FINDING A FRIEND IN U.P.

"A friend loveth at all times..."--that's a proverb from the Bible. All of us wanted to have a friend. We wanted to have someone whom we can rely on and to be with everytime we feel blue, aside from our own family. We can always have a friend but to find a "true friend" is a difficult one. A true friend is someone who is always there for you, through tears and joy, through ups and downs.

I considered a person as my "friend", if he or she has earned my full trust. Like other people, I wanted my friend to be someone who is almost like me. We have the same likes, dislikes, favorites and others. As much as possible, we have the same religion so that we can readily understand each other. I dont want to experience again one of the worst things that happened in my life.

I used to have a friend and a classmate when I was still in grade six. I really considered her as my friend, even though she has used to say "bad words" and she has cursed me once. She makes me laugh and I was touched with her letters. I never expected her to backbite me. I trusted her so much. She has been a good friend "in front" of me. I was disappointed and at the same time, angry with her when I have known that she backbited me to my classmates. I never, ever expected her to do that to me. As if, the whole world has turned back on me! I don't know what to do with it! Then, I realized that the religion also matters. If you don't have the same religion, there's a tendency that you can't understand each other.

I become a very quiet person in UP at first. I feel lonely all the time because I don't have anyone to talk to and to share my feelings with. It was really hard for me to have no one to consider as a "friend". I wanted to talk and talk . But how can I talk if nobody is there to listen to me?

Honestly, I envy some of my classmates at first, who have their own "circle of friends" like Daisy and Jals, Isabel, Grace, and Eiza and the VIPs(John Rhey, Jurrine, Janelle, Jeny-vi and Irene).

But as of now, I have my new and own pal. Even if we sometimes argue, I love being with her. And her name is Rosa, our mathematician. Rosa and I always quarrel and argue about Tezuka Kunimitsu. I always tease her that Tezuka likes me and not her. We will be married soon and many other things. When she hears me anything about Tezuka, she became active. As if, it was her stimulant. Actually, Tezuka Kunimitsa was only an animè character.

Since we have been arguing each other for that animè character, we became close friends. It served as a bridge for two different people to be close with each other.

Honestly, I never expected Rosa to be my closest friend in U.P. My first impression when I first saw her, was that she is a very noisy person. Her noise irritates my ear. But, as of now, I was already used to it! Our friendship has been a very BIG SURPRISE to me!