MY HIGH SCHOOL BEST FRIEND JUST GOT MARRIED!
It is a given fact that weddings are all about L-O-V-E. Weddings are also occasions where precious reunions happen. The wedding was held at the picturesque Caleruega Chapel in Batulao (too bad it was raining.. good thing it stopped after the ceremony and we were all able to walk out comfortably), and the reception was held at the equally beautiful Balai Taal (the other side of town..) A few special high school friends were there – and yes we took a lot of photos. As I reviewed the photos, I itched to look for similar ones from wayyyy back when .. we were younger than our (still !!!) young selves now.
Em and I were inseparable in high school. We were almost sisters. I spent a lot of my time hanging out (Sleeping? Living?) at their house in LB (I lived in a dormitory but Em’s mom adopted me most of the time). One holy week and summer break, I adopted her and we stayed at our home in Tagaytay. My parents took us to see the beautiful Caleruega Chapel, where Em said, “Hanna, dito ako ikakasal!” And sure enough, Em kept her promise and got married to her Kyle in Caleruega last July 31, 2010. I did the first reading during the ceremony (less stress for a pregnant woman, said Em) and I couldn’t help hold back the sniffles as I saw her walk down the aisle. Our happy high school memories flashed back in my mind! Grabe, ang dami naming pinagsamahan!
Our high school barkada, called 3.14 (for Pi, or P.I. - ahah, remember we were high school during the time when rock bands were making a come back and it was super rebellious to say bad words in songs. We thought the play on Pi was cool. Go figure) was composed of myself, Em, Gladys, Tin, Mel and Ros. Tin, nasan ka na ba??? Anyway, as of 2010 – we have two single ladies remaining! Mel and Ros, we’re rooting for you.
Ralph was the girls’ ever reliable driver that evening. Ralph – everybody’s friend! He’s super close to all our high school groups, and I think has never missed a batchmate’s special event. Invited talaga sya lagi sa lahat. And … I am proud to say that he was my prom date during my junior year (wink!)
Even Mio was there! The “Brendan Fraser” of our youth, hahaha. He was 2 years ahead of us in UP Rural High, but we still became friends. I don’t recall how, but I know Em had something to do with it. I had no idea that we had this “old” picture, but I accidentally found it when I was looking for the others. A welcome addition to this then and now collection.
The rain and mud that day did not dampen our spirits, (although it ruined some of our shoes! But I’ll let Sylvia blog about that! ;-) my net connection is soo bad, I can't upload more photos anymore huhu ). We are all so proud and happy for our Em, “the little duckling that could.”
(and now that I have retrieved a lot of old high school photos, HS friends, get ready to be tagged on Facebook... bawal un-tag!)
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