Which High School Character Are You? (and other happy inane postcripts)

More than twenty-four hours ago was The 6:30 Party.(see previous entry)

A 25th birthday party for "SheGui", one of my high school classmates. might as well have been a high school reunion. nearly everyone who ever figured in the scheme of my high school life was there. well, nearly.

My HS archenemy-cum-secret-"beloved" wasn't able to attend. he's in the States, probably examining moss under ancient stones. no big loss to this girl, though. i discover that i have a tendency to easily forget and detach. after ten years. haha!

And so we spent the night drinking, videoke-ing, and laughing about our idiosyncrasies in high school. funny, because i realize that maybe in a matter of a year (should my qpids buddies and I get together once again), we might be doing just the same. but it wouldn't be the same, of course. highschool lasted four years. we were together through that pivotal phase between being kid and being grownup. tough times for most.

Roll Call for Last Night:

"WinCab" : Class Clown. Made fun of nearly everyone, including our hapless provinciana-type teachers (he even made the more fragile ones cry!). Kicked out of our school in junior year. Now it's Sir WinCab to you--he's teaching Physics in our alma mater now. Haha. Ngayon lang ako nakakita ng skwelahang nag-employ ng isang studyanteng kinick-out nila dati. In fairness to Wincab, medyo karespe-respeto na sya ngayon. Medyo. Hahaha, peace!

"JeAs" : "Big Man on Campus". Was into everything in high school--the Glee Club, the Volleyball Team, the Quiz Bees, the school plays. Now, Team Leader in one of the metro's call centers. Must say, I expected him to go on as one of our next Philippine presidents; at least ngayon isa sya sa may pinakamagagandang kotse sa aming lahat (ako nga walang kotse eh, hehehe). Pamangkin din pala nya si Mhyco Aquino. Todo text daw ang tito para sa Mhyzel.

"DarCru": Next to WinCab, the most pilyo in our class. Math whiz. One of the triumvirate na naging pambato ng school namin noon sa "Battle of the Brains". Was once romantically linked to one of our highschool "Beauts", MajoGa. Now happily married to a fellow UP classmate. Must say, for someone who carried on like no girl's good enough for him, I expected him to end up with some glam looker. I guess in the end we all look for someone we could eventually have kids with.

"MarAlv": Controversial figure in high school for being our local Dr. Freud. Now a licensed doctor. Brilliant poet and artist, brilliant mind, period. I still silently hold the belief that he's secretly gay. And it's that same repression that fuels his brilliance.

"MarHern": Our batch's "Franzen": Poster Boy for the Jologs Crowd (and in one of our candid moments last night, told that to his face, wahaha). One of our batch's "closeted brains". Brilliant boy with a heart of gold. Now a team leader for one of the metro's call centers (different from JeAs's call center), earning comfortably and looking like he's basically happy with life. Thinks I'm "jologs" for being a "Kapamilya". Hahaha. Salamat, "Franzen"!

"MajoGa": One of our Class Beauts. Pretty, delicate-looking, bouncy petite flower. Very marriageable. I could sense a bit of tension there when she arrived and saw her ex, DarCru, with his wifey...but her poise under tension was exemplary. I was a bit soused on SanMig Light at that point and I couldn't help laughing out loud..to myself. Haha! Ya gotta love those stories behind what the bare eyes see.

"BienVil": The Smart-assy Dude with the Actual Smarts. Along with DarCru, one-third of the Battle of the Brains triumvirate. Last night was his first "public appearance" after our graduation in 1997...couldn't help yelling out his old name: "BJ!!!" upon seeing him again for the first time in years. In response, he cast me a dirty look. Haha. Missed ya, dude! We did a duet of some 80s song on videoke...forgot the title...must've been drunk by then, hehe.

"JenAg": The Class Valedictorian. Miss Nearly Eveything, if you will. Hasn't changed a bit after nearly ten years. Now a manager for one of the country's distribution franchises (?). And with a boyfriend in tow. Gogogogo Jen!

"SapRod": My highschool bestfriend. The Fine Art-ist. Now a web designer. "NR" was coined in her glory during our highschool years--she's the least expressive person I know. Funny that we actually bonded...really love this girl. She was the official "Alanis Morrissette" of our batch. We had both memorized nearly all songs from the Jagged Little Pill album by heart!

"LowMar": The Impish Cutie. My partner in crime in highschool. We used to play pranks on RanCan, my archenemy-cum-whatever, and laugh til our tummies ached. LowMar's now an employee for one of Cubao's towering conglomerates. We were almost of the same likeness in highschool...hay, how time changes people. We still are very good friends, though. And still laugh over good times with RanCan (and other "victims" of our practical jokes) til our tummies ache.

"VivId": Miss Wholesome. The eternal Conduct Awardee. Can pass off as the batch "Nanay" for her sweet caring nature. Now if I could just make her do something that's the opposite of the character she's been pigeonholed in...haha! I'm such a b.i.! But I'd be the first Happy Person in line should this wonderful girl finally find her Mr. Right.

"ErTol": The Alternative to the "Crush ng Bayan". At least one girl (one of the "Beauts") has fallen head over heels for him in high school. Now he's married..sans the kids. Akala ko nga may anak na, cause he looks every inch like a dad already (hahaha! bawas-bawasan mo ang beer, dude!). Pag lasing, he makes a pass at every girl within the premises. Understandably because the wife's been working overseas for quite a while now. Got into some kinda love triangle with...

..."DonNa": The Silent Type. Who fell head over heels for the Beaut who had fallen for ErTol before. Pero wala namang agawang nangyari. Still, being impish (SanMig-soused) me, I couldn't help joke to them both: "Ang alam ko si (name of Beaut) dadating mamaya eh..." and it broke the ice. Meaning Ertol wanted to poke me with an icepick. Hahaha! * Hay, nasan ba ko nang nangyayari ang mga soap operang ito noon sa mga kakalase ko?! *

"SheGui": Beaut-cum-Cheerleader Type. Definitely Girlfriend Material, and last night, The Birthday Girl. Now an auditor for one of the country's food-chain firms. We told her that one of the Pinoy Big Brother housemates, Say, reminds us of her True enough, she loves JB, despite the bad rep. We both "cried" last night when JB got evicted.

"Me": Little Girl Geek. Now a chain-smokin, videoke-lovin beeyatch, working in mainstream cinema and tv. WinCab said (and thrice throughout the night, between swigs of SanMig) that someone should've given me the Makeover Award. Hahaha! Yes, I was probably that bad-lookin in highschool. They said if I had (literally) brushed up a little like how I probably do now then maybe I could've gotten a life. Those weren't their exact words, but those are the exact words I would probably say to my 16-year-old self. Out with the bangs! Out with the knee socks! Use a bit of oil blotter! Hehehe.

Sigh. There are people who will be transients in your life. That's fact. But there are some who will have repeat stays. Some will be recurring figures. And there are those, still, who will stay with you for good.

Senti, senti! Hahaha.

Maiba ko. I loved the exchange of text messages that took place today. It was surprising. Because I never thought that someone would go beyond a one-msg-reply. That was closure enough for me. For me to be able to let him know that I was glad for everything we've shared--and for him to reply with unexpected warmth--was more than enough.

As we peeps used to say in Qpids, "Dito ka sa puso ko".

Ikaw din.

And I mean it. :-)