Life itself has to be larger than everything we encounter within it.
It was mid-summer in 1996 when I met Allan. He was 16 that time. Medyo patpatin pero guwapo. Walang pasok noon kaya gimik sila lagi. Louie, our teacher-friend introduced Allan to us, estudyante daw niya. We invited Allan for a drinking spree sa pad ni Louie, just infront of Olongapo General Hospital.
Kinabukasan, I woke up by a knock on the door.. Medyo half sleep pa ako ng buksan ko. Si Allan bumalik. Akala ko kung ano na, but he handed-over to me the lighter which he unintentionally took ng umalis sila kagabi. I was surprised, kasi lighter lang, but he took the effort of giving it back to me. After giving him a breakfast, umalis din siya. This time, I gave my number para kung gusto niya akong tawagan at lumuwas ng Manila, welcome siya sa tinutuluyan namin.
Sa gesture niyang iyon at his age, naging magaan ang loob ko sa kanya. Hanggang sa lumuwas siya ng Manila at naging maganda ang samahan namin. Kahit sa agwat ng aming edad, hindi niya ako tinuring na iba sa kanya. Marami kaming naging problema being friends pero dahil sa pinagsamahan namin, naging mas matibay ang aming friendship till now.
Si Dave, despite of his being young and feeble-minded, naging close kami. Isa ring galing sa broken family. But despite of being frail, I’ve seen that he is determined to reach his goal. I encourage him to go back to school which he did. He tried in showbizness, pero sandali lang. He appeared in several movies and guested in a TV show. 
Now, after several years, naging successful na siya. Si Allan naman, one year na lang matatapos na niya ang nursing course niya. Kaya naman i'm so happy na naging achievement nila. I promised Allan na after he graduated, kung gusto niyang magtrabaho abroad, tutulungan ko siya.
