It's just past the lunch time rush, now I have some time to sit down and slack...lol...logs onto MSN and find my long time friend, Shane, online. I sent a hello, he wrote back almost immediately!
We have a long history together. We met back in 2000 when I was first yr in college, it was winter time and my train had ran early, so I was in college before most people. Cold, dark and gloomy, I sat in front of a row of public use computers. Bored, I turned one of it on and logged onto ICQ (does it even exist anymore?) I don't even remember how we got talking, but I found him. Anyway we started chatting and we got on well, whenever I got the opportunity I would log on and find me, he seemed to be a fun person to chat with!
Shane was a university student in Canada, doing his degree there and would eventually move back to Hong Kong, we chat most days about anything. One day, I was in the college library, got a computer, logged onto ICQ, we were having much fun chatting and then the librarian kicked me out as he said chatting was not allowed. I have never been escorted out of anywhere before, it was quite embarrassing for me! By this time we did not add each other onto the buddy list, we relied on each other's offlines to reply to each other. When I left the library I was afraid I'd lost my new friend forever...
Days later, I logged onto ICQ again and luckily, he left me an offline, or he found me somehow, I don't remember too well, and thats when our friendship really started. We'd chat, talk on the phone and we got quite deep, as in talking about personal problems, family issues, financial struggles etc etc... we grew together.
10 years on, having met him first time in person in 2007, we are still friends. Both of us are busy with our lives and we rarely talk, but when we do, the great friendship is still there. We are still growing up with each other. Shane has graduated from university, found a job in Hong Kong and also selling phone accessories on eBay. His girlfriend, whom he met in Canada, finally decided to move to Hong Kong to be with him, she would look for a job and stay there, at least for a while. I wish them both most happiness in the world.
I am extremely grateful for him coming into my life, he is a great friend and I hope there will be a chance when we can meet up in person again.
I miss you, Shane!
Kathy x
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