Friends.

i have this sudden urge to update my blog as it's been on hiatus since the one on my Beijing's trip


( this post was like overdue and i just found out so i posted it up! )

the title is oh-so-common, yes it's about FRIENDS

guess who gave me the inspiration ?

the none other than, GRANDMA

a friend of hers paid us a visit this evening

through their conversations i got to know that they've known each other since forever, when both were just innocent and tender teenagers

the time when the boys chased after the girls, the bitch fights happened, idolizing artistes moments, comparing whose got the best clothes in school period and never-have-to-worry-about-the-future stage

when it comes to friends, you'll certainly have variety of them

the hi-byes, childhood friends, passer-by(s), junior friends, high school friends, college friends, colleagues, true friends, friends that almost became a couple and the "frenemies"

few days back, i came across an article saying that we'll replace half of our friends every 7 years

they call it the "seven years ditch"

it ain't a surprise that you'll be spring-cleaning your friends every 7 years

firstly, everyone's going towards their own paths

some chose to further their studies either locally or abroad, some chose to work but not study, some chose to stay at home and do nothing

"who becomes your close mate is determined by your social needs that time"

you might be the ones who'd wear the same clothes every time you go out, stick to each other 24/7, have no secrets to keep, have sleepover parties together or even travel around

it's like you've known each other for good

but still, you have to pursue your own dreams

if you both share the same dream, then it'll be great

but its rare like one in a million

i used to have one childhood friend whom i couldn't be able to stay without her

as for now, we can hardly meet each other

even if we do, we don't talk neither do we greet each other

she goes to school and has her own friends, i go to school and i have my own friends

needless to say, i do miss those times that we had together but let bygones be bygones

it isn't necessary for you to stick to someone like forever

even couples break, husbands and wives divorce, what about friendship ?

it's a belief that you'll spring-clean half of your best friends every 7 years

friends fall out all the time, it's just part of human nature

eventually, you become friends whom you see regularly

that's because you guys have something in common

friends that lost contact for several years don't mean that their friendship is over

it just means their lives are going in different directions

as time goes by, you'll have different needs in life

and so, you'll get along with different friends who share the same need as you do

"The better part of one's life consists of his friendships."
- Abraham Lincoln