FC-ness

if you don't know what it means, then you must not be my friend. because being my friend means that you have been victimized by me being FC. heehee. i never realized how i have become so friendly until last saturday.

the day before, i badly needed to have a pedicure since noel and i will be attending his officemate's wedding the following day. a toe on each foot had sort of "died". technically, they are not really dead but the 2 nails had awful marks from wearing ill-fitting shoes. i had a report due that day and as luck would have it, it was already 8pm and i still haven't started and we still needed to buy a gift for the couple.

after picking out something at SM Makati, noel told me i could have a pedicure at david's on the 4th floor while he had the gift wrapped. i didn't really want to have one, since i can do it myself and knowing how cheapo i can get, but i was pressed for time.

i waited a while before somebody was able to attend to me. that somebody was ate glo. she seemed like a nice woman and trustworthy enough to make sure that my nails and feet were in good hands.

our conversation started out by her asking if i wanted nail polish while handing me a stack of magazines. i told her, i had no choice even if i didn't want to because i needed something covered up and showed her my feet. we both giggled and i knew instantly that we were going to have a good time.

she started cleaning and i gave her instructions as what my mom always reminds me because it is not often that i have my nails done. i think this is the 4th or 5th time that i will have a pedicure in my whole lifetime. she looked at me and asked if i have my eyebrows done too. i said i pluck them myself and beamed proudly. she said they were not pantay and offered to do it for free. ooh bargain! she definitely is my kind of gal. i told her i enjoyed plucking hence, the eyebrows.

soon enough, we were chatting like old pals. we talked about work, family, everything under the sun. you would think we were bestfriends hiding some secret when noel came in and we hushed up. a few more minutes and we were done. i proceded to the cashier and paid for the service and gave a tip. i normally give tips depending on how satisfied i was with the service and also for the extras like good conversations. she definitely deserved one.

the following day, noel and i attended the wedding and went to SM Makati again to buy stuff for their new home. we passed by david's and i peered through the glass walls. i quickly spotted ate glo and waved at her. she recognized me and waved back. since we were walking in the same direction, we saw each other in between several glass partitions. i couldn't help but wave after every partition. and she was also doing the same. it's like being long lost friends! noel couldn't help but laugh.

it makes me wonder how i can easily become so close to people i don't even know and share with them my secrets or problems. it is even more curious how i cannot do the same for some people who i feel are closer to me. it must be because i somehow know their personality and anticipate their reactions. whereas with "new" people, there are no preconcieved judgements. it is a clean slate. people are not clouded with your past mistakes, etc because they don't know you. and you are not hindered to speak what is in your mind because you don't really care what these people think of you or if what you will say will affect them because it probably won't. at least not directly.

sometimes i wish i can be this direct to people who matter to me. it is a very challenging thing to do. and i am still a work in progress...