oh jonathan MOK? i've heard about you...
welcome to college. every day brings forth new and wonderful opportunities to meet new and interesting people. i must say that i have gotten quite used to attaching names to faces, so thank God for that. however, one thing that kind of bothers me a bit, well, i wouldn't say it bothers me, cuz that's quite a strong word with quite a negative connotation, but let's just say it surprises me whenever i introduce myself to someone as "jonathan" or "mok" or "jonathan mok" and the person already seems to have "heard about me."
i don't know what it is over here, maybe it's the food or the weather or whatever, but im having a bit of trouble reading people's minds over here. so whenever i hear someone say something like that, i never know whether it's a good sign or a bad sign.
with a slight hint of hesitation, i always question, "what exactly have you heard about me?" and the replies vary from "oh, i just heard you're really fast" to "oh, i just heard you're pretty smart" to "oh, i just heard you're from fbcc." but i guess the most confusing replies are the ones that are lacking in words. for instance, when the person just smiles and shrugs, or when he/she just shakes his/her head and walks away.
..heh, im j/k. that last reaction hasn't happened (yet), but it just makes me think: what kind of impression do i give people? in a world where first impressions sometimes make all the difference, does the way i act portray the image that i want to give people?
the thing that astounds me the most is when people say they already knew i was a christian before i told them. i used to think, "no, that's not possible. they're just saying that." but now that i think about it, i believe that it's essential that i demonstrate God's presence in my life through whatever im doing.
im not entirely sure how that really works yet, but trust me, im gonna figure it out soon enough.
welcome to college. every day brings forth new and wonderful opportunities to meet new and interesting people. i must say that i have gotten quite used to attaching names to faces, so thank God for that. however, one thing that kind of bothers me a bit, well, i wouldn't say it bothers me, cuz that's quite a strong word with quite a negative connotation, but let's just say it surprises me whenever i introduce myself to someone as "jonathan" or "mok" or "jonathan mok" and the person already seems to have "heard about me."
i don't know what it is over here, maybe it's the food or the weather or whatever, but im having a bit of trouble reading people's minds over here. so whenever i hear someone say something like that, i never know whether it's a good sign or a bad sign.
with a slight hint of hesitation, i always question, "what exactly have you heard about me?" and the replies vary from "oh, i just heard you're really fast" to "oh, i just heard you're pretty smart" to "oh, i just heard you're from fbcc." but i guess the most confusing replies are the ones that are lacking in words. for instance, when the person just smiles and shrugs, or when he/she just shakes his/her head and walks away.
..heh, im j/k. that last reaction hasn't happened (yet), but it just makes me think: what kind of impression do i give people? in a world where first impressions sometimes make all the difference, does the way i act portray the image that i want to give people?
the thing that astounds me the most is when people say they already knew i was a christian before i told them. i used to think, "no, that's not possible. they're just saying that." but now that i think about it, i believe that it's essential that i demonstrate God's presence in my life through whatever im doing.
im not entirely sure how that really works yet, but trust me, im gonna figure it out soon enough.
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