this morning, when checking my email, i got a message from a belgium friend named 'wim'. he is my online friend i met via 43things. he is my number one cheer giver. in 43things, we post goals we want to achieve in life, big or small it's up to you, and we give cheers to fellow 43thingers. when i post things, 'wim' always gives cheers to me and i cheer him back when i have my cheers left or when he writes something.

in 43things there are goals like 'people in 43t you want to meet' and 'places you want to go'.. few weeks ago, 'wim' posted 'i want to meet joyjoei'.. and in some of his goals he wrote before and i didn't realize that he would be coming in thailand in march 2010 for a conference, so yesterday, i posted my goal 'i want to meet wim'.. posting it, i was thinking that the chance to meet him was only when i travel through europe, which i plan to but not in a few years.. it might be in 5 years.. but i want to meet this friend..

after posting 'i want to meet wim', i got a message from him last night, asking if i was free to meet him in bkk in march 2010.. i was so thrilled reading it and learning he is coming.. why not?? i am free to travel during march and i don't have a solid plan yet, so i said 'yes' to meet him..

no, he is not my secret crush or an online lover.. he will be coming with his girlfriend for the conference and they will be travelling to india together after thailand.. we are just friends who admire and cheer one another on the goals and progresses of the goals we post in 43things.. he is an athetic who likes to swim and run.. as a result, i guess, he likes to cheer me on my running goal.. and we become a permanent cheerer to one another..