The Power of Words

4 years ago I was haunted when I learnt that there would only be approximately 40 people in my batch starting this endeavour to get a degree with me. I was afraid that I won't be able to find a friend who can match my crazy. Little did I know, I did not find friends—I found a   family. A family that I know will last for a lifetime.  One that might not always meet nor connect, but one that I know will always help each other in times of need.  One that doesn't always get along throughout the ups and down, one that has its own kind of stupid annoying drama, but one that have been through it  all  as one . One that started off as naive, idealistic, immature and one that ended a bit better fit for this tough world (or so I hope).  One that has changed lives. All 40 of ours and even beyond.  One that truly lives up the idea of "you like because and you love despite" from the movie set it up, because you simply can't like all 40 of your family members, can yo...

"We are who we are,” A line of one of my current ongoing tv series good doctor that suddenly become a jolt of inspiration to reflect, to write once again. We are who we are and indeed we are all different. One very introvert and need her own space, one never runs out of the so called social battery. One likes to cook and bake and paint, one, on the other hand, likes to do math and statistic and accounting. One is very practical and energy conscious, the other one very in the moment and living life to the fullest. These differences, it sometimes feel like the barrier of us getting along. It sometimes feel like with each differences, the further away we become from creating a long-lasting friendship filled with “unconditional” love. Sometimes too, these differences create a heavy burden of expectation. Expectation to be slightly less different, expectation to change who you are for the sake of being “belong” in a group of people, expectation to di...