About my best friends

:wave hi akka,

ur friendship thread was gr8. Hats of 2 u all:2thumbsup:

luv
vijisriram

 

hi Latha,

nice to see ur friendship thread and ur lucky u r in touch with ur good friends.

bye
padma

 

Good thread starter. Happy to know that you are in contact with those friends who became sisters, later-- no wonder, friends are the family we choose.

Sriniketan

 

Hi !:wave

Let me first tell u a very nice thread to start and above all a very nice thought of remembering freindship this way.
I too have to share my experience of making friend.

I am not a very extrovert person and keep to myself. Infact, if I am standing somewhere alone say witing for bus or anything of that sort I unknowing will have a stern look or probably a frown.
Anyways, we had just shifted to Kuwait and enrolled my daughter to school. I used to go to pick her up in the afternoons and to avoid being late and she getting panicky if i get late i used to go quite 15-20 minutes early. Here i met Radhika. She too like me used to come early to pick her son who incidentally was also studying in the same class same division. As opposite to my behaviour she is bubbly, extrovert, with a charming sweet smile and no need to say very very helpful. We quickly connected with each other and the common bonding was she too was from Bombay and was staying in Kuwait since long nine years. She was my guide to thuis new place, was asister like to me infact till today is. Later after a month or so I was conceiving and was advised total bed rest, she voluntarily picked the responsibility of picking and dropping my daughter to school, arranged for her own maid to work at my house and so many many things which i just cannot put in words and express my gratitude. She used to take time from her house hold chores, family, friends to visit me once a week atleast so i do not feel bored sitting at home. No need to say she is such a good samaritan. If not for her I would have fled kuwait and gone back within six months and see its five years i am still here.
Thanks Radhika.!!!

 

Dear latha, thanks for starting a wonderful thread. True friends are rare so handle them with care. How true? Swati very nice to read your experiences. I too have a similar friend in Kuwait. When I landed in Kuwait, I felt like an alien in this country. I had left my job in India and came here. It was maddening to sit at home whole day with no friends around to talk in our own language. Then my husband to me to this sweet friend "Chitra" and told me she also was working in an insurance company in India and she had left her job and came here. She received us with so much hospitality and spoke to me as though she had known me for years. She gave me so many containers she had collected and kept ( for we had not bought any containers to store kitchen items from India) . She gave me all the information I needed. She use to be so considerate and helpful. Even now, whenever we need any info abt anything my husband will say call your friend and find out. She has not been like this only to me but to many people who come new to this place. I too have inherited her qualities. I help those who come new to the possible extent providing them all information regarding the place, tuitions and availability of things etc. But for her help i too would have left this place. now it is nine years since i came and i have made lot of friends and we enjoy being here.

thanks n regards
sujatha

 

Dear Latha,

Yes friends like yours are hard to find tghese days.Everyone is so matlabi really.Regards.kamal