hmm yesterday after the taiwan discussion, the teacher in charge smsed me at night. she posed me a question that really struck me, deep down. she asked me if i was left out during the discussion or is it that im just quiet by nature, because i hadnt spoken a single word throughout the discussion. i think she, like everyone else, knows that it was not due to a lack of ideas, but a lack of courage to speak up on my part. im the kind that generally keeps silent around strangers and people that i dont know well, but will open up as i get to know them. i guess this is the real me, and i shouldnt force myself to change..but sometimes i wonder, must everyone be charismatic, outgoing and sociable to be popular, and ultimately, successful? i dont think so, but this episode has certainly got me thinking. and i hope i wont be proved wrong.

I will be my own person, and walk my own road in life.