Some random night to remember

I think it was this same time last year when this piece of my life was formed. Christmas season had just started and Ayala triangle’s lights and sound spectacle was just on its first week. I am at the office that day and I was to go home. I went to the rest room to freshen up and be ready for the rush hour.  Everything that I needed was at my bag. I dropped by at a convenient store to grab something to eat. When I was to pay for the snack my coin purse went missing; so I rushed back to the office and see if I left it there. Gladly I did. The sad part is that the guard who took care of it went home already and not only him so as my office mates. Desperate me, I asked the other guard if he has some money and he doesn't have extra.

PROBLEM: How to get home with a missing wallet?

SOLUTION: Borrow money.

Luckily, I remembered I have change left with a friend who is nearby. I told him what happened and asked him some money. The great news is that he also didn’t bring his wallet and had a few coins left in his pocket.

PROBLEM: How to get home without money?

SOLUTION: Walk?!

I was left with no choice it is getting darker and there is no other way to go home that cold night. Somehow, I blamed my friend for not bringing the change with him and aired all my frustration via text. I guess he pitied me a lot and agreed to tag along.

                                                        Ayala triangle Light and Sounds

We agreed to meet at the triangle. I didn’t know that there was a light and sounds spectacle. It was my first time seeing it and it was so beautiful. I almost cried that time (I think I did shed some tears).

                                                 

Back when I was little my Mom really liked to shop at Makati. She would just go around the mall and see all different stuff and then we’ll eat some and go around again. My Mom loves to see the world. I remember her as someone who was always on the go. She would go there and here. That time as I was standing in the crowd with all the beautiful lights I wished deep in my heart that she would be next to me that moment.

All of my frustration vanished that time and I felt so relieved.  I was greatly encourage and thought that I could do anything; even walk home. My friend was just standing nearby when the spectacle was over.  His money can provide both our fare from the Gil puyat LRT station which means we just have to walk till there.

We started walking. By the way I forgot to mention I am wearing a 3-inches leather shoes that day. When we were half way there my feet feels like hell already. We stopped at a drug store to buy some band aid but they only sold it per box and we were both broke. We ended up resting at the side of the road.

That time I was already tired but I just can’t quit because quitting isn’t even a choice that time. I stood up and just smiled again and encouraged myself. My friend isn’t really an encouraging person and of course I just dragged him out of this walkathon so maybe he’s mad that time.

To lessen the tension we just talked about a lot of stuff while walking. I was now sweating heavily since I was wearing a cardigan and a sleeveless blouse inside. I didn’t really mind anything that time so I took my cardigan off and walked with my underarm fully exposed (it was heaven).

Some time later, he suggests riding a jeep and jumping off without paying. I haven’t really tried it yet in my whole life and I am scared to be caught. I told him that if he want to go ahead it would be fine with me. In the end we just walked.

After a while as we were getting closer my friend got quiet. He suddenly burst out that tomorrow would be his graduation and I must greet him no matter what. I was amazed and felt stupid at the same time. I thought he must have wanted to go home early and rest for the big day and here I am dragging him into a mess I made. I told him that I would surely greet him in his big day.

We are hungry, tired and thirsty after walking for more than an hour. Mind you, we were not walking on some park or subdivision; we walked on the high way with all the pollution. It was rush hour and traffic we would both arrive at the station same time as we walked.

Finally, we reached the station! As we pause for a while we were both gasping and our mouth was dry. He then went inside Sinangag house express below the station and I just followed him. He went straight to the water jug got a glass and poured water in it. He hand me a glass of water first and I just drank it without thinking about anything else I seemed like hypnotized. After drinking I was so refreshed and I’ll tell you that was the most delicious water I have ever tasted in my whole life!

After he drank a glass we were like awaken from the hypnotism of tiredness and went out immediately. We both burst out in laughter. We were both working in Makati but were so broke that we have all the way to the station and ambush and eatery for a free drink.

It was really insane but fun.

Lesson: Always bring extra cash. Put it in your socks are somewhere in your underwear for in case you lost your purse somewhere or be held up you can still go home.

Must brings:

Water- It is healthy to drink lots of water. If you always bring a bottle it would save you a lot of money plus it helps you to be always hydrated.

Band aid- It is just a handy piece. No one knows when you got bruises (I do have most of the time). This is also great when you are wearing new pair of shoes to soften up the sharp edges.

Slippers- Bringing this or leaving one on your locker would be very useful. Not only if you are wearing heels but also for the unexpected change of weather.

*We usually forget and lost stuff in our busy life but people and stuff shouldn’t be treated the same. When things got lost or left out we can always buy one or replace it yet when people left us or we lost them along the way there is a big chance that we can never get them back. Friends were made for our imperfections as humans. Two imperfect individuals I think isn’t a bad combination to make a perfect friendship. We cope with each other’s weaknesses and build a stronger bond of which people will find hard to break. I am a full pledged klutz girl but I am not afraid of anything because I know there are less imperfect people who would help me out in my mishaps. There were times that I know they couldn’t really do anything for me but knowing that they would just be there to walk with me; I couldn’t feel less blessed than that.*