Aug. 15, 2008

I was 19 back then. She was my first serious girlfriend although there were a couple of girls I was involved with before her but it was more of a puppy love thing. She was also my fiancee when I was 22. My life definitely revolved around her.

She taught me to be less uptight, to enjoy the world, to read books and to be open to new things. For all of that, I thank her.

When we broke up after 4 years of being together, I went out with 4 women, one at a time. Some from Iloilo and some from Metro Manila...Some potential gf's, some I had mutual understanding with and some became my gf's but I might have been looking for a formal closure to truly make the next serious relationship work...I even had foreign special girl friends.

After years and years, I'm glad me and Pam met up in New York City during the free time after my official visit to the United Nations Headquarters. I'm happy that we're good friends now and both of us have turned our dreams in terms of our careers into reality. I'm also happy for her that she has already settled down.

After the meeting, I felt so good that I have established a good friendly relationship with her. I also hope to finally settle down in the near future. This time I'm all set and ready to commit and to hold on until the end.

LEX, Oregon, United States of America