EKEMEKE : A Tribute
By : Russet

"Farewell to you my friends, we'll see each other again; Don't worry 'coz its not the end of everything. I may be miles away, but here is where my heart will stay With you, my friends with you." 
This is probably the one of the most favorite graduations songs in this part of the globe. Who could not relate to this song especially when we have survived school mainly because of the support of our friends? Surely, many of us have gone through the ups and downs of student life just to get hold of our precious diplomas. And a lot of you out there have endured the pressure of submitting those countless book reports, term papers and undergoing those sleepless nights knowing that you have your "barkada" to get you through. And who could ever forget all those group study-cum- love-talk sessions over bottles of beer! Oh, well… student life!

I am no exception. And I must say that I have been so much blessed to find friends whom I have really held on to when the demands of school have been too toiling for me. But graduation is inevitable and we all have to say our farewells and go on separate ways.

Recently, though, I had the opportunity of meeting my old college buddies. After almost five years of not bumping into each other's lives, we have decided to spend one Saturday afternoon just to be together. Surprisingly, while we all went to the same college, we have pursued different paths. Two are into business, one is an FM disc jockey, one is with PAGCOR and yours truly… uhm.. well.. nevermind! It was a day of endless chit-chatting and we definitely had fun reminiscing our college days. And to make that day even more memorable, we definitely had our pictures taken (we actually had to buy a disposable camera for this!). And, oh yes, we surely had to end our day with few bottles of beer at The Fort.


Truly, as we move on through life, we meet people and find new friends. But I guess, no matter how many new friendships we have built, there will always be those few earthlings we will treasure for life.

EKEMEKE (as we call our group) will always be EKEMEKE. We have chosen this name because, while the word is not found in any dictionary, it made such an impact when one of us coined this word. And EKEMEKE had undeniably made an impact in our lives.

EKEMEKE… we will see each other again…coz here is where my heart will stay… with you my friends, with only you…..