Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year everyone!!
Ok, so I'm 4 days late. Punctuality has never been my virtue. In fact I take pride in my inability to keep time. In Pakistan (or Bangladesh or Spain or some other country in the world) lateness is a sign of social stature. The later a person arrives for an event, the more successful or important the person. And god, those ppl are seriously screwed up. The only reason I'm always late is because I don't want to be early. Period.
Anyway tonight I was at my fren's place and all of a sudden, everyone decided to gamble. Succumbing to the social pressure and involuntarily tearing my eyes off poor
ugly betty on tv, I sat in the group and started asking my fren about the rules.
WRONG MOVE!!
Immediately I could see everyone making eyes at each other, "NEWBIE ALERT!".
I don't know if everyone knows this but I don't gamble.
I hate losing money. Correction. I hate losing, so I don't play on my luck. I only do things I know I will or stand a chance excelling at. Having no control whatsoever is damn unnerving.
Anyway the social situation brought to mind a possible situation that I might face later. I assume when I start my internship, there will come a time when I have to attend social gatherings with my colleagues. That in itself is not a bad thing. In fact, I'd welcome the new experience. Even though I'd have to step out of my comfort zone initially, I'm sure it will do me good in the long run. However, I suppose there will be time when I will be put in uncomfortable situations that I may or may not have any control over and that I dread. It's a fine line between carving my own identify and going against the flow. I just hope that I will do a good job navigating the social realm.
Back to tonight, I didn't win anything in the end. Neither did I lose any money. Managed to break even, luckily. I do have to admit, I had fun.
PS. This is not a jab at my fren's hospitality. Don't worry about it dude. It's just me and something I have to go through. I had a good time. Thanks for the invitation.
