Diamonds are forever…so as my friendship with you.

Friend…friendship…Definitely one of the most talked about stuffs in the world.
You might wonder why am I trying to write another piece since there are incredibly lots of written articles about it already. For your information, it’s justice for my writing. I have to have my own story to share. It’s actually the friendship quote below that enthused me to do this. I have no down pat when and where I first read it but I had memorized the lines.

“Friendship is not about looking for gold or silver among the rocks of life.
It’s about seeing each others coal through the fire until diamonds are formed.”

See! Isn’t it stirring? This is one of the most beautiful friendship quotes I’ve ever read.

***In my Chemistry I’ve learned that diamonds are made of pure carbon, same component found in the lead of pencils we use. You may perhaps wonder why is lead softer than diamonds if they are made of the same material? I’m not trying to be an expert here or what but as far as I can remember carbon atoms in diamonds are perfectly symmetrically bonded so the structure is very hard. Diamonds are formed underneath the earth and those we see today were formed million if not billion years ago. Whew! Laborious job for my memory. Sorry, I cannot elaborate on how they surface from underneath because I will need time to review my Organic Chemistry and Earth Science and that’s not going to finish my script today.

Hey, don’t get too carried away with diamonds…this is about friendship.
I chose diamond to compare with friendship because they have myriad in common.
I will only have to say a few or I will spend the whole day listing them down one by one before I’m finally done with this.

Diamond formation undergoes extensive processes to become the finest it can be.

Friendship undergoes ordeal, conquers it and survives it to have the bond as strong as ever.

Diamonds are precious.

True friendship is priceless.

Diamonds are rare.

True friends are extraordinary.

O here, I’ve just found one great difference between the two – their availability.

If you lost a diamond you can readily buy a new one in shops if you have sufficient money for it.

If you lost a friend there is no readily available alternate you can find in any store.

Therefore I conclude, true friendship is still more valuable than diamonds.

True friendship is indispensable!

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EXCUSE ME's don't really get the excuse most of the time...

I ride the MRT everyday and there are these people I encounter who like to go ahead of others in the escalator and you will hear them say, “Excuse me, I’m in a hurry.”
And I’m sure within their thought, “I might be late for work.”

But hey, don’t they realize that we’re all in a hurry…that we’re all hoping to arrive early for work?

When you are conversing with someone and a person passed in between you, says “Excuse me” you just pave the way so the person can pass. Would you give time arguing that he/she should have chosen other path rather than where you are standing? I’m sure you won’t.

When I eat in fast foods like in the most populated bee-chow-hub, I notice some people asking for a share in the table space or a chair for them to occupy and you’ll hear them, “Excuse me, is someone sitting here? Can I occupy this seat?

Don’t they realize that it’s unlikely for the people who seated there first to refuse? Of course, they don’t want to be perceived unkind by the people around. But that doesn’t mean you’re allowed to sit there… or maybe others won’t care anyway it’s a commercial place and they own not a single seat there and you don’t need an excuse for providing one for yourself.

And one thing more, undeniably observable with a lot of folks around…When people sneeze, after the ‘achoo!’ thing you’ll hear them say, “Excuse me.” Again, they are not really excused for that. Watch the people around if this happens to you, they stare at you as if you are SARS virus carrier…well, who knows then. Funny ‘coz this has happened to almost everybody and not just once they said “Excuse me.” I was thinking probably the most appropriate to say after you set-free virus from your nose is “I’m sorry.”
What do ya think?

Summing up, the “excuse me” thing is no longer a claim for a pardon. It’s turns out to be a reflex. Try to figure out from the examples above.
It definitely means that “excuse me” is most of the time uttered unconsciously…much like saying “thank you” without quintessence at all.

So what!?!

Well, it’s just this actually…next time, watch out when you say “Excuse me” and asked further “Am I really excuse?” before you proceed to whatever.

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Excuse me. I have to go back to work now.