a work of art by my friend

" ...thank you,
you know who you are... "

a pact was made here---laiya, batangas

a three MS student
made a pact

at laiya, san juan, batangas - philippines
and here they are
look closely and you'll meet them...

"... Yeah we look like we have nothing but time at our hands.

But really, with one towel between us...we thought it best to 'dry' ourselves
innovatively"

- kahlou

away from the busy city -- hello UPLB

it was saturday

july 16, 2005

around 6.30 in the morning

i was already awake

my eyes was really smiling - excitement was all over my veins...

you know why?

because i'm on my way to UPLB - university of the philippines los banos

yup...away from the busy place - city of makati, manila and quezon

my friend and i are off to go and visit thier house - los banos

purpose/goal: to study and left the busy and noisy city

meeting place: mc donald - quezon avenue branch

time: 7.30 a.m. sharp!

so, i took a bath then leave at 7.00 sharp

i hitch on my room mate car, beetle "volkwagen" 1968 model,

on the way to my meeting place

i arrive and still she was not there yet

i waited and ordered a cup of brewed coffee and a cinnamon roll

while reading a journal book - fertility transition by robert bulatao and john casterline

which i need to read for my comprehenssive exam next month

so, while waiting...

my phone ring- ring ring

"message recieve"

inbox- i open it

whalla message "crap i just woke up"

from kahlou

time 7.35 a.m.

so i just smile and reply

inbox

click write message

"it's okay i'll just wait here"

message end

sent

send message....

then, i waited and continue my reading

while drinking my brewed coffee with fresh milk on it!

another ring on my phone

ring ring - a miscall appeared so i immediately rush and went out

she's there, and ride in the car

we talk and said we'll pick up one of our friend - house mate name alma

who works in call center - sykes international

so off we go the three of us - destination - UPLB

it just took us one hour and fourty five minutes to reach the finish line

so we ate in bonito's - owned by varion? anyhow sound like that... a graduate of CCA

i ate pasta with fresh tomato and a fresh buko juice

then, off we go to the house

when we arrive i just sit at the sala

then while reading my book

my friend call me and said"hey, come here"

so i said "what?"

she said "we'll clean the house"

so i was so surprise yet nothing to do but to follow

after we are done fixing the room

we left the house for our real goal, why we went here,here in los banos - to study!

but before we study

kahlou bring me to d tri or d3 basta its where you can fresh milk,chocolate, cheese and many more - in short dairy products

it was so delicious - a two thumbs up - so if you pay a visit in UPLB don't forget to dropby there!

then, off we go to down town and look for a coffee shop

stayed there and study

we ordered two coffee - flavoured for me french vanilla and for her strawberry

and a pack of oatmeal cookies

stayed there for 3 more hours

its also the meeting place for one of our friend - name gretch - sister of tee jaye na bestfriend ni kahlou and doms - my wing mate before sa dorm and high school batch mate ni kahlou

so, off we go to eat dinner at aling linda? - hmm forget the real name but the food was really great mmmm...been longing for that food!

but guess what one of my friend drop by - glenn luzon the great drawing person in the whole world

we all meet at new lb square

then, do some chit chat and little bit of san mig light

then went home

around 12 in the morning

thats the end of my day for today

a good and not so busy day

a relaxing one

can't wait to be back at los banos - i really love the place!

a little to think of...

"...sometimes we, human beings, tend to be so insensitive,

we don't care what others feels

and then,

...when we reach the other side of the road,

we started to realize,it was already late,

too late...,

the damage is already done, so, its hard to go back

and just fix all the things"

"so,try to look at the picture

then try to figure it out,

its just the same,

the one, we always,

tend to

do..."

- gab david

...notion number four

...i was talking last night, to my two - good and jolly, friends - thru text messaging;

it was around quater to eleven or twelve quater?

basta, in between that time frame.

honestly, i want to sleep na

and guess what even my bed is really cuddling me

already and starting to confort me.

yet, my body have just won - meaning brain is really awake,

totally at the high level of energyl.

so, what i did was send some text messages,

to some of my friends,

that really something crazy stuff.

suddenly, i got a reply from one of them, the first one i texted,

and a little bit surprise of her reply.

yup,sending me back my text and saying

"gab wrong send ka yata?"

then, i text her back saying

" gaga its for you talaga - you fool its for you (translation) - with giggle inside (hi hi hi)"

then she replied and said" thank you gab,

it seems that you are always at the right time

and it's like you are in front of me talking"

then, she added, hay you and kat are my true angels"

then, i said to her, i'm just a human being like you and

who just puff,

if you need someone and don't feel good

and even feeling a little bit devastated"

then we both exchanges good night and ending saying thank you...

...when i was about to sleep!

my cellphone just ring " ring ring "

two messages recieve...

so i immediately open it and guess what...

it was from my another friend,

whom i never saw for a couple of months,

she was explaining to me why she didn't reply immediately when i text her.

she said that "sorry gab for not replying on you immediately -

the reason is that i was devastated and really crying

because i was waiting for my parents to call,

both of them are in london

- late afternoon yesterday a bomb just blew in the public train,

so she was so afraid.

however, she was thankful because her dad just call

and they just finished talking after she got receive my text"

...so, we just talk and exchange some aches that keep lurking in our mind which really bothering our minds

but we end our conversation - thru text , with a happy faces.

then, shouting thru text :

"AJA!!! fight! fight! fight!"

"...sometimes we never mind those people that
surround us,we usually ignore or sometimes play like a blind man

telling ourselves we never saw,those things,

but in the long run

they are true people that has a good and compassionate heart

that really tap our shoulder when we need someone

how ironic
but its what reality gives..."