I was really surprised that the hawkers in S gardens speak English to customers, although I gave them my orders in Mandarin! Lol. Anyways.

I really thank God for close friends that stuck with me from primary school until now. Ally, Charm, Joan...they are friends that some can only dream of having. I asked God for godly friends, and all of them are my godly friends. :)

I love Joan's camera. Resolution is great.

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Well. I wanted to talk about transparency and accountability in this post right? :P I wanted to talk about this because it is something that is so difficult for most of us. I can safely say that most of my friends and including myself used to be emotionally shut down or still are. It's nothing shameful, it happens because socio-culturally that has been nurtured in us, intentionally or unintentionally.

But Joan is someone entirely the opposite. She is an open book to her good friends, and she is someone who really believes in being accountable. I really admire you Joan (if you are reading this) because you have the ability to spell out your thoughts, analyze situations against what is right or wrong, and to ultimately do what is right.

Joan includes her close friends in the entire process of reasoning a thought/action/situation. That's something I want to learn from her. And i've been trying to do. Haha. It's no wonder she's a law student. She reasons like she's in a debate or smth. Haha!

I am what I am today because my friends had a great part to play in my life, especially those that literally grew up with me. And that's why we find ourselves so similar to each other in the things we deal with, the way we think and reason. I'm very blessed to have them as my wise counsels.

Labels: contemplative, daily rantings