Best Friends: 10 years & counting. ^_^

"Best friends are those who, through all the new friends, new 
hobbies, new jobs, rough times, high school, college, and distance, 
are always there for each other, no matter how busy they become."

Four years ago when my family left Manila and decided to stay for good here in Davao, I remember how I feel so regretful for having very few photo mementos that I have with my best friend. We weren't the kind of best friends seen clinging to each other all time back in high school, so there are small chances for moments to capture. We're neighbors, had our classrooms side-by-side, yet we were rarely seen by others together. Way back then, I guess that's uniquely us — the type of best friends who only bonds together on rare occasions and had heart-to-heart talks once in awhile; yet despite that, we both know deep in our hearts, at the end of each day, that we have each other. It's like an unspoken pledge between the two of us. It proves to me one thing — "best friends" is not a label, it is a promise.

Then came the sudden twist-of-fate, my family arrived here in Davao, and my best friend and I started our separate lives in college; hers at University of Santo Tomas in Manila, while mine at Ateneo de Davao University. What others might think as the end of our story, turned out ironically as a start of a better chapter for the two of us. Through the help of social media technologies, my best friend and I maintained a constant communication. We became closer and had more hearty conversations. Even it was only through text messages and Facebook, we were always there for each other.


We had the same hopes; of her coming to visit me here in Davao, and of me being able to go back to Manila. Last summer of 2011, the once-was-only-dreamed plan of ours came to reality, she arrived here in Davao for a 10-day vacation. With even more luck for me, I was able to return to Manila last October 2011, and just recently, last April 2012. Before we knew it, we had overflowing photos that captured our best moments together.



This is a photo-collection of our "best-friendship". I am not an expert when it comes to creating AV presentations, like this one... But I have been wanting to try it, and I thought — as a way of showing my feelings for my one and only best friend, why not give it a chance? :) And so here it is, it may seem very elementary, given how little experience I have with Windows Movie Maker, but hey, this is the best that I can do so far. ^_^

PS: Karen, this one is for you, my sister from another mother. :)

I love you, Bes! ♥


~ingrid dl