What'd you call a "Friend"

I just did a sweeping 10 hit combo friendster update. Just. It involves going through every profile of everything you know, find out(through their profile) about their current situation and drop them a comment. Holy shit, I realised I'm so damn behind with everything.

Like how I missed Corin's birthday, just like that. Or when I didn't even remember adding Joyce in friendster. That kind of stuff. Army took a lot from me! Oh, nevermind. Not the point.

Besides, it's not really about friendster, or leaving the comments, that counts. It's more of having a real friend. How often do you actually call or send a message, just updating your friend about something that happened? It's more like that kind of thing. Most people I see would leave a catchy comment or nice image complete with music and flash animation. Wow. That's some respectable effort there. Chances are, most of us can't be bothered anymore.

Then comes the thought: "Why bother? What are friends for?". Is friendship something you should benefit from? Think of conmen who "befriends" people and then cheat them of their stuff. Or to suffer for? Like those movies where the main character takes the blame for something his friend did and goes to prison. Both are extremes, but I hope that one point is clear: We all want something from our friends. It may be a favour, or to offer help so that next time you'd have an excuse to ask for help. It can even be just for company, to help battle lonliness. That kind of thing. Sounds materialistic, doesn't it? Ever had those friends who'd lecture you mercilessly because you didn't do something which is for your own benefit(e.g. going to school)? I wonder what are their intentions are. Probably so that they'd not look bad going out with you. I'm bad.

Have you seen girls who say that they are "best friends"? More often than not, one of them would be prettier than the other. The pretty one would hang out with the not so pretty girl so that when they're seen together, she'd stand out. And why would the other hang out with her more beautiful counterpart? So that she'd get access to places and things she would never get if she were alone. I'm evil.

I'm not one who plans on how to use friends. I'd keep them around so I can use them when I need to. I'm really evil! Muahahaha!! True or not, you figure out.

Readers, I urge you to cherish your friends(if you haven't been) more(if you have been, lol). A little effort goes a really long way.

By the way, if you're still wondering, it has nothing to do with 10 hit combo, just sounded cool. Yeah.

5:54 AM - 9/21/2007 - post comment