GANITO KAMI NOON, PAANO KAYO NGAYON (eLeMeNtArY rEuNiOn)
I just don’t remember the exact date — basta that was before the dreaded board exam, but my former classmates in elementary dropped by our house to invite me to a reunion… a REUNION! My first thought was: ‘Grabe, ang tanda ko na!’ … reunion! But I knew I was going to have fun.
Na-touch naman ako sa mga kaklase ko na super nagpunta pa sa bahay namin just to inform me of that special event. I was a bit surprised that they actually remembered me. I was just a Dona Mendoza back in my elementary years. Nothing was so special about me. I was as mundane as an everyday coffee. Pero tinunton pa talaga nila kung saan ako nakatira these days. Awww… how nice.
Nagulat ako sa mga hitsura nila. Si Maan, chinita pa rin but she isn’t wearing glasses these days. Si Marlo ganun pa rin ang looks, just a bit more mature. Si Jeric/Jota… malusog pa rin (haha! peace man..)… Si AJ, nakasalamin pa rin. But he’s way taller than I remembered when I last saw him. Si Jomel, tulad ni Jeric, malusog pa rin. But in fairness to him, he looks better than he did back in our elementary years.
Grabe. Naisip ko, at least after the board exam, I would have something fun to take away the anxiety and stress. And so, yesterday, I attended the reunion. Kaso lang, sabi saken 2pm daw ako susunduin sa amin. So by 1:30 I was already getting dressed. Kaso 3:30 na wala pa ring dumadating sa susundo saken. Super text ako kina AJ at Maan… I thought nakalimutan na nila akong sunduin at dumiretso na sila papunta kina Meg. Sabi ko kay Maan, tinatamad na akong sumama. But then again, the urge of being able to see your former classmates proved too irresistable. Kaya tumuloy pa rin ako.
I saw there former friends and former enemies… Haha! Syempre, there were the Espino sisters (kanila kayang bahay yun) — sina Meg and Chi. Then there were Carmel Faye, Valerie, Lea, Liezl, Carl, Tyrone, Cyril, Emman, Erickson (Leyco na hindi ko talaga nakilala nung una). Of course andun yung mga pumunta pa sa house namin: sina Maan, Jeric, AJ and Marlo. Di ko lang nakita si Jomel. Baka he went after I was gone. Maaga kasi akong umalis.
Nevertheless, ang saya pa rin! Tipong ‘Natatandaan mo ba nung nagsabunutan tayo? Tinusok mo ako ng magic pencil dati. Oo, tapos eto naman sinampal ko’… Tinukso rin ang mga dating “love teams”. Harhar! Nagulat ako dun……
Kumustahan blues. Ang daming kumuha ng board exam. Ang iba naman, ibang courses. Nakakatuwa! I’m looking forward to being able to meet with them someday. Maybe by that time, may sari-sarili nang mga pamilya ang mga kaklase ko… Madre na kaya ako nun? Haha!
Anyway, madre man ako, single or married when we meet next time, I hope we’d still see each other with that air of happiness! I missed you guys! Take care always! =)
