I've just been thinking.
It's funny. When we are busy with our obligations, we often think about the other fun, self-fulfilling things we could be doing if we weren't busy. That was me for the entire Winter quarter from January to March. But the moment Spring break rolled around and I was finally able to do what I want to, I do nothing. Except watch Persona 5 gameplay on Twitch.
Sometimes I think about what my friends could be doing for Spring break. I know Kei is probably hanging around his white girlfriend, and Louise is probably hanging out with her secondary schoolmates who are all studying in the Bay Area. The other Malaysians who are in relationships are probably hanging around their partners, and those who aren't probably have friends to hang out with after being here for two years. Kelly is in Colorado, but I still need friends that aren't Kelly.
I decided to hang out at Habreen's place. She's the Singaporean girl who was in my Chemistry class. Her apartment that she shares with 5 people was just down the street from my college, so I decided to walk there. Her apartment was just as messy as I remembered, but staying in an apartment means having friends around to hang out with all the time.
View from outside her apartment
Entrance of the apartment building
On the way to her apartment
We had cake
She has another Singaporean friend, Ava, who was there sleeping over. They all know Kei, and have this tendency to gossip about people like him, but that's another story for another day. Ava asked if we wanted to meditate with her. I was intrigued, but Habreen and I watched Perks of Being a Wallflower instead.
I asked Habreen if she has checked her grades for Winter quarter, because it was out. She cussed and said she got Bs and Cs for all of her subjects.
"What about you?" she asked. I shrugged. I didn't check. I feel like I don't really have to know, and could probably go my whole life never knowing and be okay. Ignorance is a bliss, after all. However, I did check later. I got all As except an A- for math, which makes me think if two of my professors went easy on us.
Alex came over to the apartment later. Ava lives in the unit below Habreen's, and her roommate was having a surprise party that night which they were all going to. Alex is their guy friend whom they hang around with all the time. He sometimes sleeps over at Habreen's place too, with Ava. We talked about him wanting me to teach him piano for the Spring quarter, and agreed to start lessons in the second week after he had acquired the keys to the piano room in college.
At 7pm, I left the apartment as much as I would like to join the party. It just felt weird attending the birthday party of a person I don't even know even though it was open invitation. Plus, Ava kept talking about some Taiwanese guys she didn't like that were going to be there. I went to Target to get some things, and then to Panera bread to get salad for my dinner.
Spring quarter starts in two days.
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