my BFF bru

B-R-U .... she'll never forgive me for sharing with y'all the name i've given her. but kung gano ka-ugly ang name na yan, Bru is probably one of the most beautiful person (inside and out) i've known. she's someone i could count on whenever i need anything and no questions asked yan ha! she's been there with me through every milestone of my life (of course starting from the time i met her) and for more than half of my life she had never let me down.


Bru is the sister i never had ---- so it follows that aside from being my bff she was also my maid of honor, my eldest's godmother, and i'm sure she'll have more roles to portray as time goes by. What touches me most though is her being the daughter that i used to be to my mom now that i am miles away from Mommy. She'd accompany her to some medical appointments, she'd bring over food at our house down south (she lives far north) on her birthday, she'd give them presents during Christmas. And, extravagant as she always was, (galit sa pera yan eh) she'll mail me my favorite magazines every now and then! One time she sent me a package and i really reprimanded her (walang utang na loob ba?) when i saw that it cost her several thousands doing so. Well, she still does it from time to time ..... in smaller packages na nga lang pero several times a year naman. (galit talaga sa pera eh!!!).


Aside from Mommy and Daddy, Bru is probably the next person I miss most. Paano namang hindi e halos every week we'll see each other for no reason at all. And to think that I live south while she lives north, I work in Ortigas she in Makati, .... and I'm on an 8-5 sched while she's on a 9-sawa shift. (not to mention her frequent trips abroad and my demanding personal life as a mom to 2 fast-growing kids). For the past 3 years we just kept in touch thru phone calls, text messages, emails, cards and letters (and packages) no matter how costly they are. There came a point in time when i told her that we should stop emailing each other coz reading her emails make me miss her more. Ditto for her, she said. As time went by we managed to get in touch less often than we used to but the bond remains as strong as ever.

Well bru, you know that I'm just here for you no matter how far I may be. I know that the same holds true for you. We've met, meet and will meet other friends in our life but I want you to know that nobody could ever replace you as my bff (or as we used to say before "friend with a big F").