Happy Birthday, Friend!

It was Yasikha's birthday yesterday, and it somehow felt like it was my birthday as well. Because I was as happy as she was. I enjoyed the day as much as she did. It was simple but it was meaningful.

I have known this girl since 2008. We first flew together to KUL and I was her R4 galley operator on B777 aircraft. It was almost an instant click and we continued keeping in touch, and what turned out to be a beautiful friendship of 9 years that we have now.

I thank Allah for blessing me with such a beautiful friend, both inside and out. I don't have to go through all these friendship quotes to proof our love of friendship but when you know you have a friend, you just know.

I am now 32 years old and boy, have I gone through various types of friendships, nice ones, fun ones, odd ones, sad ones, i-can't-believe-we-are-no-longer-friends ones, and the list goes on. I remembered when I was younger, I need to have many friends. I want to have many friends. The number of friends defined you back then. If you have many friends, it means that you are popular and that you are well-liked. And when you have that "status", other people just tend to want to be close to you too.

But some of the friendships back then was just hilariously odd, because what I thought was a friendship turned out to be just acquaintanceship.

As you age (ok, that sounded old), as you become an adult, you realise that what matters are the people you can count on when you need them. Some friends are only there when things are great. Some friends are also only there to judge you when things are great. Some friends are nowhere to be seen when things are shit. Some friends are also only there to judge you when things are shit.

I am not here to change the world. People act differently depending on different circumstances. No one is perfect. I admit that I tend to do some of the above to some friends acquaintances as well. That's just because if we were to be good and nice to everyone, we will definitely need more than 24 hours a day. I mean like, when one is happy, we go cheer for them. And when one is sad, we are there to console them. You do that to everyone, then when will you have time to yourself?

So, here is to Yasikha. One of the bestest friend anyone could ask for. Thank you for your friendship. Thank you for your time. Thank you for being you.

Happy birthday, my beautiful friend. May you cherish what you have. Be thankful and grateful of what life has taught and given you. Some are to push you and some are to pull you. Follow your instincts, it is called instinct for a reason. Happy birthday again and may all your wishes come true!