My Tierra Compound and Mates

 

Almost three years ago, I found myself in an unfamiliar territory, away from home, with tricycles parked outside and baka-cows roaming in an empty lot right across. Ken showed me her apartment, which from that day forward also became mine. I was introduced to Erick later that day who lived in the apartment next to ours and the next day we peered from our back door as Carlo moved in. I was told that a former classmate of Kuya (Chinsea) also lived in the nearby apartment, which meant that in all 4 houses at least one bisaya lived. (point? Wla lang)

 

And so in the coming weeks or months I was slowly introduced to the once DASMA KIDS. The apartment had small gatherings with Erick and Alib as the usual cook  and having lived in a place with great cooks meant me and ken are the usual dishwasher at the end of our usual home-cooked-meal-gatherings. We had spur of the moment trips to Tagaytay and movie dates when some high budget or jologs movie would open. We really had fun!

 

Now that the compoundmates are slowly disbanding with only me, ken and carlo remaining. The rest have their own lives;

• Erick and Joy in the US
• Chinsea and Alib also staying in the US for 1 year
• Ian moving in to his new Charina Home with Au. and;
• Bien the transient

 

Though it has been said quite too many times that people come and go. These people to whom I’ve grown to love and live with and who also came to understand the kind of parasite neighbor I am… Have made such impact in my life, as almost three years ago, a once lonely, lost girl  found her new home when she was welcomed by these fun loving, warm and bisaya familiar group of people.

 

Erick’s Despedida

My First Tierra Party – Chinsea’s 28th Birthday

Our Black and White Christmas Party

One of those Parties