Friends come and go. Friendships are made and lost. A decade from now will we still have the friends that we had back then?
This entry will be dedicated to two of my close friends. Please note that i did not rank them accordingly, so don't take it to heart.
1. Joel
Hmm, the time i really got to know Joel was during sec 3. Before that i only knew him by name and by appearance because i remember how we used to play Pepsi cola under the staircase to the hall during primary school.
Joel wasn't like any of my other friends that i had. Throughout the years i knew him i realised one thing. A very important trait that can be good and bad. His persistence to accomplish a certain goal, even if it's just a game.
We used to play pokemon cards during sec 3 because we were as bored as hell. And even then Joel was unbeatable. It wasn't because of the cards he had but the way he played. He could use the lousiest cards in the world and still beat you. Up till today i don't know how he does it but from what i see his IQ seems to be much higher than an average human being.
Coming to Poly, i don't think that Poly life changed him at all. True i might have told a few people that he might have changed since he came to Poly but now that i sit down and think about it, it doesn't seem so true after all. He's still as stubborn, persistent and able to turn a bad situation good given a certain time frame.
Two people can't click when one changes and the other doesn't. I know I've changed since i came to Poly. I can't say the same for him.
One flaw that i noticed about Joel is that, because he has the potential to be great, it sometimes inflates his already enlarged ego. He tends to blame others for his misfortune rather than take it upon himself.
Say for example he gets something wrong. He could blame even the birds up in the sky but not reflect upon his own actions. I've noticed this countless times. And believe me, for those of you who play DotA, he is one person you would NOT want to play with.
I was told that maybe i should have a talk with him concerning this issue, to save the friendship. Maybe when an opportunity presents itself i will. I believe that God is an opportunity maker. He creates opportunities for us to better ourselves and make our lives easier. It only reflects on how badly we want it to happen.
But one similarity that i noticed between the both of us is that sometimes we tend to be perfectionists. We'd rather do things on our own and have it our way than to let someone else do it and mess it all up.
2.Calgary
Cal was the one who changed my life when i entered Poly. Strangely enough even though I've only known him for two years or so, i can click with him better than Joel whom I've known for the past 5 years. Maybe it's because Cal is willing to listen and when he's in the wrong he accepts that it is his fault and doesn't push the blame to others. Unless of course it really isn't his fault at all. But still he will say that he has a small portion of the blame as well because it takes two hands to clap.
I could talk to Cal about things that i can't talk to Joel about. Probably because Cal has a higher EQ than Joel. He knows how to handle things rationally without letting his emotions get the better of him. See how I got my friends balanced out? One has a higher IQ than EQ and the other has a higher EQ than IQ. Me? I think i just have a Q. :D
I could talk to Cal about almost anything under the sun because he's open minded and has past experiences to share which in turn would help when undergoing a similar situation.
But of course not everything is as good as it seems. There is a small minor point that i dislike about Cal. And that's his ability to put people down.
I know friends are supposed to be there for support and sometimes there to give you reality checks. But when it comes to Cal, his reality checks are not just a little poke in the shoulder. They're an entire slap to the face. But like i said, it's only a minor flaw and sometimes I really need that slap in the face to wake me up.
Ok i know this is going to sound really retarded, but if i had a choice to keep one of these two as a lifetime friend it would have to be Cal. Because down the road i have this really bad feeling that sooner or later I'm going to end up quarreling with Joel and that would be the end. And talking to him won't solve anything because like i mentioned earlier, he's as stubborn as a mule. He's not willing to accept the fact that he had a part to play in committing that mistake. And talking to him won't work because he just won't listen.
Maybe it's about time i had that talk with Joel. Something that i should have done a long time ago. It's either this or i keep things the way they are and sooner or later i'm going to fall out with him over something which would end our friendship for good. I want to keep both of my close friends with me for life. I don't like to lose friends but if I'm the one who has to keep holding up the friendship then i don't see a point at all. Someone would probably know what this would mean...
6:49 PM
Monday, September 8
TCC
school tomorrow. boring.
work was kinda fun. slacked towards the end cause it was literally a ghost town there. The entire alfresco seating was EMPTY. The only thing i saw going past was a piece of tissue paper.
Learn how to key in orders today. Loads of fun. It's cool when you manage to find the right drinks amongst all the categories.
Joel's starting work tomorrow. Lucky dog started on a Monday. It's super dead on a Monday. I got a saturday. That's fucked up.
Stole lots of cakes today. Luckily there were not many people around so i had them ALL to myself.
Two boxes of cakes and 6 cups of tiramisu :D
random picture before i hit the hay
i was in the train home and i noticed that two other people had the same shoes as me. Or maybe i had the same shoes as the both of them. Whichever way works fine :D. I'm the one with the shoes beside the white plastic bag. The other guy was snoring away beside me.
P.s: I realised that my store has 3 soccer players working there. Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry :D
12:36 AM
Friday, September 5
And there she stood, her hair swaying in the wind. Her smile lighting up the darkest of skies like a ray of sunshine. Her voice could charm the most vicious of animals with a soft whisper. Her touch could bring back to life the most wilted of plants. And with every little bit of her that stood there, she stole what i had which was once broken; now repaired.
My heart...
11:22 PM
Wednesday, September 3
commercials
was watching some of the banned commercials over the years and i came across a few that almost made me fall off my chair.
Mastercard.
Durex Ultra Mega Thin Condoms
Durex condom advertisement
12:01 AM
Monday, September 1
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