Friendship

In conjuction with Hui Lynn's post about friendships, I'd like to have my say about this topic too.

She pointed out an interesting fact: friendships (and relationships for the matter of fact) don't blossom because someone decided to save another from a near death experience and so on. I believe more in the spur of the moment. Here are a few examples:

1) My best friend Shaun and I got to know each other when we were in standard 2. How we met? We were both punished - we were forced to stand outside the classroom pulling our ears as a result of fooling around in class too much. We played rock-paper-scissors until lunchtime.

2) Another best mate of mine, Yun Han: we got to know each other in standard 1 after I got sacked as class monitor for accidentally injuring another female student by swinging my water bottle around in class - and he resumed my position.

3) Vicky Low, the most hyper ecstatic friend I've ever had - I knew her minorly because she was a friend of a friend of mine; but majorly because she was the loudest person in the entire hall during the 1st year annual Malaysian society general meeting.

These are but the few examples coming straight out of my head.

Point being, I realise I make friends easier with people who share the same personality with me. In other words - I make friends with people whom have very unique personalities and are very much proud about it with their "I don't care what other's think about me" attitude. I like them to stand out and shine the way they are, just as I do with myself.

My friend Phong Teck for example: although I've only met him the first time when he came down from Edinburgh to Manchester last year, we literally clicked right away - like we were friends for our whole lives. Lillian Chen as well: only met once since this semester and now... We're friends for life. Some people, whom I've known since I was a child - simply couldn't work pass that "hi & bye" stage.

Go figure, I guess.