Hello.
It's me.
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to... KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?!
Haha I know, 0% originality because you did this for me once and nirecycle ko din pati yung pictures and the surprise love letter thing isn't really all that new and shit and I know the layout sucks and we get to say what we want to say to each other all the time anyway. I don't think anything I write here will surprise you but I hope this will solidly reaffirm to you what you've always known deep in your heart, throughout all these years. ♥
*Let the cheese begin*
One of the gazillion things we share is the love of and for words. As readers and writers, we are both very much aware of the power of words. Whether someone says it or writes it, we both understand that the very choice of words conveys so much of the emotion of the speaker/writer. With this in mind, I think of the things you are to me: sister, best friend, loved one, soul mate, baby girl, angel, buddy, shoulder to cry and rant on, number one fan and supporter, co-Justice in the Supreme Court of Judgment, font of Flirtation Wisdom etc etc. Truth be told, my vocabulary is surely not enough to make people understand how important you are in my life... but that's only because my vocabulary does not include words from the Chinese language. You know what you have with someone is extraordinary when the know-it-all English language does not have a word for it. Anyway, I recently came across the Chinese concept of laotong (老同 in Mandarin). I don't know if you've come across it before (I really hope you haven't) but when I saw it, my only thought was of you. Laotong literally means "old sames". So it's like something that's old but has remained the same, because when things get old, they sometime change, right? But the more I think about it, the more "old sames" becomes about us. We and our friendship had always been so comfortingly consistent throughout the years. But what laotong really is is that it's a contractual relationship between two young girls that bonds them together for eternity as kindred sisters. It is the strongest and most precious form of female friendship for Chinese women. So still, kinda like what we have right? They have all these elaborate laotong rituals but our laotong contract was written on Katipunan jeeps, carved on the AS-Cal Highway and scratched onto the tables of CASAA. You are my strongest and most precious friendship, natch, relationship. You are my kindred sister in every way imaginable. In conclusion, we can be Amy and Tina, Clover and Sam, Taylor and Karlie, Elsa and Anna, Phineas and Ferb but for me, the plainest truth of our friendship is:
You know, I wasn't really all clingy and nostalgic and cheesy about friends before I met you. To be honest, I was always the friend who leaves. I have left behind so many friends with nary a tear or the slightest hesitation. Except for a few of them, I never felt the nagging guilt of not being able to keep in touch. As far as I was concerned, they aren't in my life anymore and I was okay with not being in theirs. But with you, everything changed. You made me want to stay. I want to share and celebrate every milestone in our lives together. I want to stay and annoy you with my annoying conyo voice for the rest of your life. I want you to stay and keep me updated on JaDine forever. JUST REDGE AND K FOREVER. And I think the reason for this is because I've finally found a place where I am safe to be who I am. You are my safe place. Always will be. That's the best thing about you and I am forever, forever grateful. I always tell you this, but I still don't have a fucking clue how I get to be best friends with somebody as golden as you are. Call me crazy and patronizing, but you are the most beautiful person I know, inside and out. I'm not saying I'm not worthy but really? Have you seen what kind of person I am? God really does have a delightful sense of humor.
To my dearly beloved golden girl, there is nothing else I would wish for you but for you to be what you were always meant to be; what you always wanted to be. What I want is for you to feel terribly AWESOME all day and every day knowing that you are enough, that you are not lacking. You might not be the best among others, but I pray that God grant you the strength and grace to be the best you that you can be. You are a blessing to everyone whose lives you've touched. When you feel like nothing ever changes in a sad, depressing way, think of my Xavier boy phase or Aian's ex-mustache or Jan's ex-afro or your freshie bangs and come to realize that THINGS CAN CHANGE and it might be for the better! If you feel like things are changing too fast, think of my unwavering love for bunso baby boys and the way we still feel about Lee Ryan and Shawarma rice and realize that A LOT OF THE BEST THINGS DON'T CHANGE! And as for the times you feel happy or sad or lonely or excited or frustrated or tired or fulfilled, think of me and take comfort in the fact that I am just a text/PM/call away for you to share these feels with. Everything's better when you know we're both in this together. Nagkanda-leche leche na yung references ko at this point. hahahaha.
Happy happy birthday, Maria Karla Rosita. May the rest of your days be merry and your nights wild. I love you with a love that is more than love because fuck Anabel Lee. :))) Hahaha. Happy Birthday!
Your R with The Edge :*
PS: I'd like to send this to you as a gift pero I haven't had it framed yet. Hahaha. Would you want it? Haha I chose this page because elephants!
PPS: YOU make my life beautiful. ♥
It's me.
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to... KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?!
Haha I know, 0% originality because you did this for me once and nirecycle ko din pati yung pictures and the surprise love letter thing isn't really all that new and shit and I know the layout sucks and we get to say what we want to say to each other all the time anyway. I don't think anything I write here will surprise you but I hope this will solidly reaffirm to you what you've always known deep in your heart, throughout all these years. ♥
*Let the cheese begin*
One of the gazillion things we share is the love of and for words. As readers and writers, we are both very much aware of the power of words. Whether someone says it or writes it, we both understand that the very choice of words conveys so much of the emotion of the speaker/writer. With this in mind, I think of the things you are to me: sister, best friend, loved one, soul mate, baby girl, angel, buddy, shoulder to cry and rant on, number one fan and supporter, co-Justice in the Supreme Court of Judgment, font of Flirtation Wisdom etc etc. Truth be told, my vocabulary is surely not enough to make people understand how important you are in my life... but that's only because my vocabulary does not include words from the Chinese language. You know what you have with someone is extraordinary when the know-it-all English language does not have a word for it. Anyway, I recently came across the Chinese concept of laotong (老同 in Mandarin). I don't know if you've come across it before (I really hope you haven't) but when I saw it, my only thought was of you. Laotong literally means "old sames". So it's like something that's old but has remained the same, because when things get old, they sometime change, right? But the more I think about it, the more "old sames" becomes about us. We and our friendship had always been so comfortingly consistent throughout the years. But what laotong really is is that it's a contractual relationship between two young girls that bonds them together for eternity as kindred sisters. It is the strongest and most precious form of female friendship for Chinese women. So still, kinda like what we have right? They have all these elaborate laotong rituals but our laotong contract was written on Katipunan jeeps, carved on the AS-Cal Highway and scratched onto the tables of CASAA. You are my strongest and most precious friendship, natch, relationship. You are my kindred sister in every way imaginable. In conclusion, we can be Amy and Tina, Clover and Sam, Taylor and Karlie, Elsa and Anna, Phineas and Ferb but for me, the plainest truth of our friendship is:
YOU ARE MY LAOTONG AND DESTINY WAS OUR MATCHMAKER.
You know, I wasn't really all clingy and nostalgic and cheesy about friends before I met you. To be honest, I was always the friend who leaves. I have left behind so many friends with nary a tear or the slightest hesitation. Except for a few of them, I never felt the nagging guilt of not being able to keep in touch. As far as I was concerned, they aren't in my life anymore and I was okay with not being in theirs. But with you, everything changed. You made me want to stay. I want to share and celebrate every milestone in our lives together. I want to stay and annoy you with my annoying conyo voice for the rest of your life. I want you to stay and keep me updated on JaDine forever. JUST REDGE AND K FOREVER. And I think the reason for this is because I've finally found a place where I am safe to be who I am. You are my safe place. Always will be. That's the best thing about you and I am forever, forever grateful. I always tell you this, but I still don't have a fucking clue how I get to be best friends with somebody as golden as you are. Call me crazy and patronizing, but you are the most beautiful person I know, inside and out. I'm not saying I'm not worthy but really? Have you seen what kind of person I am? God really does have a delightful sense of humor.
To my dearly beloved golden girl, there is nothing else I would wish for you but for you to be what you were always meant to be; what you always wanted to be. What I want is for you to feel terribly AWESOME all day and every day knowing that you are enough, that you are not lacking. You might not be the best among others, but I pray that God grant you the strength and grace to be the best you that you can be. You are a blessing to everyone whose lives you've touched. When you feel like nothing ever changes in a sad, depressing way, think of my Xavier boy phase or Aian's ex-mustache or Jan's ex-afro or your freshie bangs and come to realize that THINGS CAN CHANGE and it might be for the better! If you feel like things are changing too fast, think of my unwavering love for bunso baby boys and the way we still feel about Lee Ryan and Shawarma rice and realize that A LOT OF THE BEST THINGS DON'T CHANGE! And as for the times you feel happy or sad or lonely or excited or frustrated or tired or fulfilled, think of me and take comfort in the fact that I am just a text/PM/call away for you to share these feels with. Everything's better when you know we're both in this together. Nagkanda-leche leche na yung references ko at this point. hahahaha.
Happy happy birthday, Maria Karla Rosita. May the rest of your days be merry and your nights wild. I love you with a love that is more than love because fuck Anabel Lee. :))) Hahaha. Happy Birthday!
Your R with The Edge :*
PS: I'd like to send this to you as a gift pero I haven't had it framed yet. Hahaha. Would you want it? Haha I chose this page because elephants!
PPS: YOU make my life beautiful. ♥
