Desktop Musings
July 6, 2006 by alex0825
Someone once said that as you grow older, your friends grow fewer. Looking back, it does seem true, along with the fact that you also grow more serious and settled. I wonder how accurate these observations are, and I start to scroll in my mind through the many instances that validate them. There were Pam’s separate high school and college barkadas, as examples. She used to meet with them almost every other week two or three years back, until pregnancy came and made her focus on the family again. There were drinking sprees, late nights out, badminton, and general wholesome fun. Now she hardly gets to see them at all.
In my case, I remember my huge bunch of college tropa, distinct from other literati friends who have already published their own books and won awards. Nowadays, I haven’t drunk in ages, haven’t gone to Greenbelt or Glorietta in months, and the few old friends that I see or talk to briefly discuss….
