Taken summer of 1999
(Karen left, Jhey-R middle and Me right)
Reunion after 6 yrs of separation at C2 Shangri-la Mall
Jan 2012
My wedding day Jan 22, 2012
I was so lucky to have friends like them. I have met them during college volleyball try outs at UST way back summer of 1999. I've known Karen Co Yu Kang in highschool pa since she also plays volleyball for Jubilee Christian Academy while I play for UST junior spikers. We get to see each others team sa mga interschool competition. Si Jhey-R naman we just met her duing the try out..as in no formal volleyball experience pero since matangkad sya pasok na sa team.hehehe (lagot ako kapag nabasa nya to.) Her real name is Kathleen Estrada-Macsule since during that time sumikat yung anak ni Ex-President Joseph Estrada na si JR and she really do look like her we fondly called her Jhey-R na rin with social spelling :)
Although we have been together as a team for a little over a year lang our friendship did not end from there. From pulot ng bola to Karen's volleyball stardom, from JheyR's boyish looks to looking Donya we are still the same PG sa pagkain.
We separated and part ways in 2006 when I left Philippines to work as a Nurse in Dubai while Jhey-R left few months after to go to US with her family. Kahit na we were in different parts of the world we still try to communicate with each other. Every time I go home in Manila for annual vacation I see to it that I meet Karen to make up for the lost time and to update each other. Jhey-R unfortunately cannot come home yearly since her family is moving countries from time to time.
2012 is indeed a memorable year for us. We were able to complete the Tres Bellas. Jhey-R made it to my wedding. :) It is also her first time to go back in Phils since she left in 2006.
Cheers to our friendship...
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