To A Very Dear Friend...™

Julian sure looks happy doing this! I am glad I have him as my fellow shutterfreak mate. Come to think of it, we do go way back. We were PTP mates. Yeah, even before BMT. We kinda stuck it out for each other ever since. The memories we chalked up from army days and even after, in flash, amounted to 11 years. I never really told him, but I think he knows I regard him as one of my close pals all these years.

I admit I am guilty. For not being more in touch in the past with him and a few of my army mates. And for not taking the initiative more actively than Julian to constantly make sure a few of us stay in touch. For that I am grateful because I got to know him so much better over the years. We don't talk about it, but I think he'd be quite blind or deaf to not know about me, being me. I sense acceptance, and I sense he quietly awaits my coming out to him. In my time, my terms, when i am ready to talk openly about it to him, I will.

Hope this picture does him justice and captures certain spontaneous qualities about him. He has always been a trustworthy friend with an unassuming good nature. Of course, he has his woes and personal problems to deal with and we always talk about them. I wish nothing but the best for him and may good things come his way.
The very least, he has my friendship, for which I happen to cherish and keep close to my heart.