Annyeong-hi gaseyo

Today, I can say, is one of the saddest days so far since the start of this new year. Maybe it was the Math test this morning, or the boring Biology class. No. It was obviously more than that.

Today, I felt how to lose people I cared for and loved like family. My new friends left for Korea after their one-month vacation here.

When they arrived, I really didn't care much because, as many out there may know, I'm not very friendly. However, somehow, things changed. I came to like them, and even love them.

We did a lot of things while we were together, even things I never thought of doing! From playing football with varsity players at the Sunken Garden of UP (we lost 3-2) to roaming around Makati "Amazing Race"-style; they filled the child that is within me. I felt like a big brother to them (I'm older than any of them but one) And they treated me as one of them. We played cards, PS2 and a little PC games at night, not knowing I had an exam or report the next day. We went to a lot of places like The University of the Philippines - Diliman, Ateneo de Manila University, Fort Santiago, Rizal Park (see picture) and Makati (Glorietta, Greenbelt and a lot more) just to name a few.

Now that they are gone, I realize the opportunity missed. It was only in the last few days that we really bonded. It never hit me that I would really miss them. Now I do...

Goodbye Kevin, Oliver, John, Eric, Tony, Lyn, Linda, Sue, Lucy and their Mr Paul.