i can sit for hours with my friends talking so much about things. the truth is, im really amazed because no matter how long we sit together, we never ran out of things to talk about. no matter how long we don't see each other, there's this certain connection that keeps the friendship alive and going.

my precious jewels:

gianelli albores, 18
medical technologist, ust

i met gian in 203 of st. raymund's building during our first day in college. she was the former president of 2jrn2. she was a native of cotabato (down south, mindanao!) and i was an arabian, *laughs* well because basically i grew up in riyadh . this was something we both had in common, our first time to live alone in manila.honestly i was really aloof and nervous, i don't know anyone. i dared not to speak at all. i was afraid. then i saw gian talking to a lot already, and i got kind of down 'cause i don't have anyone to talk to yet. but then as time passed by there was something between me and her that brought us together. we were the "bouncers" in class or known as "partners in crime". we only had each other. we depended on each other. she sleeps at my place most of the time, we always go out and have fun. having each other made our first year in manila kind of bouncy yet twisted, fun and crazy. last summer she decided to shift to medical technology and good thing was, she got accepted. not having paul in class, was kind of difficult for me. the more not having gian beside me all day made it even harder. but i got used to it, and it turned out well. nothing changed between us. we even got closer. she always stay with me at my pad or sometimes we spend the whole afternoon til sunset at colayco. there's this certain factor in our life that connects us. we have the same lifestyle, well not exactly but it's just really great knowing that you don't have to explain everything in order for her to understand the situation. she totally gets it.

pia gonzalez, 18
nursing, feu morayta

pia is the baby girl among my jewels. pia is always on the go. down to earth and bouncy young lady. but deep inside there's this child who still cries her emptiness. pia is a very strong person, something that she has in common with kaye. what i love about this person is that she never really forgets. she's always been there even after we transfered places. there's still this special place within us.

kaye ramos, 18 -hubby-
tourism, dlsu-dasma

kaye...kaye...kaye. khaye and i had gone through a lot. our paths crossed when i transferred to MIS last june 2002, during our second year in highschool. we weren't really that close at first, there was even rivalry between me and maryjo. well in the long run, my bond with kaye lasted, and im proud of it. i can see a bit of myself in kaye, not physically because we're the total opposites, i was petite and morena kaye was TALL and has lighter skin tone. one funny thing about us, is that we both are misunderstood about being straight forward by people. i am blunt with my thoughts and opinions, as well as kaye. we are not afraid of saying the truth. there is something that i have with kaye that i cannot build up with anyone else, it's when we look at each other and then *light bulb on* we get the message from each other without saying a word. we can sit for hours, talking about CRAAAAAZY, out of this world matters. we love to laugh about anything. but when one of us cry, it's something different. we both feel the pain. we both have the same dreams and hopes in life. most of the time, same things happen to us, especially about "boys"! *giggles* i love our chemistry, it's wild but refined, crazy but smart, real and alive. i feel that a part of me is in her. whenever we're both down, we just do anything that makes us feel good and whatever it is, we get along well.

dana delgado, 19
creative writing, up diliman

dana is truly unique, well everyone is. there's something about dana that will just blow me off. she's got this "hirit" that would make me smile then laugh hard. we weren't able to hang out a lot in highschool but when college started, dana and i got time to bond. our comfort zone, sm north and greenhills, haha! we have something we call, adventures of dana and miller. whenever we are together, there's always an adventure, something comes up and we always deal with it in the kengkoy way. dana and i, totally different from each other, but at some point our world meet. i am a total freak and psycho whenever i'm with her. there's this line we always say whenever we part ways, "sige wag mo na munang bayaran para may rason pa tayo para magkita." that is absolutely weird. we both find time to hang out despite our busy college life.

phoebe alejo, 18 -tween-
applied physics, up lb

phoebe has this special thing about her that i truly admire. she has this firm standpoint in her life. this young lady is very smart. she loves to laugh. she's my tween. we got so close in highschool that we were inseparable. we'd pass notes, have sleep overs and groups study's (lol!) we'd go chatroom-hopping. talk about boys and girl stuff. we were bullies, along with kaye and nice. it's totally crazy. she's always there, she is someone you can count on. a person who never changed. one fact about us: we can eat a whole roast chicken together, or sometimes each one of us have our own. we both love eating. haha. when it comes to shopping way back in riyadh, we always get almost the same clothes from jennyfer, cause our sizes belongs there. haha


des budomo, 19 -bi-
geologist, up diliman

my soul mate? that's lourdes anne budomo. ive known this person almost all my life. well, you know how childhood buddies go. they used to take a bath together, dress the same, do same things at the same time. talked about anything under the sun. both of you know every single detail about each other. if there would be someone who'd really scold me, it would be her or kaye. but not both of them together, because ill get fucked up, i swear. once in our life, we had a gap and i never had regrets on that. it was my fault. and at first it was difficult to win tita's trust but i guess He has ways of building a stronger relationship. des is truly amazing. of all my friends, she is the most blunt person! she calls me bitch, in a sweet not rude way. that's how she loves me. we're of the total opposite. i love dressing up, i can be girlie, boyish or sporty. des is always des. i can't even make her wear a skirt! i eat a lot, and everything i eat goes straight to her stomach, i have this black hole that connects to her intestine, lol! i love this person so much. we've both seen each other grow and overcome life's challenges. one thing for sure. we've never left each other...there's no letting go.