Charmaine

"Yesterday while I was leaving the lift, I had this sudden urge to smile. So I smiled at this maid who was about to enter the lift. And she smiled back. Totally made my day. (:"

- Charmaine

This post is dedicated to another of the special friends I made this year - Charmaine.

I guess at WLC, I didn't really have much of a chance to interact with many people. But one group of friends that I found at WLC was team NYP (: haha.

But like many friends, many of these friendships fade off very quickly. I'm glad I'm still talking to Charmaine though. I actually think we are quite similar. And hmm very similar to Jackson too.

We didn't really get to know each other much during the conference because of our busy schedules. But seeing her blog and chatting with her online randomly sometimes is usually quite comforting. Charmaine is a very sensitive person who's also rather sentimental. But what stands her out once again, like Jackson, is that she truly cares for her friends.

"I really wish there is someone in my life who could see through me each time I lie about my unhappiness."

I guess I feel this way a lot of times too. And although we aren't that close, she helped me out during a time when I was feeling down after WLC. Somehow, whenever I talk to her online, her smile manages to come through (maybe she uses a lot of smileys?) and it's a very relaxing feeling.

"... I want more than anything else to be a psychologist to make people happy. I may not be able to solve everyone's problems. But I can be a listening ear any time of the day, a shoulder to cry on, offering opinions from various point of views."

What she thinks and how she thinks relates to my feelings very well. Guess that's why we continue to be friends even as WLC has drawn to a closure and lots of friendships broken up after the short 5 days together. I sincerely hope that this one wouldn't though. Because she, like Jackson, has become one of my role models in life. (:

Continue smiling everyday Charmaine! And with your hard work and determination, I'm sure you'll achieve your dream! Thanks for showing me how a great friend should be! (:

Patrick