Exams yesterday were easy. Last exams for 2 subjects, assuming na I won't be taking the final exams (TRIVIA: once pa lang ako nagfifinal exam, and that was  during my first semester in my first year in UP, math17, blame the sudden urge for living the life of a free man). Ang weird lang how fast time flies (I wanted to tell this in a different way but I guess this cliché will do). I can’t believe that in less than 5 months, I shall be walking out of Lara Hall with my toga and diploma. In less than 5 months, the real world will finally embrace me, the 20-year old fresh UP grad who is still stuck in limbo.

I met with an old friend yesterday, Vida. Actually, Vida is not an old friend in the sense that she's old or our friendship is old. We met during the National Leadership Training for Student Government Officers, we were Regional SSG Presidents then, yep, I know, popular young politicians who are idealistic and ready to do anything. We were party-mates during the elections for the national officers, where we won by the way. We were both chosen by the Department of Education to represent the Philippines in the 6th ASEAN Student Exchange Programme in Brunei Darussalam. I think our real friendship started there.

Vida is now on her 4th year in Hospital, Institution and Restaurant Management in UP Diliman. We don't see each other often, however, I feel like we were just walking along the park in Brunei, jogging early in the morning, and enjoying breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon breakfast, dinner and midnight snack. Parang walang 4 years na pagitan. May ganon pala talagang mga pagkakaibigan, na kahit matagal kayong nagkahiwalay o hindi nagkita, parang hindi man lang nabawasan ang intensity ng pagkakaibigan. Awkward moments will only last for a few minutes then poof, we're the old good friends. At masaya ako na ganito, kasi isa si Vida sa mga malapit kong kaibigan na sobrang vinavalue ko.

Vida is also planning to apply for UPMed. I know it's weird for HRM grads to go to med school (when docs shift to nursing after, *HRM is now the new nursing*), but hey, the key in being a doctor is wanting it so bad even though it will take enduring all the hardships, that you won't even remember that your undergrad was all about guacamole, spices, cheese and whatever. And after talking to vida, I feel like I want this UP Med slot so bad, I want this 2 slot for Vida and I.

The moment I saw Vida, I already knew that our friendship will never be short-lived. :)