Talking about Growing Up

Whenever I see people, teenagers go crazy about silly things, I never thought I was just one of them a long time ago. I was also the so-called "Silly Girl".

The rockstar wannabe, the crazy over a popstar, a trendy follower, loco over sweetums tweetums stuffs that whenever I remember those times, I go saying, "duh?! was that me then?"

So how does you know you are actually growing up? It's when you no longer go on concerts? shouting over you fave crush with a fan banner saying, "I love you Aaron Carter!" Ayayay, that was Justin Bieber on my time.ha-ha.  Or maybe a locco over Korean cuties and dreaming over them? Oh darn... Old days old days. been there, done that!

yes, i guess I have gone through them. As I was saying, I have moved on. Congratulations to me! I have grown up! But once in a while, isn't it cute to look back and remind yourself how silly you were?  I was!!!

This is my childhood bestfriend, Kathlyn! She was my partner in my teeny crushie talks, my teenage drama stories, my locco obsession over Aaron Carter, Leonardo de Caprio, The Moffats, Backstreet Boys, 7th Heaven series, Casper, M2M stuffs and many others.

This was US. From schooldays, to Prom nights, to the day we said goodbye to each other.

Then we met this another girl who became a big part of our teenage years, Pearl. We then became the trios. And guess what? I have to whisper to you guys, coz it's so nakakahiya. But, we actually had this kabaduyan name of our group. We called ourselves, "The Annce". Ann-for Jennifer ANNe and CE for kathlyn marCE and pearl graCE. nyahaha!!!'

Here we are! The "ANNCE"

oh dba? The moves! plus the the outfit, pamatay! I just could not help laughing, while looking at our picture. It's good to see yourself once upon a time and laugh how naive you were. Well, there's more!

We actually dreamed to have our own band. My two friends, Kathlyn and Pearl, were good in guitar. I know how, but I was not so good on it, anyway. We were recording our voices and portraying the once-famous-singers, The M2M. We believed we would be sikat one day. Mga ambisyosang palaka! And to make that things even more interesting, Kathlyn even composed a song for the 3 of us. I could still memorize the chorus. It goes like this....

"Now it's time to move in our ways. And leave the friends we had since yesterday. And even if if won't see each other again. We will look and and think about the friends we had." 


Amazing coz I could even remember the tune.

We were good girls. We did great in school. We had good grades, but sometimes, we cut classes, just for silly sessions. Nah, it's not inuman sessions. It was all about our concert-kuno, our beauty contest for our Barbie Dolls and paper Dolls, our drawing sessions, and mga kalandian while watching the backstreet boys on TV.

After high school, we parted ways. One on each island of the Philippines. Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. From then on I never had much news about them. All I knew was the 3 of us became a NURSE.

I found out that Pearl got herself indulged with the Korean peeps, and so I did, as they were my first career. I worked as a Korean teacher. Dumating din ako sa point na I was head over heels crazy over the Korean tele serye and all those stuffs. Then finally, na outgrown ko din. narealize ko, these people doesn't even give a damn to us, why am I wasting my time? Nah, it was just so childish. That was just it!

Then, I came back to my hometown and thought of looking for Kathlyn. I haven't seen her for years already and I so just miss her! So finally, I saw her.

We had a lunch date outside and talked about the things we missed with each other. I found out that she's already married and she has a daughter who is turning 3 already. My God, napag iiwanan nako. Then I saw this picture of her daughter.

Oh EM Geee!!! She's so cute and this is so like Kathlyn! The Barbie Dolls! Oh my, it seems like time runs so fast that yesterday, it was us who were playing those dolls, now, it is her daughter! Sigh... yeah, growing up issues!

Then when I came back to Manila, Pearl told me that she's here too. So I grabbed the chance to meet her.
Okay, the same old beautiful girl I have met before. Seems like nothing has changed. Maybe we just both grew taller and now wiser in life. Pearl is such a future-driven person. She's focused with her life and motivated with her career. Now we are both seeking for our fate abroad.

While looking back at our old pictures, we just laughed at it and we are proud knowing that we have gone through them all.

Now, I can see people and teenagers who are still in this stage of time. Yung kung baga nasa stage ng pagkakaloka sa mga celebrities, karamihan sa mga korean. Well, sometimes, I find them funny and cute. It just remind me of myself once upon a time. I know that there will come a time when they will have outgrown this stage, they too would smile as they look back.

Well today, I just have to shrug and sigh. Buti nalang tapos nako sa stage na yun. Now, I am ready to face the realities of life.