I choose my friends...

Very recently 3 of my good, good childhood friends (Golda, Judith and Iryn)met up in Las Vegas... I loved looking at their pictures! And listening to their crazy stories! Now, somehow, im feeling regretful that I passed up on this trip. i was supposed to join them, but I thought since Im moving to Vancouver soon, I'll just spend my summer holiday in another country since i'll be seeing them a lot more often once I move.


After coming to Japan....I met a lot of different people, from different countries(some countries I didnt even know existed, and those I only know from watching Ms. Universe Pageants in the Philippines), different backgrounds, cultures, and a whole lot more. I also met a lot of Pinoys who are totally different from the Pinoys I know back home.
After being exposed to a lot of different people....I decided to be choosy when having friends. You see, when i was in Pinas....i was never choosy with friends...okay..maybe a little...hahaha...But I think I tried to befriend everyone...but It's different now.
I realize it is very important to choose one's friends. Your friends say a lot about you. The saying "Birds of the same feather, flock together", is very true, I believe.
Im not being a snob...It's just that there are some traits I cant tolerate on a person. And when i see these traits, I usually go running for the door. i mean, usually, after hanging out with a NEW person for a few times, you get to know whether that person can be a longtime friend. As I always say, Friendship is an Investment. Investment of time.....energy....effort...feelings and emotions...sometimes money.... So, my philosophy is.....If I dont see myself being friends with you for the next 5 or 10 years of my life...why bother being friends now. what's the point? Sorry dear, but I dont want to waste my precious time (and everything i listed above )on the wrong people.


I have enough good friends already. Friends i know who will stick by me no matter what. And I mean NO MATTER WHAT. Friends i know whom I can call at 3 am and pick me up wherever i am. friends i know who will easily lend me their new car even when they know Im a crazy driver whose license is already expired.Friends who will drive from LA to San Francisco and back (14 hours man!) just because they wouldnt want me to take GreyHound. Friends who spoil me by driving from Seattle to Vancouver and back just to drop me then pick me up again 5 days later.Friends who will ask their families to pick me up at the airport and drive 6 hours to Philly just because they wouldnt want me to take the train/bus. friends who will lend me money even when theyre not sure I could pay them back right away. friends who call me for 2-3 hours almost weekly. Friends who will go out of their way to pick me up at my apartment just because I cant be bothered to ride my bicycle to do my grocery shopping.friends who are happy for me everytime I travel to a new country or buy an expensive thing or meet a really cool guy or lose weight or just have anything new in my life going. friends who will fix everything I get broken.friends who download all songs in my Ipod and do all technical things that i dont know (*Trivia* I like technology and new gadgets....but...someone has to tell me how to use them after I buy them. i cant be bothered reading manuals. all my manuals are unopened....in short, Im technologically-challenged ) .friends who will come to my party and stay until 4 am even when they have work at 8am. friends who have prepared everything I miss and want to eat back home while in the car from the airport. Friends who send me cigarettes because they know I always complain about how expensive they are here. Friends who take care of my other friends whenever i asked them to. friends who will cancel appointments/dates with their boyfriends/girlfriends just to be with me.friends who never forget my birthday.friends who treat me out , although they know i can pay for what I want to eat.....just because theyre happy to see me and be with me. Friends who will spend money for postage just to send me their presents from the country theyve visited. Friends who never forget to bring me presents(no matter how small) everytime they travel.friends who talk to their moms(even when their not in good terms) just so i can stay at her mom's apartment in one of my trips. Friends who pack my suitcase...because Im very bad at packing..(*trivia* In all my travelling, Ive never packed for a trip...ever...). friends who will come in the middle of a snowy night just because i dont have enough gas for my heater anymore.friends who will bring me soup when im sick. friends who give me a set of Christian Dior nail polish just so i'll be motivated to grow my nails long.Friends who always buy something for me whenever they go shopping for themselves. Friends who will never tire even when I cant decide on what clothes to wear for a date/party/event and ask them to criticise my clothes for 3 hours.friends who will bring 20 kilos of my luggage back home.

Im lucky right? I have a lot of good friends. and these people are longtime friends. My Friends for Life. Now, who would need a short term friend?