要达到最成功的生意效应首要的条件就是要懂得如何去经营它。就算你知道如何去创造商机又这么样，所谓创业难，守业是更难。相同的，友谊也如同生意一样，是必须要注入某种程度上的经营模式的，否则它将会随着岁月的流逝而转淡。当然，我不是说离开了当时的环境后，友谊能够历久不衰。身处于相同的外在环境的确是有助于巩固友谊的架构，比如说在学校，或在兵营里。相同的环境会产生相同的记遇，也可能孕育出同仇敌忾的感觉，这当然也就是成为好朋友的优良因素。然而，当你脱离了这样的大环境之后，能够维系友谊的就剩下彼此之间的真诚感情了。到了这个阶段就成了‘如何经营？’ 这样一个问题。迈入了生命的另一个里程碑时，上一段的友人不一定会一同陪在你身旁，到时候究竟要放入多少的时间来经营呢？

但，说实在的，我并不是要把真诚的友谊说得复杂，肤浅或麻烦。只是想强调时间所能造成的一些变质。没常联络的朋友也是朋友阿！但，如果少了时间的投资的话，少了彼此的近况或消息的话，那朋友的定义会不会稍微有所改变呢？随着科技的日新月异，随着旷达的地球渐渐成了‘地球村’ ，互相联系真的有那么难吗？是惰性还是看法的差异，我想才是真正的原因吧。

主动并非是我的主张。但我却不会忘记任何与我分享过我部分记忆的朋友。虽然不长见面，或甚至许久并未联络，那份感动还是深埋心里的。（这么说真的会觉得肉麻）而我也知道一直依赖着别人的主动，总又一天也会耗尽他们的耐心。也许是我并未敞开心房吧。坦荡的运用时间来面对和经营友谊的话，我想一定会让感情久久长长的。

偶然听到了一则感人的故事，很想与大家分享，让你们也对这个世界持有希望与感动。

故事是说一个病危的父亲深知自己已没多少时间了，在病卧的时期还不忘给予女儿鼓励和希望、答应她在康复之后带着她环游世界。秉持着满怀的希望，女儿盼望着那一天的到来。但遗憾的是，那个梦想在父亲去世的那天破灭了。女儿垮了…她一直认为只要她向往着那天，父亲就会奇迹般的复元。女儿知道这很傻、很天真，但在无助无奈之下，她也只能那么以为。当现实敲醒了悲痛的女儿之后，她很想实现父亲无达成的梦想。于是，她将自己和父亲的名字写在一只玩具小熊的身上，把它交给了一个不认识的旅人手上。旅人答应她会将小熊传递给他途中遇到的另一个有缘人。不管认不认识，他会叮咛下一个人要一直传下去。就这样，小熊开始了它奇妙的圆梦旅程…

时光的飞逝，某电台得知了这个感人的故事后就设法追踪小熊的下落。而在辗转中获得了它的着落。电台将女儿请到了节目中，与德国的一个旅人联线。他告诉女儿小熊状况很好，身上也多了许多配件，都是一路上的人添加的。当下，女儿哭了…不是伤心的泪，而是满怀感激的泪。感动的是，一路携带小熊的人都不认识她，却因获知女儿的故事后不辞辛苦的带着小熊环游世界，让希望和梦想一直一直的传递下去。

是的，带着一只玩具熊在身上并没什么大不了，但重要的是那份心意。人与人之间就是需要这样的帮助与关怀。虽然你能做的不是很多，但一点一滴的力量汇集起来就会是股无穷的威力。不求回报的帮助那才是真诚的。听到了这则故事，实在让我非常震撼与感动，希望它也带给了你些许的回想。生活原来可以那么灿烂！

PS:留意这首歌《圆梦的小熊》…故事就来自那儿。

How do you get an entire estate to cheer unanimously in the middle of the night?

Nope, not when Singapore scored a goal against Japan.
You simaply take the electricity away from them. Yes, that's it. The episode yesterday night really got me into thinking how much I (or should I say we)relied on electricity. While waiting for the electrical restoration, I felt really lost and about what i should be doing. The original intention for me was to study after i came back from KTV with my friends, but it seems that fate denied me in doing so. Therefore, I laid back on the armchair, vehemently fanning myself (yes it was damn hot without the aircon on) and stared into the dimmly lit space. Then i realised, if we had stayed in the KTV room longer (cos we still had time till 2am), we would just be far worse because it's going to be even darker there in an enclosed space....Outside, no street lamps, no traffic lights, just the occasional passing by of the cars with their headlights turned to a high beam lighting up the darkness. When the MRT train passed by, it was like a dragon shimmering pass darkness. And for the first time in my duration of residence here, i was able to see the stars twinkling brightly above me. What a sight!

A Step by step account of what happened:
11.15pm : Finished showering
11.30pm : Picked up my notes, on my laptop, preparing to study. A loud sound. Street lights gone.
11.31pm : Rushed out to living room to tell my parents. Rushed to look at the sight outisde.
11.31pm : Pitch black. Cursed together with everyone outside. Negotiated like a blind to get torchlights.
11.35pm : Stoned with tealights everywhere.
12.00am : Younger bro called. Wants me to go down and pick him up with torchlight. No Way! Crawl up yourself. Talking about 13 storeys ok!
12.10am : A brief restoration. Cheered together with everyone outside. Black again. Cursed again.
12.12am : Still mulling over missing my Guess Guess Guess. Outside, torchlight flashing everywhere. Like National Day Parade. Yes i joined in the fun too.
12.20am : Elder brother called. Wants me to go down and pick him up with torchlight. No way!
Crawl up yourself. Talking about 13 storeys ok!
12.25am : Walking down the flight of steps. Cursing at the stupid power failure. And my brother.Receieved sms from frd " restoration at places". Walked extremely slow.
12.27am : BINGO! lights back. Still at level 9.Very happy. Ran back.
11.30pm - 12.27am: FANING AND FANING

           

          
               After the blackout                                             During the blackout

After watching my Guess^3, i went to sleep thinking that i can always wake up the next morning to do some readings for the paper today. I was wrong. BIG MISTAKE! I overslept. Something which i am extremely good at no mater how far i place my alarm at. So i had to rushed out of house and do a bit of readings on the bus. As for the paper, SIGH....bad...i was incoherent throughout the essay and i couldn't concentrate on what i am writing.

Ok watever the case it is, 2 down, 3 more to go.....