Why are you my friend?

How tragic, the disease which I thought I had evaded successfully over the years finally came a knocking. I'm stricken with chicken pox and with a few more weeks to my holiday, this couldn't have been a worst time. Of course, if one were to be a person who sees the glass as half full, you can say that it's better now than during the trip. True, I better count my blessings.

Now when one has alot of time on his hands as do all patients with two weeks of medical, one likes to ponder. Over the past 5 years, I have foster a close friendship with this interesting bunch of guys who I can now call my close friends/buddies. Sometimes, I think about why we were able to become good friends and I realised it's all about seeing the good points in someone such that they overshadow the bad. So why do I consider you all my friend?

You are my friend because I find you intelligent, someone whose thoughtful and sincere. You've been through alot and that made you cynical but that didn't change your kind heart.

You are my friend because there's the ah-beng side of you which values the true meaning of brotherhood and that means you will and was there for me when I needed a listening ear. The fact that ah-bengs are funny characters is besides the point.

You are my friend because you live your life to the fullest as do one your age would. With your musical inclination and your slam poetry, you embrace your artistic side more than the rest of us. I envy your energy and drive and I look forward optimistically to your future.

You are my friend because you know no rules and boundaries and you fear little. You are the life of the party always but that doesn't mean you are thoughtless. In fact, you are sensitive when the need arises. You are popular but not snobbish, a trait rare among your socialite kind.

You are my friend because you have lived through life in a short time what others took decades. You have done what most including myself are just beginning to. Being the only family man, you are one who has responsibilites others would not be able to understand.

Finally, you are my friend because you have always face difficulties with acceptance. Although you are not the youngest, you are always like the younger brother among us. And everyone wants a younger brother to look after and guide. I worry about you the most and I hope you do well in life.

I seem to have alot of disruptions trying to write this entry so I shall end here. Good night Singapore.