Until we MEET again, definitely not GOODBYE

Friends, acquaintances, relatives have been looking for me for the past few months. They all had one common question - via e-mails, texts, voice mails--
where am I... what happened?

I have not really been unattached with anyone, neither was I in hiatus, it just so happened that I have been too preoccupied coping with life - struggling to surpass this global economic meltdown.

My being out of touch was never an intention to detach myself from the world, more so my friends and the people really close to my heart. God really knows how much I would want to be with them even just to send them a note or chat with them. Unfortunately, things went south lately and I have to do double duty and set priorities and concentrate on my bread and butter.

I just hope that my friends will understand why they were at the last line of my priorities- I have a family to raise and being the head of he family, the responsibility is set on my shoulders. I do not want to turn my back because this is a responsibility I did not only choose but was handed over to me when I accepted the role of fatherhood.

Blame it all to this economic crunch - I have to make this great sacrifice. It really makes me feel bad not being able to talk and hang around with my friends. I honestly miss all the moments shared with them and of course those moments that I was not able to join. I will never forget these memories which definetely made a mark in my heart.

I do apologize to all of you whose e-mails and text messages I was not able to answer, but I swear I was able to read. My apologies too to my chat mates who have been haunting me and sending me offline messages but just the same, I have read but left unanswered. Even those who were trying to call me through my mobile phone, but heard nothing but my voice prompt, my apologies.

Rest assured, I will do my best to sneak out of my box from time to time and jump to your domain. This day is one of the rare opportunities yet I hope that this rarity will become more often. I swear I did not choose to live in this dark box neither do I have any intention to stay here for the rest of my life.

I'll get free - in no time. And when this freedom is finally granted, I will be back to my real self again - happy and bubbly. But until then, my dear friends, please try to understand as you remember - absence makes the heart go fonder. And for sure, with this long absence, you will appreciate me more! I'll keep you posted - so definitely this is not Goodbye...just goodnight!