Hung out today with a friend at UP inbetween field work preparations. I was so amused by our long conversation today - this was probably the longest I've ever talked to him, and on such serious (and cracky) topics, to boot!

In a way, our talk reminded me of how much time has passed since I entered UP - he's practically a freshman - and how much I've grown and matured since then. He's going through a similar situation and troubles that I was in 2-3 years ago... and I tried to give him advice that I wish someone had given me back then - Stop being Emo and miserable, get out of your room because there's a world outside, and, most importantly, stop second-guessing yourself and GO FOR IT.

In matters of love, what we regret most are not the wrong moves, but the ones where we didn't do anything at all.

Anyway, to my friend, who I shall not name here because I know you're going through a tough time right now, I'm sorry for teasing you so mercilessly kanina about being so Emo. :P Trust me, if you go through my entries from that time, you'd see I was so Emo you could practically hear the Linkin Park/Sum41 music playing in the background while I was writing about how lonely I am and how NO ONE UNDERSTANDS MEEE HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO MEEEEE??? -_-;; Don't worry, you'll get over it.

I hope all the rest of you who read this blog/LJ got something out of this too. :P

And while I think you're making heaven a lot more fun than it used to be... we still miss you down here, Ricky.

Relationship-wise, at least.

It's really cathartic to go and tell someone exactly how you felt for him/her and then discuss why things went bad between the two of you, and how, if ever, your friendship (or whatever) can still be salvaged or if you should mutually agree to never bother each other anymore (barring forwarded jokes, of course - those things don't count, ever).

It clears the air, and you feel a large emotional and mental burden being lifted off you when you've successfully pulled it off - para kang nabunutan ng tinik - and it leaves you open to new possibilities - for one thing, you can now safely date his/her friends. >:P

I strongly recommend that you guys do it - as some of you suspect, I myself have tied up a loose end with a former flame, and we are both much, much happier people because of it. But I'm happier, of course. >:)