2008/06/03

About W

W got an internship in HSBC and I'm so happy for her. But on a second thought, this also means we won't get to hang out that often in the next 6 months which horrifies me.

The friendship between me and W can be defined like this, whenever I called her, I don't feel like I'm intruding or interrupting something. Making phone calls is a piece of art and I'm never good at it. People hold some sort of expectation before picking up the phone, that's why no matter who is on the other side of the phone, your significant other or just some random guy, you have those fuzzy feelings to some extent. And that never occurred to me when I called W, I trust her 100 percent and I just know that she will be there for me no matter what.

W is that kind of girl who is apt to like people in general. She never sees faults in others. In Jane Austin's words, "All the world are good and agreeable in her eyes". Of course we gossip together about all topics one could imagine, but I never heard her speak ill of a human being. She has the ability to take the good of every body's character and make it still better.

Each time I meet her, W is all smiles. She is blessed with infectious smile and lovely disposition. Sadness, melancholy, anger and hatred doesn't belong in her world. She doesn't do those silly things like other girls, like throwing a tantrum now and then or shopping emotionally. Ultimately, we're two different kinds of people. When I'm with someone, I don't feel the obligation to start or lead the conversation, I'm perfectly OK with the quietness between two people while others may find it awkward. W would never behave like me. She seems always have something to talk with others and will make those chitchats comfortable and natural.

It is amazing how someone you are close to or love dearly will subtly change your way of thinking. Basically I'm cynical. When American women go nuts over Barack Obama's "hope and change", I was like Do they really believe in those stuff? I don't actively go for something, I just sit and wait for things to happen. W shows great initiative in her own life. She gets up early, works out on a daily basis and rarely eats junk food. She believes that wasting time, both hers and others', is an original sin. She would set a goal and work hard for it. "As long as you have your camera and ipod, you can make peace with anyone. You just indulge yourself in images and melody. I wish I could be more like you." She once said to me.
"Be careful, indulgence is evil. You have no idea how I envy your state of life." I replied.

We've been friends for four years and she will be my BFF, I have no doubt about that. I'm writing this as if we're facing graduation and bidding farewell and saying all those good things to each other. The truth is W is just going to start an internship and we're still in the same city, sharing the same dorm room. The truth is I'm just a girl and girls tend to be sentimental.

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