the debut

last Saturday, all my efforts to coordinate my first debut as a professional event coordinator came into fruition. despite all of the delays and the occasional technical difficulty, it was a huge success. I was happy that I had a hand in making someone's vision of their dream event come to life. after the event, the parents of the debutante told me that their guests were really impressed with my work and that they were going to refer me to other friends. though my feet ached and got blistered all over from running all around in heels that evening, I was so happy to discover that there were still some things that I could do right despite everything that's been going wrong lately.

pulling out of the event site parking lot, I felt a little bit like a debutante myself i suppose. even more than when I actually turned 18. then, it was more of a celebration for every woman in my clan who did not get to have their debut. now, it does feel a bit like coming out into the world. hey world, this is what I can do when I put my mind to things!

unfortunately (i know, i know, i must stop being so pessimistic), this week also heralds the beginning of what is hopefully my last year in law school. I hope the encouragement I got from coordinating a successful event will translate into inspiration to give this final year the effort that I never gave the other semesters. or at the very least, generate the love for law that i have been painstakingly waiting to arrive since 2004.

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on a different note, today i got home from dinner with a good friend. i was supposed to celebrate my best friend's birthday at our scheduled dinner date, but a meeting gone long changed my plans. instead, i had dinner with my friend mel, because i just realized that she will be gone for three years after this, and because she is the kind of friend that you miss even when she's not too far away. thinking about our dinner, i remembered that i told her that if it wasnt for her leaving i wasnt sure if i would be meeting her as often as i have. we had a fun conversation with my good friends chris and trix who stopped by as we were having dessert to say hello. i love this couple so much. they have the ability to reduce me to a giggly girl almost all of the time, even when i am in my most foul angst-ridden moods.

driving home, i realized that my friend mel is similar to my friend trix. though it is true that her leaving soon is one of the reasons for me breaking my self-quarantine (to borrow a word from the swine flu people hahaha) rules, I realize that I am meeting her most of all because I really like hanging out with her. she is the kind of friend whom I don't feel compelled to put on a show for. at the moment i dont think i can be anyone more than me, and luckily, for her that is enough. she puts up with my snivelling whiney self.

oh and on an even more random note, i am quite liking how i wore my hair today. hahaha. wavy with curls at the ends and a sparkly headband. me likey. one day at a time.