Friends in school, Friends in life

College life is tough. You have to be good with every thing that you do because it is the life that you will continue in the future. Everyone needs a companion or a friend. Having true friends is one of the treasures I am holding on right now. My friends are being treasured as part of my family. I am with them almost everyday of my life. We call our barkada "Team Magana". Well, it all started during our hospital duties because we really love to eat. Every time we have our break we are eating together like we are just having fun. I am thinking how does this friendship make it?

Our "Team Magana" is composed of 8 members, namely: myself -Ailyn, Ida, Kat, Beo, Nisah, Raf, Lani and Anne. I met Ida, Kat and Beo when we became classmate in 2nd semester of 2nd year Nursing College. Nisah and Raf were my classmate summer of 2nd year. I don't actually know them for the whole summer class. At that time, I am with my other friends way back 1st year. When 2nd year 1st semester came in we need to have our own group for duty. At first we are just four in our group so we decided to find other members. That was the time my friendship started with them. On the other hand, I met Lani that same year but she was just a transferee back then, so we are not that close at that time. With Anne she was my classmate since 1st year 1st semester, we both have different groups so, she was just one of my classmate but eventually I became close to her last summer.

I must say that we all have different personalities but we all get along. Its been almost 2 years that we know each other. Although we are not group mates during hospital duties , this time we have at least three school lecture days together in the campus. I am grateful when one of them will be absent and they will inform me, it was just a simple gesture but it is very important to me because I feel that I am also important to them. When it comes to "barkadas" there are some rough times. Sometimes we have some little misunderstanding but we eventually resolved it immediately. We can never avoid it but we just have to understand it.

I love my friends as I love my family. My family know very well my friends because I often tell stories to them. My mom told me one time that she liked my friends because she thought that we all have the same views in life that we all have our dreams. I remember in one instance when we were assigned in a duty for that month that I told them that we are seeing each other almost 24/7 because we are always together from morning till midnight. I really miss those moments.

My friends usually call me "Mama Ai"because they think that I am their mother because I am always reminding them with different things about school works. I am glad with that "alias" because I feel respected ,although most of the time they make fun of me especially when I am serious at school.

I hope to be with them until 4th year College and until opportunities will permit because I have made myself comfortable with their company. One of our dreams is to work together in a hospital. I hope to be seeing ourselves in one hospital picking the pieces of our dreams and goals. I wish that we will all be successful with our chosen craft to be a hospital nurse.

note: missing in the picture are Lani and Anne. Wait for the next posting for the complete photo of "Team Magana"

love you guys!