Nessa

Great things come in small packages. True. But not all the time.

You see, I have a friend. She’s GREAT but she’s not small. She’s not big either. She’s just humungous. Hehehe. Joke!

Actually, I never thought I’d ever get to know her. I always heard her name…NESSA. In fact, I’ve read her name in Tolkien’s pages. But I never thought I would know her (the human Nessa, okay. Not Nessa the Vala…oh, whatever, I don’t think all of you know the Vala named Ness anyway.)

There you go…her name is NESSA… in the short time that we’ve been together, perhaps I could tell you several things about her so that you’d know what kind of girl/friend/person/massleader/stundent/puppy (whatever) she is.

For starters, Nessa studies English in UP Diliman and a CAL SC councilor… (lupet!!) and…NEWSFLASH!!! She just got a scholarship from a Japanese university. (How’s that?) She loves books. She grew up with them. She loves musicals. She also grew up with them. She has a dog named Jojo that is so sweet…just like her!

Oh well, writing a blog about her makes me miss her more and more. I just wonder how she’s doing right now. Bloggers, I am writing this because I want to keep her memory alive and so that all of you will know that there are still people around who knows how to love, okay…even if it breaks my heart to think that we will never be able to go to Ma Mon Luk as often as we like.

I miss her already!!!

If you only knew how much effort it took for me not to cry when we bade our goodbyes. *sigh*

I will never forget the day we ate at Ma Mon Luk (the oldest mami restaurant in the Philippines, mind you). She was so overwhelmed with the food, she nearly cried. And later that day, we played like we were 7-year-olds at the Vinzons lobby until we were sweating profusely. Then, we slept at their house where we played the spelling game and eviled each other until we got tired. *sigh* Also, I will never forget the stormy afternoon I spent with her at the second floor of the Vinzons Hall where we lied on our back and just listened to our theme song, which she heard from a musical. Well, these are only few of my unforgettable times with her. Oh, I forgot to mention also the day when she took us for a walk inside ADMU all the way to MC!!! The walk was killing me…but it was all worth it. The moments were all worth it. :D

I was wrong. I thought this summer would be hell! But it’s not. This summer, I’ve been blessed with a QUEEN (yeah! Queen. For those who don’t know, she’s a queen) named Nessa. She’s so sweet that you’d be damned crazy if you cannot love her. She’s so warm, you’d think that life has never been cold on her.

She understands. She listens. She warms you up inside. She loves me. And she’s not afraid to show it. For that, I love her so much…and now I just miss her so bad.

Don’t worry, Nessa, when you come here, we’ll make everyday a very special day. We’ll eat and eat and eat!!!

And since I’m not there anymore, I leave the Pandan to your care. Remember that I love that Pandan so much…it deserves nothing but all the best in the world. Right now, I have nothing to offer to that Pandan. Maybe in time, I will have all the best in the world and when that day comes, I would not look so small in front of that Pandan anymore.

Thanks, Nessa. May the grace of the Valar shine upon us all.

Lissenen ‘ar maska ‘lalaith tenna’ lye omentuva.