Closing a chapter

Whew, interesting night so far...

First of all, haven't had much sleep because of my poftfolio project. My fault, really, as I've been watching
QAF's last season while doing the variance-covariance matrix for my Asian fund. Ah still have to run the optimizations before I could do my prospectus presentation. Guys this is just school work, nothing serious.

Second, went to the gym before work and had a good workout, except that I saw my crush leaving the gym with someone new in tow. Hmmmpp. Torpe kasi.

Third, met an old friend and his partner for dinner and coffee. This is the interesting part.

They've been together for two years now and their courtship is one for the books, with my friend the one being pursued and giving his suitor the runaround for almost 10 months before, at the moment when Mr. Suitor is about to give up, my friend realized he was already in love. Happy ending so far, with the usual spats of jealousy and insecurities considered normal in any relationship. Kudos MG & C.

And while I've known my friend's partner for years now (we were introduced one early morning session at the gym many many months ago) tonight is the first time we talked and shared stories for hours, and basically getting comfortable being friends. Yes, I've earned a new friend tonight. And I'm so glad I did.

Am inspired to write despite my deadlines. Seventy-two hours and I'll be grilled like I've never been before, and yet I'm coasting like there's all the time in the world.

What else? Well, there's some similarity between the story of MG & C and my story with JL. Yes, we kind of started the same way, with one (JL) pursuing the other (me) shamelessly for months. Me giving JL the runaround, keeping him at bay, just giving enough to quench his thirst and keep him coming back to me for more. Me having the last say, so to speak. Until I fell for him.

Well, that's where the parallel ends: JL gave up on me, C didn't on MG. I can see it now, and I'm more certain than ever that whatever was there between us in the first place, it wasn't meant to be.

One line I've heard not too long ago: There's more to a relationship than wanting someone. A fitting ending to a saga that wasn't supposed to run in the first place. Chapter closed. Moving on.