There’s always this certain stage in a girl’s life were BOYS are simply not part of it. A certain stage wherein you all hang-out with your girl friends with a big sign that says BOYS ARE OFF LIMITS! As for me, it was the FRIENDSHOPPE GIRLS that got me through that stage. The age wherein you’re not yet a teenager but you definitely can’t wait to become one. I was 12 by that time and I could remember being at school with Helen, Sheila, Lore, Diane, Kristine and my best friend, May Ann. We openly hated boys and I guess we believed that those boys were afraid of us (to say the least). We dominated the entire school and teachers couldn’t do anything to stop us because we were one of their best students inside and outside the classroom (or so we believe it was that way). Not necessarily a teacher’s pet, but then we can’t be their enemies either because we were on top of each and every school program. Helen was class president and each of us had our own co-curricular organizations to handle and boss around with. I’d say, in Liceo de Cagayan (grade school) batch 1997 was indeed about the FRIENDSHOPPE GIRLS.
Looking back at those time, it was all just a simple kind of friendship. The Friendshoppe Girls were the school’s version of the Spice Girls and SHIGJAPPEXD were the Backstreet Boys. I’m pretty sure a lot of people would disagree with me or would maybe say that its so “badoy” or “old-school.” But 15 years ago, Spice Girls and Backstreet were the hottest! You have to admit that one! I guess its just part of child development to form idolatry and even imitate popular artists.
Anyway, the FRIENDSHOPPE GIRLS has finally decided to tie some loose ends of the knot and finally come into terms that we were more than just a girl group at our time. We managed to survive 15 years of being close friends and thus, we decided to come up with a website. As a commemoration of all those wonderful years that we’ve spent together. I’m proud to say that the Friendshoppe Girls made it through thick and thin.
