Yesterday my friend Jaja invited me to go to the beach for the weekend and I’m excited. The island is beautiful. The last time I went there was during holy week and that was the last time I got some “real” sun. I got a tan that lasted for a couple of months. It’s funny though, when I was in Hawaii, I baked under the sun for 6 days from morning until afternoon, but it didn’t even leave the slightest hint that I was at the beach. But when I was on their island for 4 days, I baked. I guess the sun is hotter here than Hawaii (there’s probably a scientific explanation for this). Anyway, I normally don’t burn easily, but once I do, it lasts for a while so it’s cool.

I’ve been cooped up in the office during weekdays, home on weekends and I sometimes go out with Cristina and Margie at night since that last trip. Cristina, Margie and I would always plan to go to the beach, but so far it was only the Tagaytay trip to Estancia that pushed through-and that’s the closest we got to a body of water-not even a beach. Oh, but it was wonderful! We just gotta work harder on the plans and actually do it next summer. I’ve been craving to go to the beach and I daydream about it. It’s always a good break from city life. It would be nice to wake up to silence if not the waves crashing and that fresh air would fill my lungs instead of waking up to the noise of the morning traffic and smelling the smog in Makati.

The beach would also be a good place to contemplate on my decision and spend some time with friends that I haven’t hung out with for the longest time. I just wish that Margie and Cristina could go. Anyway, my friends and I haven’t seen nor spoken with each other for the longest time considering that our offices are only a block apart. And to think that we used to hang out almost everyday. We never had a “falling out” thing or any minor disagreements. I guess things just change when we grow older. Interests and choices lead us on different paths. It’s nothing sad or disappointing. It just happens. But one thing remains important, no matter how different our lives may turn out to be, it’s good to still keep in touch and spend time with friends.