My closest friends all came from Indonesia. The four of us got to know one another when we studied in the same secondary school. We had fun then and have kept in contact since - almost thirty years now. Two of them have migrated to Sydney and spend their time commuting to China for work while the other in Singapore just became an executive director in a local bank. I do not distinguish between close friends or ordinary friends in terms of my relationships although i acknowledge that i only share very personal matters with my 'close' friends