despedida
it was kate's last day at work last friday. the celebration was just simple - jollibee meals, a palanca letter box, and a simple video presentation. it was something i did not want to think about - something that i kept brushing off from my mind everytime i kept thinking of her despedida last holy week. simply put, i did not want to say goodbye.
for some reason, i did not exert the same effort with the planning of kate's despedida. i did not volunteer to do the video, which i would usually do with the past celebrations. i did not write a letter, even if she gave me one. i did not even leave her with that planned token that would let her remember us. because i allowed myself to be consumed with everything but the despedida to my best bud in urc, i wasnt able to make her last day really special. i feel really guilty.
i spent the past week driving her home from work. of course we relived the post-work dinners at metrowalk last tuesday, the shopping-together last thursday, and the kwentuhan at pioneer last friday. haay, too many memories with kate. it's bad that i didnt spare enough time to share with her all these memories, even on her last day. i hope my actions the past week spoke louder than my words. :) i guess i maybe just rationalizing.
apparently, i am not good with goodbyes.
i guess i have some sort of separation anxiety. since i started working last year, i dreaded the day when all of my very close friends at work would leave me. i wished and hoped that that day would not come - that someday in 5 years, all of us will still be working there. but april 13 brought me back to reality.
and now, im left with my only close friend anj. and a few new friends. and a whole set of brand people to worry about. no more kate to share the everyday tawanan, the iyakan, kulitan, kantahan, ka-weirdo-han, ka-kilig-an, ka-dramahan, ka-praningan, chismisan, the asaran, and all the -ans we've done together.
it will be tough. but i'd just have to think of this as a high school friend who just went to a different college. same old friend, just in a different location. we'll still meet regularly naman e. so maybe, there's no need for formal goodbyes.
so, to kate, who might not have access to read this now, just a farewell to our day-to-day urc adventures. i know this won't be the last time that we'd meet. sorry for the memories missed on goodbye notes not written. i guess a sheet of paper can't contain all of the laughs and tears. thank you for being a part of my early work life. i will surely surely miss you. -chuck
for some reason, i did not exert the same effort with the planning of kate's despedida. i did not volunteer to do the video, which i would usually do with the past celebrations. i did not write a letter, even if she gave me one. i did not even leave her with that planned token that would let her remember us. because i allowed myself to be consumed with everything but the despedida to my best bud in urc, i wasnt able to make her last day really special. i feel really guilty.
i spent the past week driving her home from work. of course we relived the post-work dinners at metrowalk last tuesday, the shopping-together last thursday, and the kwentuhan at pioneer last friday. haay, too many memories with kate. it's bad that i didnt spare enough time to share with her all these memories, even on her last day. i hope my actions the past week spoke louder than my words. :) i guess i maybe just rationalizing.
apparently, i am not good with goodbyes.
i guess i have some sort of separation anxiety. since i started working last year, i dreaded the day when all of my very close friends at work would leave me. i wished and hoped that that day would not come - that someday in 5 years, all of us will still be working there. but april 13 brought me back to reality.
and now, im left with my only close friend anj. and a few new friends. and a whole set of brand people to worry about. no more kate to share the everyday tawanan, the iyakan, kulitan, kantahan, ka-weirdo-han, ka-kilig-an, ka-dramahan, ka-praningan, chismisan, the asaran, and all the -ans we've done together.
it will be tough. but i'd just have to think of this as a high school friend who just went to a different college. same old friend, just in a different location. we'll still meet regularly naman e. so maybe, there's no need for formal goodbyes.
so, to kate, who might not have access to read this now, just a farewell to our day-to-day urc adventures. i know this won't be the last time that we'd meet. sorry for the memories missed on goodbye notes not written. i guess a sheet of paper can't contain all of the laughs and tears. thank you for being a part of my early work life. i will surely surely miss you. -chuck