Friday | 010116
When the clock struck 12, I was hugging my mom. <3 I then kissed her a happy new year. I then hugged and kissed each one in the house a Happy New Year, too! We celebrated the beginning of another year just like the usual. There were a few firecrackers (but of course, I didn’t touched any) and after making all the noises, we decided to go inside to have our media noche. And I forgot to mention, some kids from the neighborhood was in the house and celebrated the New Year with us. Haha. Btw, I wore polka dots which wasn’t even planned. I mean, I just decided to wear my blue PJ’s, just then I noticed that it has white polka dots on it. I’ve worn it several times, but I failed to notice it. Yep, really.
Our welcoming of the New Year wasn’t any grand but I am more than grateful for all the blessings, especially my family.
It’s already past six when I woke up the next morning. I went to church and attended the New Year’s Mass. Everyone’s busy in the house because we’re hosting a (late) Christmas Party for the whole neighborhood. Gladly, the Christmas Party was successfully held through the great effort of my mom (I’m always proud of her), my tita, and my tito and with us being the assistants. I wasn’t that active this year unlike the other years, though. I didn’t exert much effort for that. Idk, but I just don’t feel like doing so. Anyway, seeing everyone enjoying during the party already gave me bliss - those priceless laughs and the atmosphere surrounded with happiness and enjoyment. Wasted men from the neighborhood danced their nerves away. The kids (and also the adults) enjoyed the parlor games. And me? I was the wallflower. Yep. I was just sitting somewhere not-so-far from the crowd and watching everyone enjoy and I was already happy with that. I’m comfortable that way.
The party wasn’t over yet when I entered the house because I felt sleepy, but I ate instead. Sweets, sweets, sweets. I ate three varieties of dessert (sweet tooth alert). Then after we prayed the rosary, I lay down and unconsciously fell asleep. I wasn’t even able to eat dinner.
The first day of the year was well spent!
Saturday | 010216
I met some of my high school mates today - others I’ve seen again after a few months and others after years already. We went to Wayfarer (a resto beside the beach) . The actual plan was to have a lunch, but the foods were very expensive, so we just decided to go with pizza instead. We had a lot of chitchats. It’s actually the first time that almost half of our batch came and it’s the first time that our 4th year class President planned to have a get-together as a whole, but unluckily mostly were busy with their own lives now leaving us incomplete. Anyway, I got to see the changes and so much had changed.
We were separated into two groups since a table couldn’t accommodate us which, according to Hazel, the good side and the dark side (haha). Our table was just spiced up with stories and laughter while the other is spiced up with the same plus beers and smoke. They were actually teasing me because according to them, I’m kind of a goody two-shoes - I don’t drink, smoke and curse.
Most of the time, I was just quiet and just listening and just laughing with them. At the back of my mind, there’s the thought “so much has changed.” Yep, after almost three years, everything seemed different. Everyone have grown into something I’m not comfortable with anymore. I don’t know, but maybe, it’s just that I wasn’t used to their presence anymore. The life I’m living is already so different from them - no bright party lights and I don’t have that much freedom that they have (‘cos I’m still living with the ‘rents). City life is really different, I suppose; not to mention that they have their lives in Iloilo now and some in Manila, while I am left here in our hometown.
Anyway, I’m glad I got to see them again. I missed them so much. I missed high school life big time.
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