How ironic! For two years, we had been working in the same building and at the same floor, but we did not even share a simple hi or hello. Just when you are about to leave, fate seem to play its part. That accidental meeting at the 8th floor when you visited a friend and I visited a client. Dun pa talaga tayo nagkakilala and not at the 15th floor where both our offices are. If you only knew that I had been longing to meet you from the moment I saw you on the elevator. If you only knew that I already know your name even before you introduced yourself. If you only knew how I happy I was when you shook my hand when you introduced yourself. How I felt sad when you told me you that you have resigned and will be leaving at the end of February - that was the week of my birthday and we are just starting to get to know each other. The seemingly stolen moments we had whenever our paths will cross when you are going to the men’s room and I to the ladies’ room or when we are waiting for the elevator are merely not enough. I wanted to ask for your number but I didn’t have the courage to do so. I was worried that when you leave, that will also be the end of a friendship that hasn’t even begin. Then again, days before your last day, you asked for my number and I was relieved.

One text came after another, then our online meetings from gtalk to ym, I began to like you even more. But then again, those are not enough. After months of waiting, you finally asked me out. I cannot say that it is a “date-date” but more of a getting-know-each-other date. I have never been with a man who is so patient in accompanying me as I go from one clothes’ shop to another, looking for “the dress” or “the blouse”. My feet are already aching and I know, you must have felt the same but you still managed to smile and make me smile. I don’t know but my tounge seem to be tied up last night that I cannot speak much. All I can really do is look at you and smile…. I hope you didn’t notice that though.

As we went along, the more I realize that we have a lot of things in common which made me like you even more. From our being both the eldest child, your name being the same as my only brother’s name to our interest in musical instruments. Of course, I won’t tell you that I always have a fascination for drummers - especially, drummers who look like you. And though you are younger, our maturity and immaturity seem to be the same.

I never wanted for that evening to end… if I didn’t think about the work I left for the next day and if the mall is not closing yet, I would have made up more reasons to stay longer. You are the man, I must say: 100% male. I know, we will see each other again soon. Once I am able to buy a badminton racket so we can start playing badminton together. When we have time to go bowling in Megamall. When we are ready to observe the Kendo practice in Mandaluyong. We will both live this life to the fullest as you have said, and we are going to do it together - wherever fate takes us.

Categories : My Thoughts, Inspirations, My Journey