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Friends

I've never considered myself the sociable type. I sometimes think I am an introvert. I don't do big groups. I'm happy with having a constant friend. Don't get me wrong. I'm no snob. Although I loathe small talks, I can handle decent conversations especially if it's with a small group.

A few months back, I found myself part of a group of people I don't normally associate with. Rich and famous people. I'm working with them for a business and while I sometimes dread meeting them, it's still a job and they're giving my son free tuition fees for pre-school so I don't really have much of a choice. My husband's been teasing me because when he reads our group chats, he says it's all sosyalan.

Rubbing elbows with these people made me appreciate my friends from my past life. People who are jologs like me. Perhaps this is the reason why I've been more open to meeting up with old friends. That's something I don't usually do either. I'm the "drawing" when my friends plan meet-ups. But these days, I'm getting out of the house more. I've met up with office colleagues. I had lunch with a balikbayan friend. And just this morning, I met up with two college blockmates who I probably saw last in 2002 during our college graduation. Yes, it was a wake for my blockmate's father but I still consider that an achievement.

Meeting up with all these people made me realize that I do like talking to friends. It is nice to catch up with them. It is nice to have people genuinely interested in listening to your stories. It's also good to set aside the boring old me persona once in a while. Sure, I still love staying indoors and I'm mostly happy staying with my family but it's also refreshing to reconnect with people from the past. They help keep me afloat so I won't drown in the sea of cluelessness I often find myself in these days.

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