Any outing I have with MIKKAELA is deemed as such, even if were rarely complete.

Anyway...

I got a text from magiqa during my field trip schedule with the boys, inviting for a coffee run one of these days. I of course, wondered why the sudden reconnection and why a weekday. Experience has taught me, that when friends suddenly ask for a coffee run, something good, bad or ugly has happened to one of them. So I said yes, I'd make time. I haven't seen you all in a while anyway. This would be a treat as well.

Plus, my Saturday tour of duty has ended. I can savor my Saturday weekend again.

After work Friday, I proceeded to Trinoma in my uniform. Because of the implications of 'carrying the name of school/ workplace' and all that jazz, I always hate going out in my uniform. I made me feel marked, known, dissected.

But I didn't want to lug another bag just for clothes. I took the chance.

I did some errands before I met up with nesan. I had to have Sora MP3 fixed because baby seemed to have lost her juice considering she's only two months old. The shop Said that they would send it to the service center and I would have it back in three weeks.

I'll be MP3-less for three weeks????Oh the sheer horror!!!!!!T_T

Phone will now double as an MP3 player starting today.

I also had my mms activated. It took a while before my turn came, so I chilled by playing around with the iphone dummy model and plurked on it. XP internet is so cool.

I got to Starbucks Garden and caught nesan reading a book. We chatted a bit, talking about her, her work, and other whatnot while waiting for the others. The sky was blue, the wind was just right and the chairs were comfy. I could just sit in that place forever.

Fraulien came, after informing us at around 5pm that she just woke up from her nap. The meeting time was five. oh well.:P

taisa_ayase came next, lugging around her big bag and is slightly bigger than the last time I saw her.

The sun had set by then, and the sky darkened. sakurabaka was the next to appear, squishing Sab's arm in the process.

datenshiaoi came last, and as I noticed, I was the only one who wasn't in casual friday attire. I am the kind of person who just can't wait to get out of uniform for a night out yet there I was, in straight pants, a corporate blouse, and black flats I wouldn't be caught dead in while in the mall.

Consider me dead.XO

Dinner was priority and as nesan said: "Mara's morphing into Delandel. We better feed her.". So yes, I was really hungry.

We took a few pictures at the white Christmas display inside the mall while looking for a place to eat.

Once again MIKKAELA stumbles into a japanese restaurant. For the record though, the last time we met up, it was Italianni's. So we're flexible, but we still prefer japanese. XP

I needed a bank run, so I gave my order and went to the nearest atm of my bank, thereby avoiding losing eleven pesos for the atm transaction. Luckily, there was one not so far away, and not so crowded.

And thank God, my salary was in.

I was happy when I went back up, and just listened as they told stories about Osaka, work, medical diagnosis, children, food and others.

It was just a treat to be with them, nevermind that I didn't do the talking, but it was nice to hear their stories, to listen to their pains and to give advice when needed.

Funny how I could do that with them and not with anyone else.

To top the evening off, was the usual tarot reading of nesan. I'm glad to say that my cards are not reversed anymore, which in nesan's book is a start of change. She said some things that were true and acceptable, while others were true, but being the arrogant prick that I am, denied or made some excuse as to why I'm doing things. And yes, it all boiled down to my one and only semi-invisible major problem. you know what that is.XP

We parted ways, sabs, cherry and fraulien to the direction of the carpark where sab's car is parked, while nesan, renchan and I went to the cab/FX station. My phone died by then so all incoming and outgoing texts are still unread as of now.

Nesan and I continued to chat while waiting for our turn in the queue. It was fun that she was sort of commenting on how I run my life, yet I wasn't offended in the least. That' probably how it is with these kind of friends. When you're sane and reasonable, no matter how right they are, it doesn't sound like an attack.

But being women, that objectiveness only lasts 21 days a month. :P

I got home around 11, dead beat, but happy.

Technically, all we did was coffee and dinner. There was no significant thing in between. no timezone, no movies, no desert.

I was simply just bonding with friends.

And I wouldn't trade that for all the chocobo plushies in the world.

I expected today to be a normal day, full of laughing and reminiscing and plain being young again. I was wrong.

To start of, I had to meet with datenshiaoi in ADMU for her inquiry. The blue-green bacteria is thinking of shifting schools. I had to get my homework anyway so it was okay. XP

We chilled in the Canteen and waited for sakurabaka to arrive for her lunch break and we discussed some serious stuff going on. We told Cherry that we would meet her in Trinoma after her class with magiqa and milk_monger . She said she will follow.

Renchan and I chilled in this lounge place and talked about stuff, things we already discussed before and wanted to dwell in and to share things about college that we weren't able to say because at that time we were so uber busy with everything else. We got a text from nesan and we met them in Coffee Bean and talked some more until Cherry came.

We needed those fruity alcoholic drinks, so Renchan suggested Italianni's for said drink and a round of pizza and pasta. We were laughing again after being stuffed and slightly drunk. and I start to think...

We're grown up now, no longer little kids worried about the next quiz or what mom will say when I ask if I could stay late in school tomorrow. We complained about work, life and how ours does not seem to be going our way. We have evolved from our happy lala-lifes into living in a world we don't want, yet have to exist in.

We don't forget our past though. Maybe that's why we can still smile even after our frustrations and purr against a friend's loving hand on your head.

I may be evil at times and I'm sorry. I may be uncaring at times, and I'm sorry. But I don't forget, and I love you all, and I will find a way to set things right. If all I can do is pray, then that's what I'll do, but I know in the end, our lala-lifes, with our gorgeous husbands and children a-plenty and melrose place-ish lifestyle will come soon, a little realistic, probably a little warped, but it will come.

We're all waiting here. We just have to wait patiently in line.:)

alright, it was a sudden thing so it was good that everyone who came came. thanks for meeting up. for those who couldn't make it, there's next year. Tignan natin sa bday ko. *wink wink*

anyway, so i picked up feitanfrom her lola's house and off we went to trinoma. before getting there i checked my atm for that rumored 30th sweldo that was buzzing yesterday at school. true enough there was, with a little extra. at least i'll get by until jan 15. 

so we did a heck of a lot of walking because mali ang jeep na sinakay namin and talked about random stuff that is stictly me and feitan talk. had fun along the way avoiding random *booby* traps.reverse the b's and you'll get it.XP

we got there to mcdo with datenshiaoi entering just as i lined up for my usual. we talked about the new starbucks planner she was dying to get and i promised her to get a drink so she can add another sticker to her collection. we saw kyokou_kuroda*who promises to post some time soon. XP*  and they waited for me to finish before suggesting a pizza place for their lunch, so we went there next. 

picture taking *sakurabaka i'm waiting for your upload. XP* and the usual random anime talk plagued the lunch table. we waited for feitan's special, JM, while chatting about lily who was leaving for NEw York tonight. I got to talk to her when datenshiaoi called her so kyokou_kurodacould talk to her. Well, good luck with that. :)

As usual, Timezone is always our next stop after lunch, to get rid of all those carbs. I lost my slipper on the next song and OMG!!!!Freedom on DDR!!!!!Solve na araw kooooooooooooo!!!!

We had that Strabucks and i like my drink, peppermint mocha. i love peppermint so my drink rocked. After chatting once again we were going to landmark to buy datenshiaoi's Christmas errand.....if we weren't derailed by the Timezone extension right beside REd box. IT has PErcussion freaks, guitar freaks (yung may 'believe in love' at 'save a little something' aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!) 

so by that time feitan had to go home, so she 'persuaded' kyokou_kurodato go to the house with her (after hearing mass muna for Nona) and chat up. I rode home with them in the cab. 

Hai, I spoke to him again. I miss talking to him. :)

Before i forget, Dori Minguu (dr-ea-ming as i only realized now) issue one is with me! and D1! wahahaha!!!

mental note: D4 for kyokou_kuroda next time. 

Twister pop....she just wants twister pops.