Commencement

Tomorrow's the day, i'm not excited at all...

The thought of walking from Bugis to Tekka under the scorching sun, fighting the urge to sleep in class, adapting to the new environment and lifestyle... not forgetting the last and most terrifying, meeting new people.

The last thing i want is to be in a room full of strangers.
you know how orientation programs always start with a self introduction.
that doesn't help to break the ice at all, it's more like we're doing it out of habit.

I hate how a few random people come together to form a group and start asking each other lots of questions hoping to break the ice. the kind of "trying to find / have a topic" chats.
usually, classmates try to strike a conversation by asking about your career, education and general stuffs like age, where do you live.
funny thing is, they asked so many people the same questions within a day, by the time you meet you again they've most prolly mixed you up with someone else...

I also can't stand being in a situation whereby both parties have ran out of things to say / ask, they keep quiet and shift their attention away from the conversation but you know their mind is running at a full speed trying to think of what to say next.
usually if the other party tries too hard to get the conversation to continue, the one and only thing i'd do is to find an excuse to leave. that way, he / she wouldn't have to go through all that trouble.

I'd prefer my classmates to come up to me and ask me "hey, do you smoke? wanna go for a smoke break?" / "hey, i'm heading down to get some food, wanna go?" rather than the formal handshake kind followed by a series of questions about my career, inspirations and education.

How i wish i could just write down all the predictable questions on a paper, photocopy a few of them and pass it to those who approaches me.