Something about Nadia..

After the interview thingy we did people wanna know what the relationship is between me and ole Nad's.

Let's start at the beginning...

I have known Nadia for what...6 to 7 years. I first met her at the zoo when I was working there. She was volunteering there and her sis Natt kinda introduced us if I remember correctly. We seem to hit it off quite well after that. It was not hard to do with all the goons that work at the zoo. So due to not having anyone other than each other to talk to we became fast friends. We enjoyed many hours on the photography mound together educating the public that snakes were not slimy or evil. And the payoff was when a once scared person left the photography with a new found respect for the reptiles. That in itself was worth all the other shit I went through during my tenure there.

Of course our friendship extended beyond the gates of the zoo as well. We became close as we found in each other a kindred spirit in whom we could confide. Nadia was a young girl on the cusp of womanhood at the time. They were heady days when she would speak to me about matters of the heart and family stuff. All the pains that growing up was about.
I guess we became close enough that I considered her my 'sister' and she for her part considered me her 'brother'. It was obvious we were comfortable in one another's company so the rumour mill was in full force. People with nothing better to do speculated to our relationship. It became quite the scandal at the time. Of course things were always platonic between us, but we milked it for all that it was worth.
Eventually though the murmurings reached the ears of Joyce (my ex) who felt we were too close for comfort. She never liked Nadia, and us being close for whatever reason. But through it all we stuck together and I never regretted one moment of it...

In fact through all the years we only had one bust up. Amazing considering that we are both Scorpios and highly passionate about life and such. The quarrel we had was when I felt her teasing was going too far beyond what was acceptable. Nadia was kidding with Agnes on MSN about me and said some stuff that I took exception to. I over-reacted and we had a bit of a cold war for a few days thereafter.

But things are cool now between us.

And I am looking forward to...in PAP-speak...More Good Years!

Do check out her blog also at http://www.starryluvly.blogspot.com
It is a good read. In fact it was her who got me into blogging in the first place...