my homegirl

i always think that i will never end up in new zealand if not for her. her parents think that it will be the best choice for me to study here because that's where their daughter went. and cassandra is the daughter.

she's the ONLY person i know in auckland when i was still packing bags in sandakan. i was counting on her to be my friend, if i decided that city of sails is not for me. but it ends up that i do like this city. i fell in love with everything about this place. the ever-changing weather, the sheep, the kiwis, the apples but no, i had yet to be truly obsessed about rugby.

she's turning twenty this year. she is great in spanish and she is loving salsa dances. i still remember when i went to the movies with cassandra and some of my schoolmates. they were shocked to know she is actually in uni.

"I thought that she's only fifteen." Surprise, surprise. no one actually thought she will be older than me. cassandra also hate that fact that she does not look her age. "Being asked for ID everytime i went to clubs is a nuisance." she told me. In reply, i said: "..and it's an insult because they never asked for mine."

i always think that we are very different from each other. it's easy to see: i will never wear jeans and she will rarely wear skirts. she thinks that silver chains are cool and i love vintage pearls. she sticks to the basic black and white for her wardrobe but i don't mind loud colours. she listened to her r&b soul and i always go for alternative music.

i never understand why we click but somehow we do. she is always sophisticated. i tend to get excited on small little things like a new lipgloss or that hot guy crossing the street. yet, she is always reserved. but i was told, my enthuasiasm is influencing her bit by bit. she too, is turning more bubbly which she never was.

she tends to get impatient sometimes. ticked off by her annoying homestaymates. pissed off when the ads on tv run too long. which is why i am scared of her sometimes.and she told me thats normal and i should stop being extra special nice to everyone, because i am letting people stepping over me.



on typical weekends, i will spend it in her house. having some fast time with her homestays. just like the picture above. staying over at her place means bliss for me because i simply love her waterbed. the only thing i hate is waking up early when i stayover, because she always has moring shift for work.but there will be always one thing to makes me happy when i wake up in the morning when im at her place - breakfast. i never will want to miss the early bacon and eggs meal. i will make the toast and she will fry the eggs.

i enjoy spending time with her. let it be out shopping, watching movie, a coffee at starbucks, lunch together, card-playing sessions... i like it just fine.

guanyu,her homestay mate told me: "you know, there's one thing i found out. you always give me this feeling that you need Cassandra more than she needs you. I will doubt that she feels she is missing something without you, but, you, on the other hand, will never want to lose her as a friend."

he makes me think for a while. and yes, i do think that maybe true. 9 out of 10 times i am the one that call her. and i am always the one staying over her house and never her staying over at my place. of course, there are reasons that she has to work the next day. i don't know. but i somehow think that guanyu is not wrong.

yet there is no way of measuring the point of balance in a friendship, i doubt that it actually matters who need who more. who cares as long both enjoy each other companionship?

well, i could only say that i do consider as one of my best mates and she is a sweet person you can always have a good laugh with. and of course, i will not forgetting to mention she flips burger in bk and you can get discount from her when buying Guess watches because she's juggling 2 jobs and campus in her life. she's that great, you get envious.

and one last thing, cassandra's my grammar teacher. she never gives up on correcting my manglish which is great 'cause i need to work on my lingual skill. *smiles* she is indeed a potential teacher.