When you feel deeply about someone, could you pin down the exact moment when it switched from 'it doesn't exist' to 'it exists'?
I guess it all started as a tiny seed of possibility. With a little bit of luck, the seed grows into a little bud of interest. Then the steady nurturing and watering of conversations and interactions helps it to be a beautiful flower of love and caring.
Don't you think?
Here in Indonesia, mother's day falls on December 22nd. I think mother's day celebration is important because it reminds us at to say thank you to our mom, at least once a year. Although once a year is of course not enough for all that our mom has done for us.
Moreover, it's because
“A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking”
So whether it is mother's day or not at where ever you are right now, let's say Thank You to our dear mother today and at any chance we get.
For my mom, thank you for all you've done for our family, especially for your love and care for me. I don't think I can thank you enough. I love you!
Bos anda-anda sekalian orang apa? Bos saya orang negeri Acha-Acha!
Pagi ini saya mendapat titipan CD darinya. Isinya seputar pekerjaan tentunya. Ketika siang menjelang sore, saya berniat melihat isi CD tersebut. Ketika saya keluarkan CD dari tempatnya, tercium bau bumbu masak.
Rupanya bos saya nge-burn CD sambil masak kare!
Yesterday, I got my heels stuck in a gap on a driveway when a car was coming towards me!! Luckily it was a driveway in front of a hospital lobby so the car wasn't driving very fast. But it honked at me!! Can't you see a girl panicking??!
But unlike The Wedding Planner, no one came to my rescue. It wasn't that dramatic anyway. :P
I'm so bad at maintaining relationships... No, I'm not talking about romantic relationship. I'm talking about friendships.
Yesterday, I called one of my long time best friend. We haven't spoken for a while. I like to email, but she likes to text. So when I email, she didn't reply, when she texts, I rarely reply. After a while, I have no desire to write her emails. Same goes for her, she has no desire to text me.
Phone calls are rare. If we do talk on the phone we talk more about another person, who is also our best friend. We were like a group of friends that used to do three-way emails.
So about the phone conversation I mentioned earlier. After a few small talks, we were both at lost for words... I was feeling very awkward, I don't know if she did too but she ended the phone call by saying that she didn't want to interrupt my dinner. (I was in a restaurant for a family gathering, but I was still waiting for other people to come.)
I was reflecting on this little happening in my life this morning and I realize, how I have lost contact with many of my friends, just because we aren't walking in the same path anymore. The separation was mostly a sentimental one. We were saying we'll miss each other and that we'll keep in touch. Then for a while we did keep in touch. Made a few visits. Then reduced to phone calls. Then reduced to just emails. Then... like the story above. Nggak nyambung... (lit: not connected, bad chemistry, etc.)
So, how can people still connect with so many acquaintaces? Do you have a how-to-keep-a-friendship-going kind of article?
