Friend kong Teachers

“Nakakamiss ang dating samahan…”

This is what I thought after reading my friend Luvie’s e-mail first time in the morning.  She’s now based in Canada with her husband and plans of coming home to the Philippines are far from their short-term priority.  Before, when I feel the need to be reunited with old mentors who eventually became my closest friends, I visit Luvie in Calubcob, Mercy in Lucsuhin, Susan and May in Lalaan or Ate Eva in Amadeo.

… my high school teachers.

We can talk about anything, laugh at the corniest jokes we can possibly think of and cry at the saddest films we watched on tv and the stories we shared, spent long hours on the phone just talking and laughing.

… my high school teachers who never built gaps in between the teacher-student relationship…

Luvie, Ate Eva and Mercy are now in US while Susan and May are enjoying their lives as Moms

Admittedly, we tend to be so busy running our lives that we unintentionally miss knowing what’s going on with our lives now that we are a lot more “matured” and no longer “young” anymore.

Each friend fulfills a certain level of belongingness and longing to be reunited.  For some that they think “real friendship” is not possible with teachers and students… may our story of friendship convince you that it is possible.  10-year age gap has never been a cause for not continuing nurturing friendships…

“Nakakamiss ang mga ka-cornyhan…”   

In her email is a hard-to-ignore request, “wag ka munang mag-aasawa hanggat wala ko sa Pilipinas ha?  Gusto ko andyan ako pag ikinasal ka.”

The same goes with Sansu’s request, “kasalanang mortal ang hindi mo ako invite sa kasal mo.  Kahit mag-gatecrash ako… attend ako…”

Para naming mangyayari iyon!

I’m glad that their lives are running smoothly… God Bless, Mdme and Miss!