Panda and Hugs

 Yesterday, my classmate Kitty and I walked to the Main campus, with a little pitstop on the way to consume isaw (chicken guts!) and pig's ears. Nothin' like street food to celebrate the end of midterms. Then we continued to walk. Passing by a couple of fastfood areas, I saw Panda a couple of feet away.

I think it's amazing that I was able to identify him at a distance with his back to us. TROLOLOL.

Anyway, I pointed out to Kitty who Panda was as we passed him by. I didn't want to say hi coz I wasn't prepared to talk to him yet. I mean, I had no idea if my breath smells like vinegar or if I have bits of chicken gut stuck in my teeth or whatever. Kitty was all, "let's go back and you say hi!" (Kitty is Japanese, she sounds adorable speaking Tagalog.)

I was like, nooooooo...

Panda looks so friggin' immaculate in jeans and white polo shirt.

Kitty and I reached the front gate of the main building. Then the Angelus started since the clock had struck at 6pm. And everyone knows when the Angelus starts, nobody should move a muscle. So Kitty and I just talked and then she sees Panda making his way to our direction.

OHSHITOHSHIOHSHIT. "Say hi!" Kitty says to me. Panda was already in front of me, saying good-bye to a friend. I finally called out to him. "Tito!" I said. Yes, our group calls him tito as a term of endearment because he's got this paternal role thing going on. He looks up at me and beams. "Oh hey!" he says, and gives me a bear hug.

Like... OMG, I swear this man is genetically designed to be HUGGABLE. It was the best feeling ever! It was like hugging a tall teddy bear. He's tall and he's not skinny, so... yeeeeeaaah. I want my future boyfriend to be as tall and huggable as he is, if ever Panda and I don't have a shot. LOL.

Panda didn't even wait for me to be introduced to Kitty. After he hugged me, he introduced himself to her. OMG, why is he so PERFECT?

Turns out Panda was waiting for his cousins, Spencer and Anya. They were gonna take the LRT together. We talked for awhile. I mentioned to Kitty that I'm gonna pick up my glasses at the nearby mall.

Panda: (cheerfully) I lost my glasses.
Me: Really? When?
Panda: Yesterday.
Me: Where'd you lose it?
Panda: Highway.
Me:... (long pause)... were you drunk?
Panda: Yup! I was throwing up at the car window and when I looked up my glasses just went.

Moral of the story: slow down on the alcohol and hold on to your eyewear in the middle of the highway.


Before I left, Panda's cousins arrived. And he gave me a kiss on the cheek before departing.
SIGH.

Walking on cloud 9,
Awkward Turtle