Friends...

People come & go throughout our lives. I've heard many say that most friends are "periodic", as in primary school friends who are our childhood playmates, secondary school friends whom we go through our most rebellious adolescence days with, JC friends for 2 brisk years, university friends whom we grow quite close to, then our colleagues at work, etc... All of whom we share memorable times with... Some of us, however, are lucky enough to be blessed with many of such life-long friends. This blog entry is for all my wonderful & precious friends...

My Primary School Friends. Had a small X'mas gathering @my place. It was rather last minute, so many couldn't make it :P Planning to have another one this CNY. I'm sure it'll be a much larger crowd! ;) Well, I can't believe it myself, most of us have been friends since we were in Primary 1! Haha... We are all now in different walks of life, yet we still enjoy remembering our good old kiddy days & sharing our new adventures with one another. We agree that we have our primary school (Red Swastika Primary School) system then to thank for our long-lasting friendship, since we were in the same class all the way from P2 till P6. :)

My Secondary School Friends. This is a rather special group. We almost did not contact one another for almost 2 years throughout our JC days. Then the magic all rekindle when we went to University. At one time we were meeting as regularly as once a  month! Now that we are all busy with work & family, we try to meet up at least during festive seasons & one another's Birthdays. So ya, still at least 8 times per year ba?? :P although some of us meet up more regularly than others, especially sine one of us have migrated to Australia, & another one to US. We just had a gathering 1week+ ago to celebrate my birthday, & we are meeting again over CNY period :)

My University Friends. There are more to this group actually. Just that our group is so HUGE, it's almost impossible to get EVERYONE to our gatherings :P So we tend to meet up in small groups :) This is one of the most fun groups of friends, I must say. We did many crazy things during our Uni days, & we sometimes still do whacky stuff together till now! :P Memories of our "Overall Day", "Winnie the Pooh Day", "Coffee-Club Club", "Roller Blading Craze Phase", "Ghost Walks", "Bridge Club", "Boggle Club", "Supper Car Rides", etc... never fails to put a smile on my face till today :)

My MAAD Friends. These beautifully creative friends came into my life when I quit my MOE & started Knotty Bicsie. They're always my source of motivation & inspiration in many ways, when things get tough running a 1-man-show with Knotty Bicsie. Even though all our individual indie labels have grown & developed very differently, we still enjoy one another's company very much. This picture was taken on 10th Jan 2010, when we had a Korean feast to celebrate my birthday :)

My KBCC Friends. we meet up on the last Saturday of every month to make handicrafts & makan :) Besides this, we will also always support each other in our various new ventures & activities. So I must say I meet up with this group of crafting friends A LOT :)

My Motherhood Friends. Another special group of friends. Got to know Jullie through crochet & crafting. Then Jullie's friends, Dewi & Christie, came to learn crochet & knitting from me. The rest is history :P Now that we are all mothers & mothers-to-be, it just gives us more reasons to meet up! :D Yes yes yes, in case u still haven't known, I'm gonna be a MUM soon! :)))

My BEST Friends - Edward & my parents. Always so unconditionally supportive & loving. The people I hang out the MOST with :) & my sis, helping to look after my parents when I'm not around :) & my sis-in-law, who is always so helpful :)

Dear Friends, Thank u so much for being such beautiful people in my life. & thank u all for your generous contribution to the "Betsy's 1st Sewing Machine Fund" in celebration of my birthday this year! Here's a picture of my new toy, fully sponsored by my lovely friends... :)))