Inspired by Betty's "Missing People."
POSTED AT 01:17 AM
Betty posted a note on Facebook with that title. This was what she wrote:
I don't say I love you and I miss you enough. Wala lang, I just miss
you guys terribly. Lalo ka na Mimay! Mebbe got something to do with
watching Nicco rock it out in Spring Awakening this afternoon. Seeing
Tin accidentally in Bonifacio High Street nung gabi while waiting for
the young cinema festival chuchu.
I remember Carme's Christmas text message that year saying something
like what I am paraphrasing: One of the most memorable moments of my
life was that summer.
Hay, naiiyak ako.
Then she posted a photo of a book cover of Thornton Wilder's Our Town.
Our workshop recital back during that summer with the experiences that
we can never seem to top. And since then, I've always put that summer
experience on a very high pedestal.
It made me miss all the same people too.
With Betty as my constant textmate, chatmate and "boyfriend," my mom from
the quaint town of Luntiang Parang has been always there since our
Batman and Robin days. We've even shared crazy dreams with Opa and
Mimay, we've conquered our "nemesis" and managed to pull one heck of an
awesome and memorable show for Mimay's final class before she graduated.
She never fails to drop me a line almost every day, even though they're
random texts about her lovelife, or projects, or even rants just so she
can let out some steam.
I miss my alter-ego Mimay more and more. It still hasn't quite sunk in
that she's out there in California for good, and to think that on
random days, we could just meet up at Burger King in Glorietta and hang
out until the wee hours in Gloria
Jeans. It's so funny how I always try to match her hype about
everything we do. I love how she has so much energy for the both of us.
Of course, how could I not forget my then-hubby Nicco, who's now a "rockstar" in his own right? HAHAHA. When I saw him in Spring Awakening as Moritz, I knew the spark he had back during the good ol' days was
back because he had claimed that he lost it. Don't get me wrong, he
never lost the passion, but I knew he had found that happiness he was
looking for, which was why I was (as he had said) "jumping for joy"
during the curtain call. He's still one of the most awesome people I
know, and I'm darn proud of this
guy, and he still remains to be my baby brother despite the many crazy
disagreements and tampuhans that we had over the past years.
The last time I actually saw Carmela was over a year ago when Mimay and
I were shooting Mimay's thesis film, and I had decided on a whim to
sleep over at her house because it was really late, and then in the
morning, I had left while Carmie was still asleep (but hey, I sent a
text message, didn't I? Hahaha). She claimed that she wasn't the type
to really delve into theater, but she had a lot of spunk and knew she
could do it as well as the next person can. When we reconnected over a
week ago, we ended up reminiscing about that amazing summer that
brought us all together.
I can never leave Tin out in this entry. It was great seeing her when we both watched Spring Awakening along with Hil, and she's still the same upbeat young lady (who can
still talk super fast) that we saw grow up. And it was still a blast
hanging out with her at the Rent auditions even though I had to leave way too early (despite her
complaints of my being "corny" or "boring" just because I had to leave
my post to support my boyfriend at his play, hahaha). I've seen my
offstage baby sister go through a lot of emotional stuff that first
year we were friends, but I knew she could always manage to pick herself up and go off even stronger than before.
I wish I could catch up with the rest of the BA gang.
In Our Town, the Stage Manager
had said that "We all know that something is eternal... There’s
something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being." I hope
what's eternal between these amazing people I was with was the bond we
had formed that summer. That bond that Ian and Miss Tess had noticed
when we were all strutting our stuff.
In the play, Emily had asked, "Does anyone ever realize life while they
live it... every, every minute?" I don't think we always do. That's why
we really should cherish those precious minutes, those times when we
wish that time would just stop so we can just look and appreciate
certain things even more.
I love you guys and I still miss you like crazy. At ang ganda pa rin ng moonlight.
