Is there anyone you can easily picture yourself goofing around with? Given the chance to befriend anyone in (or out of) this world - who would it be? In this post, we let our imaginations run wild and reveal the friendships we want to have with people or fictional characters that we may or will never meet.

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YU TING WOULD LIKE TO BE FRIENDS WITH

Jared Dunn from Silicon Valley (HBO)

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Yu Ting’s character of choice is Jared Dunn from the HBO series Silicon Valley. In the series, Jared is the Business Developer of Pied Piper, an up-and-coming tech startup in Palo Alto. 

What Yu Ting likes about Jared

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• His extreme loyalty and commitment to the company
• His geeky problem-solving approaches and extensive corporate knowledge
• His odd sense of humour
• His optimistic perspective (given his dark history)

Favourite Scenes

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• The time he introduced SWOT Analysis to the team
• The time he introduced Scrum
• The time he stood up for his co-worker

Best Quote

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“I simply imagine that my skeleton is me and my body is my house. That way I’m always home.” — Jared Dunn

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If Jared was Yu Ting’s friend

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“We would geek out on corporate techniques and share our project management tips with each other. He would definitely have my back and I could easily count on him,” said Yu Ting.

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NELLA WOULD LIKE TO BE FRIENDS WITH

Sam Gardner from Atypical (Netflix)

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Nella’s character of choice is Sam Gardner from the Netflix series Atypical. The series is about Sam navigating through life as a teenager with autism spectrum disorder.

What Nella likes about Sam

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• His ability to give great advice
• His big heart and special ways of showing love for friends and family
• His black-and-white thinking
• His love for penguins

Favourite Scenes

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• The time he talked to his Dad about dating 
• The time he reconciled with his best friend Zahid
• The time he had fun at the autism-friendly silent disco-themed prom

Best Quote

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“I’m your big brother, I can take care of you sometimes too.” — Sam Gardner

If Sam was Nella’s friend

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“I’m very indecisive and I feel that Sam would be the friend who’s able to give me good advice.” said Nella.

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EVELYN WOULD LIKE TO BE FRIENDS WITH

Doraemon

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Evelyn’s character of choice is Doraemon the robot cat, main character of the japanese manga series. The manga focuses on Doraemon’s mission  to travel back in time to help Nobita Nobi (also known as Noby) out of being a bum so that he can have a better life in the future.

What Evelyn likes about Doraemon

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• The gadgets that he can produce
• His ability to time travel
• His patience and forgiving attitude towards Nobita
• His loyalty

If Doraemon was Evelyn’s friend

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“Life wouldn’t be boring anymore as he has so many cool gadgets that I can use. I think Doreamon is also very wise and he will always push me to become a better person like how he does for his partner in crime,” said Evelyn.

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MARIA WOULD LIKE TO BE FRIENDS WITH

John Mayer

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This man needs no introduction. According to Maria, he is not only an incredible musician but also a very funny person. If you follow John Mayer on Instagram or Youtube, you have probably seen a few of his funny videos or heard him make a joke at a concert.

What Maria likes about John Mayer

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• His music (that’s a given)
• His crazy good jokes (she saw him perform live)
• Also, his Dad jokes
• His charisma

Funny Videos

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• Flap Lord
• The Toffee Song
• Aspirational Shrubbery
• John Mayer vs. Door Stopper
• John Mayer vs. Bar Soap

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Best Quote

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If John Mayer was Maria’s friend

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“It’d be really cool if we were friends. I feel like we have the same sense of humour and we would come up with silly video ideas together,” said Maria.

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It is funny how sometimes we feel like we know someone even though we have never met them in person before. If we think about it more, maybe we like these people or characters because they remind us so much of the friends we have around us. Perhaps we already have them right under our noses and we just didn’t know it.