What to do when a Groom has No Best Man

This is actually a weird situation. A guy having no male friends? And he's straight!

I Love You, Man Trailer


Can this happen in real life?

Tag! You're My Friend!

Thanks to Blogkadahan for this friendship tag. ^^

This is a "FRIENDSHIP OFFERING" with someone whom you know, would like to know and would like to be friend with.

The mechanics of this is to copy and paste the image in your blog, link back the person who tag you and share or spread this friendship badge to 7 or more bloggers that you knew or think you are friends with.

Ooh 7, my fave number. ^^

I haven't been doing tags lately and I'm offering this friendship tag to my "long-time" blogger friends (since I started reaching out in the blogosphere only this year that is) namely Emcee, Enday, Fab (Miss you, girl. Long time no blog from you and Furious), Superboi, Alex, and Bino and Cey, who are both celebrating their birthday today. (Pa-burger naman kayo ^^)

Sorry for not visiting that much unlike before. That's what happens when I have a job. Hahaha.

xoxo ^^

(sour) friendships and (melted) chocolates

I've recently had my first fight with my best friend. Well, not necessarily fight because he didn't mind the whole thing; while I was crying rivers of tears from anguished infliction. He didn't know I was really serious when I said I'd want our friendship to end. I meant it.

It was all through SMS.

That's the problem with SMS, you don't know the tone and expression of the sender. It's for your own (mis)interpretation. That's what happened to us.

We were in the middle of a depressive conversation and he joked something about a topic I'm too sensitive about. Usually he's a corny joker (but I still laugh at his jokes XD) but this time the act was lousy, insulting even. The actual matter was that he was talking about something else, I was thinking of another thing. Disaster. To think it was too early in the morning for such arguments... 2AM. Chaos ensued.

Honestly speaking, I'm really emotional. Despite the logic I possess, nothing can justify the tears that well from the deep hurt in my heart. Haha. Sentimental nonsense to others but that's what I am. Perhaps that's why I love having a male best friend. He's the practical balance to my zany feelings.

So I can't imagine the ridiculous expression on my best friend's face when I lashed at him on SMS. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." Haha.

Emotions ran high lasting till 4 in the morning. I didn't sleep well afterwards and I had to get up by 7AM for a training. The whole day I was not the usual abnormal self. All because of him.

To cut the story short, we're kinda ok now. We've still got to talk one-on-one by next week but we could now laugh it off.

I've realized whatever happens for both of us, we are bonded by a friendship rooted on laughter and tears, joy and sorrow, triumphs and failures. I can't throw all those ten years of memories. Neither can he.

More cheers! :)

friendships and chocolates

I love black chocolate... bittersweet to taste....
And hot chocolate with a dash of peppermint... a splash of sweetness downed with spiced freshness...

Just like our friendship... through the bitterness and sweetness of life, it endures the tests of time.

A toast of peppermint chocolate for the friendship that refreshes the spice in our lives. Cheers!

caluguran

chokaran... repapips... friendship... barkada... kaibigan...

kahit ano pang itawag, iisa lang naman ang ibig sabihin...

pero gusto ko pa rin ang sa salitang kapampangan: caluguran. sa bagay parang sa kaibigan na may "ibig"; sa caluguran naman, "lugud". in short, pagmamahalan. bakit nga ba ako nagdadrama?

sa tanang buhay ko kasama ang aking barkada, last saturday lang kami naka-"gimik". baduy mang maituturing sa iba, nata-touch ako. kahit na di kami kumpleto, masaya. (at kelan ba naman kasi makukumpleto ang mga pips e last count ko, 21 na kami). hindi naman sa nang-iinggit ako sa mga di nakasama (pito lang kasi kami, biglaan e) pero masaya talaga. siguro dahil naramdaman kong naging matatag kami sa loob ng walo hanggang sampung taon (more or less)... na sa dami ng mga pinagdaanan naming assignment, hirap, pawis, luha, at sandamakmak na tawa, magkakasama pa rin kami hanggang ngayong may sari-sarili kaming trabaho.

nabuo lang kami nang third year high school na... hanggang nag-branch out sa iba pang gustong makisabay sa trip namin. dati mcdo lang, mayaman na kami. makabili lang ng burger meal at mag-stay ng isang oras mahigit para sa dakdak, masaya na kami.

lumipat sa tambayang bahay ni joyce, mas nakatipid. pare-pareho kasi halos ang sitwasyon sa buhay, okey na ang kaunting chichiria, manggang hilaw at bagoong para makaraos sa chikahan. kapag may birthday celebration pa nga, minsan ang ulam ay tilapia at balasenas (talong) pero ang tawa namin abot hanggang dulo ng apu. hanggang nauso ang pambansang pagkain ng pancit canton, tortillos cheese, kwek-kwek at kung anu-ano pang mamisong pagkain.

nag-aral, nagsigawa ng project, nag-production number sa klase, nagtapos ng high school, nag-college, nagka-lovelife (ang mangilan-ngilan), nakipag-break (ang halos sa mangilan-ngilang nagka-lovelife)... pero andun pa rin ang samahan at puntahan sa bahay na tambayan.

nauso ang christmas party at parlor games... hanggang nagsipagtapos ng college... nagkaroon ng sari-sariling trabaho... meron na ngang may sariling pamilya... pero wala pa ring nagkakatuluyan sa'min ha, kahit na akala ng iba sa pics namin e sweet daw kami sa isa't isa...

heto at kagagaling lang namin nung sabado sa "gimik." sa tinagal-tagal naming magkakasama, puro tambay sa bahay, overnight at pagtitipid ang ginawa namin. pero di nakahadlang sa kasiyahan, tawanan at sharing ng mga problema. kaya siguro sa'kin malaking bagay na ang nangyari sa'min. lumilevel na kami, ika nga ni pepe.

kung dati, tilapia at balasenas, ngayon sisig at litsong manok na. kung dati, pinagkakasya ang kaunting barya sa bulsa, ngayon sari-sariling offer na sa share sa bayad. kung dati videoke kina joyce, ngayon pwede na sa chic 'n ribs. kung dati, tubig lang o coke kung maswerte, ngayon may konting san mig light na. konti lang naman hehehe.

umabot kami ng alas tres ng madaling araw nung linggo. oo, ganoon kami katagal talaga magkwentuhan. may halong tawanan at seryosohan na yun.

nakakatuwa na biniyayaan ako ni Lord ng mga kaibigang hanggang sa pagtanda ay makakasama ko. siguro gumigimik pa kami nun. sabi nga namin, pag may mga anak na kami, kasali na namin sa parlor games.

Here's to the old times and the best of new ones
Here's to a song of glee
Finding our way from illusions to realities...

I'm growing up, getting down
Putting my both feet on the ground
With all my friends behind me
How can I go wrong this time?... :)