a bit weird and things to do
-Enroll in the right classes (Today)
-Find a place to stay next year, and also check Centrelink for Rent Assist (MONDAY)
-Make a meal or treat them for the Wongs (17th Nov Tuesday, 20th Nov Friday, 23rd Nov Monday?)
-Convert Australian Dollar to Singapore Dollar (Any day of the coming week in the morning)
-Finish the Thanksgiving Video for church (Think of ideas and record the coming Sat and when I see the guys, make sure my camera has battery and memory)
-Reply Kian on leading small group and short term mission in Indonesia
-Get together with Michael Lai (Coming weekend)
-Get together with Godfrey-watch a movie (Sometime this week weekdays)
-Maybe watch Zidane with Dennis and other soccer fanatics. (Bright, Jonno, Adrian)
-Clean up Room, and pack
-Do laundry and find my basketball shorts.
Today at church, I finally said hi to an older girl who was my sister's friend. The Chinese girls are a bit weird or super shy in the sense that they know how I am but they never said hi to me for all these time. Actually some of them would not wave back when I say hi to them. It's totally weird. I was thinking, "What did I do to you to deserve this invisible status?"
It's the late 20s early 30s crowd that does that. It's just weird. I don't get what it is. Another brother told me that they are just a bit weird and have their own world. Whatever that is. It's saying "hi", not about killing somebody or reaching out to the sick.
Another brother told me too that it's weird how we don't say hi. Some of the Chinese congregation are just like zombies, you say hi or wave to them you get silence. I just don't know what that is.
Tin Chuen is a bit like that, actually even worst. Do we have so many ultra introverts at church? I think people are just too closed in, too familiar with their own clicks and bubbles that they don't know what to do with themselves when they see someone different.
I am an introvert, Jen is an introvert, Janice is an introvert, but we kind of make ourselves to greet others. It's not natural for us but we learned that it's not so bad. It's fun and really, not that horrible. You are suppose to act as sisters and brothers, not strangers or people who are afraid of one another. What harm can small talk cause you? Your soul?
So we finally talked after all these time. I asked her, "Do you recognize me?"
"Of course I do, I wouldn't be able to recognize your brother though, how's your sister and family?"
Maybe they are just super shy. I think she is. But some others, they just don't want to talk to you for some strange unknown reason.
