Peer Advising Group

To overcome my post-SEP syndrome
I joined this Peer Advising Group
to be a buddy for SEP students coming NUS

I don't really fulfill my "duty" as a buddy to my buddy group
only met half of them once
I think I tend to be more "friendly" towards Korean SEP students instead
who are not in my buddy group actually

Met them during welcome party
Made friends with them because I was wearing a sticker with Korean Flag printed on it
(to indicate that I am a SEP returnee back from Korea)

So ya
With help of the stalking function facebook provides
I mingle with Koreans, again...

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There's a whole bunch of Koreans coming NUS this sem
like 20~30 of them
a lot~~~
Among them, I only met and got to know 4~5
After survived half a year in Korea,
I sort of get the hang on how to mingle with Koreans
like, how to start a conversation with them

First you start with name, then continue with school
then based on what school they attend, try to talk about the "characteristics" of students in that school
eg, if they are from Seoul National Uni or Korea Uni or Yonsei Uni
you can say: "oooo.... S.K.Y~~~" and glance with them with amazement
('cause those 3 schools are supposed to be the top 3 uni in Seoul)

Then after talking about school, you can slowly move on to sth more personal
like, how old are you / which year are you born
this topic is IMPORTANT to Koreans
due to the junior-senior relationship thingy~
and well....
All those 4~5 Korean I got to know, are all younger than me =.=
And one of them actually TRIED to call me noona, but i rejected
(I'm okay with people calling me Unni, but, Noona, no please >.< )

Then can talk about the weather (really....)
Topic on weather can last quite long sometimes actually...
especially if you complain together with them, on how hot Singapore is
:D

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This time
by talking to them
I finally gotten rid of my post-SEP syndrome
and finally admit and accept the reality that:

"Ah... I'm back in NUS..."