Tuesday, June 2, 2009
I remember I was teaching my Primary 5 tutee what the word 'acquaintance' is...and I had to differentiate between 'confidante', 'acquaintance', and two other words with similar meanings but with less intensity. And there I go, telling her that those are people whom you meet in your lives but whom may not be as close to as confidantes..but on deeper thought..both are indispensible..both are important..at least to me.
WE meet people day in and out.how many of them eventually get to be your acquaintance? - people who you'll find comfort with, people who you don't hesitate to bring up random topics with, people that are definitely more than just 'hi'- 'bye' people. But then again, you don't want to bother these people with personal stuff that might seem so insignificant to them..so meaningless to them.
PLAYED a game with Nick Shaw yesterday night on msn, also had a chat with Yan Sin on randomly churned up topics..these sometimes make me think of whether the line between confidante and acquaintance can be blurred. Acquaintances can sometimes be the perfect confidante..that is, when time calls for it..and confidantes doubles up as acquaintances when boredom comes running along.
WE meet people day in and out.how many of them eventually get to be your acquaintance? - people who you'll find comfort with, people who you don't hesitate to bring up random topics with, people that are definitely more than just 'hi'- 'bye' people. But then again, you don't want to bother these people with personal stuff that might seem so insignificant to them..so meaningless to them.
PLAYED a game with Nick Shaw yesterday night on msn, also had a chat with Yan Sin on randomly churned up topics..these sometimes make me think of whether the line between confidante and acquaintance can be blurred. Acquaintances can sometimes be the perfect confidante..that is, when time calls for it..and confidantes doubles up as acquaintances when boredom comes running along.
what we could have been, 8:27 PM.
