This is supposed to be inserted at the end of the post. But it'll kinda ruin the mood so yeah: Thank you Mel C, Mel Q, Shar, Luanie, Grace, Cheryl Tan, Cheryl Lin, (ex-)FOS, Emergence, Jit, Nise, Mary, Pun & Darryl and guy gang, JCG fellas, CMI-fied, and the list goes on and on.
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Hello people! So good to blog again... Ahhhh~
But I'd like to say...
Anyway, something has been really really bugging me. It's Good Friday today. And I doubt I'd wanna blog about religion right now.
Moreover, I'm playing Minesweeper to kinda abstain from playing something I like. Or something along those lines. But I suspect I'll be playing it anyway. *shrugs*
But right now I just want to blog a little something about friendship.
Ever since I started playing Minesweeper from 6PM,
(Yes. I am addicted to minesweeper now.. I played it 8 hours nonstop when I was working as a secretary for 3 days and had absolutely nothing to do) something someone told me that someone told him really bugged me.
Have you ever been called weird?
Nonetheless, by a relative or two, but I shall not elaborate.
(Btw, I kinda dislike one of my relatives who talk like she's the top of the world. And she looks down on people whom she deems insignificant. So what if your English is fucking good? Or you're in the marketing industry? BLEAGH. Stuckup arse.) In many many many many numerous times in my life, I've been called weird. Oddball. Ahem. Basically, in actual fact, I don't really have so many friends, I have to sadly admit.
In fact, not even once, in all my life (literally), has my sister ever ever EVER gone out with me. Just as sisters. You know when you go out shopping and you go with your siblings that kinda thing? Somehow... Sometimes, the atmosphere I feel at home is kinda lonely, left out, what you may call it. You may blame it on the age gap I suppose.. Perhaps, that's why I indulge in activities and I like to busy myself all the time.
Just so that I don't get to feel that emotion.
Or maybe it's just my personality?
And even when you go for family reunions during Chinese New Year.. Not once, in my 17 years of my life, has she ever talk to me and involved me with the older relatives. As much as I try myself, I can't talk to them. They just feel like they're from a different dimension, you know? And sometimes, they even give you the cold shoulder and treat you like some idiot who doesn't know a fucking thing. And sometimes, that seriously smarts.
Hmmm.. I think my sister talked to my cousins more than she has ever talked to me in my whole life. Lol.. And I don't know why, but during these family reunions, I always end up playing with nieces and nephews. (Which is not a bad thing I must admit. They are just too adorable.) It's either that, or I'm watching the television and eating food. Alone.
But I just think, it's nice to be quiet for a change. ~^_^~
But one thing is for sure.. This loneliness taught me a precious lesson. The value of friendship.
They always say blood is thicker than water. And have you ever come across, or just even thought of a situation whereby it's the reverse? Whereby your siblings, imperfect as they are, they just abandon you? I know of such cases that happened to certain people, and I don't know what may happen in the future. But I feel, blood doesn't necessarily mean thicker than water. In fact, your friends maybe just the blood you're looking for. Or that they may be on equal level as your relatives.
*Please exclude twins, triplets, quadruplets, etcetcetcetc... OH! And boyfriends too. :)*Who are the people that you turn to when you are feeling so ever down? Do you call your parents? Do you call your sister or brother? Or do you call your best friends who seem to never fail to be there for you all the time?
Who do you entrust your deepest darkest secrets to? Who is the one who would rush over to your place when you've just broken up? Who do you hang out with most of the time when you're free? Who are the ones who go "Mmmm... Cheesecake! Let's go eat it and indulge ourselves after the exam!" Who are the ones you truly truly wish you could go overseas with and enjoy the time of your life, laughing and playing with you? If you're a single child, do you depend on your relatives for help? Or friends first?
So does your siblings or relatives fulfill all these questions? If you say your friends, well. I rest my case. If you say siblings, then I would stand corrected.
(There are such cases out there. But it's more of the minority.) But I
suppose majority of you who reads, would agree with me that you'd rely on your friends.
(This is based on an assumption. Feel free to tag if you think otherwise.)
So may I declare that friendship... Friendship is a vital part of life. Without friends, it's difficult to smile and say "Hello!" to the world, each time you rise to the sunshine. That's why to me, friends are on par with my family. In certain situations, they may play an even bigger role than family. :)
But family is still important. Afterall, they are still your "real blood".
I leave this debate hanging to spark some thinking.
OliOli-PooPoo left the battleground at 7:52PM.
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January 2007