i recall a long while ago while i was talking to one of my good friends, she mentioned that she saw me online the other night. since we talked a lot, i was rather surprised. i stated that i didnt see her online to which she responded that she was on invisible. i then asked why she didn't IM me- she didn't really respond but when i kept pushing the issue (me: LOL wtf that makes no sense), she managed to awkwardly somehow state that it was comforting to see me online and that was enough.
i guess i never really understood that until now. i think a lot of people here in taiwan (studying abroad peeps) feel rather lonely without hanging out with other international students but whenever i sign online and see my friends on, even without talking to them, just seeing their screen names there makes me feel like at home.
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oh wow I didn't know you were in Taiwan! I didn't even know you were from American to be honest lol.
but that sounds intense. As much of a taciturn I wanted to be, there's something about being in a group of people and simply enjoying each other that is so intoxicating and addictive. I hope you are doing well (even though we do not know each other, I am being genuine). AND it is very cute that the mere sight of your friends SN's gives you a bit of peace in your heart. I'm jealous of your friendships.@KangMeezy - ah ya - my parents are taiwanese but i grew up in socal. came to taiwan in order to learn chinese since china is a pretty important country to the computer industry (going for computer engineering)
yeah and that's true- altho i would add on that it depends on which group of people you're in. some groups, i feel, make you feel more alone than when you're by yourself.
and thank you- i also wish you well. i've read some of your posts and you seem like a decent chap. since i've read so many blogs i dont quite recall whether if you talked about friendship before or not but from experience i think close friendships are easy to cultivate with people who have the following qualities:
1) honesty
2) kindness
3) thoughtful (these tend to be more introverted people)
avoid people who do nothing but talk about themselves or complain all the time- i find that they tend to also ask a lot from you but give little in return (even when you need it)
...man now that i think about it, you probably weren't asking for advice but since i've already typed this much im just gonna leave it haha