Friday, July 19, 2013

I assume

I assume people don't think because I can't hear other people think.

I can't hear the voices in their heads the way I hear my own voice thinking my own thoughts.

I'm not sure how much sense that makes.
I'm not really trying to put people down and be arrogant. It's just an assumption that I have. It's like our natural assumption that a crowd is like one entity rather than multiple individuals because we don't really think about that and we aren't reminded of it.
It's like when a boy and a girl are walking side by side and I assume they are either a couple or going to be one soon.
It's like when you tell me you're a doctor and I assume you're smart enough to survive in society.

Monday, July 15, 2013

NUS dance culture

So Orientation comes and goes and there's always a question I never really found a good answer for. Why is dance so popular in NUS? Suddenly everyone who has never tried dance before wants to be a part of it. There's the proper NUS dance CCAs (like freaking 17 of them), Rag and Flag dancers, Hall dancers, various musical production dancers and just random dancers from wherever.

It's a very peculiar phenomenon and I doubt it happens in NTU or SMU, at least not as widespread. Don't get me wrong, I like watching young people move their bodies as much as the next guy. I just find it really really weird that young men and women are choosing this particular moment to do it, with pretty much strangers. And it really is the ones that you never really expect from school.

But regardless, I'm not going to let this weirdness stop me from enjoying this.