GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS

My girlfriends and I go way back. No, make that waaay, waay back. We have seen each other through our worst moments, and been there for each other during every important milestone imaginable. From the time we shared giddy, giggly moments during our younger days and then we shared intimate details of what have you..We have held each other's hands during difficult moments and many a time we have cried with each other for a variety of reasons. We have been together for every relationship, every wedding, every childbirth. Truly the friendship that we have built over the years is precious, a blessing indeed.


And now as we grow older, we seem to be faced with some very different difficult times. Although one of us has been through that pain of losing a parent, the rest of us girls up to this point have not walked down that heart wrenching path. But now we seem to find ourselves with some very testing times of our lives. As one of us faces the sudden illness of a parent, another is handling the situation of a sister who has been ill for awhile. As close as we are to one another, I know nothing can quite ease that pain right now. So, we try to do what we do best..we cheer one another on, through phone calls, e-mails, and we try to meet every so often.

Oh we girls have a blast when we meet..! We would be amongst the first to arrive for the buffet and the last ones there whilst the staffs begin to clear the rest of the tables. Often, a waiter would come up to us to remind us that the buffet's closing, do we need anything else, they ask us..Of no, we reply, we're fine, just fine. And then we continue chatting, and laugh our heads off..! Oh we do that all the time, laugh that is.

Yes, like when we share details of one truly girly affair we did together, well, 2 of us at least..whaddayaknow, we went for our pap smear together..! yes, yes, we went into the OB's clinic together-gether...Hey, nothing to hide mah...of course we respected each other's privacy and were discreet when we had to be, but hey, at 38 it's amazing we still found it amusing to learn how to do MBE ...!! (oh, that wud mean monthly breast exams...he he)

Our last rendezvous though did not make quorum. But the three of us had fun anyway. The usual girl talk, exchanging IL issues, the food..(aaah...lovely, lovely mushrooms...), the shopping, (as exhausting as it was, getting that size 4 for my dear sister was kinda fun wasnt it..) and of course that bit about getting SAB to buy us lipsticks from a Temerloh pharmacy, they were all moments refreshing to the soul.

Girls, my thoughts are with each one of you today. To FSL, hard as it may be, try to be brave girl, and have faith alright. To R, my doa is for KJ to make it through. The banker gal, we missed you and demand that treat next time around. And to you Z, as you face the prospect of being away from L and the kids, always remember that life can be more complicated and a lot bitter so as always we try to count our blessings.

And as always, we pray for one another..