my friend, JP

That's JP and I having kopi- C (coffee with condensed milk, Singapore style, the way we like it) on Wednesday. 

JP and I go a long way back. Not as long as some people who have been friends since they were 10 or in their teens, (we met in our early - mid 20s) but we have a friendship where we have grown very close. 

We met when we were studying for our music diplomas, we knew each other, but because we were in different years, we hardly spoke. Later on, we went on to do our degrees with the same uni. The rest is a blur. All we remember is me writing an email to her when I went over to Australia to do my final year, raving about how awesome it is to be there and that she should come over too!!

And so she did!! She came halfway into my final year to complete her final 2 performance modules and we stayed in a cosy 3 bedroom house with another girl who also became a good friend. We had so many laughs and got to know each other as well as girls can when we share a house. The 3 of us never bickered, we always tolerated each other, poked fun at one another's quirky habits... amazing if you ask me.

When we came back, we kept in touch, meeting a few times a year. About 2-3 years ago, we got really close again when she basically listened to me rant and rave and cry during the hard times. She was always ready to lend an ear, meet up and give her opinion on things in a very non- threatening or judgmental way. 

Now we meet at least once a month, always in the day time because we can! Beat the crowds! :)