Name Game

I miss the girls.

We rarely see each other.


(me, unique, kc and edz, summer of 2007)


Last year pa kami huling nagkita ni Unique.

Last month pa kami huling nagkita ni Edz.

Last week pa kami huling nagkita ni KC.

LOL

Mabuti na lang at bongga na ang communication natin today. ‘Di tulad ng ating mga ninuno na sobra sobra ang hirap na pagdadaanan para lamang makapag-communicate sila sa kani-kanilang mahal sa buhay.

Today, anytime ay puwede mo silang makausap or makaharap. Gone were the days of snail mail. Although mas may emotion kapag nakakatanggap ng snail mail mula sa iyong mahal, right?

The four of us have known each other for more than 10 years and we’ve been barkada for at least half of that.

I think.

Mahina ako sa math eh. Hahaha!

For all those years, we’ve called ourselves many names. Names that most of our friends prefer to call our attention. Some of them were so bad, hindi puedeng imention kasi very degrading. LOL

KC’s birth name is actually Christian. But ever since working sa isang call center naging KC na siya. Kamukha daw kasi niya si Sharon Cuneta. Bwahahaha!

Edz, is actually short for Edwin.

Unique is actually born as Michael. Kung bakit naging Unique, well kasi before when we were younger hindi kumpleto ang kanyang incisors, kaya yun naging Unique. Named after a local toothpaste brand.

And ako naman, si Mel. Yun lang talaga name ko. Charing! Dalawa ang real name ko at mahahaba, mauubos ang page. LOL

Whenever we exchange texts, mostly in the morning and early evening, we never fail to make kamusta each other. This is what I love about my friends. Despite their busy schedules, they will always find the time to communicate on a daily basis.

Minsan kapag umaandar ang topak namin while texting, we would call each other other names that would fit our look, personality or work.

Like me for instance, tatawagin nila akong si Curacha, dahil 24/7 daw ako on-call ng mga boss.

Si Unique, we’d call her Mila, kasi teacher siya.

KC would be Eva Fonda, kasi daw maliit pero sexy.

Samantalang si Edz naman si Sarah Jane, kasi malibog. Hahaha!


Kapag feeling nagmamaganda naman kami, we call each other these:

KC: Anne (Curtis)
Edz: Bea (Alonzo)
Unique: Angel (Locsin)
Mel: Shaina (Magdayao)

Bwahahaha! Bawal ang kumontra.


Kapag nag-aasaran naman, ito ang tawagan namin:

KC: Jollibee kasi malaki ang puwet
Edz: Balyena/Butanding kasi malaki ang katawan
Unique: Bangkay kasi.... nevermind
Mel: Nora Aunor kasi nakikipag-away ako kapag inaalipusta ang idol ko


Kung payday:

KC: Dukesa
Edz: Donya
Unique: Senyora
Mel: Madam


On a regular basis:

KC: Auntie
Edz: Tiyay
Unique: Lola
Mel: Manang


Lately, naging fan kami pare-pareho ng teleseryeng "Tayong Dalawa", kasi crush namin pareho sina Gerald Anderson and Jake Cuenca. Sa naturang teleserye, Gerald and Jake would call each other “Bok”. Ewan ko kung anong meaning nun.
As fans of the said teleserye, we now call each other that (ang jologs noh, bwahahaha).

Pero sa amin may sense kung bakit “Bok”.

KC: kasi malaki ang mga braso niya. Sa bisaya, ang braso is “bokton”. Hahaha!
Mel: kasi bilugan daw ang sexy body ko, hugis “bokya”. Tse!
Edz: kasi malaki ang katawan niya at medyo tumataba na, as in “tambok”. LOL
Unique: kasi mukha daw siyang “boksidor”. Hahaha!


These are my friends and I love them because of their imperfection.

I would never trade them for anything.



Except for an Hermes Birkin in crocodile leather. LOL

I know they’d understand. Hahahaha!