Dear Earthlings (and disguised Spacelings),
Friends are many, but true friends are very few. When I was in my teens, I swear that I would have never been able to live without a friend. I mean, the thought of not having friends especially best friends could have killed me on the spot. It was freaking true then; I am not making exaggeration statement here. At that time, my friends are wayyy important than any boys. Bahaha!
I still remember that one time when Mom said to me that I was the kind of girl who prefers the company of others compared to my younger sister, Annie. I mean, it is not that I was the over-friendly type of girls who says ‘hi’ to everyone I meet including strangers. But when I made some friends, I truly appreciate them more than anything.
Today when I went through my pile of junks in my old study room, I found an almost worn-out pencil case which kept all my notes between my friends and me. I almost passed out from hysterical laugh when I read them back. It was too funny to remember all those memories; best friends’ fights, passing notes during classes and whatnot. They were hilarious.
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| 'My two good friends; Harmeet Kaur who's now marrying a doctor and Susan Chua who's now migrating to NZ' |
But growing up and married, I choose to be an anonymous. I keep myself away from friends. It is just that when we got married and our jobs are merely a homemaker (not by choice), we tend to compare ourselves with others who ace their lives a lot better than us. I mean, I just can’t figure out what to explain when they wonder why I am not yet employed until today.
The only one who never gets bored to keep in touch with me is Susan; no matter how much I tried to shoo her away. She was one of my close friends since secondary school and we went to the same university with different courses. Last few weeks, she insisted to meet up for she was going overseas to stay with her newly-registered husband for quite some time.
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| 'With Susan, one and only friend who came to my engagement in 2008' |
So it meant our last meeting until I-don’t-know-when. I got her a wedding present and she was still the same Susan; who never judged me out of anything. With her, I did not have to pretend as my life’s all bright and sunny. I could tell her most of my worries. And seeing her Facebook status yesterday, telling that she has safely arrived in New Zealand has somehow made me sad.
I mean, I don’t know when I can have the chance to meet up with her again; the only friend who still knows my favorite colors after more than 15 years. Anyway, it was kinda funny to meet up when both of us are now married. Instead of shopping for our stuffs, we got ourselves shopping for our husbands’ needs. Well, how time flies so fast.
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| 'The Newlywed' |
To Susan Chua, all the best for an adventuring life ahead!
