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A Friendship That Crossed Borders

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...
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Small Things Matter


Small things or moments in our lives are often unnoticed or not appreciated. They are undervalued because we are deeply focused on the major or significant happenings in our life. But this holiday season, for a change, why don’t we try to celebrate the small feats that happened to us. We are always dreaming or waiting for the big things to arrive for us to be contented, but the truth is, it is the small things that matter most.


Now Christmas is approaching, and everyone is busy buying gifts and preparing for the celebration. We buy presents for our friends and families expecting it to be appreciated but ironically, we ourselves are unappreciative in what we receive, and expecting something else better. We are trying to look for something expensive or something worthy of recognition because of our thinking that gifts should be high priced for others to appreciate. I don’t disapprove anyone for this action or beliefs because many of us would think that the value of that special person to us is equivalent how our gifts cost. What I would like us to understand is, let’s try to value any gift we will receive whether it is expensive or not. Let’s learn to appreciate and embrace even the small things because the thoughtfulness of the person when they remembered us and gone through all the trouble of buying us presents will be enough. Let’s forget about the price tag because that person is still special to you even without gifts. Actually, gifts are not really essential at all because your time spent with them is much more important.

It is our life’s little moments that make it so big.

There are also times that we tend not to meet our friends or relatives because don’t have budget to eat in an expensive restaurant. Guys, it doesn’t need to be a fancy place so that we can just show off and post it in social media. Small talks with friends or love ones takes real effort because after a busy day, we have time to share small moments with them.

Treat yourself with the modest things that make you happy. It doesn’t have to be buying expensive shoes or bags. Do whatever makes you happy with simple things like eating your favourite “taho”, “putubungbong” or “bibingka”. These are the things I miss dearly. Small and simple things but I always look forward for it because it makes me happy since I was a kid.

Enjoy little things

It is not the big moments that make up our life. It is not finishing schools that makes you an adult but it is the hardship and sleepless nights you’ve spent for studying. It is not getting a good job that makes you contented but it’s about how you enjoy your work every day. It is not the big wedding ceremony that makes you married, but it’s the love and the moments you share every day. It is not giving birth that makes you a parent, but is the daily engagement you provide to love and take care of your child. It is our life’s little moments that make it so big.






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