Episode: the person I was and I am..
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

"Socialize. You will find out life is much more meaningful if you have friends."

The crazy, hyper and sociable person that you guys see before your eyes wasn't like that younger. Crazy maybe, but I was just not that hyper or sociable person that I am now. Making friends doesn't seem to be my priority when I was younger. I prefer to be left alone.

I can't really remember the rest of my primary school friend's names when I get to secondary school. But I do remember that when I get to secondary school, my target was to concentrate on my studies. I did just that. I was so focused, I prefer to call it too focused, that I ignored socializing totally. I only started to get to know the names in my class when I was in secondary 3. It was hard for me when I was appointed at vice-chairman of my class in secondary 2. Since I did not know my classmates names then, giving back their workbooks took me quite a long time to do. It confused me even more when they change their seating sometimes. In a way, I was forced to memorize their names. To do that, I had to approached them and did something that I didn't do for a whole year, and that is ask for their names.

Truthfully, I am a shy guy. Though I did what I did just to know their names, I did not quite know who they truly are. I did that just to get over the whole year as a vice-chairman of my class. It was not something I like doing. I was left with no choice but to get to know about my classmates when in secondary 3, as I was officially nominated as the chairman of my class. Slowly but surely, I break out from my shell and give socializing a try. It was not that bad after all. I found out that some of them are interesting and funny too. What I feel made socializing something essential to me is that, when you have friends and when you are celebrate something, you have them to celebrate it with.

Friends also play a huge role and a huge influence on the path of your life. Out of the classmates I have in my secondary school, I only keep a few as close friends. As I find out that the rest are bad companies. Since I want to make something out of my life, I did not let them influence me with all the negative things. But still, there is nothing wrong just being friends with them. Just don't be arrogant and ignore them. It's OK to befriend them but just don't always have a negative thinking about them, as they might be good at heart(you would never know) . So, choose your close friends wisely. Remember, good friendship lasts forever.

So, that was my tale. I turn out to be the kind of guy I am now, with help of my friends and the courage to break out from my shell. Friendship lasts forever, but could a boy girl relationship? Which is stronger? If you were given a choice to choose between them, which one would you choose? Well, friendship is usually the beginning when you meet someone, but what happens when it turns into something more, something that you would regard special? That, is another story..


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Aidie blogged @ 3:17 AM

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