the value of friends

I was reading through yesterday's papers this morning and chance upon this article which I would like to share.

Life is incomplete without friends......

Many people walk in and out of our lives but the ones who remain closest to us are our true friends. And friends have often proven to be more valuable than family and partners because they care and share in our joy and pain. Those who leave footprints in our hearts are our best friends. Making friends and maintaining friendship is part of our life's support system because without them, our lives would be empty, dull and dreadful. In short, our whole life depends on our ability to get along with others and developing friendship because our time spend outside our home is with friends. Our friends are vital because they are one of the most reliable sources of happiness, joy, support and intellectual development. While some friends are for keeps, some drift apart from us. In the course of friendship, sometimes we may get hurt or be betrayed and find it difficult to trust someone any more. But we should understand that bumps in a relationship are a means for us to know and understand the friend better, building trust requires quality time and is a life long process.

I have a childhood friend with whom I shared the same plate, cup and bed in our younger days but we have grown apart owing to our work and a change in his lifestyle and beliefs. Although we have not seen each other over the years now, my friend still remains special to me because of values, sorrow and fun we shared.

Good friends are those you can count on when you are in difficulty even though you have not met for some time. It is not necessary for your best friend and you to meet daily, weekly or monthly because a strong friendship is beyond distance and regular meetings. Friendship involves an internal connection.

They love you but they are not your lover.
They care for you but they are not from your family
They are ready to share your pain but they are not your relation
They are friends
True friends scolds like a Dad, cares like a mum, teases like a sister, irritates like a brother and finally loves you more than a lover.

Comparing friendship to our eyes :
They blink together, move together, cry together, see things together and sleep together
Though they never see each other, friendship should be just like that because life is hell without friends.

Life is incomplete without friends and no one can go through life without friends.

I thank God for the wonderful friends.................

S.

hi.... its me again.....

firstly, the whole office is in a mess. Can you imagine at this time when all you hear everywhere - world wide about bad economy and bad times, our office is doing renovation. Yup.... renovation. Somebody is thinking to bring up the image of the office in old dusty pandamaran. Who would imagine a "corporate office" in old dusty pandamaran. what the ^&%$#... does it really matters who cares about this sh@##$. Show us the money... dont show us the so call "corporate image office"..... so what if the office looks like corporate but the management is still "china" thinking. Any difference and does it matters.....?? We have been told all the time, times are bad, we should cut cost but what puzzles... renovation means cost cutting, meh ?!

The whole day today... all we hear is kok,kok,kok,kok..... aiyoo... the sound of laminated flooring being laid on the old carpet flooring. Told the HR dept to prepare and standby 1 box of panadol...... the worst is yet to come. The flooring will probably takes another 3 days to complete.

The wind just now blow in some alarming news... all of us will be watched by CCTV in the office. Can you imagine, while working and having the uneasiness that someone or something is watching you behind your back while working. Even damn thing you do, every word you say and every sound you make, be it your fart, sneeze or cough, you will be heard !!!!!! Not forgetting the number of times you visit the pantry and nature calls. Wonder if they will time how long we stay in the toilet or would they keep track how many times we used the toilet ??!! Can I call this invasion of privacy or do we have a choice, the employee as a minority. If the management does not trust the staff, please replace us but please dont put all of us under surveillance.

S.... sad and surprise.

24/7

The other day, while snoozing and dreaming in my own world... suddenly my mobile phone rang.... repeating the name of the caller, XXX 88. The name of one of the six tugs that I am managing. The call came in at about 2.30 am. Yea... i wrote it correctly and yes.. you read it correctly, too. Took the call, which went like this :

Me : yea, slamet malam...
Capt : Slamet pagi...Buk
Me : Oh ya... slamet pg..
Capt : Ada problem, Buk...
Me : Aduh.. apa problemnya Capt ? (Mind running wild... kena tahan by immigration kah or kena stop by Marine)
Capt : Kita alami kerosakan Buk, mungkin pada main shaft...!! Lagi 10 nautical mile untuk sampe muara sungai...
Me : Sh...t... Oh.. No.... Ok.. Nanti XXX 18 akan kesana bantu balik ke jetty.

As informed by the Master, the main shaft (like our car steering wheel) has probably gave way and may need to dock for replacment. While talking to him, my sleeping mind suddenly awaken... sHxt..i have urgent shipment that need to move out soon and this has to happen. So i called another tug to SOS XXX 88 back to base. After my third attempt, finally the sleepy Captain answer my call. I tried to go back to sleep but feeling unease over the whole incident. An hour later, I called the SOS tug and yes confirmed he is on the way towards XXX 88. Phew.... great relief !!. The next morning would be another of those days.... bloody monday..?! I have to source for a replacement as shipment is urgent. Ding.... dong... ding... dong.... finally managed to secure a replacement. then another !@#$ shipment pulak got problem... aiyooooooooo.....

So,,,, on call 24/7.....??

S = S@#$?