my 13 Shanghai angels.

They say the best things in life are free! And that life won't be as fun as it is without our friends!! I cannot agree more! When I first arrived in Shanghai, I missed my friends back home.. and the habits we've gotten used to.. So basically, Shanghai was new to me. I was looking for my comfort zone, the people I can be me.. the ones who I will be most comfortable with.

It's quite funny how after the whole Shanghai stint, people would tell me, "o, you have lots of friends fr. Shanghai?" and I would reply, "yeah.. but the ones close to me are just very limited." Then they'd ask, "really?? how limited?" and true enough when I counted and actually thought about it, hindi din pala masyado!! coz I got 13!! haha..

My 13 Shanghai angels! :)

MM!

Amazing. Cute. Superb.
I feel soooo happy I got M. Feeling ko, this girl is my long lost something. From chika, to life stuff, to shopping stuff, we just always, always click! As a matter of fact, the first time I saw her, magaan na agad loob ko sa kanya! SUPER.

Celsius.

Becky. Lover. Bongga-ness.

Then Celsius. This Becky, released the inner Becky in me in GBF. Back home, mom calls me "a Becky magnet". Medyo self-explanatory toh. In GBF, I found one too! Hooray!! The moment Ms. Jane transferred me to Xiamen class, I chose to sit beside Celsius and then it was just plain love! In Shanghai, she shared with me her Peruvian grapes as well as lessons in life and in love! I just love it!!

DJ..

Wonderful. Smart. Arteh.

DJ is so arteh and kikay, we're on the same level! haha.. Add to that friends such as RG and Cheng, and we often found ourselves together na talaga!! Oftentimes, we would talk about serious stuff and just plain chika stuff.. DJ is such a wonderful, wonderful girl always full of surprises!! and unexpected talaga at that!

Cheng.

Kulets. Fun. Astig.

Then I got Cheng, my roomie. AFRAID teh! I was real scared of Cheng at first! Turned out, mas loka pa sha sa akin. I am sooo grateful and thankful as in all heavens talaga that Cheng is my roomie in Shanghai. Our dynamics as roomies, are just perfect. She shops, I shop. She goes out, I go out. She's crazy, I'm crazy. SWAK! Match made in Shanghai!

Prim..

Crazy. Serious. Real.

The Matt Damon of my life. Or so he likes saying!! Prim saves me from crazy thoughts, evil thoughts! but also indulges me sometimes. With Prim, it's always about what's crazy and what's practical. He accepts you for you and even helps you realize your strong points and weak points as an individual. Never one to sugarcoat anything, he's my favorite!!!!

Fred...

Honest. Amazing. Lover.

Fred is your go-to guy in travels, in love advice, in life lessons.. practically, in everything there is about anything in life you'd want to know! Once he opens up to you, you'll really feel all the sincerity of this man!! I would forever love you FReddy for entrusting me with your secrets and stories! Let's travel together soon!!!

Desi..

Happiness. Sincerity. Laughter.

Desi is fr. Davao, one of my fav. places in the world! So that automatically qualifies him in my favorite people list! yey!! But even before pa I discovered my new fascination and love for Davao, I really super liked na Desi!! He's just too funny and supportive as a friend, it's soooo hard not to like him. I can still remember how I first super appreciated Des! When he hugged me when Dada died. And I knew fr. that moment that this guy was one I was gonna keep forevaaahhhh!!!!

Anton.

Random. Fun. PAtience.

Then there was Anton. In Manila, we were never super close. But he says that towards the end in Manila, we were close na. So, ok. But in China, Anton was among my closest friends!! He's kind of the one I blame for teaching me how to be sorta practical and in a way, curb my "hoarding" habit. He's also very, very, very much like a dad. He's soooo old-sounding when he gives advice! He also forces me to be decisive on things (which is really soooo hard!) But what's fun about him and what I really liked was the fact that like me, he wakes up late, slept late and was kunsintidor with all my kaartehan and kabagalan!! Hooray!!

Sigh..

Intelligence. Chica. Life.

Pretty, pretty C2 girl with me. Pretty on the inside and out. Smart and sensitive, she's truly one for keeps!! I can always turn to Sigh for just about anything and everything. With us, it's always just about the fun! "let's have all the fun in the world.. just make sure we won't get hurt in the end." On her bday, she gave me a letter I will forever treasure. Oh SIgh, you are such an epic!! A true beauty in one persona!

RG.

Life. Fabulous. Real.

My favorite! Travel buddy, chika buddy, support system, shopping buddy all rolled into one friend! RG!!!!! Anytime of day I can always, always bug him for a favor or a question. He saves me fr. boredom and all those null times of life. He teaches me to be practical while at the same time still being my old self!! That's why I really, really love RG!!!

Allan..

Family. Openness. Understanding.

Well guess what you Allan Ngo, wala pala tayong pic aside fr. this na together! Just how sad is that?!?! di bale sa... Allan is like my older brother in GBF! My long lost older brother!! I trust him with my issues the way he trusts me with his. When I need a guy's point of view on stuff, I can always count on him the same way he goes to me for a girl's point of view. Allan understands that I'm maarte and so it's okay!! yey!!!

Then Pinky and Eds.

TIes. Sensibility. Friendship.

Isa pa kayo girls! I have no picture with you na solo-solo! These girls are my original lovvvvveeesssss all the way back fr. Manila. Very practical and sensible. Very pretty. Hanging out and being with them is always a creative and fun moment!! One of life's best!!!!