Missed lunch, dinner, and consolation

• The bear sadly became too busy--"bogged down by students"--to have lunch with me. But that turned out to be a blessing in disguise because we instead had an early dinner which turned out to be better because then we could sit back and relax and not worry about hurrying back to our classes.
• The bear and I finally got to eat at Bonitos, recalling the first time he asked me out to lunch: Two years ago when we received some cash as a gift of appreciation from Class 1958 for playing/singing during their Thanksgiving Mass, the bear was visibly delighted and told me, "Kain tayo sa Bonitos!" We didn't get to that time because it was pouring cats and dogs but we eventually started eating lunch together about three weeks after that.
• The bear thanked me for the Daily Survival Kit I gave him saying (via SMS): "I really needed that." Then when I told him, "I'll miss you," he consoled me with, "Just remember that this is no goodbye..."