Best Time with Best Friends

I had a hectic schedule for this week. I was so tired but when I think of the happiness that it brought me, I can say everything's worth it. I’ve requested that my days off be changed to Sunday and Thursday this week so we can push through with our “immediately scheduled get together”. Sophia who we fondly call as Phia is leaving for London this coming Tuesday. She’s been working there for almost 3 years now, if I am not mistaken. The only time that all of us get to meet is when Phia comes home here in the Philippines. She is the “organizer” of the group especially when it comes to parties and simple get together. Aiann, who is a supervisor in a call center located just few kilometers from where I am working, confirmed that she is also available on Thursday which is why I have requested my schedule to be changed as well. Anne, who doesn’t work at this time, can also come on the same day so we set everything on Thursday.

The day came and because Aiann and I work in the graveyard shift, I began to text them as early as 6AM for they might forget. We’ll be having a breakfast at Rumpa which is a well-known restaurant here in Angeles City. I was late for about 15 minutes because my brother did not pick me up at the time that I have told him due to some errands he needs to do first.

When I entered at Rumpa, they were all smiling. I was so happy to see them – all of them except for Shella who was not able to come because she needs to consult an Ophthalmologist. The waiter came placing the menus on the table. Instead of us making an order, we were busy asking the waiter to take pictures of us…and mind you, three of us were bringing a camera. You do the math. LOL.




I ordered Enchilada and Burritos. Aiann had American breakfast which is scrambled egg, bacon, and hash brown and toasted bread with jelly. Probably because Phia missed Filipino breakfast, she requested for tapsilog (tapa, sinangag and itlog) and so did Anne.


My ENCHILADA AND BURRITOS


Aiann's AMERICAN BREAKFAST (HASH BROWN, BACON AND SCRAMBLED EGG)


Phia and Ann's FILIPINO BREAKFAST (TAPA, SINANGAG AND ITLOG)

While eating, we were so busy chatting about the things that had happened in the past from the time that we started as friends which were way back in high school, year 1993. We’ve been friends for 17 years now but Anne and I started our friendship since we were in Kindergarten because we were neighbors then.



We just laugh and talk as if we don’t care…and we really didn’t. LOL. It was really nice to be with people whom you know you can trust and count on no matter what happen. They are the type of friends that will stand by and through you especially when things don’t work according to your plans.



At 10 AM, we decided to leave the place and go to SM Clark. We visited stalls looking for shoes, bags and dresses. We talked about anything that our eyes set on as if it was our first time to see those things. Around 10:30 AM, Aiann left us to go home and buy Shan, her son lunch from McDonalds. She also took a bath because at 3 PM, she needs to go back again to work (without getting any sleep yet) to attend a training. By 12nn, they decided that we take our lunch. I was not hungry and I ask them if we can just have coffee at Starbucks but they didn’t agree so we end up at KFC.




We had bucket meal, additional go-go sandwich for Aiann and Salad D Lite for me. We were a bit noisy but who cares? We are enjoying every minute that we were together. It was a very nice experience and a memorable day as well. It would take another year or two before we will be able to have lunch and be able to stroll at the mall again, together. To Gandus, thank you for the fun! Hugs and kisses to four of you!