29/11/2004
things i miss about you, best:

i miss making doodles on your notes..
i miss yours on my notes..
i miss your scolding when i stay up late..
i miss your always teasing me..
i miss teasing you..
i miss you inching lower on your seat just so you could lean on me..
i miss having you to lean on..
i miss being surprised when we come to class 'coz we have matching clothes..
i miss our food trips..
i miss you sleeping over..
i miss our adventures especially the misadventures..
i miss having to share to you everything that's going on with me..
i miss just doing nothing with you and still have the best time..
i miss saving a seat for you when you're already late..
i miss days when i was late and know that you have a seat for me..
i miss how we can read each other's minds..
i miss my seatmate..
i miss my inspiration..
i miss my angel..
i miss my best friend..
i miss you..

30/11/2004
BEST FRIEND - Raeanne April Manalo

looking at you, smiling back at me.
never thought i'd meet a friend as wonderful.
you must have known i needed you,
seeing through me and changing my life.

what is it in me that could keep you?
i was a nobody who's always been alone,
afraid that everyone will only hurt me.
then God blessed me and sent His angel.

you give me strength and hope,
my constant source of happiness and joy.
even if you say you've just been you,
i wouldn't want you any different.

when there's nothing to be happy about,
you're my reason to smile and move on.
have you known you're all of these and more?
to someone who loves you so simply and true.

i may be clueless on a lot of things,
but i never found anything this real,
far more than i can imagine or hope for...
you're the best friend of my heart and soul.

7/9/2004
if i had a time machine.. i'd go back to when i'd meet my best friend and tell myself "if you're looking for the greatest friend you could ever know, save yourself from a lot of heartaches.. don't look any further, it would be her.." thank you best, you saw me when i thought i was invisible.. i love you always.. =)

10/9/2004
the other day, i don't remember what we talked about but she said kung maputi daw siya like me.. cute din siya.. then i said "you're not cute.." but she didn't let me finish akala niya ata inaasar ko ulit siya.. ang sasabihin ko sana.. "you're not cute, maganda ka." pero alam ko, di din siya maniniwala kaya dito na lang sa testi ko sinabi.. :) she would never believe it but Rj is really stunningly beautiful inside and out.. unlike with others, the longer you're with them you'll see flaws and wonder what made you think they're at all pretty.. it's the exact opposite with her, you'll be dazzled by her more through time. and there are times that i simply think she's gorgeous.. YUP! it can make one speechless, like WOW!! wishing you had a camera handy to capture it.. hehe and i'm not saying these things 'coz we're best friends ha.. i just say 'em as i see 'em.. baka nga di pa mapagkamalan na bespren kami eh.. para lang siyang may kasamang bata.. ;) love you best.. :x

28/6/2004
best!!! hehe parang di tayo nagkikita araw-araw e noh.. di ko nga alm kung nagsasawa ka na sa kakagawa ko ng testi.. :"> gusto ko lang mag-thank you ulit best, for celebrating your b-day with me.. long overdue etong testi noh best? hehe walang aangal, eto trip ko e. :p ayun, nasanay ka pa naman na madami kasama on your b-day tapos ako lang this year. muntikan pa nga di tayo natuloy e.. hehe pinagdasal ko talaga 'yun, buti na lang napagbigyan ako ni Lord.. :) i'm hoping naman ngayon na that won't be the last. sana nga it's the first of many more birthdays that i'd get to celebrate with you.. again, thank you for sharing that day with me best, it means the world to me.. i love you best.. :)

14/6/2004
my movie buddy!! daredevil, spy kids, austin powers, shrek, harry potter.. these are some of the movies we watched. minsan nga, one large popcorn and one large drink.. solve na! hehe sometimes i wouldn't watch one pag di siya kasama. madalas pa naman siya di pwede.. pero oki lang, every gimik naman namin is worth the wait.. kasi enjoy talaga ko.. :) and those movies don't include yung mga VCDs na pinanood namin sa bahay.. dami na talaga.. hehe i'm glad i share these simple things with Rj. 'wag nga lang na magyaya siya ng horror movies.. di kaya ng powers ko.. di ba best?? kaya don't even think about it!! hehe love you best!! :)

24/5/2004
yess!! testi ulit! natagalan 'to kasi ang tagal mag-online ng best ko e. di pa ko naa-approve as a pren. hehe ang best ko, mahal na mahal ko talaga yan. even when i tell her na pawisin na ko, yayakapin pa din ako. sasamahan ako maghintay kahit uwing-uwi na siya kasi wala pa siyang tulog the day before. true to what she said sa testi sa akin.. when we give each other a letter/card at the same time.. for sure.. 100%!! yung nasa letter ko sinagot ko lang yung ibang comment sa letter niya and vice versa. and walang pinagusapan yan ha. ganun lang katindi ang connection namin ng best ko. we could even sense when something's not right dun sa isa.. kahit magkalayo naman kami and/or di pa nag-uusap ulit. what we have is ethereal, nothing could break it. and I've always believed that Rj is God's gift to me.. and i thank HIM everyday for her. i need her and i don't even need anything. i love you always best!! :)

12/4/2004
whenever i see your smiling face, i have to smile myself.. 'coz i love you.. yes i do.. :)

12/4/2004
my bespren as a SLEEPYHEAD.. yeppers, palagi ako natutulugan ng lukaret na 'to. a couple of times na din siya nag-overnight sa bahay.. at siyempre palagi niya ko nauunahang matulog. nung 1st time ko naman makitulog sa kanila.. ilang beses nagyaya na matulog kami. tapos nung nasa baguio kami, i challenged her na walang tulugan.. guess who won? hehe mata-tats nga sana ko nung kinumutan niya ko.. pero i had a hunch it was a ruse to make me sleep. di ako papaisa sa kanya e! hahaha! minsan naman ka-text ko siya tapos pag di na siya nagreply later.. ibig sabihin, nasa dreamland na siya.. i give her BOTD din kahit papano, pero in the end my hunches are never wrong na natulugan na nga ko. ;) hmm maybe its me.. pag nakikita ata ko ng best ko, inaantok siya.. mukha ko siguro pillow. hehe! oppsss! nilibre nga pala ko kanina ng lunch ng bespren ko.. lagay mo na lang 'to best ha.. hehe libre na lang kita.. tsaka labs mo naman ako di ba? :) love you best!!! mwahh! :x

17/4/2004
a certified music lover!! habang may sinasagutan na exam sa review, may naka-plug na earphones. hehe palagi ko nga binibiro na gagawan ko siya ng cd na puro otso-otso lang e. ;) actually, nate-tempt nga ko na gumawa talaga nun.. just to see how she would react. ahehe ayun, minsan nalilito nga lang ako kung ano ba talaga genre ang gusto ng best ko.. she could be pegged as a rocker / punk / hiphop / Latina / romantic / dance & techno crazy person at marami pang iba.. ikanga, true to the description of a music lover. hmm.. kind of reminds me of somebody ah.. hmm ulit.. oh yes, ME!! hehehe mas senti nga lang ako kay bespren.. pansin niyo naman siguro di ba? pero malayo mangyari na mapakanta ulit ako nito, na-trauma na ko e. pang-asar pa sa akin ng best ko: mahilig ako sa music, pero yung music walang hilig sa akin.. ang sweet noh? labs talaga ko e! hahaha! good luck pala sa final preboard best! love you!! beri mats! ahehe mwahh! :x

24/3/2004
i wanna say thank you.. no one has ever loved me this way.. you turn my night into day.. for every sweet memory that we've been through.. you've always tried to make everything right.. just one of your smiles can make everything a-ok.. thank you.. :)

23/3/2004
hmm.. ano ba pwede masabi ko about sa bespren ko para di siya maagaw sa akin? wahehehe baka dahil sa mga testi ko kasi mawalan pa ko ng best.. shucks, wala pa ko maisip eh, mag-iipon pa ko para medyo mahaba.. next time na lang yun ha best. :) for the meantime, i'm guessing some people wonder how two polar opposite individuals could be best of friends.. like us.. believe me, if you were to ask me nung una ko siya nakilala.. i didn't think we could be bestfriends. katulad ng sinasabi ni Rj, "we're the opposites." honestly, i never thought of us like that when i got to really know her. i don't want to be any different from my bestfriend. there were times na i tried what she loves to do, like nung try-out sa volleyball.. di niya siguro alam yun but i really wanted to come. alam ko naman na di ako matatanggap, gusto ko lang talaga mapagbigyan best ko nun. nagkaron lang ako ng commitment that day kaya pagdating ko, sobrang late na ko.. inatake pa ko, di ako makahinga. nakasandal pa ko kay cha nung lumapit siya sa akin.. of course, tapos na yung try-out. :/ when other people pointed it out like her.. i sometimes think maybe she deserves a bestfriend more of her equal. she's sporty, intelligent, tall, maganda (ahem), mabait, friendly, etc. she's all that, and i'm... uhmm.. i don't know.. wala ata.. ahehe! pero if you think i'd just let anybody take her away, think again! dadaan muna kayo sa bangkay ko.. hehehehehe! fine, we may be different from each other, we're the 'opposites' but i wouldn't want us in any other way if we had a choice. 'coz our friendship works far better than any i've known.. we definitely compliment each other's differences. there's always something we talk about, and day after day we learn that we're not that totally different.. and the more na magkasama kami, we influence each other. what you see in me now, ang isa sa pinakamalaking influence eh si Rj.. a part of her is in me and vice versa. now that's something i could proudly say about us. i never had a friendship this rewarding, this fun, there's nothing like it. i'm at my happiest when i'm with Rj. nakakatuwa, kasi adventure palagi pag magkasama kami.. never a dull moment, and i say that with all honesty. 'til here, gawa na lang ulit ako.. hehe ingat ka palagi oki, best? i love you! mwaahh :x

24/2/2004
hi best! i'm taking a break sa pagrereview at eto gawa muna ko testi sa 'yo.. hehe haayyy mababaliw na ko best.. oopss, abno na nga pala ko noh, sabi mo sa testi eh.. kaya nga ba labs talaga kita best. hahaha! you know me better than i do myself. okies, i wanna talk about how talented naman my bespren is.. di lang yan magaling sa accounting.. magaling din yan sa sports. mani lang sa kanya yung mga p.e. namin (table tennis, volleybal, even dancing!) at alam ko nag-e-excel din siya sa ibang sports except nga lang swimming.. ahehe pag kami nagkasama sa isang sinking ship, paktay na.. di kami pareho marunong lumangoy! at magaling din kumanta ang best ko.. i miss hearing her sing to me.. dati kasi tatawag ako sa kanya and plead to her na kumanta kahit konti before i sleep.. ayaw ko nga lang na pinapakanta niya ko minsan along with her.. asus, para namang maganda boses ko. plus she has the talent for dancing, pag ang bespren ko na umindak.. nakow, talo ang iba diyan. eniweis, she may not know this.. but i'm her biggest fan ever.. lahat ng games niya as much as i could gusto ko mapanood. when she sang with the jpia chorale, it was a dream come true.. i don't get to see her perform kasi in a choir. i was there nung audition niya sa choir, when she joined the jpia cheerleaders (i was excited to see her doing one of what she does best, though sandali lang pala 'yun.. shucks!).. then 'yung pag-apply niya sa volleyball team. and the most glorious moment was when they won the volleyball championship. (sigh!) those were really the good times noh, best. now there's not much of those, if not none at all.. but i'm still your biggest fan in whatever endeavor your taking, best. always here, rooting for you.. love you best ko.. mwaahhh! :)

14/1/2004
it's 8am, i'm wide awake & i'm not a morning person! hehe only my bestfriend could have this effect on me, you see i received a sms from her that was so sweet.. could you sleep if you can't stop smiling & you feel rejuvenated.. i know, sleeping can't give me that.. hehe Rj's the only friend i could never live without & even if we weren't best of friends i'd still love her as much as i do now.. all i could ever want in a friend i found in her 'coz she bring out the best in me.. she believed in me that i could do more (be more of what i am), supported me in everything i do, knows me better than i do myself, never left me even if i was hard to get along with, & loved me for who i am (w/ flaws & all that).. Rj is not just my bestfriend, she's my angel.. with her i found out how loving unconditionally is & that i will never be alone 'coz i have her.. 'being there for a friend' are not just words, with Rj it's a reality.. i'll always be thankful for her and for her friendship.. you're the biggest part of me, best.. everyday i pray that if i can't keep you forever with me then at least for the rest of my life.. i love you so much, best!!!

12/1/2004
if i had only one friend left, i'd want it to be you.. love you best! mwaahhh!