summer.
We didn't start swimming until past midnight since Jardin ng Postema was really crowded. Jeff video taped everyone and people did the rounds on the videoke machine. We went around Tanza looking for a place to buy some San Mig Strong Ice, no one wanted Red Horse. Someone brought that nasty Emperador (Em-P) which Chris and Chope finished. I had only a few shots of that until Jessie and I got into this conversation about something.
And what was that something? Well, he was actually one of the few that night that really approached me and made conversation. There was this one point he was talking about his problem with his new girlfriend and he just kept on going. Then he confessed experiences so far in college. Then it got to a point he opened up about something he observed in me after graduation.
Well, whatever he said filled a part of that emptiness that I have so much resented after graduating HS. I'm not saying that emptiness went away at that moment, but it was comforting to know that not all of 'em are the same. We're such a different batch and I'm so different from a number of them. That is something I can't fix, but when it comes to simply getting together for a beer or a summer swim as a sort of reunion, I'll still attend. Despite our differences and whatever else. If they sincerely want good times, we'll have good times. If they have bias, they'll get it back through karma. I believe in karma!
I do know behind the walls of our HS batch, there are some that are sincere. I agree, not all of us are dedicated and sincere... but if Jessie saw that hole (which reminded me of all the serious conversations we've shared since 3rd Year HS) which I thought nobody saw other than my closest friends in HS... then there's still something there to appreciate. That not all of them are the same.
The swimming was just great. I don't know how that feeling of tipsiness mixed with swimming with Jed, Jeff, Enrico, Min, Ron, and Chope was just exciting. Maybe it was because I haven't been with these people for so long. Or maybe I was just exciting to go swimming since it was summer and it had nothing to do with them.
Well whatever the case was, and as much as I was enlightened by one person, I promise myself and my closest friends in HS who couldn't attend the event, that I won't be carried away. TWO YEARS have passed already and I'm already happy as I've moved on.
My batchmate Jeff's first attempt this summer at uniting everyone
'It was fun.'
It was the first time I would hang out with some old batchmates of mine from High School. It was a planned outing for everyone in our batch. It was also the first trip to the swimming pool for me this summer.
We didn't start swimming until past midnight since Jardin ng Postema was really crowded. Jeff video taped everyone and people did the rounds on the videoke machine. We went around Tanza looking for a place to buy some San Mig Strong Ice, no one wanted Red Horse. Someone brought that nasty Emperador (Em-P) which Chris and Chope finished. I had only a few shots of that until Jessie and I got into this conversation about something.
And what was that something? Well, he was actually one of the few that night that really approached me and made conversation. There was this one point he was talking about his problem with his new girlfriend and he just kept on going. Then he confessed experiences so far in college. Then it got to a point he opened up about something he observed in me after graduation.
Well, whatever he said filled a part of that emptiness that I have so much resented after graduating HS. I'm not saying that emptiness went away at that moment, but it was comforting to know that not all of 'em are the same. We're such a different batch and I'm so different from a number of them. That is something I can't fix, but when it comes to simply getting together for a beer or a summer swim as a sort of reunion, I'll still attend. Despite our differences and whatever else. If they sincerely want good times, we'll have good times. If they have bias, they'll get it back through karma. I believe in karma!
I do know behind the walls of our HS batch, there are some that are sincere. I agree, not all of us are dedicated and sincere... but if Jessie saw that hole (which reminded me of all the serious conversations we've shared since 3rd Year HS) which I thought nobody saw other than my closest friends in HS... then there's still something there to appreciate. That not all of them are the same.
The swimming was just great. I don't know how that feeling of tipsiness mixed with swimming with Jed, Jeff, Enrico, Min, Ron, and Chope was just exciting. Maybe it was because I haven't been with these people for so long. Or maybe I was just exciting to go swimming since it was summer and it had nothing to do with them.
Well whatever the case was, and as much as I was enlightened by one person, I promise myself and my closest friends in HS who couldn't attend the event, that I won't be carried away. TWO YEARS have passed already and I'm already happy as I've moved on.
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