THE EPIc of GILGAMESH and GENGHIS KHAN

****And so she had her despedida last night. Gilgamesh is off to America this coming week. And this is a tribute to one of the most colorful persons the great GENGHIS KHAN has encountered in her charmed life.

Gilgamesh and Genghis Khan were school mates who became orgmates in the Pontifical University of the Philippines. They were bound by one fierce lover with which they both shared--- Theatre Arts. Those were the days. Gilgamesh was a bit obese and his hair wasn't introduced yet to conditioner. Genghis Khan had a mind of her own and never really got to know a haircomb or brush. They both lived in Fairview, so they spent their uwian from rehearsals together laughing and inventing jokes inside the Fairview Caltex routed FX.

COSTUME BEAUTIES

One day, bibo org neophyte that he is, Gilgamesh volunteered to their whacked out director that he wants to head the costume department of their first major production. They were a packaged deal along with Maple. The first major production was Romeo at Julieta. A Defect-inspired, Japanese Anime themed with old Filipino language kind of Romeo and Juliet.

They had to dress up a cast of 20 and more people in flashy kimonos and warrior kacha and plastic ballons and whatever whacked out outfits our crazy director had to come up with. By mid production of the play Gilgamesh was whacked out by their whacked out director. Genghis Khan had to fill him in during rehearsals just to keep his sanity. Genghis Khan learned how to commute and weave her way thru Divisoria. Gilgamesh instantly became the most creative costume mistress after heartless words mouthed by a cracked up director. Their costume days were treasured and cherished. Most grinned about were the moments they had at the dressing room where the men voluntarily undressed in front of them so that they could get their costumes fitted. That year was the height of testosterone in the organization. And so they ruled the dressing rooms...

ONSTAGE

Gilgamesh had his first hand on stage as the dumb childish secretary of a principal in the up-coming play of the org. Genghis Khan had dual roles in the same play--- a big, fat and obnoxious wife of a Math professor and a promiscuously sexy professor. Both gave stellar performances especially that of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh asked Genghis Khan some ideas on how to make his character more colorful. After a session, Gilgamesh's character became a full painting. His character was butchered, marinated, barbecued, grilled, mopped and bastardized to the delight and permission of our very open-minded director.

OUT OF THE ACADEME

They parted ways and would be united again in the largest local network Gilgamesh was no longer obese. Genghis Khan wished she had combed her hair. Things became different since priorities came screaming right at their faces.They had bills to pay, siblings to put to school, chocolates to buy, father to provide an allowance, lola to buy medicines and broken hearts to mend.

Yes, Gilgamesh and Genghis Khan are growing up.

They would still be meeting and reminiscing when they are invited to attend plays in their alma mater as alumni. Then came Gilgamesh's turning point. This decision somehow paved the way for him to leave our homeland. Somehow he had to lead his life and make another epic. Genghis Khan is living her life right now.

*** Looking back makes me glassy eyed. The despedida was spent on reminiscing and looking at Gilgamesh's fabulous 5-kilo scrap book

I find it funny that all the good and best memories are in a thing called a scrap book Ironically, the best and most treasured moments in your life are just a scrap. Well, it would be too much to call it the most treasured and cherished book.

Nah, that's just too obvious. Let's give some credit to the best and cherished memories of our lives. These are indeed wiser than all of us.