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MEMORY LANE (not related to Diane Lane)

March 8th, 2008 by charlottedianco

I JUST had one of the best afternoons ever. And why not- I just spent it with my best friend Cheryl who is in Manila for a visit from Sacramento and with my best dance buddy cum partner in crime- the Dean himself- Rommel! OH MY GOD, I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard- and I mean- crisp, genuine laughter (that made people around us wonder if we were on a hidden camera show trying to get attention or if we were simply retards). And yeah, that’s what we did the whole time- laugh hysterically in between stories (thank God for the festive meal). 

The last time I saw Cheryl was in January 2004, but it was so brief. It was more than the usual pleasantries but not the kind of bonding for long-time friends. We planned on seeing each other in California when I was in the states but my schedule was crazy. I knew she was freaking out while she was in Sacramento and I was in Victorville- exploring on my own- but then again, she’s always freaking out anyway so what’s new. Hahahaha!

So anyway, she’s in town right now and I knew I had to break away from my daily routine of endless multi-tasking thingy and attend to her- pronto. Which I did. So together with Rommel, we took a wild ride to the mall (wild- because we were laughing so hard that I knew the driver was suffering the entire trip). And what do childhood friends do when they see each other? Oh God.. endless stories. And yeah- we had a wonderful journey to Memoryville.

As I was on my way home, I felt so good. Not only because I saw them, but because  I feel so blessed with great friends like them. We’ve been through a lot- laughed and cried, spent the best of our teenage years in Kalibo. We conquered a lot of mountains in our lives (including Manduyog when we did the play Ibong Adarna and literally dragged our teacher to the mountain where we staged it! Damn, that was  classic and still unbeatable to this day, hahaha!).

So really- I can’t be too sad or depressed when things don’t go the way I plan it because I have a lot of good memories to keep me going. I can’t say ‘I’m down..’ because all I need is listen to the music list of my generation and I would instantly feel good. And I can’t say that ‘I feel alone..’ because I know that somewhere- I have friends like them who believe in me and who care for me. We believe in each other (yes Mel, like I always say- because we’re fabulous!) and that is just like having a vitamin to strengthen our souls.

And by the way, I’m listening to Madonna while writing this (Papa Don’t Preach!).

There goes another Madonna favorite– Borderline. Ahhh.. life is good.

 

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