Some friendships are loud and obvious. Others are quiet, rare, and so genuine that you only realize their value when life tests you. This is about one of those rare friendships. She came all the way from Indonesia to Singapore just to see me and that alone says more than a thousand words ever could. In a world where people are always busy, always rushing, always distracted, finding someone who makes time for you feels almost unreal. Genuine friendship is hard to find. The kind that lasts forever is even harder. Most people don’t have time to listen. They hear you, but they don’t listen. But she listens, always. With patience. With care. Without judgment. Most people don’t want to help. They step back when things get hard. But she steps forward every single time. Helping not because she has to, but because she genuinely wants to. She is one of the kindest people I know. I once said that I have a wall around my life, a wall that protects me and keeps people at a distance. Not many can...
Relationship & Travelling - Why couples who travel together stay together? I still remember the first out of town trip my then boyfriend now my husband went to. It was 2005, a few weeks after my college graduation. My boyfriend and I went on a trip to Puerto Galera. I was a fresh graduate and still unemployed and my bf has just started working. We had very limited funds and just managed to rent a room in the house of a local resident who sublets their rooms to tourists. We just had enough funds to have three decent meals per day for three days and enough for a back and forth transportation fare. Even though the budget was tight and the trip was simple, our time spent together was more important. The simplicity of the trip made it perfect! After that trip, we decided to have a trip together every year. We started to travel locally to places like Boracay, Bohol, Pagudpod, Palawan to name a few and when I was assigned abroad for work, we started taking trips outside th...