The art of friendship!

Advantages: Good idea and lovely bracelets
Disadvantages: too difficult for five year olds

...My daughter was given this lovely looking pack which supplies everything that you need to make a number of friendship bracelets for her 5th birthday. It is made by Crayola who generally produce good quality art kits for small children and this seemed to be another good idea from them! The kit contains everything that you need to make six different bracelets. In order to make these there is cotton, ribbons, assorted colours of plastic beads and some pink foam flowers. In fact when you open up the box it really does look like an Aladdin's Cave and my daughter's eyes really lit up when she saw everything that was in there. There is a little leaflet which provides all the instructions for the different bracelets. This is a bit disappointing as it's in really small print in six different languages and the wording used is not exactly...

kingfisher111 31.08.2008 · Read review
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True Friendship is a gift

Advantages: Someone to share your grief and joys with and to count on always.
Disadvantages: heartbreaks, too much expectations, foe in disguise of your friend.

...According to the dictionary; 'Friendship is a relationship between two or more people.' or 'The mutual feeling of trust and affection is called friendship.' I totally agree with the above definitions but according to me Friendship is another name for Love. If you cannot love a person, he or she cannot be your friend. Friendship is a sort of relationship in which we are not related although by blood but we care for our friend, we share out laughter and joy, our grief, our tears, our secrets and even our selves, now what could be more special relation than a true friendship. With the use of word 'true' I mean that not every friendship is a true friendship, sometimes people come in disguise of your friend and proves to be worst than your enemy. Well a few tips. •Never let them use you even as a courtesy. Be aware of self...

hinasif76 10.08.2005 (02.06.2009) · Read review
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True friendship

Advantages: We're there for each other.
Disadvantages: None.

...Friendship. What is friendship? Well, I will share with you what I think it is! I've been thinking about this and I've come to a conclusion on how many real friends I have. I work with a nice bunch of people who I can have a laugh with. I know people at bingo, and I'm a member of a couple of clubs where I know people. And then there's people I know from school who I still keep in touch with. But really, there is only one, yes ONE person I can call a real, true friend. I'd like to share with you our friendship. I've known Sharron (spelt correctly!) for about 14 years. and, although I don't see a great deal of her, I know she will always be there for me. And she knows I'll be there for her - always. Our friendship has blossomed over the years. When my friend was in hospital, she cancelled going to a party to be with me...

Louise90 08.04.2003 · Read review
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The virtual reality of friendship

Advantages: Fun, drink, more fun and more drink
Disadvantages: Hangover

...This is an interesting topic. In order to tell you of my experiences of online friendships I feel I have to compare them to real life friendships. They are two different things to most people, but to me at least they are closely linked. I only visit one chatroom online, and that is the one connected to the Opinionated community and Tooyoo. Why just this one? Well, if you knew me for real you would see a shy, introverted, quiet guy. I lack the confidence and the social graces most of you take for granted. I find making friends difficult, I do have a lot to say for myself but when I meet new people I get tongue tied, nervous, I also get mysteriously deaf! By that I mean that I see peoples mouths moving but can't hear a word, especially if I am in a pub or a club, it doesn't have to be particularly noisy or anything, I just...

jimblob 01.02.2003 · Read review
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Friendship journeys

Advantages: Acceptance means you move on ..
Disadvantages: Sadness ..

...Friendship journeys ?.. How many of us have ?lost? a friend for no good reason ..? We spend hours on the phone to each other, love each other?s company, have fun, in depth conversations .. yep, it seems we were made for each other but then .. we gradually drift apart. There seems to be no reason for it. We haven?t argued, no disagreements, no fight .. but still, we drift. The calls stop, the half hearted promises of getting together soon and ?catching up? .. which never happen. Weeks turn into months which turn into years and the friendship is no more. Then there are the friendships where we DO argue and disagree but somehow, we manage to overcome them and continue the ?journey?. Could it be that deep down, we have more in common with these friends than the ones we never argued with but lost anyway ..? I think not. Here?s my...

Joeyruss 17.11.2003 (18.11.2003) · Read review
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An alternative friendship e-mail

Advantages: it made me laugh
Disadvantages: it might not make you life

...I have just written a heavy review on seperation and needed a smile. This is an alterative to those very many friendship e-mails that always end with the requirements that you forward it on to at least ten people. Dear Friend, When you are sad... I will get you drunk and help you plot revenge against the git who made you sad. When you smile... I'll know you finally got laid When you ask for my help I will give it, unless there is football on the tv. When you are blue... I'll try to dislodge whatever is choking you. When you are scared... I will take the piss at every chance I get. When you are worried... I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be and to shut up. When you are confused... I will use little words to explain it to you. When you are sick.. stay away from me until you...

atticusuk 07.04.2004 · Read review
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Does friendship always last forever

Advantages: At best it is THE most remarkable thing in life!
Disadvantages: Again, at best - there are non or, at least, very little!

...(Hurrah! I’ve thought for a long time about writing in this category and hey presto – here we automatically have it! – I’m so chuffed (I tell you!) that I think I’m going to open a bottle of champagne, but enough of the alcohol excuse let’s just get on with the matter in hand! – okay then … here goes … and the cork pops now!…) My reasons for so passionately wanting to write on this subject come from personal experience (as ever) as well as a personal acknowledgement of friendship circumstances that I am currently going through. As a crux, I’ll ask the questions right here (right now!) wanting to know if friendships are meant to last forever in EVERY circumstance or do friendships need to be re-evaluated or edited from time to time? Sorry, if you don’t understand...

julietta 21.10.2001 · Read review
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Friendship is what you make it.

Advantages: Please see Op
Disadvantages: Please see Op

...could not understand it. I could hardly get out of the house let alone get up the steps out of our garden. She did make a fleeting visit or 2 but told me she was so busy, it was an excuse but at that time I did not realy care, I was in such a deep depression I lost interest in everything. The final phase of our friendship came when my Occupation Therapist got involved in finding us a more suitable place to live, one that could be adapted inside and would accomodate a ramp for a Wheelchair which was going to be the eventual outcome of the disease I had. Mrs M had also applied for a transfer or so she told me on one of her rare visits, its hard to explain but it felt as though a wall had gone up between us. I did not know that they were in serious financial difficulties, they were turned down for a transfer because of rent arrears...

Gill_J 28.01.2003 · Read review
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Anberlin's Best - Never Take Friendship Personal

Advantages: Great Alternative Rock
Disadvantages: Possibly too traditional?

...anberlin, an alternative rock band, originated from winter haven, florida, united states in 2002. up to date, they have released three albums signed under a semi-independent record label 'tooth & nail records' and one album with major label 'universal republic records'. their second album, never take frendship personal, is what i listen to mostly. although some of their more brilliant songs are on other albums, such as haunting off of their album cities, never take friendship personal is a solid album. all songs are well written, played, and recorded. the album has a strong start with never take friendship personal and their single paperthin hymn. well done harmonies. slightly bad ass. catchy choruses and lead lines. the album contines on with stationary stationary. this song definitely gives a more punkrock feel to the album...

harismahmood89 08.06.2009 · Read review
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Friendship is the right word.

Advantages: Large, spacious and airy. Reasonable and friendly.
Disadvantages: At night the lights around the hotel are not always on. A little intimidating.

...I found that the hotel was pretty modernized with several amenities readily available. There is a money exchange counter on site along with several shops through out the whole premises. The hotel complex is really huge, being made up of four buildings; and this is the only downside, as at night the exterior lighting is not wonderful and you can have a little trouble finding which of the 4 identical buildings you are located in. You can shop inside the hotel, there are several shops on site where you can buy tobacco products and local alcohol as well as the usual hotel nik-naks you find the world over. Also, across the street from the friendship hotel is a Mall where you can find electronics to cosmetics. Behind the mall there is a Starbuck coffee where you can enjoy a soothing frappuccino. There are three main bars in the hotel...

jasonking12 25.10.2005 · Read review
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