Cool On The Exterior, Warm Within
Mortified
Monday, July 17, 2006 @ 11:50 PM
I went in late for class tonight after a long day at work. The guest lecturer from Australia was at the helm, so I quickly settled down into a seat in the front row.
Sitting beside me was this stout, plump lady with short wavy hair. She was outfitted in a loud, cartoonish tee and waist-high jeans. I found her slightly familiar but was wondering why I had not seen her in class before. But given that it was just the second week into the semester, I thought, perhaps a new classmate?
Said classmate was very vocal in class. The guest lecturer was opening a discussion on the exam format and she stood up and voiced her views with aplomb. I was impressed but that became surprise when we gathered in groups to discuss our views and she went from group to group to join in the discussions. How weird.
It was not till the break before I discovered my folly. I was having a chat with classmates in the cafe when the topic turned to our local lecturer, A.
Classmate 1: "A doesn't really look like a lecturer. You can't tell from her appearance."
Me: "Yah, actually.. the girl who sat beside me in class just now looks somewhat like her."
Classmate 1 & 2: *pregnant pause*
Then they looked at me incredulously.
It finally dawned on me. Shucks, you mean that's lecturer A??
After which, we were consumed by laughter, at my expense.
To think that I had wanted to be hospitable towards this 'new classmate', by introducing myself to initiate a chat. Thank goodness I had not gotten the chance.
Sheesh.
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I just realised that I worked 12 hours today. Maybe that explains my out-of-character-ness.
And I love Class 95 FM at night. :)
