weekends

it's a good thing my college barkada has had some breathing space in each of our own lives that we were able to afford a good deal of time spent for catching up. saturday night was a long needed get-together. beginning with good food at berllini's in cubao, it was followed by non-stop reminiscing and story-telling over several bottles of beer, and a visit at what most of us treat as home, katipunan. the tangerine glow of katipunan's overhead posts, the overnight neon lights of now unfamiliar establishments and the lush green at the backdrop of a starlit sky of the ateneo pulls us all back to the happiest days of our lives, reminding us of the carefree living amidst the company of lifelong friends and the busy hustle of the metro dissolving into the pressure of college papers and projects. it's like re-living all over again those unforgettable college days of opman and marketing research and the sleepless yet welcome nights that come with them.

ah, life has indeed moved on for all of us. we are not as young as we once were. and yet, every step that we take towards going back only makes our memory clearer and clearer. every return to our place only reveals another part of a long finished jigsaw puzzle. every get together only strengthens a bond formed long long ago.

i just wish it never ends. those weekends.