Dinner date with Nova

The last time I was in National Bookstore Katipunan was four or five years ago, actually maybe more.  So, I was kinda taken aback at how much the place has remained the same but yet felt small and different.  The feeling was akin to when I went back to my old high school for a reunion - everything looked the same but at a smaller version.  Not that I've grown taller or heavier - well maybe there's some truth with this.  But I'm pretty sure that it was like being time-warped back when I was in college yet strangely, I'm not wearing my jeans and white shirt anymore.

Anyway, I was there to kill time as I'm scheduled for a dinner with Nova.  I figured instead of waiting for her inside the restaurant, I'll just read some books and hang out at NBS.  Some things I discovered about ME that day:

1.  I tend to get really hungry during the hours of 7 to 9 pm.  

2.  I can wait for a friend for more than two hours provided - I'm inside a bookstore (or even a museum);  I have a book and a spot to read it; I get text messages assuring me that they are on their way - something terribly important is just holding them up.

3.  A lifetime of waiting including the pangs of hunger just disappear (well, temporarily) when you get a text message saying, "D2 na ko." 

It was a fun dinner - we discussed a lot and I was reminded how important it is to talk to a person face to face.  Text and offline messages, even phone or video calls are just not enough.   We did not have time to reminisce, the meeting was purely to talk about her plans and well, since it's Nova - we have to talk about the upcoming elections.....

I hope to write another blog entry about her plans though - maybe in September this year and Spring Next Year!  

Ah, had another dinner this weekend too, but this one's different - more like a home coming dinner.