Quiz night: The saga continues.

Having a guest over at quiz night made me see myself and my friends through new eyes last night. The verdict is clear: I am a nerd. This is the conclusion I have arrived at after seeing how I act around the quiz night people (my team and other pals from that circle). Yes, I have passed judgement on myself, but I believe it to be correct and valid, which makes it just that little bit sadder. The thing is, I have tried observing myself in situations with other groups such as the airsoft guys, and my highschool friends, and I tend to be vastly different. I am aware that self-observation in a social context doesn't necessarily yeild the most unbiased results, but little, objective things, like the context of the jokes I crack, the way I carry myself and other little things like that are clear.

I don't mind that I am this way, though it does make me wonder just how much other people change when around different groups of friends. I know one or two people that don't seem to change at all. Granted, the observation isn't really scientific, but from what I can gather, they are pretty much fixed in their behavior.

I would like to believe that there are some things with which I am consistent across different groups of people. I'd like to think I keep my manners about me, for example; but I suppose there has to be room to change according to the company one is currently with. It's nice to see how flexible something as seemingly rigid as personality is. I guess it's one of the things that makes being a person so interesting.


In other news (Hey, that's the title of my blog!) As we were making our way home last night, I ran a red light and got my license confiscated. This is because I have poo-brain when driving around Makati, and so was more concerned about finding a familiar route to Parañaque than worrying about driving safety. I am glad I didn't have an accident, and even more glad that the traffic cop who caught my negligent ass was a really nice guy. Mitzi, you are right, driving in the south is measurably nicer than doing so in the north. I just gotta watch out for those traffic lights.

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