A THROWBACK PHOTO: "Are you in a state of REMINISCING the OLD DAYS?"

@Shavkat (140119)

Philippines

May 21, 2019 9:44pm CST

I have this feeling of reminiscing my old buddies in college years. In some way, we were good friends and had lots of happy moments together. I was browsing the old album and stumbled upon seeing this particular photo. I and my friends were so young. All of them are living in different countries now. It was me who is left behind in the Philippines. For me, it is a choice to live and work in my homeland. The sad part, we don't have any chance to keep in touch. They are so busy as a bee in their lives now. "Do you reminisce things in the past?" "Are you still in contact with your old buddies?" Image Credit: Shavkat

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@florelway (23286)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

22 May 19

We always do, and thankful I am still in touch with my old buddies. Some are abroad but whenever they are in town we do spend good times.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

I am glad that you have this moment with them. I do think that there will be perfect timing to catch up with them in the future.

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@Janet357 (75646)

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22 May 19

yes. my highschool.friend. just her. most are spread in some places i dont know anymore.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

I think we have the same situation. It is only a few of them who get in touch with me. We do have a group on Fb. But they were not that active.

@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

22 May 19

It is good to reminisce those moments indeed. I also have moments like that. I just think that you need to get in touch with them as often as you can. I am pretty sure they will have time to chat with you at some point in the future.

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@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

22 May 19

@Shavkat Ah ok... I understand what you're trying to point out. Well hopefully someday they would realize they have a friend in the Philippines that longs for them.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

@rsa101 Honestly, I am not expecting them to patronize me or anything. If they don\t like me, the more I don't like them. It has been my principle in life for so many years now.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

I had tried a couple of times, my friend. These buddies had changed. It is a stereotyped example that people changed when they moved to another country. I assumed that you had encountered this kind of people, too. Am I right?

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@snowy22315 (182193)

• United States

22 May 19

Not really no. It seems like those friendships fall by the wayside

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

I think you are right, my friend. It seems that they had changed towards me. Sometimes I ignore their presence.

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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

22 May 19

Sometimes I do but not always. Everything has its place and its good to remember sometimes though.

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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

26 May 19

@Shavkat Same goes for me as well but every so often there you go it gets to you in that way we are only human.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

@lovinangelsinstead21 I think we just need to to have a moment once in a while. For me, I don't need to feel melancholic.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

I sometimes feel not looking at particular photos. I don't want to feel the sadness in the past.

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@LadyDuck (472114)

• Switzerland

22 May 19

This is a beautiful photo, I am not in contact with my old school friends.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

It was a great photo before. The downside is that we were not close now.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

27 May 19

@LadyDuck Is there an option to track them on Fb or other social media? Have you tried this, my friend?

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@LadyDuck (472114)

• Switzerland

26 May 19

@Shavkat I moved to another country soon after I got married, I was no more in touch with my friends. Back in time the smart phones and social media did not exist. This is something that people tend to forget, I married in 1971.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

22 May 19

I don't have any contact with any one at present.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

22 May 19

@Shavkat Good luck to you.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

@Sreekala Thank you. I think I am fine.

@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

Most of them are in my FB account. However, they have this time to chat. I gave up trying to save the friendship that I had with them. In time, there will be a reunion or something. Perhaps it would be the best venue to patch things up.

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@rakski (126067)

• Philippines

22 May 19

it is really hard to have time. When my friends go home for vacation, we make it a point to see each other. And the ones left here, we try to see each other regularly. It is really hard to have the same schedule

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

It is really hard to connect with them anymore. Most of them are not living in my city. They just studied and went back to their hometown.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

@rakski (126067)

• Philippines

22 May 19

@Shavkat oh yes, that is right

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@RasmaSandra (80748)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

22 May 19

That is a wonderful photo remembering old school friends is always great. I am presently living in the same house with my best friend from the 6th grade.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

Perhaps it is a glitch, my friend. I think you can see it now, right? I think both of you are really best friend. I lost my best friend when I was12.

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@RasmaSandra (80748)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

22 May 19

@Shavkat yes, the photo is there. Sorry, you lost your best friend. My friend and I never thought we would wind up living int he same house. We grew up together.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

@RasmaSandra I am glad that you have your friend. My childhood friends were not that close anymore. Through the years, they had changed. There is no need to be acquainted with them anymore.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

22 May 19

Always with my current condition, I only look up the past.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

I know where it is coming from. We just need to be always optimistic.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

26 May 19

@Shavkat Yes, I agree.

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@everwonderwhy (7376)

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22 May 19

Sometimes. Lovely, happy people there in that photo. What are fond memories do you cherish the most about?

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

They were good friends. I am not sure if they still remember me. I hope they still.

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@everwonderwhy (7376)

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22 May 19

@Shavkat I hope you reconnect with them somehow.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

@everwonderwhy I hope. They are still my friends on FB. However, there is no chance to catch up with them.

@Aansh13 (11398)

• New Delhi, India

22 May 19

I love cherishing old memories.... Though I am not in touch with old friends... But I do miss them at times...

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

That's the sad part sometimes. We wanted to catch things with them. However, there is always time constraint, right?

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

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@Aansh13 (11398)

• New Delhi, India

22 May 19

@Shavkat Very true...

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Courtney Dutton

@MommyOfEli2013 (84226)

• Rupert, Idaho

22 May 19

I do think of things in the past....but I am not really in contact with any old buddies :( I wish I was though.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

22 May 19

I do have this moment that why people changed through the years. Sometimes I always thought that some people need to change and forget the past. Perhaps they wanted to forget who they were in the past. It was just me thinking of this.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

@MommyOfEli2013 Indeed, my friend.

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Courtney Dutton

@MommyOfEli2013 (84226)

• Rupert, Idaho

23 May 19

@Shavkat Maybe that is so....but that's the way it is.

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@Nakitakona (56486)

• Philippines

27 May 19

I have my old picture with my cousins when I was 4 years old. That was in 1955.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

28 May 19

That was a long time ago. Did you frame it, my friend?

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

29 May 19

That's nice.

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@Nakitakona (56486)

• Philippines

28 May 19

@Shavkat Yap. I did preserve it in a frame.

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@allknowing (137771)

• India

23 May 19

I have loads of memories captured in photos. I enjoy looking at them from time time.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

I think I can see myself to you, my friend. I do love collecting photos and reminisce things in the past.

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@hereandthere (45645)

• Philippines

26 May 19

it's impressive that they're all overseas now. but you've also had the same experience right? by the way, what's that other bottle behind the softdrink? hehe. and whose house is that?

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

We are about to have a drikinking session with the bottle thing.lol I think we had our final exam at that time. I did work abroad. However, my job's nature is more on humanitarian.

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• Philippines

22 May 19

I was only out of college for five years now and every now and then Facebook "On This Day" feature reminds me of the things my college friends and I did. Of course it gives the reminiscing feeling. We have a group chat but only active when someone asks to hangout because they are free or when someone in our circle is having their birthday and we're planning to get together.

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

I think that you are a lucky one. You can still hang with them. For me, it would be impossible at this point in time.

@psanasangma (7280)

• India

22 May 19

Nostalgic moments, How old is your photo

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

26 May 19

Yes, it is. The photo is taken for so many years now.

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@db20747 (43440)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

29 May 19

It's hard when best friends move away!! But it's good to keep in touch on holidays and birthdays!! One day u will get to have a reunion with them!!

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

29 May 19

Some of them had the time to keep in touch. Honestly, I don't know them anymore personally.

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Tonietta(Philippines)

@Tonietta (1179)

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31 May 19

Only few of my friends I do have contacts and it is very seldom we talk to each other aswell as everybody is too busy:)

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@Shavkat (140119)

• Philippines

1 Jun 19

I totally can relate to you about this concern. 'Life is busier and busier.'