In a scenario where I imagine that if I am in my first date with Miss.E.Watson, I don't think i'll talk about video games, Malaysian politics, my fascination over Japanese girls and also my obsession with tennis and football. I would probably have to talk about the weather in Britain, her 'liberal arts' degree in US and the rumors of her off-screen love affair with Daniel Radcliffe.I have always admired my dad's social omnipotent social prowess and wondered how effortless he made socializing look. Compared to him in the social department, I am a kitten with no claws while he is the King of the Jungle.
Not only is he good at being around his own race, with his mastery of the Hokkien, Hakka and the general Mandarin dialect, but also, he is well-received among the Malay and Indian community. This mind-boggling diversity that he has has been a riddle I have yet to figure out.
One thing that I am beginning to learn is that you need to adjust yourself among different groups. Every group have their own belief and hates and likes which social geniuses like my dad can figure without thinking. Call it talent.
For the past 2 months, I have been around so many different types of people : nerds, teachers, doctors, businessmen, freaks... And I realized that you can't be the same person all the time. It's not really pretending, it's more like adapting yourself to people.
Of coz, for birds that can't soar, God made lower branches. I always aim to fly high in everything which is why it is not obligatory that you have to mix with everyone as long as you have you are in a comfort zone. But it isn't my style to be in a comfort zone.
So, I will try to mix with everyone and hopefully I can be a SOCIAL ANIMAL like my dad, one day..^^
human absolutely a social animal, kiddo.
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ReplyDeletehahahahah...i wish i could be one too. since i have this complex of not trusting people, its hard for me to open up to anybody except really really close friends.
ReplyDeletehonestly, i've always feel - growing up - like i'm wearing a mask eveywhere i go. different mask for different occasion and in the company of different people. i think the only time i didn't wear any is around my lil sis.
it's okay, Que. you'll find your PERSON someday and hopefully when that day comes, you'll be much more comfortable wearing your own skin. =)
like the post - so honest =)
moonshin, it's hard to be yourself when there are so many rules to follow. People who succeeded in being powerful enough to being controlled less by these rules are the ones that are more free.
ReplyDeleteEither that, or you could just run away from rules which is what I tried but there's no way you can do that without suffering some consenquences... :D