Monday, March 19, 2007

Just like the Sunscreen Song

Not that i like being nostalgic or soppy, but I just can't help it today.

Today, I read a blog belonging a secondary school friend and somehow, I ended up feeling really depressed. I feel sad because I can'tbe there for my friend. She doesn't stay in SG anymore and "being there" generally means that I will need to cross an ocean, a continent and then some.

Yea, yea...i don't seem like the type to "be there" for people..but, you'd be surprised to know that there are a handful people that I do genuinely care about. Not that I don't care about the other people in my life. But then, there are people that you do care more about, aren't there?

I mean, let's face it...how many people are there in your current social network that you consider to be your real friends? The type that you know won't just dump you at the drop of a hat. How many are "hi-bye" friends? Friends that you will outgrow in the same way you outgrow an interest? Friends that are important now because they fit into your current way of life? Friends without ulterior motives? Friends who go the extra mile because they genuinely care about you, and not because it's "the thing to do"? Friends that you can call up in the middle of the day or night and who will comfort you just to make you feel better?

Call me a cynical person, but it's not easy making friends as you grow older and that's why it's so important that you keep in contact with the ones that you made when you were younger.

My friend said, at times, she feels friendless. And in a similar way, so do i sometimes.


Why are so many of my favourite people separated from me by a bunch of land masses and oceans?!!!!

XxX,

audrey at 16:14

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