A few weeks ago, I was rummaging through some of my old stuff and I happened upon a 3-year old letter. I was supposed to mail it but had forgotten. I had lost touch with the person I was supposed to send it to. That letter was suppose to rekindle a frienship gone cold with the passing of years. That effort failed when I forgot such a simple thing -- I forgot to mail it. That day, I couldn't take the letter off my mind. So I dug up the half-forgotten telephone directory that sat on our office desk at home like a relic. I looked up her old home address and called. I got to talk to her Kuya. Understadably, he said he would have to ask his sister about giving me the info. You can't be too careful with strangers on the phone.

Then 2 weeks passed. I had passing thoughts about my seemingly strange request (to her Kuya). I was contemplating calling again, but hesitated I might be tagged as someone delibirately gathering private information. Social engineering by phone, so to speak.

So you could imagine my surprise when a few days ago I received an anonymous text message with her email address. The message also informed me though that she might not reply immediately because she was busy with work. I emailed her anyway. I sent it yesterday. By a strange stroke of luck, she replied today. That was quick! Those five lines of text made me smile. They weren't necessarily profound. Just a few words saying she was glad I wrote. But, it meant a whole lot to me. It should. I haven't heard from her in 8 years. I just sent a long reply to ellicit a lengthier reply from her.

It's a great feeling to be reunited, albeit only electronically, with an old friend :-)