Today’s the 31st of 2 friends who mean a lot to me.  My bro, Noel the Beng, we used to go to Sunday School together and now we go drinking together occasionally.  The other is my best-est friend during poly days, Cindy, otherwise Amanda.  Amanda, Jason and I are nicks we adopted those days, cuz we enjoyed reading the 8Day’s Last Page column by Jason Hahn, who shares an apartment with 2 bimbotic girls, Amanda & Saffy.  The column is still running today.

While I sent Noel my birthday greetings, I’m reminded of losing a friend in Amanda.  It’s been since 2003 we’ve ever spoke or met.

Amanda and I never fought when we were in school, we were always seen together in a group.  Skipping school, having long lunches in A&W at the zoo, sweeping birthday discounts in Giordano, totally into tanning, hanging out together with our boyfriends then.

It had been all a misunderstanding that started with me.  It was the phase were I was hanging out almost EVERY night cuz of an ‘interest’.  I wanted to hang out with the interest, so I always found excuses to NOT meet them, thus neglecting my friends. Amanda was the gel between me and the interest, he was bestie with her man then.

I was too absorbed into pursuing my interest and neglected all my friends, and that led to the misunderstanding I was on their side in hiding some dark secrets from her.

I should have never got involved with that interest, some guys are better kept as friends than lovers.  Eventually I did go out with the interest, but it was short-lived and it landed me in a financial rut that has been a burden to until recently.

One of those classic questions, “If you could, what would you want to re-do in your life?”.  I would say, I’ll like to re-live y life from New Year’s Day 2003.

I’m not sure if she’ll ever read this.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Girl!  It’s been so many years.  You made the better part of our days during and after poly.  What are fond memories without the people whom you can reminisce with, at least for me.