Last semester was full of hanging-out-with-friends. Badminton sessions, bowling, reviewing for exams, overnights, chillin’ in the tambayan playing cards and stuff, dining out (our favorite!), name it. It was as if there’s no tomorrow and we needed each other’s company.

This summer however, things are pretty much not what it used to be. Jaime, Elpee, and Pads are in their respective provinces. Angge is pretty much busy with ESC stuff. Mike and Louie have schedules completely different from mine. I get to see Martin, Pol, Steve, and Mark at the tambayan at times. Maja and I usually have lunch together; afterwards we’re off to the library.

That’s about it.

A friend once told me, “If you’re not going to stay, why knock?”

Some people we meet in our lives knock for various reasons. Friendship is one of those reasons. There are those who stay for a lifetime but more often than not, they tend to leave in one way or another. Physically, they may not be present anymore. But if that someone had an impact on you so strong, he or she would remain with you. The memory one has for a friend is enough to keep the torch burning as they say.

A popular saying goes like, “It’s better to have loved than to have not loved at all.” This is also true about friendship. Sometimes, we meet friends that are just there for a while. But deep within our hearts, we know that the important thing that has happened was meeting an incredible person we proudly call FRIEND.

I’m not sure what the future holds. Next semester, we might pick up where we left things. Who knows? Maybe the best thing that has happened to me last semester was having a bunch of people fun enough to: hang with, review with, sleep with (and when I say sleep with, I mean sleep all together in a room), play badminton and bowling with, dine with, but most of all, be friends with.

Maja, Elpee, Annge, Louie, Mike, Steve, Jaime, Martin, Mark, Pads and Pol, I miss “us” guys. But no matter what happens, whatever road each of us wants to go to, whatever season comes by, I’m happy for the friendship we shared.

Knock as if there’s no tomorrow. If someone knocks on your door, open it. Who knows, maybe something great is behind that door…