which brought me back to this:
(taken at Mine's birthday party, circa 2006)Makes one wonder where time goes because it does fly, what it takes with it when it disappears (wisps of hair swept from under forgotten beauty parlors' chairs? disappearing numbers from our erratic weight dips and binge-eating?) and what it brings with each new twenty-four hour series (new habits, overhauled routines, a realignment of priorities, a baby!). Ten years na nga ba tayong friends? Ahmishu girls, labas naman tayo soon.
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Heres to the old times and the best of new ones/Heres to a song of glee/Finding our way from illusions to realities/Hoping to wake up from this madness/Hoping to see you smile/Pushing our way to the limit of yours and mine
Im growing up, getting down/Putting my both feet on the ground/With all my friends behind me/How can I go wrong this time?/Im growing up, getting down/Think of reality came around/Not just waiting for the daybreak/Expecting the sun to shine/It doesnt shine all the time
Falling in love, falling apart/You think its the end of the line/Holding hand while crying, then youll feel just fine/If youre thinking that youre the only one/Well, take a look around and youll find/Ill be there where you are/Then and now, I say
We're growing up, getting down/Putting our both feet on the ground (...)
*"Growing Up," Bagets, Gary V.
