I think, I am getting more and more anti-social.
Maybe...to be more accurate, I should rephrase it.
I used to be VERY antisocial, and that must be when I am at home. I don't care about anyone else, I only thinks about myself, my family and few close friends. No, don't get me wrong. I am not selfish. What I meant here, is that its all about whether I want to go out or not to. Whether I want to have tea or not and whether my family or close friends wants to join. I can literally go shopping alone, I can go buy things alone, but I can never sit down in a coffee shop alone. Maybe....because I cannot afford to? or maybe I just don't like the weird look that people give to single person sitting in a coffee shop? haha.
Then I came to UK, things never get worst or better. I still can't sit in coffee shop alone...but I can shop alone, walk alone, sit in the park alone.Until I met Daniel, who is a very social person. I start to enjoy going out with him, going out with other people, joining the fun, get to know lots more people and whenever I think of something fun, I know who to call.
Then, things seemed to settled down as Daniel and I...sort of go different ways. I closed up myself. Maybe because I don't want to face others. Maybe because Daniel is such a social person, he is every where and that I don't want to face him. The more I see him, the more upset I am. So I avoided.I closed up myself. I live in my own 'nest' and not go out. Not even go shopping, not even go for a walk for fear I would bump into him.
Then, he left and I started work. I determined to live happily. I am happy, I am always smiling at work. I joked with people and I get to know Jamie and the rest of the gang, PuiSan, Suying, Sindhu, Shona, Mustapa, Cheryl, Peter. I enjoy their company, I enjoy being with them, even if it is working, things are still enjoyable.
I start to get things rolling, I start to be active. I started to be social again. I start to organized fun outings...this and that.
Then, I started going out with Jamie....no, don't get me wrong....I mean, going out as in he and I go out watch movie, go for tea or go for dinner....but not 'we are in a relationship' that going out. I guess, you can sort of say, its a prelude for getting into a relationship? Anyhow, so he and I started going out together, doing things together......and then he tried to get me to be more social, as he is a very social person.
I tried, I guess, I did tried. I think that period is the time when I am most social. Haha. I can literally chat with anyone....can literally get to know more people.
But then, things die down. Jamie and I no longer go out together. I guess he and I knew it from the beginning. We don't suit each other. We are different. Cultural wise, habit wise, aim in life wise. I think, it is for FUN and because it is a new thing for both of us to go out with someone of a different race....thats why we go out together. Eventually, we knew this would happen, things would die down, something used to interest us will not interest us anymore.
I mean, come on. We are SO DIFFERENT. He can never understand my way of living and I can never understand the pride he has in life. I knew he tried, I really think at one point, he was serious, he wants things to work out for him and I. I really think he put in effort to try and understand me and make me understand him. But me? I guess I just refuse to think about his effort, I refuse to try and understand him. I just.....take it as it is. As in, 'oh well, this is him....typical him". I refuse to believe that there is possibilities between him and I. I kept believing, I am with him.....because....I want to be with him until the day I got sick.
Then things just changed. I get annoyed at him calling me being nasty to another collegue. I get annoyed because he never gives in anymore, but kept taking granted of me at work. So, I am not surprise at all, that things died down that quick for him and I.
Am I disappointed? Nope. I guess not. I am just thankful that he is a nice guy, never asked much from me while we go out. And I am thankful of myself not to put in too much effort while he and I went out together. Nowadays, I still call him/text him if I have something fun to do or even a plain having tea. I think he gets it wrongly that I am still interested in him. Haha. I am not. I asked him out for tea, just plainly because I thought he might want to have tea. Just as how I would ask Puisan whether she wants to have tea.
Anyhow, life turns back to where I started. Just that, now that I am working, I could afford to have tea on my own. I am glad that I never find it awkward to have tea alone. In fact, I love sitting alone, watching people on the streets walk by, watching other people in the coffee shop chatting. I think, being alone at a coffee shop, makes me think. Think of purpose of life, think of what I want to do in life, think of 'philosophy in life" as to how to become wiser.
I am pathetic? SOme may say so. But, I think I am not. I just believe "no one would die because there is no one beside that particular one". No one could not survive because there is no other one to accompy him/her. Every individual could survive even if he/she is alone.
How long have I not shop alone? Eat alone? Have tea alone? Long.....very very long time.
I am starting to enjoy all these again. Good or bad? I don't know.
Maybe...my antisocial-ness got worst? hahaha.