Many of us do not take friendship or our friends seriously. Perhaps because many at times or far too often our friends or friendship has let us down. How many times have we hold back or suppressed our true feeling in front of our "friends" in order to avoid being laugh at or not acepted? Feeling rejected, dissapointed by false promises and many others many of us learnt quickly to take it for granted. Unfortunately, as a result of this others too feels dejected an ridiculed and so the vicious cycle goes on.

Ramadhan is a time to make new friends. And the right kind of friends. Those that will accept us for who we are and will never let us down. The kind of friends who laugh with us and not at us. And those who join us in tears during your times of pain and hardship.

For the participants of Ramadhan Rocks, I am sure on top of all the lessons and experiences this is the most important of all. Friendship

A wise man once said that "seorang sahabat adalah apabila berpisah terasa rindu, apabila bersama tidak merasa jemu" - loosely translated: a companion is one when is far apart is missed and when is near is not easily bored off.

Anyway, Ramadhan Rocks! Yessar !!

ps. That's our Sister Aishah Ahmad in the October edition of Manja magazine.