May 03, 2021 23:06
I had a talk with Lala tonight, and were discussing that there was a long time friend of hours who did something a little off. We spent about an hour on the phone going through mostly this. It's not a new topic, but we did need to take the time.
Corollary to that is the realization - that really we are shaped by our friends. And I don't seem to realize (or appreciate?) the kind of friends that I have. I've just gravitated towards certain people, people who I like and who like me, and that's who they are. It's been organic, not deliberate, and I think that's how most of us do this anyway?
The sad news late last week was the news of the passing of Alexei Pineda. It's another person who belongs to that category of - but surely he would have been around for a lot longer. It wasn't COVID-related, but in a way, it is also related 'coz it happened in this weird space we're in now. If this hadn't happened, then would this have happened? It reminds me a little about losing Grace Velasco at the start of this year.
Just imagine the list of people we have lost. . .I can't really get over it, and that's coz it still hasn't sunk in.