A friendship made in Singapore

Sincerity begets sincerit

3 months ago, I barely know these 2 ladies.

If there's one thing I know about them it's just their names, NOTHING MORE.

After 6 days from our first day of work, we were sent abroad for training.  And these 2 were my roomies.

one of the many bonding moments

    

Though I know that I will be able to make friends with them, I thought that 3 months is quick to pass through the get to know you stage,  It is short to gain someone's trust coming from a total stranger.

Everyday was a new day for me to learn something new from my roomies.  Surprisingly, the 3 months which I thought was short was just enough to know them both.  

 

With sincerity and openness from each other, we passed the get to know each other stage.

We were different in many ways yet we find the means to compromise and have learned acceptance.

We have common traits yet we manage not to clash and have learned to give and take.

 

I have always believed that it takes time to know someone and takes time before you can consider someone your friend.  But these 2 just proved me wrong.

The training is over, but our friendship is just starting.  And I will always be grateful for the opportunity that I had not just to travel and be trained but the opportunity to meet new people and gain friends.

 
    
I have mentioned this before, and I will mention this again.  What happened in Singapore will remain with me always..  Cheers to the girls of 1704 and to more years of friendship.

Happy at 30

Late post

Age as they say is just a number.  One should not worry much about aging instead one should be grateful whenever a number is added to you.  So I must say,

I am 30 and I am happy. sarcasm aside, I am indeed happy.

When I was younger, I often think that 30 is old and that 20's would always be better.  But reaching this age made me realize many good things to be thankful of.

As I leave the 20 something age, I would like to look back at the decade that passed: the blessings and the
wonderful experiences.. and here are some of them..

> I graduated college
> Worked with good companies and have met few good colleagues who eventually became my friends
> Experienced independence by working abroad
> Got married to my first boyfriend and my first love
> Had my first niece (from my brother)
> Gone through life changing challenges like heartaches, financial struggles and lost of child twice
> Travel here and abroad
> Career stability

20 is sure fun but I think 30 is better and awesome because at this age I can say "been there, done that" to the problems that I have encounter and had no idea how to resolve when I was 20.

That I am totally responsible for my decisions and ideals by the experiences I had when I was 20 and trying out many things and committing mistakes.

That at 30, I am strong enough to stand by my word and realizing that I do not need to please other people.

At 30,  I realize that at one point in my life, I have gone through an experience where I almost lost everything and was able to pick myself and rebuild my whole life.

There are still a lot of things in life that I may have not figured out but I could say that I would know better now how to deal and face struggles as it come my way.


An adult by experience and responsibility and still retaining the child within me who is always eager and excited to explore the world and the opportunities it bring.

I am 30 and happy.  I look forward to enjoying this phase of my life as I reach the next decade and look back at the blessings and wonderful experience.