We caught A Beautiful Mind last night. It's a true story. What I find amazing is the power of the love of a wife and her faithfulness towards her husband, even in times where her own safety seemed to be at risk. She stuck through with him in those darkest moments.

"Prove to me that something extraordinary can happen..."

I think it takes a crisis to bring out true friendship, true love, dedication and faithfulness. Don't tell me you're my good friend during "peace time". When I'm really in need, are you really going to be there? If I need money, will you lend me your hard-earned savings? If I need blood or even a kidney, will you donate yours?

These are tough questions to answer. Of course, I do not mean that only a "yes" answer to those questions would mean that the friendship is true and strong. If that's really the case, then what if we don't ever fall into any crisis in life? Does that mean we will never know who our true friends are? No...

It's sincerity. Sincerity comes from the heart. Sincerity can be felt. Basically, if we are all sincere towards each other, then we can trust that we will be there for each other whether in "peace time" or not. I have many friends. Many whom I call my good friends. Some of whom I hardly get to see regularly, but we know in ourselves that when we meet up, the bond is still there and the talk is endless. I would like to believe that we are all sincere towards each other. We may never go through any major crisis to prove our friendship but what we have now is trust.

I have met many beautiful people. "True beauty spings from the heart and dwells in the eyes" These people have stood by me during my darkest moments, entertained my distress phonecalls in the middle of the night, sat with me for coffee till the wee hours of the morning, listened to my stories and gave me their views, opinions and the strength to face up to the darkness. You know who you are. Thank you for being you.