I was on memory lane at this time as I remember younger days.
I used to play the guitar, mind you. Mons reinforced it with more coaxing (that time, she was dating someone from a band) since she planned to put up a band - the two of us. She introduced me to the band 'The Murmurs', and from then on, we practiced singing songs from that duo.
And I remember Mons wishing for a pink guitar.
I remember a time when I was still in DDC that each of us have to present something in Psychology. The time when I was still thinking of what to do, Mons gathered up my book full of self-made poetry and chose one and started strumming. The result was me, singing my poem with Mons music. It was something of a feat, for both of us (although I regret to note that I'm still looking for that lost song).
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There was a song from the duo that we were practicing that a neighbor heard (we were practicing in her aunt's house) and told us, it was good. If only you can see the smile in our faces. That song is entitled 'Carry Me Home (The Murmurs), and we were murmuring delight, obviously from the praise!
Carry Me Home by The Murmurs
I also remember that was the time we were also thinking of going DJ, and the hoot came out when Mons said something like, 'this is 89.9 Magic FM' (89.9 and Magic FM are two different stations, but I can't remember well what FM stations she mentioned, the stations here are just example). So you can now conclude when and where our DJ dream started and ended.
Although we never became DJs and we never truly made a band, I think that what we have is a band of true friendship, built up in years of total confidence and each other's trust, including Rhoda, our other BFF.
We started being friends in elementary, made ninja games together, strummed and sang together, had those awkward stages of growing up and even had the chance to fame through 'Wow Bigat!' (remember the ABS CBN local show) when we won first in a Zest-O dance contest (with Ai-ai our choreographer, Neil and Don) and won the final round - hmmm, I can't remember how much we've won, but I can remember that was the first time I got my period (wink, wink). It's been a long time, come to think of it, we've been friends for more than 20 years!
We've totally grown apart, but our hearts have grown together. We were such good friends in good and in bad and it's one of the things I am thankful of - having two dear friends. And although now we three are miles apart, our specific band of friendship will definitely carry us back home, again and again.
