That's what friends are for

It's been more than a year I left my blog without any post, while my great friends (Asri, Pia and Mio) have had their great stories posted.

therefore i am trying to make one now, even though I don't know what am i going to write about, seemed that not many interesting things happened on me.

Only my last visit to thailand where I covered stories about political turmoil in Bangkok caused by Red Shirt movement. That probably becomes most exciting experience I got this year. There were huge challenges to work where I can speak Thai, work without fixer and in difficult situation. At last, I can accomplished it well, since my new friend Timothy Marbun and Yudi from Metro TV (An Indonesian News TV Channel) helped me much. Thanks a lot for them.

so now, I decide to write about how important friends to me, while watching brasil versus ivory coast at tonight world cup match.

Well, once my aunt (who take care of me during my teenage time) told me, that too close with friends even could jeopardize your relationship with them. She said so, because I spent my days mostly with my friends, so i hardly to stay at home. At that time I was so black sheep on the family, without any intention to do so.

Probably, disobedience that I performed to my family give me another life learning experience.

(paused for a while, attention to the match, Robinho gives his firs shoot to Ivory Coast in early minutes)

So my really first friend was in college, he was almost two years older than me. Both of us were very active in students association in our university, until we involved in a community project. In that project, we have different thought about how we should manage our money and activities. Well finally it took us apart.

My next best friend was in the same age. We worked at same company where we almost spent our time together in office and in our boarding house. We even travel together a lot to Bandung and his hometown, for more than 100 kilometers and more than 3 hours. It was great time but conflict because of woman was took me away from my best friend.

But no matter how I mad to them, the truth is... I miss them

Sometimes I think, loosing your best friend even hurt rather than broke up with my girlfriend. I dunno why I felt that way. I guess there must be good reason in breaking up with girlfriend such as do not have anything in common, long distance or there's no heat anymore... after broke up you can turn became her good friend and you can find another girl. But loosing your best friend, means you really lost them.

LikeDionne Warwick or Stevie Wonder said in their song:

"For Good Times And bad times, I'll be on your side forever more, That's what friends are for"

So keep your friends around ^^