I have a new circle of friends. Though it’s not really new in the sense that only now that I got to mingle with these free-spirited souls, truth is I’ve known them for quite some time thru my bestfriend, Paulo. Differences in interests and lifestyle had prevented me to interact with this group more than I would have wanted.

For the last two weeks, I was hanging out with the bunch more often, much to my surprise.

It started with Ray’s birthday. Then, there’s another birthday party the following week, a despedida the week after and I could barely even recovered from the last occasion when there’s another one who is celebrating his birthday on that same week. As expected, food and drinks flowed like crazy, and my so-called bow of de-toxication was set aside.



My first impression of the group was that they are volleyball freaks. And I really thought that all they could talk about is volleyball, volleyball and volleyball. And was I ever wrong? It’s really fun listening to their volleyball stories but they can talk some sense, too. Especially when they’re drunk, hehehe!

Its fun to hang – out with their company, that’s for sure. But a part of me is thinking that me hanging out with them gets in the way of my work. The thing is, it’s really fun to be with them but the problem is it’s hard to say goodbye and call the day/night off when we’re having fun. We usually hang out till dawn, even on workdays.

That’s why I grabbed the opportunity of being with them three days in a row at Paulo’s place in Cavite last Friday to Sunday. It was like the last hurrah before I refocused myself to my career full time.

So all was set in Cavite – we drink, sing, fool and play around, swim, watch porn and horror movies [I had an overthose of these especially Feng Shui] – all these we did like there’s no tomorrow. And the earliest time we slept is like 7:00 in the morning the following day. We really had a grand time. I thought that my appetitie for fun and work-free days are satiated. I don’t want those days to end; too bad time is not enough when you’re having fun.

And now, I’m back here in my boring, stressful and ho-hum so-called professional life. And I am thinking…

I want another one…