One of Life’s most cherished treasures is definitely Friends. I cannot breathe without friends. I am no one without friends. I don’t just want friends, I need them. Sure, I have plenty of names under my friends list in Friendster but only one in ten is my true friend. That would make me have around thirteen of them. But you know what? Even five is enough for me. Five is more than enough. This post here is dedicated to all of my friends, classmates and most of all my BFF.

I’ve had friends who told me ‘I told you so’, friends who laughed when I screwed up, friends who hugged me when I was lost, friends who held my hand and said ‘It’s going to be okay’, friends who teased me and made me a better person, friends who wanted the best for me, friends who tried to protect me, friends who accepted me for who I am, friends who loved me more than I loved them, friends who shredded fish and made sure there were no bones for me, friends who made me laugh, cry, scream and jump with joy, friends who became my conscience, friends who lied to me, friends who made me feel better, friends who were backstabbers, friends who made me want to get back on my feet and live my life and most of all, friends who understood.

I love them all. Including those whose name I don’t even remember. Each one of them played such a profound part in my life and each one of them had a lesson to teach. And for those whose name I remember and is by me everyday, I love you even more. 

Rach, thank you for being there for me everyday, through thick and thin, rough and smooth, you were always there, even when I tried to push everyone else away. You make sure I smile when I’m crying, laugh when I’m frowning, see light when I’m lost and bring out all different parts of myself. You listen to my complaints when I barely listen to yours, consider me when making decisions, are my conscience when I’m the one going nuts. You understand. You are my very best BFF, we survived two years in different classes, and I am so sure that things will still be the same three years from now, no matter where you are.

Hui Yi, thank you for all the smiles you have put onto my face, the delight you instilled into my heart and the euphoria you planted in my soul. Noone can help but to be infected by your laugh for you are one mean laughing machine indeed. You taught me how to let go and be myself around people, you taught me how to have a good time and made me feel better about myself in so many ways. I know I will be moving soon, but nothing has to change, distance is nothing. You can’t even touch distance, how can you let something that is not even solid beat our friendship?

Trecia, my Pn. A-look-alike, thank you for not killing me and throwing my corpse into a lake. I know I have said and done many things that made you perhaps just a teeny bit mad or upset. I have cut you across in the middle of a story and babbled about myself, laughed and made fun at some of the things you said, tried to compete with you in the silliest of things. You are my friend and I do love your company very much. I could imagine how dull and quiet would my bus rides be next year. I would miss you but I promise that we will remain friends even if busmate is impossible.

Chi Yiu, thank you for sitting by me and listening to my thoughts and ramblings in class everyday. I have a feeling that it must have been hard because my flow of conversation never seemed to stop. I loved the IQ questions that you always ask because the answer is always so absurd that my answers don’t really seem stupid. And thank you for always accompanying me to the toilet everytime I needed to check my hair. Muacks.

Agnes and Mel, I love you guys. Your tiny jokes can trigger my laugh and brighten my day inconsiderably. Though we only spend the half hour before class together, you guys were always ready to help me out of any situation I’m in. The two of you mean so much more to me than you know.

Shu Lin and Hui Shan, I know that I can always count on you for getting me out of a tight spot or just listen to another one of my bad days and I-met-the-discipline-teacher-again incident. I’ve missed your company lately. I truly treasure both of you as my friends and I would go to any length to make sure it remains that way.

Chen Lynn and Carmm, you are the suns in my life. Noone can feel upset in your company for long because your happy, bubbly nature shines so brightly, it can even blind me.

Michelle, thank you thank you for testing me on History just before the exam started. I would’ve failed for sure without you. I love you. Although I don’t quite understand you yet, I do hope that we remain friends next year even if we’re in different classes.

My dad is nagging me to get off the computer now so I’ll be stopping here. To the rest of my classmates, friends, ex-classmates and ex-schoolmates, believe me when I say that I did not forget you. I am still thankful for all the good and bad times we’ve had together. I love you.

Shalom, chaver.