Dear All: Chapter 4 Seize The Day

Last week, my friend passed away.  He was the very first person close to me who died. And I do not even know the real cause of his death because his family do not know me. And honestly I really do not want to know. But we have been friends for a long time. I could say he is one of the closest despite the distance we had since I moved abroad.

He was a funny guy. He made us laugh always in our small circle of friends. He has that humor that all of us seem to understand the moment he starts talking.

Dying at a young age is indeed a waste. He could have done even more things. He could have made more people laugh. He could have touched more lives. He was a great friend.

I know that he always want to live his life to the fullest everyday. He never misses a day to enjoy the life he has. He may have been wreckless sometimes but I know he did it because he just want to cease the day. Carpe diem as it is. He enjoyed his life even if it is just for a brief 33 years. But atleast even if he died young, I know that he enjoyed his life not thinking about what others would say. He lived it freely. He lived it on his own.

You will always be that person who makes me laugh. You are great and will always be.

Dear All: Chapter 3 Friends

I have many friends but most of them do not know each other. Some got to know some on acquaintance but not everyone really knows who are who. The only common denominator of these people is my Facebook account which I hardly visit nowadays. Last April, I have a very close friend from my previous office who got sick. Until now he is still sick. He was diagnosed with viral meningitis and it caused him to lose a lot of weight, partially lost his eyesight for a while and hardly can't move himself. Luckily with medicines and right care, he is recovering and will hopefully come back to work in September. Last month, I have another friend from way back who was diagnosed with Lupus. His skin started to deteriorate and he lost a lot of weight to. Right now, I do not know what is happening to him as I do not have any way of contacting him but through our common friend. His family does not know me and my family does not know him to. As I said, our common denominator is just Facebook although I have established a long and lasting friendship with him for almost 10 years now.

My family mostly do not know my friends because I have a lot that they never really got to met. Given my freedom since college, I mostly meet my friends out and we are all mostly independent that we never really visit their family houses because we all have our own places where we visit each other. I guess this is just how life is. When your only connection through your friend is each other, and once you do not maintain contact, you will lose each other.

I am praying that my friend recovers. There is still hope while he is alive and breathing. I will still see him soon when I return home so please wait for me. We still have a lot of things to do. I love you my friend.