my GBF family..

As the new year comes, there seems to be lots of new things for me next year! I am just so excited!! Submitted by Fudan application earlier to sina Ms. Joey and Lira.. suddenly I thought about the GBF for the nth time since after our vacation. So thought about writing about them (matagal na toh dapat) while waiting for my TBL to load..

This is my GBF family. All 40 of us plus our charming teachers from China and from Ateneo. We were separated into three classes: Shanghai (the advance class), Xiamen, and Beijing (the basic classes). I initially belonged to the Beijing class due to some accident they made daw while doing the list. I got transferred to Xiamen (my clique) while the people in Shanghai class (some of them, at least) are my "school bus-mates". So basically, I got the chance to get to know a lot of them on different levels! I consider myself lucky. So lucky!

In GBF, I have found some sort of an older brother figure in some people - one who has shown so much care at times when I badly needed it. And I am just thankful.

I met some people who I feel comfortable sharing a part of my life with. That part which I do not tell anybody. This person, gave me a hug when I needed it most. A hug that made me feel secure, that which made me feel safe. At that time, I knew I will forever treasure this person's friendship.

I also met one who reminded me of who I really am. One who showed me the me before. That part of me that I've always been looking for these past few years. The person who made me happy, the one who made me find myself.

There was also one who has the same experiences with me. One who is facing the same problems as me (di nya pa nga lang alam..). One who helped me when I needed help. One who makes me feel empowered. One who inspires me and shows me that it is okay.. that everything will be okay.. and that no matter what, friendship is what is more important than anything else in this world..

And of course there is also that one who showed me.. how it is to be truly kind. How to always be ready to lend a helping hand. How to stay on the sidelines, but always being ready to take on whatever it is that needs to be taken care of.. again, one who has shown me how to go back and find myself once again..

There were also those who were just so fun to be with. Being with them for the past 5 months, I know that I have grown so much! I have truly learned so much. From their personalities, stories, and from their being them lang.

GBF, you are truly an experience of PERSONAL GROWTH for me! and this, perhaps, is what is more important to me right now. MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE!

I am excited to start living in Shanghai! With my GBF classmates, with my Xiamen ban clique! I just love my clique so, so, much! I am excited to party with you guys, to travel, to learn, to spend my lazy Sundays with you, and so much more! I am sure that with you guys, no day in those 5 more coming months will ever be boring!! kahit siguro mag tinginan lang tayo, fun pa rin!!

People ask me:

"Keisha, ano ba talaga? Nasaan ang puso mo?"

And putting all malice aside, I know I can easily answer that question. Because my heart, has and will always be with Xiamen ban and the people in this class!! Because THE CLIQUE ROCKS!!