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Ok, random shit.

Few days ago, I got to hang out with two people I havent seen in agesssssss! I met Audrey at Empire for our annual reunion. Seriously, we see each other ONCE A YEAR. Maybe this year, it'll be more than that. We spent the WHOLE afternoon talking. it was about- 5 hours? Glad I had a bottle of water this time =p
But it was really nice talking to her.

Audrey: So how are you?
Sam: Mmm. I'm fine.
Audrey: Really? I came back all the way from Australia and ask how you're doing and you give me two words?
Sam: Okay lah!
Audrey: Ok, that's four. Gee.

Haha. Gosh, I have missed her so much. She's one of those people who has really been there for me all these years. But once we hit college, schedules get busier and busier. As a result, we actually havent really exchanged emails for the longest time. But every time we meet up its like barely any time passed at all.

Talking to Aisha on Facebook. She's really funny. not in the "you're a freak of nature" kinda way. Its in the "you're hilarious" way.
But yea, I have a bunch of awesome friends.

Oh, blog title. Lately, I go to post something on Facebook, realize that I have more to say than can be compressed in 420 characters then come here.
This is my latest status update

Some people seem to think that friends are only for good times, hanging out and someone to eat with at lunchtime in college. Hey, friends are for the times when you feel like shit, when you've been kicked down and you wonder if you have the strength to get up. Friends make you smile even as you're crying tears from your heart and when they give you a hug, it just makes everything feel like its going to be okay.

Okay, I just tugged my own heartstrings reading that. But really. Friends are not for good times OR bad. They're for both.
As much as I like having someone to be there for me when I'm down, I was actually kinda sad that I couldn't share my happiness with one of my friends.
Meeting up with Audrey, I felt really happy that I could tell her all the great blessings in my life lately and as nice as it is to tell her, its just as heartwarming to see how happy she is for me.

So yesterday, I was emo-ing the whole afternoon and evening. My friend came to spend some time with me and we played like 10 rounds of Monopoly Deal. I won most of the time and even when I lost, I was accused of going soft on purpose. LoL?

But because I am human, because I am made of flesh and bone, I will sometimes feel completely alone. Just about everyone does, no?
The days when you look at your phone, ever silent.
You pick it up but realize you dont really have anyone you want to call.
Even if you find someone to call, that person doesnt pick up.
Then you go online or something.
But its the same thing.
Maybe you open a chat window but your fingers hover above the keyboard.
You dont know what to say.
So you close it.
When you're around people, you smile but it just feels like you're stretching your lips into a distorted expression.
Then when we can, we just retreat back into our world of solitude because we just feel hollow, trying to be happy.

But the thing is, often, we feel this way because we let ourselves. We feel alone because we close ourselves up and dont respond to any warmth someone extends to us.

So hey, people, dont feel sorry for yourselves. You may make excuses like "no one understands" "they're all just too busy" "i dont know how to voice it out"
but there's always someone waiting to be there for you. =)