Patamaphan Panichapathom, 20, student

“There is this girl I met while I was training, and we got familiar. After a working with her for a month, I realized that she used the same web-board as me, and went to the same concert and sat right next to me before.”

Piti Limcharoen, 42, song writer

“I dropped someone off after a party then I realized that she had forgotten the fruits that she was eating in my car. The next day I went to her house and returned her fruits, which had gone bad. We became friends after that.”

Sirilert Chalitruangkul, 35, executive secretary

“On my first day of kindergarten, my mom went into the play area with me and picked two girls whom she thought would be perfect friends for me. Three of us became best friends and were really close for around six years. I have recently found one of them on Facebook.”

Benjamin Lawter, 20, student

“My friend introduced me to her best friend once online, and we chatted a lot. Then I had a disagreement with my old friend, and we stopped speaking. But then, her best friend became close friends with me, although I have yet to meet her in person.