Dear Ning,

Kamusta bakasiyon mo? ako, eto pa rin nag rereview, bad trip talaga tong meralco, nag bro-brown out pa rin dito. Walang silbi sa bahay kundi bumabad sa internet, o kaya’y kasama ang buong barkada nakatambay sa may kanto. Well, that was a lie, we don’t see each other anymore, alam mo naman na ikaw an gaming organizer and magnet at the same time, we come to you, we come for you. Buti na lang andiyan si Ate Di, kung wala. baka di na namin kilala ang isa’t isa. Oh, Ning, while you were away, the E-heads had their reunion concert, TWICE, yes, the reunion that we were talking about. None of us went, though. I can’t speak for them. But I just didn’t feel like it. I know, know, that was a wasted opportunity, and it was my chance to miss. Speaking of miss, what have you missed so far, how long has it been Ning? 5 years? Well, mag ba-bar exams na ako this September, so please pray for me. So I could continue the profession we have always wanted. Speaking of wants in life. Our good friend Ynna is now teaching, and guess what subject? You’ll love this. Art Appreciation and Philosophy. In love ang bata! Di ba ang saya? Ning last Sunday, nag pa-birthday sina Jey at Mark sa Pampanga. Yup! Pampanga. Our last field trip together, our last out of town. Tapos ngayon 5 years old na si iko. Di kami nakapunta. Sayang. Loy is now married, and now living in Australia, sosiyal si Loy. Greener pastures ito. Si Cindy went back to law school. Along with Rina, Mel, Berna, Bryan, Angel at Bis. Francine and Jhet are getting married next year, January 22 ang date, And guess what? Ninong ako! Weird that I was a principal sponsor before I can even be a secondary one. Isa pa yang si Charo na greener pastures, asa Dubai! Hiwalay na sila ni Don. Mahaba din na istorya. Si Father, nawawala. Mahaba-haba ang kwento. Si Meg ay mayaman na. At least that is what we heard. Di na nag pakita yan. Si Nikki lumabas daw sa Wowowee, napanuod mo ba? Ako hindi. May link sa internet pero nung sinabi sakin ni nikki yung website, lasing ata ako, di ko maalala eh. We’ve met Cecille, Karl’s girlfriend, I don’t know if you’ve met before, but we like her, I’m sure if she’d have met you, she would have loved you as well. Jun, Randy and Chen are now Florence Nightingales. Si Luis asa Chowking, si Tse asa eroplano, si jheng at Lyndon, wala ako balita. Ate Fleur is now a Doctor so is Sir Mommy. Filio almost die (his words) di nga kami nakadalaw, kasi lumabas na daw siya sa hospital nung balakin namin. Hospital, Ning, our last memory together. With Tita Nira, na Fb friend ko ngayon. St. Lukes. Sa semi-ward na may exhaust fan sa taas ng bed mo, na pinakain mo pa kami ng croissant na bigay lang din pala ng bisita mo for you.

I can’t shake off the feeling that I’ve wasted my final minutes with you, making fun of your room, making fun of you. But I am happy as well, that the last time we saw each other, we were all laughing, at ourselves, at our memories. But, I wish we could have more time, not in that hospital, but in life. You’ve left us too soon, too soon.


We use to go home together, leaving in the same district, we always have fun when we ride the FX laughing all the way through España, Quezon Avenue, and Commonwealth. Remember when we made two total strangers become friends? I remember that we always talk about that our FX rides are always “bitin” funny, how you made a metaphor about life being like an FX ride, I didn’t know at that time that you were making your life the ultimate example of your own metaphor.

Get Togethers are not the same without you, music is not same without you, siomai is never the same without you.

I also can’t shake the feeling that you went of a broken heart, and I mean, literally and figuratively. And February 13? One day before Valentines day? Bitter, much? Hehe

I can’t shake the feeling that you are still here with us, guiding us.

You are ning. You are always present. You are always present tense. You are our own gerund. You are our proper noun, you are our noun, and you are our verb. You make us, you describe us, you define us. You are N-ing.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NING! We love you. Till we see each other again!

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