WALANG IWANAN.
I hope this sem takes forever. I mean, I’m not liking all the school work but I have this company of mine which I really look forward to when going to school. They’re special for the fact that they we’re my first college friends. Whoa. Biruin mo yon? Nagkaroon ako ng friends? Hahaha. No doubt, they we’re too much to ask. I just wanted company, but God gave me friends!
We were not like your typical BARKADAnovela (you know those of GIMIK, TGIS AND CLICK?), we didn’t have the same friends, or our siblings grew up together then eventually us too became friends, its a matter of coincidental rapport among us. A typical day. In commemoration of the late Pres. Cory Aquino’s death, we were made. A’F. (Wow. Pabango ata yan?)
Hmm. A’f substancially made of, Baby James (Bebe Gems rather) that’s me, Pajack (Yvette) and I really don’t know what’s the relation of Mar Roxas to the family, but anyways, he was a good friend, or she rather (the nick Pajack came from a dance step in Aero class, just so you know), Mama Krissey (Sheng), Tito Noy (Hershey), Tito Philip (Trish) and Baby Josh (Rox) with Jiggy (Chris) also our Lola Cory (Blanca).
It was a really funny story of how this ‘family’ went together. It was just a result of mere talks between the group. Then, all we knew was that we were spending Friday lunches together, helping each other on home works, betting on who was to come first on Tuesday, Friday classes, annoying each other and all the other other you may think of. Insanely, I found new friends with these people. At least hindi na ako alien sa sariling lungsod. I knew from then that it would be worthwhile of spending sunny days with them and running from rainy school afternoons with them. My gard. Am I being too random?
People wondered of how this joke turned out to be something special. Haha. Oh my, this one’s the cheezy part. Buti na lang at yung iba naiintindihan ang aming samahan. At dun sa mga hindi, wag na kayong mag-abala. Ayoko ng away! Haha. Hanggang sa maging open book ang buhay ng may buhay (uy. pero di kami tsismosa ah!) at mapagkwentuhan na ang lahat. I was wrong when I said it was just coincidence, found out that it was meant to be. (yak. parang love story. ewth. :p)
Hershey Deatrix Castro or Herhsey, Xi, Hersi or Tito Noy (I seldom call her Tito Noy) At first I thought she was that typical Manila girl who graduated from this school and went here with her high school friends. That was I thought. Hahaha. A proud Kapampangan she was! She grew up in Pampanga and stayed here in Manila for her studies. I never thought about that. During the first few days of college I heard her name a couple of times. Hershey. Castro, Hershey. Castro Hershey Deatrix. I said to myself, “cool! may kaklase akong chocolate!! ipagmamayabang ko ‘to sa mga classmates ko nu’ng high school!” Hell yeah. I even texted some just to say I have this cool classmate named Hershey and I don’t know her yet but her name is cool! Haha. Indeed. Xi was one of those people who I find easy to get along with, of course, she’s my seatmate in most of the subjects (ewan ko na lang kundi ka masanay at magsawa! hahaha! joke) and at most times we find ourselves laughing at petty instances. One thing about Xi is that she practices those laser reading abilities everytime we go home. We’re not on the same route but we take the same way to ride home (uhuh), she has to read those signs on jeepneys so that she won’t get lost along the way (coz she’s really scared to get lost), its really funny how she hesitates reading fast then she misses her ride. BaclaranLibertedLawtonHarrisonSMCityManilaLaSallePGHBeundiaTaftDivisoria. Good thing there’s Blanca who companions and signs up when they’re about to ride. Hahaha. Well, Xi has her open life book to everyone (err. not really everyone), we share sentiments of having annoying siblings, rants about schoolwork and a lot of laughing. Good thing about her is that she strives to be the best and works hard for the rest 
Roxel Santos. Rox. Xel or Baby Josh. Partner in crime! This Bulakenya girl is also a Manila girl. Wonder how she knows the Metro that well! Don’t play small time, you’ll get lost but she won’t! Rox was one of those prominent people who I had talked to during the first few days. I find her witty and has good sense of humor. I remembered our 2nd day when it was raining and we joked about people outside taking a shower. Roxel and I had a same route home, that’s why we always come home together. She is also my Chika Minute buddy. ;p Hahaha. Chika na yon syempre! While going home, we always talk about the whole day at school and how pressuring the coming weeks or days maybe. Roxel has this funny talent of imitating or impersonating rather our professors. I love it when she impersonates Toto and Miss L! Often at times we always have the same thoughts about certain issues, she is one of those nasa katwiran people I know. She has her own stand and reasons for things and I know that she’ll always do.
Yvette Jerramie Manalo. Yvette, Papajack, Pajack, Ram or Paj. The major culprit. At first sight, I thought she was one of those who won’t take your crap people. Those who chose their friends and leave out the rest but later it turned out that Paj was one of the friendliest of all. Paj was one of us when we talked about that weird topic about soap and long fingernails on the first few days. Why I called her Pajack? Because of that stinking pedal step in PE aerobics (the subject we all hate) which she did in a funny way, since then, she became the a107 famous Pajack. Hahaha! Credits to me man! Paj is also one of those LOL attitude but she could get serious in her GMs (but not in real life, I haven’t seen her that serious yet and I love to see!), indeed, she was a GM monster, she could break your phone into pieces without touching it! Anyways, Paj was one of those ready to lean on buddies whenever you have problems, and if she has one, you’ll never hesitate to help her out. I remembered that time when I did her homework for her and I didn’t come to school, I asked Hershey to write down the details. She said this funny statement to me kakainis ka! ako may HW ikaw wala! konxenxa mowd! Haha. Uso pala yon Paj! One thing I’ll remember about her is that PE step that started it all (coz she’s taking BS Psych) 
I’ll surely miss our joke to joke thoughts and random antics together and as a family. Ah! One more thing, we joined a local science quiz bee at school she was the one who fabricated and set Sheng to join us! Infairness, that was a moment and that was fun! I hope to see Paj wearing rubber clogs next sem XD and I hope she’ll practice her mind reading abilities by not forgetting everything about us. Hahaha. How emo.
Ansherina Serrano. Sheng, Shenggay, Sherina or Mama Kris. The silent sosyalera according to Xi at first sight. To be honest, on the first few days, I never knew she existed. Really. Hahaha. Maybe because of the thought of being silent but I tell you you’re wrong! I heard her name few weeks after, just for the sort of those professors who check the attendance and shouts the whole name. Ansherina Serrano. Goodness! Tongue Twister? Rich in vitamin R! I have this chocolate classmate and a tongue twister classmate! What could be more cooler?? (Of course, I didn’t GMed it anymore, baka isipin nila alien yung mga kaklase ko) Anyways, the first topic that we talked about was about the soap and having long fingernails, major laughtrip! As times went by, Sheng was those of hipan mo lang, tatawa na effect. She has a happy go go go laughing attitude and at moments you’ll just see her laughing out loud on the crowd (pero hindi sya baliw ah). I think that’s one of the few things I’ll miss about her when it comes 2nd term (coz she’s taking ABMCAD) Also, she has this weird bus going home, where all the buses are colored green and Roxel always says, “to Pilar”. Whenever I open up to her about those ‘bullies’ at school, she has this funny gesture of showing her so called ‘muscles’ and saying sos! yun lang pala eh! banatan natin yon! As if. Hahaha. (Wag na Sheng, bibitbitin ka lang non) Although she has this LOL attitude, I’ve seen her in her toughest and I hope to see her soon at her best.
Blanca Rodriguez. Blanca or Lola Cory. The berdugo of the group. She’s a neutralizer between the acids and the bases. Blanca was one of those first people I met on the first few hours of first day (whew. ayaw mo naman ng first?), together with Thei, we had lunch at those Intramuros famous walls. Also she was my CR buddy, hahaha, everytime I need to pee, she never hesitates to join me. Hahaha. At least di tumatanggi! She has an awesome twin, they look too much the same I can hardly tell who’s who. (Actually, may nabiktima na nito, hulaan nyo kung sino!) Blanca monitors the rest of the group in an unusual way. She makes sure we won’t cut classes, do homeworks and update accordingly. Sorry, if the wicked witches are too hard headed at times! 
I know, she has been patient with us every time we lose our screws off and go nuts, still, she won’t hesitate for a favor or two. Yeah, I remember now, she has this really funny dance step called “Capoiera” (like Eddie in Tekken) she moves to the beat of Sugar by Flo-Rida. Da double dee double da. Hahaha. Sometimes, you’ll see her coming with those cool Ray Ban shades similar to that of Flo. We can’t help but to sing again, “Da-double-dee-double-da-double-dee..” plus her Brazilian dance step. Oh, and one more thing, she loves those extremely salted beans that she buys outside the school. We call that “Pep Beans” for a certain reason, but those are originally called pop beans. Lola Cory has never failed to see everyone of us, and remind us that we still have to get things right while laughing. :)
Mariana Tricia Ayende. Tito Philip or Trish. I really laugh my guts out whenever I talk to her. It’s just that she has this maligalig aura since the first day we met. Trish transferred from a somewhere school in Pampanga to Manila. Yes, they are. They’re both Pampangenos, she and Hershey. If they converse in Kapampangan, I say goodluck, you can eavesdrop but you can never understand! Hahaha! Trish has been living in a dorm near the school, everyday, she shares sentiments of being away from home and at the same time, the hassles of being a dormer. Slow water. Grumpy landlady and a dirty old man next door. She has been telling me stories of them, I can’t help but laugh out loud. Trish was the culprit of the word “Scember” I don’t really know what that means but we use it like “Chorva”. Shehas unquestionable faith and I can tell that when we talk about our religious views at times. Also, this girl can be really crazy especially when things get a little bit offhand. I love the way she’s cramming and worrying (sorry Trish but that’s the truth! ), its like the world is going to end and for a minute, she’ll laugh about it. At first, I had this impression on her of being this sosyalera galera effect, I was wrong on that! She has a knock out ability on laughing and making things work. All I can say about this “photo addict on herself much” girl, she’ll never leave you in times of trouble, she’ll be there with you. Laughing.
Eto at magtatagalog na ako, sa limang buwan na pinagsamahan namin, marami akong natutunan, naramdaman at masasabi. Kahit maikling panahon lang ang binigay sa samahan naming ito, naniniwala ako malayo ang tatakbuhin ng mga alaalang nabuo sa isandaan at limampu’t tatlong araw. Mga panahon na hindi man lahat masaya, ay magiging makahulugan dahil sila ang mga naging unang kaibigan ko sa kolehiyo. Minsan na ako’y napaisip, bakit pa kami pinagtagpo-tagpo kung hindi rin magiging parehas ang landas na tatahakin ng isa’t isa, pero naisip ko rin na mabuting pinagtagpo-tagpo kami kaysa sa hindi ko nakilala ang mga taong ito. Sisikapin ko na kahit hindi na kami magkakakase next sem eh kung kailangan kong kaladkarin sila para mabuo ulit kami ay gagawin ko. Dahil hindi lang ako basta nakisama, kundi napamahal sa mga kaibigang alam ko na hindi lang kaklase ang samahan, ngunit bilang magkakapatid, kapamilya, kapuso at ka-shake mo tv mo. (weh korni.) Nakakatuwa na sa mga simpleng biruan, tawanan at konting iyakan nabuo ang A’F. Medyo nakokornihan na nga ako sa blog ko eh, pero kahit gaano pa kakorni ‘to, ok lang. [SYET. Naiiyak na ko] Sana hindi magbago ang mga taong nakilala ko bilang Hershey (Tito Noy), Ansherina (Mama Krissey), Yvette (Papajack), Roxel (Baby Josh), Trish (Tito Philip) at Blanca (Lola Cory), sana sa simpleng blog na ‘to maalala nyo si Bebe Gems at ang ka-OAyan nya sa mga bagay na napagtanto nya sa barkadahang ito. [Ayun. may tumulo. Ay sori, laway pala!] Ano na kaya tayo after 2-4 years? Hahaha! Biglang ganon? Malayo pa ang tatakbuhin ng buhay kolehiyo natin, marami pa tayong makikilala, siguro magkakaroon na rin tayo ng ibang barkada, pero sana pag hinatak ko kayo magpahatak kayo, para masaya
I LOVE YOU A’F! <3
