had thanksgiving dinner at dr. so's house today. she's so friendly and open, it was so welcoming. we had turkey, some apple and cinnamon thing [her specialty apparently], some random things [like old chang kee curry puffs and mochi ice cream], got to run around in her apartment, gawk at her fiance and her photos, and talk excitedly amongst ourselves and discuss what modules we're planning to take next semester, and our career options in future.

and the topic gradually shifted, and we ended up talking about somethings, till i had to explain my current hairstyle. and as usual, there was the shock and surprise after i showed the other lab people my matric card when they asked for me to. yingyi was like nodding, and jiayi was like, wow!, and joseph just didnt say anything, then pretended to take the card away, and then said, you should really keep your hair long, from a guy's point of view.

then we talked about other random things, and it was really nice to get to know everyone else better [the other lecturers notwithstanding], to heard joseph's lame jokes, see yingqi swoon in bliss over mochi ice cream, and jiayi talk excitedly about having gone to all SHE autograph sessions. save for yingqi, we're all year 2s, so its pretty cool to make more friends. means potential lecture mates =)


today's paper was pretty ok, and i feel like im out of exam mode already. i'm always prematurely out of the phase. i ll always feel like going out, watching movies, doing other stuff exactly during the exam period. need more persistence to tide over. all the preparation going down the drain! but its like i couldnt be bothered eh... gah.



thinking about other things, when they were talking about my cutting my hair off, i was thinking whether i should let my hair grow out. like the look of disappointment on firus' face when he saw me with my shaven monk head, and when mr m. said that i shouldnt have shaved cause my hair [style] is a turn on... it was all pretty much a surprise to me.

though now, i do remember girls coming up to me and telling me how envious they are of my nice, straight, pretty long, black hair. and how youzhirella said i look a lot better with a long fringe.

it really didnt occur to me that hair would be much of a big deal, pertaining to matters like school, meeting new lecture/tutorial mates, meeting new tutors/lecturers, potential employers etc. and most people dont ask, and even if they do, its kind of crude to do so i guess. i really didnt think that hair makes much of a different when it comes to forming first impressions. it's pretty refreshing to have a bunch of people who just get to know me and not know how i looked back then.

is it really so difficult?

making friends is hard enough,
i wonder if anyone would get fond of me. *smirk*
that would mean the person really doesnt judge by appearances, right? which is, pretty cool, in my opinion.


well, we'll see.

meanwhile, my hair is slowly and obediently growing out.
and im rebelliously spiking it up, and enjoying it.