Have you ever had one of those moments when a friend just does something so special for you that it really wakes you up to what friendship is all about. When my ex partner suddenly left me, I lost a lot of people that I thought were my friends. The ones that stayed unwittingly become reminders of my life with my ex and all the pain that I went through after she went. So I stopped contacting them.
On Saturday one of them rang me - I haven't seen her for almost two years - and asked me what I thought I was doing. Over the last couple of years I've met Zhe and I love her so much, but she is in China and i'm here and the loneliness hurts. When my friend rang me I just felt so comforted by her. I didn't have to hide anymore and I could tell her how much I value her friendship. Shu Shu, you have a loving husband and two great kids- you are successful at what you do, I just want to tell you that you are also a great friend and I am so thankful that you are around.
I am not a great blogger. Sometimes I have this script in my head and it seems really good and interesting then when I come to write it, its like I have writer's block and I just write drivel. I also like to read other people's blogs, mostly gardening or food blogs - there are some good recipes out there. However today I was reading an article on the BBC's world news page about Iraqi bloggers. Of course I knew there was people in Iraq writing blogs it's just that I have never read them. However today I did. I just want to say how moving some of them are. Ordinary people writing about being bombed and shot at while trying to do things that are so taken for granted by most of us. Here in Melbourne, Australia the only major problem we have at the moment is a bout of horse flu which could disrupt the Melbourne Cup. I just hope those Iraqi bloggers keep safe and I hope that there is peace soon. Thank you for reaching out to us who have it so easy and sharing your stories.
And now, good night everyone.
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