It's Valentine's Day. Big deal. What's today
really noted for? Let's assume a pensive look much like the following:
It's a certain Pee Wee's birthday, that's what! Here are some photographs of our bountiful friendship in celebration of her special day.
We've known each other since way back; I was looking through some of my old Xanga entries and it really made me think of how we've got one heck of a rich friendship history. You know what I really wish? I wish I had photos of each others' middle school yearbook signings/essays 'cause I think those right there would've shown how much we cared for each other. But these photos will have to do -- definitely had a good laugh over so many of the memories associated with them.
This one, for instance. Four bai chre's killing time before a vball game at Ee Jong Jieh.
MAYGEN FLIES!!!! You're clearly the superstar of this one. Otherwise it's a huge failure of a flying pic if I've ever seen one.
Chilling in front of the lockers. This was the start of junior year. I think you had just returned from a summer in the States then (or as Lu would say, "the U.S." or whatever it is that a Jersey kid who's spent his whole life here would call it), and you brought me a pack of Reeses peanut butter cups 'cause you knew I was crazy about them. Even if you don't remember anymore that's okay, 'cause I do. I was super happy and ate it right then and there.
Our first varsity volleyball team field trip. We were all so happy to have made the team together.
del Castillo 2, Lu 3, Tai 5.
Coaching basketball together for the first time and being SO PROUD that they won first place!!!
Trademark pose. We probably have several other versions of these around. Was trying to find the one we took in Kenting and at banquets but couldn't find them. I say we take an up to date one soon. It's about time!
Hyper on the bus.
AHAhaha so random. O hai maygen. hahahaa no idea why this cracks me up.
mmm workin it.
Wa-BOWM. do you remember what we stuffed you with??? 'cause those fake boobies definitely convinced that waitress at Little Italy.
hahah look at jess
Think this was at the pool during our sophomore class party.
paintballing, go-carting & bbq in one day.
Those blue velvet couches at Tiger City were especially nice to lounge around on.
another Tiger City photo, this one for Jess Lu's bday when we arrived so early that basically NOTHING was open inside.
pretty sure we were very loud at kelly's place. pretty sure it's always pretty loud where you're at, hahahaa. i could recognize your booming laughter anywhere. it's infectious.
wazzup matching white shoes and red socks!! koo bee luh!
matching again, wowza
at another sophomore class party. this was taken after you & jess lu had the time of your lives racing on the chairs in the commons.
macho macho maygen. it is one of the most glorious secrets in the world that maygen del castillo can do pull ups.
and it is a not-as-glorious secret that if anyone ever has trouble staying awake, maygen can assist. there are all sorts of games she's willing to play with your face to help.
i believe this was when you uttered the words, "i wanna adopt a black baby." well maygen there is no need; just make your own baby with lu. it won't be a hay ren shiao hai but it'll be one sexy tan bebe. get a move on it prease.
clearly, we're a real glamorous pair.
I so wish that I could wish you happy birthday in person and steal some of your time to just hang out. You know, do stuff. Laugh, drink coffee, play volleyball, sit across each other in the library (preferably not doing hw), eat pea crackers, drink Mcdonalds corn soup, anything. I know the hours would just fly by. Whenever I think of you it's always with the warmth I feel toward someone who has known me through the years, who has seen the annoying, self-centered, competitive and zhi zhang parts of me; whose friendship I've worried about (like back in middle school when I'd get jealous that you were hanging out with so-and-so more than me, or that you sat with somebody else, or walked to the village with your arm looped around someone else's arm and not mine, etc), and ultimately whose friendship i have valued and still do. remember when you & i walked around the middle school square after school one day in 7th grade and i said, "maygen i like elliot and elliot likes me. we told each other on msn yesterday. here's the chat" (and i pulled out that piece of notebook paper where i recorded the whole thing). you know that's actually one of my favorite memories of all time because i just felt so content right then and there with my 7th grade best bud, the best bud in the world. thing is, i was sure that even if i didn't have some big news like that to share (because man was it big news to me back then), you still would have listened just as intently. you were always a good listener, maygen. thanks for that. thanks for that and so much more.
Love, hugs & kisses to you from me. And again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
