Friends

For once, I am going to stop and write a blog about something that is not based on the events in my life, but about my friends. I am going to start off with two quotes I found on the internet that sums up the meaning of friendship from my point of view and here they are:

"There was a definite process by which one made people into friends, and it involved talking to them and listening to them for hours at a time."

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."

I'm proud to say I have a lot more friends than enemies. I don't know what they all see in me really at times, just glad to know I can always rely on them when needed and if that was not the case, I really can't consider them friends can I? My circle of friends keeps getting larger and larger as times goes by. Unfortunately along the way, I also lost a few in the process.

Even though the reason I came to St. John's in the first place was because of my ex Janelle, I really should thank her for leading me to this town. I now couldn't be happier being with the best of friends and my girlfriend Tiffany. I can't honestly see myself in the future without this girl and knowing she is much more than a girlfriend to me, means a whole lot more. You know when someone knows you well when she takes your compass out of your backpack and tells everyone I will make a comment on my 100 dollar compass and do so, that's special. I also know when she reads this, that part I just wrote, she will laugh. With Tiffany alone brought more friends into the picture as well and I will not mention them all because to be honest with you, I have a hard time keeping track myself. It is like Tiffany with my family. It is a very diverst set of friends, but all great people and they welcome you the second you walk through the doors.

Convergys also brought along many great friendships as well and I don't think I would have lasted so long without them. It was also the place where I met Tiffany as well, so I can't complain really. Along the way, many have left, but new ones came in. On the news the other day, it commented on why Convergys has a high turn-over rate and was wondering why. I am not going to mention management, that got me enough trouble already, but the type of work we do, it is not meant for certain people and a lot of people get very stressed over the place. So if I carry on in the work place, telling jokes, making an ass out of myself, or so on, it is just to keep my sanity (for the little bit I have left). It is not the best of places to work, but not the worse either and good friends makes it a little easier.

Acadia University was my first time I was ever on my own and for the 6 years I was there, I met people from all over the world and majority of them, I still keep in contact with. It might be months before I do so or the same for them, but how can you lose friends when distance is not a factor and they got me through some rough times here as well. Jon English, Chelsea, Lisa, Nicole, Slimmy, Jill, Crystal, and Teri are probably the ones I keep in touch with the most and if I forgot anyone like Jay, Jodi, Maresa, Melanine (now they pop in my head), and etc... Truely sorry. I will be back to the Maritimes one of these days for a reunion.

Churchill Falls, the place I grew up in and even though I didn't do much as a child to being a teenager, except for playing video games and watch tv, it turns out I still keep in touch with a few really good friends. Those being Charlene and Mindy mostly. Well technically Shannon use to live there was well, but that was so long ago, it probably doesn't count, even though he is with us majority of the time. Oh yeah, also can't forget the Bleeman and I wouldn't have gotten through Acadia as well with is help.

So for those who reads my blog and is in this category of "Friends", I am very happy knowing there is still lots out there. A lot of them I talk to on MSN from morning to nightfall and otheres, in a form of an email. It's not common over the phone because by the time I am done working, I really don't like taking those calls, hahaha..... Joking. You're all unique, funny, strong, generous, great, and the list could go on, but I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY!!!!!