One thing I am happy about the two-week Christmas break is that I was able to spend time and hangout with my friend who I haven't seen for a while since she works in the city of Manila. I am talking about 
Our frienship is one of a kind, I must say. We are friends since elementary years. It started when she transferred to our school in grade five. We were very close and always together. We talked about anything and everything under the sun. She was funny and a great talker. She could remember a specific line in a story or movie or from a song and recite it to me fluently to make a point. She is also very talented in arts as you can see in her art works she shared here on hive.
Our closeness faded when we went to high school. We were still schoolmates but we were not classmates so I found another set of friends and she found hers. We went on separate ways though we were still friends, we don't hang out together like real "barkadas" do.
In college we were not communicating. Cellphones, computers and internet were not yet a common thing and the only way we get to communicate is when one would visit the other at home. I can't remember if we ever did that to each other during that time.
After college we reconnected through texts and facebook. We begin texting and chatting and during christmas break we hangout again. But what sets our friendship from others is that she is one of the few friends that I am most comfortable to talk to. Awkward silence? Doesn't happen to us. I get her and she gets me. I can share whatever I feel like sharing even the most uncomfortable topics. You know, you always have that one friend that even if you haven't talk for a long time but when you do, you don't feel the disconnect. She is that friend and I do believe she is one of my soulmates.
She was home for the holidays here in our province. So we get to hangout again though not as frequent as before since she already has her baby to prioritize her time with and I have mine too.
She is one of the most generous and most thoughtful friend I have. She is my real Santa as she never fails to hand me her gift every christmas. And most of her gifts have her personal touch with her artistic hands. This christmas she gave me this cute bag. It is hand-painted by her with my name on it. Another treasure to keep, a memorabilia of this wonderful frienship.
When your bestfriend become a fellow hiver, we created a circle we are the only ones that are inside. It's like we have created our separate world.
We do not intend to alienate our other friend but there are instances that we recognize things that are related to hive and we understand each other because we are hivers.
One instance was when we went to Ormoc City with our other friend who we tried so hard to persuade to join hive but we failed. She was too busy with her personal life and we cannot convince her enough.
Ormoc City is known for its pineapple products. There is an area where they decorated it with pineapple figures. And guess what, we are like B1 and B2, we instantly connect it with the pinmapple community. 😆😆
When we eat on a restuarant? Yeah you got it right! Foodies Bee Hive. Hahah.
And when we walked at Ormcoc City Baywalk? Oh yeah! Wednesday Walk.
Hive have become part of our everyday life and it manifests in our conversations and bonding moments. Something only the two of us can relate. Something that makes this friendship a little more exclusive.
Do you have this kind of friend too? If you do, you found a treasure more valuable than the most precious thing on earth. Keep it and treasure it. It's easy to find a friend but it's harder to keep it. I am glad I found one.