JOURNEY WITH WATERLILY

                In a small village, a quiet and peaceful place. There was a persistent and humble child named Kim Hyacinth, her name "Hyacinth" was inspired by the waterlily/ water hyacinth. We met on her 7th  birthday, June 29, 2013 because her mama invited my family to come over.  So we became friends for almost a decade. We spent countless years exploring and knowing what we wanted and enjoyed every moment that we had.

               She likes the color of the sea, she wants to be a designer but also wants to be a flight attendant. She also likes doing more activities and enjoying nature. She is tall like a bamboo tree and sexy like Coca-Cola, she also likes having short hair with bangs like a dora. She also has morena skin that is smooth and her eyes are like a color of dark chocolate, which makes me stare at her more and appreciate her beauty. She is the friend that is not sweet in words but you will know her actions. She likes clinging to people's arms and hugging her friend from the back. She also likes holding your hands while walking. Her love language is physical touch and quality time.

               Her favorite word is "Bhe miss ko na siya" but she is just already done talking about the guy she likes. She also likes saying "Bhe, alam mo ba?" and i will answer "syempre hindi" because i really don't know the context of her "chika".

             Kim has possessed a persistent trait, there's a one time she wants to learn calligraphy and she keeps practicing everyday until she improves and is able to do it. From the moment that she wakes up she will ready her pen and paper to practice calligraphy until the night before she sleeps. She is also humble by even achieving small things she will be glad and not be arrogant. There's a day that we play with our childhood friends, pageant of our lego characters, she and her cousin win. She came to me and complimented my work even though I lost.

              One of our favorite activities  is going to the forest and seating under the mango tree. We also like exploring the river near the place where we play. We also face our fear of discovering the hidden gems that we have inside us during our summer camp. We also like to play hide and seek with  our friends but she will go home without telling us when she is the finder. We like playing until it gets dark even though our parents are shouting our name to go home. We also like playing cooking shows that we are the chef and the Malunggay and mango leaves are the dish.

             However, the life of being a joyful kid is not all about happiness. Kim also experiences the sadness of life even when we are children. Her parents are always arguing about money because her father doesn't have stable work, there's a time that her father has work and there's a day that doesn't. However, her humbleness and positivity help her to conquer the challenges that she faces. Until now she faced that problem but she still keeps choosing to be strong like a child that i know.

               As the years went by, Kim and I grew older. We choose and take different paths that we want and we know that we will grow more. We met a lot of people now and we are making new friends but we are still in our comfort zone. Even though we are on different paths now, our memories that we formed and shared when we are children will remain. Kim taught me to be humble on what i  achieve and appreciate other people's small or big wins. Her persistent behavior gave me a reason to keep moving forward and seek for improvement.

             Today that i am writing this story of us, it gives me nostalgic moments of our childhood and  makes me think that i have such a nice friend. She became more strong striving for success and still being humble as she was like when we were children. She still has a positivity in life that i admire. Even though we are now separated and walking to our own door of success and decisions in life our past will still remain remarkable and will bind us together.

Written by: Alessandra F. Paghubasan