Wow, I honestly never thought I’d be writing about you for one last time.

This is just going to be casual. You already know all of my thoughts anyway, but since we orbit the same community, I’d like to make this post a form of showing gratitude for everything you did.

You unexpectedly came to my life as the very person whom I considered my daylight for teaching me how to live again by sharing huge milestones with me.

From the late nights we shared to every story, game, playlist, TV show, blog entry, and all other shenanigan, we found comfort and serenity, knowing that for a short period, we became each other’s escape from the hustle and bustle of this very cruel world we live in. I learned that it’s okay to step off the gas pedal for a while and breathe while figuring out life.

Every place we visited, every flight we did, and every WordPress meetup we attended together were direct hits to my shell that needs to be broken for me to be able to give this life another shot. You took a chance on me in my darkest times and you held me when I thought I couldn’t make it.

Despite of the hell that has happened, I’m glad we both chose to reconnect and reconcile. I’m glad you waited for me at the airport at such an unholy hour. I was really oscillating towards the thought of not seeing you again because of how traumatizing things went, but God knows what’s best for the two of us.

As what I have been telling you since day one, our paths crossed for a reason in spite of the unlikelihood because of the distance. And here we are, doing our best to be better; with me sustaining my growth and you becoming a better man, even though we aren’t together anymore in the romantic sense.

Screw off what society thinks about everything, for at the end of the day, it’s only going to be you and me who will fully understand what we had and how this chapter is shaping us for the respective futures we are meant to have, individually.

This is me writing this; forgiving you and me before this year ends, and telling you my thanks and respect for how we both handled everything. Cheers to a total of eight months, and to a new beginning we’re about to share as good friends and professional collaborators.

I did say, “danke und ciao ciao” too many times. But I guess not. It’s now more of, “danke und hallo” for seeing you again in the near future and for looking forward to the meetups (and hopefully, WordCamps) we’re gonna do together.

Thank you for bugging me at night still about your flights and whims about life. You always know how to bring the noise in the mundane, don’t you?

Moreover, thank you for the table we shared from 11PM to 3AM on December 12, 2025. It was such a refreshing night to talk about everything we’ve gone through. The clarity, lessons, the help you gave me since day one, and the silent forgiveness we gave each other for everything are etched on me.

Safe skies, okay? Hope you like the results ChatGPT gave me for your upcoming trip to Ho Chih Minh in the next days, you crazy flyer.

For the last time, ich liebe dich, paqs.me, mein Lieber.