The Friendship Exodus,

Lately with all the sharing of articles, vines, videos and etc. on facebook, I feel like this social network has become somewhat crowded. However on rare occasions, you find some titles that catches your eye. For me, this was an eye-catcher, "The Friendship Exodus of Your 20s". One of my ex- schoolmate shared it. (read it here) Okay maybe the fact that i'm barely 20 doesn't qualify me for it but I still find it somewhat relevant. Considering the fact that I left home immediately after high school to study else where. I found some truth in it. Anyway, what is a friend? 

First and foremost, friends don't let each other do silly things alone.

All through high school i've had the craziest bunch of friends. Shouting when no one was, making a big havoc in school events, shouting like baboons when someone we knew went up the stage. This is something I didn't miss in Uni. Instead it "leveled-up". Honestly, my class is one heck of a group. Their insane - no joke. But there was this one person contributing to the majority of insanity among us all - this girl friend was a genius, hence uni classes were like play time to her. Always making a huge deal about everything - basically there were just noisy. Yea, you guys are probably rolling your eyes in frustration. I know, there's always that one person who never studies in school but yet gets all the HDs and A*. Despite feeling annoyed sometimes, you cannot help but join in all the silly things she does. In one occasion, she had this clump of raffia string, (like a mini mop without the stick) and knowing her, she put it on her head, and started laughing like crazy. On the same day, she was dressed in overalls and a very bright green shirt. Oh and a neon coloured beanie....... We've been embarrassed all the times we've stayed back to study in the open lab, library etc. But its okay, as long as we're being silly together, craziest class/bunch of friends I must say.

Secondly, friends break the rules together. Ngeheh

I remember my last night in Swinburne so clearly. We came back from a rather fancy hangout place "Porkies". Feeling so flyyy and it was only 10pm, so we decided to get tea and coffee and hangout in uni. Technically hanging out in Uni is allowed (considering there were 24/7 study hubs and labs), but we were on the bridge. Since semester 1 we have spent late nights on that bridge. Especially after exams. So anyway we went up again and decided to play truth or dare. After awhile, we noticed that there were guards posted under the bridge. We really did try to keep our noise level down, but then it was JJ's turn. His dare was to dance like the Miley in "Wrecking ball" (his favourite song btw). Silly boi, dance until the guard saw us and started shouting..........  towards our direction, (he could not see all of us). Like naive kids we immediately ran. I know it was not a big deal but the adrenaline pumping through my blood into my heart was like before a race. No, we did not get caught but it felt like such a bad-ass thing to do. Haha by the time we sat down again our faces were all flushed. Oh and during our supper sessions (12am onwards) we've sat in the middle of the main road, and took pictures to prove to our other classmates. Lolol,  sneak into the gym without cards.  Okayyyy maybe not breaking the rules or being so bad-ass but you get the point.

Friends are always up for adventures!

After our very first semester we packed our cars and set out to the beach. So syok cause finals were over. Being the cheapskates we were; we only booked a room for 15 of us. I wasn't planning to stay but around 8 of them were. Well they ended up camping at a nearby R&R sorta complex playing truth or dare. Sleepless the whole night. Oh and for the magazine we produced we spent hours taking decent photos. On the pedestrian bridge. Once we wanted a decent light photo with a dark background. We went into the eerie multi-storey car park. One of my buds saw something. We left and never talked about it again. Friends are always up for adventures, even if it means a movie that starts in 10 mins.. Or midnight cravings for Mcd, Spaghetti day, Omelette competitions, late night suppers. Adventures also consist of sweaty Sundays lugging my stuff over to a new rooms - and cleaning up afterwards. But mostly, adventures are suppers, suppers and more suppers.

Finally, no matter what friends are always there for you.

Even if it means a text to make you smile, skype calls, or random buzzes. Distance don't matter yo. Friends are the ones that will take you to two hospitals at 10pm on a school night just for your silly sprained ankle. Friends are those that buys you starbucks just because you're going to see the doctor. And friends are always the ones you have supper with. Whether its the day before finals, or after. It don't matter yo, friends are always there for you. Always.

THAT IS WHY I LOVE YOU GUYS, TWENTY FORCES.

It is sad that the next chapter of my life does not revolve around you guys, but I love the times we've had together.  Bros for life k.

However dear readers, if you have not experienced any kind of friendships or prefer to be alone all the time - worry not. This is why God invented:

And the story of your life can be like me rn:

On a more serious note, this cliché saying seems more than relevant.

"Friends listen to your stories, best friends create them with you"

"People and priorities spread apart -- moving away, following different paths and new dreams. It's neither leaving each other behind nor choosing something better, but the natural exodus of friendship in your twenties. It's a time of change and goodbyes, of new beginnings somewhere else and making it on your own. A period of coming and going, of clinging to the familiar while simultaneously flinging yourself into the unknown. " (Source)

Photo credits here.