Annie Rojas
Annie, a very good friend, is one of the reasons why I celebrate this life. I always believe that in this lifetime, God gives us our angels with flesh and blood. They are those who will make the journey less difficult when high waters come. I am, indeed, blessed to have been given one.
As I write this, I am at the height of my emotion. I long for her presence because it’s been a while since the last time we sat together and talked about LIFE. She has touched my life in many ways…the big sister I wish I had (though she’s younger than me). I looked up to her simplicity, charm, humor, and perspective about life. She can do anything for a friend–defend your name, surprise you on your birthday, listen to your problems, comfort you in sorrow, be with you when you’re alone, crack jokes, etc. etc.
Annie is a great travel companion. I will never forget how she "forced" me to go with them to Camiguin. If not because of her, I could have not discovered that island. It was crazily wonderful when we had that vacation. On our way back to Zambo, I got sick; she took care of me. Quite thoughtful of her that whenever she’s on travel, I will always have "something" from her when she comes back. On weekends, when we are free, we watch a movie with popcorn and hotdog sandwich. Most of the time, when we are not working, we just meet somewhere and talk. Our topics would include the latest from Paulo Coelho, dream vacation, family, relationship with the significant other,and work. And when we’re together, time moves fast….
My friendship with Annie is a treasure. Even in old age, she’ll always be like how she is to me now. We will still go on a vacation and she’ll still be a great travel companion… we will still watch movie together and eat popcorn and hotdog sandwich…we will talk talk about Paulo Coelho. 
We may be far from each other physically right now but deep in my heart I know that she remains my good friend. As for me, there’ll be only one Annie and no matter how many friends I’ll make, no one can come closer to how she is and the space that she has in here…
