Giving and Taking

I have had to...

- Excuse myself from lunches with colleagues and absent myself from office functions and activities so as to meet up
- Furiously fend off the drowsiness at work and guilt of piling on the weight after all the heavy, greasy and carbo-laden lunches, dinners, suppers and drinks i was coaxed into having
- Watch my words & withdraw participation from 'news exchange' with others so as to keep that secret of yours
- Endure blisters standing there for 50 minutes waiting for the 'will be a lil late you'
- Postpone my sleeping time, time and again, sleep deprived as I am, to chat a little longer

But, in return,
- I receive encouraging , motivating and comforting smses in the morning to start the day off with a smile
- The day is made much more bearable when I have that lunch/dinner/supper meeting to look forward to that
- I have excuses to miss those networking functions and gatherings I have no desire to attend:P
- I have a chance to savour delicious dishes and desserts at new cafes and reminisce times at old ones
- I can look beyond my own miniscule problems to help a little when you confide your woes to me
- I get airtime to vent out all the pent up listlessness & frustrations within me to you who may not understand but still care enough to listen
- I get to enjoy, relax, laugh, unwind in the smashing company of you'll

It's because of you. All of you.


Taking turns-
To share and receive
Sometimes you talk, other times you listen
Sometimes you take initiative, other times you take a step back
Sometimes you give support, at others , you ask for help
Sometimes you cry, other times you lend a shoulder to cry on
Sometimes you write posts & read blogs, other times you comment (ahem, ahem:P)
Sometimes you give, other times you take.

Giving and taking. It's what friendship boils down to.