It was 3 Days before Christmas. My long-time college friends planned to have a short meet-up and catch out on what's in for the year 2023 to celebrate.
It was past noon when each one of us arrived at SM Seaside-Cebu City. Our original plan was to meet at around 11 in the morning so that we could have more time to talk while taking our lunch but sadly emergencies were happening and some were not able to attend because of the weather anticipation. So in short, the four of us remain to meet in the venue and are grateful that after 8 long years of not seeing each other, finally, we will be meeting up.
When we arrived, we went directly to the food court for all of us were very hungry, by this time it was already past 2 in the afternoon because we were stuck in the traffic.
It was last December 2015 when we had our last meet-up. Seeing each other now is a delight for it was almost 8 years of not meeting up together due to life changes. A lot has changed!
While we were waiting for our orders, there we found time to share our thoughts and the changes we had since we parted ways.
We've changed a lot physically, emotionally, and mentally. One of my friends has her own family already, yet during meet-ups she always makes time to meet us and shares with us how being married changed her.
Having this kind of meet-up is a great help to each one of us, lightening the heavy burdens we had with our family and with our stressors. Another, we can sympathize with each other and the feeling we carry inside which helps us ease the feeling and laugh at the same time. Sharing with your circle of friends will not make you any less of a person unless you know that they can also be trusted.
After eating our lunch, we decided to make new memories by taking a lot of photos together. We then proceeded to the nearest photograph stall, "Dear Self" located on the 3rd floor of SM Seaside Cebu.
The store has a lot to offer for solo/group/family pictures. You just need to select certain packages that suit you.
There are three rooms to choose from with different backgrounds. For us, we chose the room with a Christmas background as a remembrance of how happy the Christmas season is to spend your time with friends who always have your back though you're far from each other.
Thirty minutes of clicking photos and making poses with them is an unforgettable minute with them. The store will provide you with different things to choose from as decorations during your poses like sunglasses, headbands, flower headdresses, and Santa Hats. We were like kids posing in front of a big TV screen. It was fun, filling in my childhood memories.
Believe it or not, we created a thousand different poses together. Which in turn gives us difficulty in choosing what pose to print. Creating wonderful memories with them will always be fun and long-lasting. Time-lapse with them will always be cherished forever.
Another thing we did was try out the newest store at "I-CHA" located near the Sky park of SM Seaside. It offers a lot of foods and desserts that will fit with your taste.
According to an Irish Proverb, "Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is." So, after having our memorable photos, and strolling around the place, we were all exhausted. To give another hundred percent energy check to ourselves, we suggest trying this newest dessert stall.
We order strawberry halo-halo, corndog, and spicy Korean noodles which add warmth to the chilling surroundings.
After a couple of hours of talking and sharing about our whereabouts and our updates in life, we then realized it was dark already. Having food around and this kind of people will surely kill time. Laughing out loud and trying to forget for a while our problems are necessary for us to recharge and manage our mental well-being.
Realizations
Indeed, it was a December to remember. Life is too short. Having talks and fun with our dear friends for a while is a good way to relieve our stress in life.
Life is incredible, make it worthwhile and memorable while we can. Even if life throws hundreds of problems to us, for sure there will always be ways how to get back and stand out again.
That's it for today's blog my dear friends. I hope you had a wonderful December worth remembering. Have a nice day everyone. 😊
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