It was not a love at first sight..
She was in a relationship
He was single.
He was single.
She was in-love with her long-time boyfriend
He was planning to court a girl in his previous company.
He was planning to court a girl in his previous company.
She was irritated with his noise
He loves to imitate her voice.
He loves to imitate her voice.
They belonged to one circle of friends..
She was silent
He was funny.
He was funny.
She became single
He decided not to pursue the girl.
He decided not to pursue the girl.
They became closer..
When he's online she pops him just to say good morning
When she's sick, he dials her number and gives her a ring.
When she's sick, he dials her number and gives her a ring.
She was thoughtful
He was sweet.
He was sweet.
They were bestfriends..
♥ ♥ ♥
Kate's Side of the Story
Jay was a batchmate in my first job. I first met him during the first day of our bootcamp training at GT Tower (August 31, 2006). I easily noticed him not because I was attracted or fascinated. He didn't even look impressive. Haha! He appeared to be haughty and snooty and I didn't like him but ill-fated as I was, he became my seatmate. Few days passed, he was able to establish himself with the batch and he became more irritating - he was noisy and it splits my ears! That time I have a boyfriend and everytime we talk over the phone, Jay's voice was always on the background so my boyfriend would always ask me who he is. He even got jealous of him but I would always describe him as a 'batchmate na maingay at mayabang'.
Few weeks later, I was already used to having an annoying guy beside me. I was already able to talk to him without me getting irritated. There was one time I was telling him a joke and he was laughing at me not because it's funny, but according to him my joke was lame :(. Kwini, who was seated at my right side, saw Jay laughing at me and she started teasing us. He just said 'hindi kami talo, bestfriend ko to e'. From then on, He called me his bestfriend. And Kwini also became our bestfriend too!
Since then we became closer. He loves mimicking my voice and bullying me. He likes to press my collar bone and say 'push the button!' .LOLz. But it didn't irritate me anymore. Perhaps I was already adjusted.Whenever I needed to text my boyfriend and my prepaid phone is unloaded, he's always the first person I would approach since he's using a postpaid mobile.
After the 3 months of training we were 'benched' at cybergate. We weren't seatmates anymore but from time to time I would go to his place to say 'bes patext nga!' lolz. He would also go to my place to sleep under my table. Haha!
After few days I was deployed to a customer-service related project for one month. During that period we didn't manage to communicate since I was on a shifting schedule. After one month I was deployed to another project, located in Ortigas. I learned that he was re-tooled to another capability. That time we already had same working hours so we would chat whenever we are idle.
Then I caught my boyfriend cheating on me. I was still in the office then. I was having issues with my program but I couldn't concentrate on fixing it anymore because I was crying. I saw Jay online so I popped him and told him what happened. He asked me if I wanted to meet him to personally talk about it. But I didn't want him to see me lamenting. It wasn't easy to end a 4-year relationship most especially if you still love the person, but I felt it's going nowhere so I must have to end it.
'Moving forward' was my drama so I joined all cobolicious (the name of our batch) activities from Friday night gimik to weekend mall trips. It felt good because I had no time to miss 'ex-boyfriend' and text him. Though whenever I sleep at night I would still cry.
Good thing Bes was there, I would pop him everyday to make some kwentos, some are lame, most are nonsense. After few months I was already okay. One time he popped me, he said he couldn't breathe. I was really worried. I told him to ask one of his team mates to accompany him to the clinic (he was located in Boni, while I was in Ortigas) but muddle-headed as he was, ayaw nya. So I just instructed him what to do. Since then I had constantly checked what he has eaten. Binawalan ko syang kumain ng fats ng pork.
One time The batch went to global city. I followed around 10 pm because I was having issues with my program that needede to be delivered that night. We went to a bar in Makati after. He knew I wasn’t enjoying since I was tired from work and I don’t drink so he just asked me to take a nap. So while everyone was enjoying, I was sleeping. Haha! When we were about to go home he suggested that we all sleep at their house kasi malalayo bahay namin and his place is near the bar. Ayun natulog kaming lahat sa sala. I was lying at their sofa with Fhel while he was seated at the floor, beside me. I couldn’t sleep because he was touching my face. That moment I was happy that I didn’t even realized I had butterflies flying in my stomach. Haha! The following morning I decided to forget what he did. Sure thing it left traces in my heart but I wasn’t even sure if he felt same way because he is naturally sweet even with his other girl friends.
Then one time I was chatting with Siz (Mau) and she forced me to tell her kung sino crush ko sa cobolicious. E di yun sabi ko si bes. It was also during those times when he started calling me NORMS (and up to now I still don’t know why). He likes to hold my hand (I love it when he does it syempre), and of course still he loves to bully me.
My sister Maui suggested to have a house party at our place in Bulacan. Syempre I asked permission from lola and my titas first. They nodded naman. Straight from the office we went to Bulacan. Nagvideoke tapos kwentuhan. Then sleeping time, pinagkasya ko ang 15 na tao sa kuwarto. Haha. I made sure everyone was okay first before finding my place. Nagkataon sa tabi nalang ni Bes yung bakante. Kasi naman banig lang. Lahat sila sa kutson. Naubusan din kami ng unan. L That time I was too comfortable with him na kaya okay lang tabihan ko sya, actually tabi tabi naman kaming lahat.
I couldn't sleep because I wasn't comfortable since we were like cramming kasi masikip. I noticed Jay couldn't sleep too so ginulo ko sya. I messed up with his hair and I laughed silently. Then I caught him staring at me which drew me to deep moment of silence. Then the next thing I knew, we kissed!
I'm a typical probinsyanang-maria-clara i'd-die-a-bashful-virgin woman. My friends (and even ex-boyfriends) will attest to that. But I couldn't understand why did I allow him kiss me just like that? I might be too comfortable with him to realize that I was even allowing him to hold my hands and hug me, but what's up with that kiss? And what's happening to me?
When they went home, I texted him and asked him if he loves me. He replied 'I'm not sure, but I'm sure I care for you a lot'. He even suggested to keep his distance from me but I was not okay with the idea so he just said 'okay, we'll stay the same'
Months have passed, we became closer. I couldn't label what relationship we had. Definitely, we had crossed the line of being just 'bestfriends'. We went out for a date, we watched movie together - (just the two of us), and there was certainly a level of intimacy. Maybe I was the one who fell in love first but I was sure that he cared. Each time I was with him I couldn't help but fall deeper. He was always there for me, I liked him being funny and sweet plus he was too caring. But still, I wasn't so confident about what he felt. :(
One weekend he asked me if he could sleep over our apartment (a studio type unit with 4 beds) because he'll be having a deployment at night time. His office was near our flat kasi. Si Mhay lang ang kasama ko nun so I asked her if it's okay for her if bes could sleep there. She okay'ed.
When he arrived, he rested for a while. So we had time to talk. I asked him again if he loves me because I was already really really confused. He said 'yup'. I was happy then. But at the back of my head I was also thinking maybe he had no choice than to answer yes because he was at my place. So I promised myself I won't ask him such stupid question again. I let him sleep at my bed while I was on marrah's bed (ayaw nya kasi may nagssleep na iba sa bed nya maliban sa kin at sa boyfriend nya. hehe)
I confided what I felt to RJ, Maui and Ferdie (they're some of my closest friends in cobolicious). I was glad they were there kasi baka naloka na ko. They were telling me that if Jay is not for me, I have to let go. Nakita din kasi nila nahihirapan na ko sa situation, and I've cried so much already.
Those were also the times when I received a job offer from Singapore. My tita who happened to be working here has used her connections to find me a job. I told Jay about this and he was pushing me to accept it. Of course I was hurt. He wanted me to go, maybe it's his way of saying he doesn't love me that much. I was honestly happy with Accenture then and I didn't want to leave.:( I had the offer June. Then October ko na inaccept. Buti okay pa sa kanila.
During my last day in Accenture he invited me to a movie-date. Syempre oo ako. Hehe. We watched
'The day the earth stood still' at greenbelt. After that he brought me to the hotel (I was staying in a company-sponsored hotel). He gave me his last kiss and he went home. I couldn't stop my tears, i thought it was the end.
'The day the earth stood still' at greenbelt. After that he brought me to the hotel (I was staying in a company-sponsored hotel). He gave me his last kiss and he went home. I couldn't stop my tears, i thought it was the end.
When I was at the airport RJ called. I told him that I was tired of waiting and I was ready to let Jay go. That statement relieved him since he's a bit worried din baka hindi ako makamove on agad. After we talked, I received a text message from Jay telling me to come back soon. I actually didn't mind his text that much, baka lang kasi consolation lang yun.
After two weeks, I called him. I decided that it will be the last time I would call him. I just wanted to let him know I was okay (though I was really not). Our conversation was light. I was actually laughing all the time since he would shoot me some jokes , mababaw lang din naman kasi tawa ko. After few minutes of conversation he started to be serious. We were running out of topic so he asked me to ask him a question. I thought that maybe it was his way of picking up a chat so I asked him 'o sige, what is your favorite color?' As usual sinabi nya ang lame ng question ko. So I ask him 'ano ba gusto mo itanong ko?' I was surprised when he answered me 'e di itanong mo kung saan na tayo papunta!' He sounded humorless, in which hindi ako sanay so i thought it must be really something serious. So I asked him 'o sige saan na tayo papunta?' Instead of answering me he threw back another question. He asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend. I was caught in a moment of silence but when I got back to my senses of course I said yes. He said he's willing to wait until I get back kasi he wanted to show he was serious and he didn't want to start a relationship over the phone.
I was set to go home in two months after we talked to attend my bestfriend's wedding so he didn't have to wait long.
March 24, 2009 we were formally together.. (=';'=)
Jay's Side of the Story
Well 1st day of a new work. As usual late ako ng ilang minutes.
Ang kilala ko lang from Gateway is Abel and Carmi (di ko pa alam yung name nya nun). Katabi ko nun 2 babae. Si Reina maingay pero kwela tapos yung 1 naman si Kate ok naman tahimik pero ang tining ng boses. Hehehe
After a few weeks nalaman ko na ako lang pala single sa aming 3. Its cool naman for me kasi la naman ako paki nun. Don’t know when I started calling them bes pero dun nalang nag apply yun sa bootcamp. Si Kate lagi akong hinihiraman ng cellphone kasi pulubi sya nun e. While si Reina naman maingay lang talagang tao. Hehehe
After bootcamp nasa bench kami nun, ang hobby ko nun is mag basa ng manga, maglaro ng games, istorbohin si kate sa kung anu mang ginagawa nya or kulitin c muna habang nagrereview sya para sa exam nya. Usually nanghihiram sakin c Kate ng MP3 stick ko kaso sya lagi umuubos ng battery puro nalang runaway ng corrs yung pinakikinggan nya e.
Nung ma loan si kate sa ACCS actually wala naman bago dun, accepted na yun since ganun talaga nature ng work so ang past time ko nun Worlds of Fun or matulog since la naman ako kukulitin e. Grabe sobrang boring nun lalo na nung nag basic English training yung buong batch. Naiwan ako kasi intermediate na yung level ko. Hehehe. Ayun umaga palang nasa arcade na agad ako.
Nung madeploy ako sa Avanade halos lagi na kami magkachat ni Kate nun dahil sa mga status ko sa YM. Tpos nung mapunta naman ako sa HDI medyu idle time ako nun so halos lagi kami ng cha-chat. Dun din ata nagstart yung norms na name. Hehehe. During those times naging single na din si Norms kaya ayun, mas lagi kaming nag cha-chat, wala naman bago dun e.
After a few more weeks, yung KJ na norms lagi na sumasama sa mga lakad ng cobolicious. Minsan nagsosolo din kami ng lakad. One time nag antay sya sa mega mall til 9 pm kasi may kausap akong health care insurance, binigyan ko nalang sya ng bag as consolation. Hehehe. Minsan nagsasabay kami mag dinner, pag sine naman lagi kami magkatabi. Ako nagpapahilot ng hands or head siya naman…la ako maisip e. Hehehe.
1st anniv ng Cobolicious at sa Batangas yun ginanap sa lugar ng barkada ni Benok.
Magkatabi kami ni norms nun from van kahit sa Batangas na. Nung gabi wala akong matulugan so sa upuan nalang ako natulog ayun pagdating ng umaga ang sakit ng likod ko. Nagpamassage nalang ako kanya as usual. Nung pauwi nawili ako sa massage so natulog ako sa likod while nagpapamassage ako sa kanya. Hehehe. Good old times.
Nung mag cchristmas na nun, binigyan ko sya ng bear na nasa lata kaso inde ko nilagyan ng kung anung dedication since inde naman ako mahilig maglagay nun, ayun nagpumilit sya so pinadala ko nalang sa Christmas party yung card para lagyan ko ng sulat…In the end inde ko din nilagyan ng sulat yung card well since nakalimutan ko. Hehehe
January na nun so nagka ayaan kami mag global city. Ok naman since maganda yung mga rides. Sumunod nalang si norms due to a work issue yata yun. Since late na sya dumating nde ko nalang sya pinagbayad ng entrance sa ride all u can. After ng global fun nag hanap kami ng bar since una mabibitin si norms at medyu bitin pa kami sa lakad at sabado naman tom. After makahanap ng bar ayun inaya ko muna sya matulog sa balikat ko since gusto ko naman pag nag-lay sya ng head sa shoulder ko not to mention hindi naman sya umiinom e.
After namin sa bar, inaya ko sila na dun nalang matulog sa bahay since malapit nalang naman bahay namin dun e. Madami din kami sa bahay, inabot kami ng 2 taxi. Pagdating sa bahay pnakilala ko muna sila sa parents ko. After nun nagluto ako ng pancit canton since nagugutom na ko, tulog na dn kasi yung iba e. After kumain, halos tulog na lahat, di din naman ako makatulog nun kasi kulang unan at di pa din tulog si norms so nilalaro ko nalang yung mukha nya. Nilalagay ko yung kamay ko sa lips nya since masarap hawakan, ayun kinikiss naman nya so para okay na din yung moment na i-kiss ko din yung hands nya.
Para sakin ok lang naman ginawa ko, somehow may feelings pero hindi naman siguro ganun ka strong para mag propose not to mention di ako comfortable na may gf with in the same batch or so…Kaya ayun hinayaan ko nalang muna mag set yung things. So far so good.
Bandang march nagkaayaan na pumunta kami sa bahay nila norms sa Bulacan. Gabi kami umalis gaya ng usual setting magkatabi kami sa sasakyan. Pag walang nakatingin magka holding hands kami or tinatakpan namin ng jacket yung mga kamay naming. Normal nalang din sa amin na natutulog c norms sa balikat ko kahit may nakakakita.
Nung nasa Bulacan na kami ayun nagkakantahan and nag eenjoy hanggang may epal na kapitbahay. Sinigawan kami, sisigawan ko din sana kaso nakakahiya di ko naman poder yun e. So tumahimik nalang ako. Hehehe. Going to sleep na, medyu masikip sa kwarto nya at wala akong kutson! Ayun tabi din kaming matulog. Nilagay ko nalang braso ko para gawin nyang unan, hindi ko makatulog nun since nilalaro nya mukha ko so nilaro ko nalang din yung buhok nya. Ayun nag kiss nalang kami. Hehehe.
Kinaumagahan nag vivideoke na naman sila nasa kwarto ako since medyu puyat. Ayun pumasok si norms since may tumawag, work related yata. Ayun pinapapasok sya sa office so naawa ako, mukha kasing paslit e. Hehehe. Dumaan pa kami sa kung saan saan bago umuwi pero after nun natulog na ako since antok na antok ako.
Then nag text yung norms. Do you love me? Well…technically hindi ko alam. Kasi baka nasa moment lang yun so ginawa ko na. Sinagot ko yung tanong nya with a safe answer. Then inask ko kung gusto nya lalayo nalang ako since ayaw ko muna ng mga bagay na complicated. E since ayaw nya na lumayo ako nag sabi nalang ako na stay the same nalang ako when it comes to her.
April na nun nang mag ka ayaan kami kami sa star city since hindi pa nakakapunta si norms dun. Actually ako din pero ayaw ko talaga pumunta since di ko lang trip. Hehehe. Mali decision ko na sumama kasi ang crappy ng lugar e. Hehehe. Nung nag ka ayaan nang umuwi dun ko nalang ulit sila pinatulog sa bahay. Ayun sa sofa kami ni norms, habang naglalaro ako ng laptop kinukulit nya ko so ayun natulog nalang ako, medyu masikip sa sofa ang 2 tao pero nag tyaga nalang ako since gusto kong tulugan yung sofa at katabi ko naman sya e.
May na, Birthday na namin ni Norms. Sa pag kakaalala ko wala naman akong ginawang special para mag handa sa birthday ni norms. Binati ko lang sya nung birthday nya. Wala naman akong naalala na pinagusapan namin after mag batian. Nung birthday ko naman daming bumati sakin kaya natuwa ako. Binigyan din akong ni norms ng postcard with something sweet written. Hehehe. Ang alam ko inaya ko sya lumabas ng sat e or is it the other way around?
Celebration na ng bday ko nung 16th. Syempre inuman kaya imbitado lahat ng Cobolicious. Kaso since may call ako sa team late ako nakadating. Andun na din si Norms, pero inde naman kami masyadong nagusap since ang focus ko nun is yung mga cobolicious pero happy ako na andun din sya.
Araw na para pumunta sa Gateway at imeet si Norms para sa Date namin. Ayun since late ako ng matagal bumawi ako, nanood kami ng sine tapos kumain kami sa SM Centerpoint, on the way papunta dun nag hoholding hands kami sa jeep. Hehehe. Ang alam ko bumalik pa kami sa gateway since need ko sya ihatid. Pauwi nun muntik pa ko maholdup, buti nalang pangit cell ko kaya nde kinuha.
Outing ulit bago matapos yung May! Banio Creek naman yung venue. Syempre tabi kami ni norms sa likod ng van. Inaask ako ni Rome na tabihan ko sya buti nalang pumayag na tabihan ko si Norms. Hehehe. Ayun tulog ulit buong byahe habang minamasahe yung kamay ko ni norms.
Masaya naman sa lugar, ok yung view tapos halos solo namin yung lugar. May billiards, vidoke at table tennis. Mas enjoy nung nag pasiklaban na nung kantahan. Pero since nilalagnat ako nun inde din ako masyadong nakapag enjoy kaya nakahiga lang ako sa lap ni Norms. Buti nalang kinaumagahan ok na pakiramdam ko. Unting luto ng almusal tapos huling tingin sa lugar the go na ulit pauwi ng Manila. As usual tulog sa byahe habang nagpapamassage kay norms. Hehehe
June na nung magkaron ako ng weekend work sa team namin. At first la ako idea kung anu gagawin ko since tinawagan lang ako ng ka team ko stating na need ko mag review ng work nya. Ayun karipas ako ng takbo pauwi at ligo, bihis agad. Naisip ko nun na wala halos tao sa apartment nila norms so baka pwede dun ako makitulog. Tinawagan ko sya and ayun buti nalang pumayag. Hehehe
Out nowhere nagtanong yung norms ng mahal mo ba ako? Nagulat naman ako sa tanong na yun. Alam ko comfortable ako nun pag kasama ko sya pero tama na ba yun para sabihin ko na mahal ko din sya? Since mabilis akong magisip at gusto ko din naman c Norms sinabi ko nalang na yup!
Around those times sinasabihan nya din ako ng may offer sya sa SG. Para sakin ok yun kasi mas malaki yung sahod not to mention ibang bansa din yun. So inuurge ko sya na kunin yung offer. Sayang din un no! Atleast makakaipon sya and matutustusan nya yung kamga anak nya ng mas maayos. Ayun inaccept tuloy ng norms yung offer. By then parang wala lang, pero later medyu mahirap din pala.
One time nag leave kami parehas sa work para lang mag lakwatsa. Di ko alam kung anu dahilan ko nun sa office pero somehow nagleave ako. Usually kasi pag nagleleave ako either lakad ng family or di ko lang trip pumasok. Anyway ayun nag MoA kami timezone. Masaya naman un nga lang hinatid ko ulit sya sa Guada when 2 rides nalang nasa bahay na ko. Hehehe. Either way ok lang naman since worth it e.
November binilhan ako ni norms ng necklace, sayang gusto ko talaga pag handmade since gusto ko yung mga choker type na kwintas. Ang cool kasi tignan e. Pero ok lang as long as galing sa kanya. Binigyan nya din ako ng card pero di ko alam yung language e. Masyado na din akong tamad para mag research, di ko din naman pwedeng ipabasa yun sa mga ka team ko kasi baka masyadong personal. Ayun nag ty nalang ako. hehe
Bago mag end yung November nag text sya sakin out of nowhere. Nasan daw ba ako or kung safe ako…Nagulat ako dun so tinanong ko sya kung anu meron. Nanaginip ang norms, nalunod daw ako. Errr…Possible pero not quite the way I was expecting to die. Hehehe. Hinayaan ko lang since baka pag tinawanan ko magalit e.
December nun nang magka ayaan sa Puerto, set na yung date susunod kami nila Ferds, Len, Mau, Norms, at Reina sa Puerto. Ang tagal umalis ng bangka so badtrip na badtrip ako nun. Nung umalis na natulog nalang ako habang nasa balikat ko si Norms. La naman bago e. Pagdating dun ayun, tamang enjoy naman swim and everything else. Nung nag snorkel na medyu hindi gusto ni Norms dahil sa panaginip nya. Buti nalang napilit nila Reina at napapayag mag swim. After nun inuman na where sumuka ako since nasobrahan. Hehehe
Kinaumagahan luto time na so ako nalang nag luto. Nagnakaw pa ko ng itlog na maalat sa tindahan. Hehehe. Ang mahal naman kasi well Kasama ko si Abel nun so tumawa nalang sya. Andun din si Norms ayun pinaghalo ko ng itlog na maalat. Ayun ginawang parang sarsa, ang hirap tuloy kainin. Hehehe
Pauwi na galing Puerto, grabe sobrang lakas ng alon. Dami sumuka, buti nalang indi ako nasuka. Muntik na. Hehehe. Si Norms sobrang kapit sa braso ko buti nalang nakadating kami ng maayus. Pagdating ng Batangas arkila ng van tapos kain nalang sa sasakyan. Di nga lang kami magkatabi ng norms kasi si Mau ata yung nag bigay ng seating arrangements. Ayun nakauwi naman ng ok pagod pero masaya.
December na nun ng inaya ako ni Norms na maging partner nya sa prom sa project. Actually ayaw ko talaga sumama kasi nahihiya ako since di ko naman sila kilala e. Pero ayun since genius at mabait ako pumayag ako. Hehehe. Nung nasa party kinda boring kasi la naman ako kausap. Nung uwian na, wala kaming masakyan na taxi since loob yun ng subdivision. Ayun naglakad nalang kami ng malayo para makalabas. After nun taxi then uwi na sa bahay para matulog.
Yun din yung time na aalis na si Norms sa Accenture para mag SG. Come time na ng despidida party, ayun medyu malungkot pero masaya kasi for a better life. Kainan lang and videoke, picture and uwian na. Nung last day na nya simpleng kainan. Inaya ko sya na manood ng sine nung gabi, pumayag naman. After ng movie hinatid ko na sya sa hotel tapos nung nag kiss kami parang hindi na ako mapakali. Ewan ko ba, siguro after some time malalaman ko din yung ibig sabihin nun.
After some weeks parang may malaking kulang sakin parang may kulang. Naisip ko na importante pala yung norms sa buhay ko. That time nag decide ako na i-ask ko sya if she wants to have a relationship. Question na inde ko naisip na itanong sa kanya nung una kaming magkita. Hehehe. Well…glad to say pumayag siya. So far so good. Hopefully things will stay the same with the both of us. ^^
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Jay's Side of the Story
Well 1st day of a new work. As usual late ako ng ilang minutes.
Ang kilala ko lang from Gateway is Abel and Carmi (di ko pa alam yung name nya nun). Katabi ko nun 2 babae. Si Reina maingay pero kwela tapos yung 1 naman si Kate ok naman tahimik pero ang tining ng boses. Hehehe
After a few weeks nalaman ko na ako lang pala single sa aming 3. Its cool naman for me kasi la naman ako paki nun. Don’t know when I started calling them bes pero dun nalang nag apply yun sa bootcamp. Si Kate lagi akong hinihiraman ng cellphone kasi pulubi sya nun e. While si Reina naman maingay lang talagang tao. Hehehe
After bootcamp nasa bench kami nun, ang hobby ko nun is mag basa ng manga, maglaro ng games, istorbohin si kate sa kung anu mang ginagawa nya or kulitin c muna habang nagrereview sya para sa exam nya. Usually nanghihiram sakin c Kate ng MP3 stick ko kaso sya lagi umuubos ng battery puro nalang runaway ng corrs yung pinakikinggan nya e.
Nung ma loan si kate sa ACCS actually wala naman bago dun, accepted na yun since ganun talaga nature ng work so ang past time ko nun Worlds of Fun or matulog since la naman ako kukulitin e. Grabe sobrang boring nun lalo na nung nag basic English training yung buong batch. Naiwan ako kasi intermediate na yung level ko. Hehehe. Ayun umaga palang nasa arcade na agad ako.
Nung madeploy ako sa Avanade halos lagi na kami magkachat ni Kate nun dahil sa mga status ko sa YM. Tpos nung mapunta naman ako sa HDI medyu idle time ako nun so halos lagi kami ng cha-chat. Dun din ata nagstart yung norms na name. Hehehe. During those times naging single na din si Norms kaya ayun, mas lagi kaming nag cha-chat, wala naman bago dun e.
After a few more weeks, yung KJ na norms lagi na sumasama sa mga lakad ng cobolicious. Minsan nagsosolo din kami ng lakad. One time nag antay sya sa mega mall til 9 pm kasi may kausap akong health care insurance, binigyan ko nalang sya ng bag as consolation. Hehehe. Minsan nagsasabay kami mag dinner, pag sine naman lagi kami magkatabi. Ako nagpapahilot ng hands or head siya naman…la ako maisip e. Hehehe.
1st anniv ng Cobolicious at sa Batangas yun ginanap sa lugar ng barkada ni Benok.
Magkatabi kami ni norms nun from van kahit sa Batangas na. Nung gabi wala akong matulugan so sa upuan nalang ako natulog ayun pagdating ng umaga ang sakit ng likod ko. Nagpamassage nalang ako kanya as usual. Nung pauwi nawili ako sa massage so natulog ako sa likod while nagpapamassage ako sa kanya. Hehehe. Good old times.
Nung mag cchristmas na nun, binigyan ko sya ng bear na nasa lata kaso inde ko nilagyan ng kung anung dedication since inde naman ako mahilig maglagay nun, ayun nagpumilit sya so pinadala ko nalang sa Christmas party yung card para lagyan ko ng sulat…In the end inde ko din nilagyan ng sulat yung card well since nakalimutan ko. Hehehe
January na nun so nagka ayaan kami mag global city. Ok naman since maganda yung mga rides. Sumunod nalang si norms due to a work issue yata yun. Since late na sya dumating nde ko nalang sya pinagbayad ng entrance sa ride all u can. After ng global fun nag hanap kami ng bar since una mabibitin si norms at medyu bitin pa kami sa lakad at sabado naman tom. After makahanap ng bar ayun inaya ko muna sya matulog sa balikat ko since gusto ko naman pag nag-lay sya ng head sa shoulder ko not to mention hindi naman sya umiinom e.
After namin sa bar, inaya ko sila na dun nalang matulog sa bahay since malapit nalang naman bahay namin dun e. Madami din kami sa bahay, inabot kami ng 2 taxi. Pagdating sa bahay pnakilala ko muna sila sa parents ko. After nun nagluto ako ng pancit canton since nagugutom na ko, tulog na dn kasi yung iba e. After kumain, halos tulog na lahat, di din naman ako makatulog nun kasi kulang unan at di pa din tulog si norms so nilalaro ko nalang yung mukha nya. Nilalagay ko yung kamay ko sa lips nya since masarap hawakan, ayun kinikiss naman nya so para okay na din yung moment na i-kiss ko din yung hands nya.
Para sakin ok lang naman ginawa ko, somehow may feelings pero hindi naman siguro ganun ka strong para mag propose not to mention di ako comfortable na may gf with in the same batch or so…Kaya ayun hinayaan ko nalang muna mag set yung things. So far so good.
Bandang march nagkaayaan na pumunta kami sa bahay nila norms sa Bulacan. Gabi kami umalis gaya ng usual setting magkatabi kami sa sasakyan. Pag walang nakatingin magka holding hands kami or tinatakpan namin ng jacket yung mga kamay naming. Normal nalang din sa amin na natutulog c norms sa balikat ko kahit may nakakakita.
Nung nasa Bulacan na kami ayun nagkakantahan and nag eenjoy hanggang may epal na kapitbahay. Sinigawan kami, sisigawan ko din sana kaso nakakahiya di ko naman poder yun e. So tumahimik nalang ako. Hehehe. Going to sleep na, medyu masikip sa kwarto nya at wala akong kutson! Ayun tabi din kaming matulog. Nilagay ko nalang braso ko para gawin nyang unan, hindi ko makatulog nun since nilalaro nya mukha ko so nilaro ko nalang din yung buhok nya. Ayun nag kiss nalang kami. Hehehe.
Kinaumagahan nag vivideoke na naman sila nasa kwarto ako since medyu puyat. Ayun pumasok si norms since may tumawag, work related yata. Ayun pinapapasok sya sa office so naawa ako, mukha kasing paslit e. Hehehe. Dumaan pa kami sa kung saan saan bago umuwi pero after nun natulog na ako since antok na antok ako.
Then nag text yung norms. Do you love me? Well…technically hindi ko alam. Kasi baka nasa moment lang yun so ginawa ko na. Sinagot ko yung tanong nya with a safe answer. Then inask ko kung gusto nya lalayo nalang ako since ayaw ko muna ng mga bagay na complicated. E since ayaw nya na lumayo ako nag sabi nalang ako na stay the same nalang ako when it comes to her.
April na nun nang mag ka ayaan kami kami sa star city since hindi pa nakakapunta si norms dun. Actually ako din pero ayaw ko talaga pumunta since di ko lang trip. Hehehe. Mali decision ko na sumama kasi ang crappy ng lugar e. Hehehe. Nung nag ka ayaan nang umuwi dun ko nalang ulit sila pinatulog sa bahay. Ayun sa sofa kami ni norms, habang naglalaro ako ng laptop kinukulit nya ko so ayun natulog nalang ako, medyu masikip sa sofa ang 2 tao pero nag tyaga nalang ako since gusto kong tulugan yung sofa at katabi ko naman sya e.
May na, Birthday na namin ni Norms. Sa pag kakaalala ko wala naman akong ginawang special para mag handa sa birthday ni norms. Binati ko lang sya nung birthday nya. Wala naman akong naalala na pinagusapan namin after mag batian. Nung birthday ko naman daming bumati sakin kaya natuwa ako. Binigyan din akong ni norms ng postcard with something sweet written. Hehehe. Ang alam ko inaya ko sya lumabas ng sat e or is it the other way around?
Celebration na ng bday ko nung 16th. Syempre inuman kaya imbitado lahat ng Cobolicious. Kaso since may call ako sa team late ako nakadating. Andun na din si Norms, pero inde naman kami masyadong nagusap since ang focus ko nun is yung mga cobolicious pero happy ako na andun din sya.
Araw na para pumunta sa Gateway at imeet si Norms para sa Date namin. Ayun since late ako ng matagal bumawi ako, nanood kami ng sine tapos kumain kami sa SM Centerpoint, on the way papunta dun nag hoholding hands kami sa jeep. Hehehe. Ang alam ko bumalik pa kami sa gateway since need ko sya ihatid. Pauwi nun muntik pa ko maholdup, buti nalang pangit cell ko kaya nde kinuha.
Outing ulit bago matapos yung May! Banio Creek naman yung venue. Syempre tabi kami ni norms sa likod ng van. Inaask ako ni Rome na tabihan ko sya buti nalang pumayag na tabihan ko si Norms. Hehehe. Ayun tulog ulit buong byahe habang minamasahe yung kamay ko ni norms.
Masaya naman sa lugar, ok yung view tapos halos solo namin yung lugar. May billiards, vidoke at table tennis. Mas enjoy nung nag pasiklaban na nung kantahan. Pero since nilalagnat ako nun inde din ako masyadong nakapag enjoy kaya nakahiga lang ako sa lap ni Norms. Buti nalang kinaumagahan ok na pakiramdam ko. Unting luto ng almusal tapos huling tingin sa lugar the go na ulit pauwi ng Manila. As usual tulog sa byahe habang nagpapamassage kay norms. Hehehe
June na nung magkaron ako ng weekend work sa team namin. At first la ako idea kung anu gagawin ko since tinawagan lang ako ng ka team ko stating na need ko mag review ng work nya. Ayun karipas ako ng takbo pauwi at ligo, bihis agad. Naisip ko nun na wala halos tao sa apartment nila norms so baka pwede dun ako makitulog. Tinawagan ko sya and ayun buti nalang pumayag. Hehehe
Out nowhere nagtanong yung norms ng mahal mo ba ako? Nagulat naman ako sa tanong na yun. Alam ko comfortable ako nun pag kasama ko sya pero tama na ba yun para sabihin ko na mahal ko din sya? Since mabilis akong magisip at gusto ko din naman c Norms sinabi ko nalang na yup!
Around those times sinasabihan nya din ako ng may offer sya sa SG. Para sakin ok yun kasi mas malaki yung sahod not to mention ibang bansa din yun. So inuurge ko sya na kunin yung offer. Sayang din un no! Atleast makakaipon sya and matutustusan nya yung kamga anak nya ng mas maayos. Ayun inaccept tuloy ng norms yung offer. By then parang wala lang, pero later medyu mahirap din pala.
One time nag leave kami parehas sa work para lang mag lakwatsa. Di ko alam kung anu dahilan ko nun sa office pero somehow nagleave ako. Usually kasi pag nagleleave ako either lakad ng family or di ko lang trip pumasok. Anyway ayun nag MoA kami timezone. Masaya naman un nga lang hinatid ko ulit sya sa Guada when 2 rides nalang nasa bahay na ko. Hehehe. Either way ok lang naman since worth it e.
November binilhan ako ni norms ng necklace, sayang gusto ko talaga pag handmade since gusto ko yung mga choker type na kwintas. Ang cool kasi tignan e. Pero ok lang as long as galing sa kanya. Binigyan nya din ako ng card pero di ko alam yung language e. Masyado na din akong tamad para mag research, di ko din naman pwedeng ipabasa yun sa mga ka team ko kasi baka masyadong personal. Ayun nag ty nalang ako. hehe
Bago mag end yung November nag text sya sakin out of nowhere. Nasan daw ba ako or kung safe ako…Nagulat ako dun so tinanong ko sya kung anu meron. Nanaginip ang norms, nalunod daw ako. Errr…Possible pero not quite the way I was expecting to die. Hehehe. Hinayaan ko lang since baka pag tinawanan ko magalit e.
December nun nang magka ayaan sa Puerto, set na yung date susunod kami nila Ferds, Len, Mau, Norms, at Reina sa Puerto. Ang tagal umalis ng bangka so badtrip na badtrip ako nun. Nung umalis na natulog nalang ako habang nasa balikat ko si Norms. La naman bago e. Pagdating dun ayun, tamang enjoy naman swim and everything else. Nung nag snorkel na medyu hindi gusto ni Norms dahil sa panaginip nya. Buti nalang napilit nila Reina at napapayag mag swim. After nun inuman na where sumuka ako since nasobrahan. Hehehe
Kinaumagahan luto time na so ako nalang nag luto. Nagnakaw pa ko ng itlog na maalat sa tindahan. Hehehe. Ang mahal naman kasi well Kasama ko si Abel nun so tumawa nalang sya. Andun din si Norms ayun pinaghalo ko ng itlog na maalat. Ayun ginawang parang sarsa, ang hirap tuloy kainin. Hehehe
Pauwi na galing Puerto, grabe sobrang lakas ng alon. Dami sumuka, buti nalang indi ako nasuka. Muntik na. Hehehe. Si Norms sobrang kapit sa braso ko buti nalang nakadating kami ng maayus. Pagdating ng Batangas arkila ng van tapos kain nalang sa sasakyan. Di nga lang kami magkatabi ng norms kasi si Mau ata yung nag bigay ng seating arrangements. Ayun nakauwi naman ng ok pagod pero masaya.
December na nun ng inaya ako ni Norms na maging partner nya sa prom sa project. Actually ayaw ko talaga sumama kasi nahihiya ako since di ko naman sila kilala e. Pero ayun since genius at mabait ako pumayag ako. Hehehe. Nung nasa party kinda boring kasi la naman ako kausap. Nung uwian na, wala kaming masakyan na taxi since loob yun ng subdivision. Ayun naglakad nalang kami ng malayo para makalabas. After nun taxi then uwi na sa bahay para matulog.
Yun din yung time na aalis na si Norms sa Accenture para mag SG. Come time na ng despidida party, ayun medyu malungkot pero masaya kasi for a better life. Kainan lang and videoke, picture and uwian na. Nung last day na nya simpleng kainan. Inaya ko sya na manood ng sine nung gabi, pumayag naman. After ng movie hinatid ko na sya sa hotel tapos nung nag kiss kami parang hindi na ako mapakali. Ewan ko ba, siguro after some time malalaman ko din yung ibig sabihin nun.
After some weeks parang may malaking kulang sakin parang may kulang. Naisip ko na importante pala yung norms sa buhay ko. That time nag decide ako na i-ask ko sya if she wants to have a relationship. Question na inde ko naisip na itanong sa kanya nung una kaming magkita. Hehehe. Well…glad to say pumayag siya. So far so good. Hopefully things will stay the same with the both of us. ^^
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