making friends

I know I haven’t written in awhile. I have been so caught up in the proposal race. Hehe..no more rat race but this is worse. I don’t know if there is anything worse than a rat. Hm…slime race? I have been busy with my proposal writing and presenting that I have forgotten about everything else. My skin has grown tremendously thicker since the first presentation. I am learning and getting the hang of this. This is harder than I thought it will be. It was ‘ hair-pulling dread-lock’ difficult at first but now it gets a little bit easier….about one percent! But I am determined and I will work hard for this. Don’t really care if I humiliate myself during the process…all the dumb occasions …not a glorious time for me but they are part of MY learning process. That’s my mantra now-it’s part of my learning process and of course my all time favorite-ooooooozzaaaaaaaa! But today has been great so far! I was in the bus this morning, talking silently to God about how nice it would be if I could have a friend like Alex or Katherine here. I can’t ask for Lisa or Irene because that will be too much and selfish but just a mate that I can chat and LOL with once a week. That will be super!
On the way to my school, I decided to stop at the café on the ground floor at the Quad. I went in there and I saw that they have some yummy soups and I decided to get some for lunch. Then I turned to my left of the counter and saw some treats and they look tempting. As I was deciding on what to buy, there was a lady next to me and I urged her to cut the line and move in front of me because I can’t decide which yummy treats that I want to get yet. She did and said “you’re still selecting?” I nodded. She then suggested some of the things she has had that were yummy to her. I nodded. After deciding with my yummy treats, I ordered and paid. While waiting for my soup, I saw that lady again and she was having a banana. She was also waiting for her coffee. I asked” is that all you’re having for a breakfast? A banana?” and I smiled. She answered and we started chatting. Before we knew it, half an hour has passed and she finished her coffee. We exchanged numbers and promised that we’ll get together after Easter. She said she’ll introduce me to some of her friends. She’s Maori and a really nice lady. In that half hour, I found out that she’s separated and had just lost her dad. She’s studying psychology and she finds this whole studying thing daunting too.It was really nice talking to her and I laughed out loud a lot with her. I thanked God for listening. I can’t remember the last time I had a good LOL with a friend. Well, at least now I have. I hope that this will be a start of a beautiful friendship.
Enjoy the rest of the day everyone. Mine has been great so far and I’m enjoying what’s left of it. Ta!