"I wasn't aware that you were not educated."

That was the response I got from a friend of mine when I told him that I did not receive any formal education. I guess he was shocked. I met him sometime in 2004, back when we were still playing Magic: the Gathering Trading Card Game. He is 6-7 years older than me, but somehow he wouldn't mind be friend with me. Despite the significant difference in our age, we kinda like each other's way of doing and handling stuff and have been respecting each other. We play Magic together for a couple of years until we decided to move on and stop the hobby. Even since we stop meeting up, and soon he found a job and had to leave for other country because of it.

It was only last year when we meet again, at a gathering organized by another friend of mine who was also part of our Magic playgroup back then. We met for dinner at a Italian restaurant and after that a German bar for alcohol. and it felt like it was only yesterday, our appearance may have changed, but our frequency hadn't a bit. It's been 10 years and we still understand what each other is trying to say. That was a memorable night. It made me feel the wonder of friendship.


(To be continue)