last day of my 2009

i cooked loads this morning. i woke up early and grilled ribs, cooked meaty carbonara and a mugna-mugna pasta recipe of tuna and red sauce. my mom fried chicken and prepared green salad..

twelve months ago, i would not have thought that i would take interest in cooking...

and my classmate had lunch with us.. the last lunch for 2009 and he was with my family.. and we were kidding around and laughing. he gave me comments regarding my cooking. he said my carbonara and ribs were good.

it was 11 months ago, conflicts 2009, that we became friends... more like drinking buddies... he was my summer, my birthday, my classmate, my sembreak, my heartbreak... and now, he is just a good friend.

as he was leaving, i called out: "hi mo ako sa chix mo ha?!" and he laughed saying "buang jud..."

a few months ago, i was telling myself that to be friends, (in the truest/common sense or definition of the word) was impossible because i felt too much for him. a few weeks ago, i was missing him so much. a few days ago, i was learning to get mad at him and see the how jerky he could be at times. a few hours ago, i was worried if i would survive being with him for lunch... but i did! with flying colors. :)

i think i'm okay now. and i am just trully glad we are friends.
chix come and go but true friends never leave you. and to be a friend to a person as good/nice/kind as him is fine by me.

its funny how i am back to calling him "dude" this time because that's what i called him before we blurred the lines of friendship... :)

i was worried about 2010.. i was scared of what it might bring. but now that i think about all the things that happened to me, my family, my friends, and the rest of the world this year and surviving all the challenges of 2009 with flying colors, i no longer fear what is to come. i now look forward to what 2010 has to offer.

happy new year!
god bless!
ciao!
xo
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