HAHAHAHA.

Today, we had quite a fun, lighthearted topic for conversation leading: Your ideal first date.
Of course, we proceeded in discussing date-related things after that.

Anyway, let me introduce you to Tom.
Tom is quite the character.
He is very jolly, has animated facial expressions, and dynamic tone when he speaks.
He is tall, not huge, but decently big.

So he shared about his ideal first date.
From beginning to end, all he could talk about was...




BUFFETS! and every time he mentioned "buffet"
his face would light up.
and you would witness a beaming smile emerge.
and i mean. a BEAMING smile.

HAHAHAHA.
and my immediate thought.
OMG! A MALE REPLICA OF MYSELF!

our group also shared about popular date-places in our respective countries. while others mentioned Disneyland, shopping malls, and you know, the other usuals, he talked about a semi-museum-esque "palace" where kings used to live. and another member of our group decided to poke fun at him about his buffet obsession, and said, "no buffet?" Tom paused, and added, THEN the buffet! (but we all know, it's his own "popular" date location and preference, no? hahaha :D) i guess you had to be hear to hear him, to see his face, for it to be funny. but i, personally, thought it was so funny i had to try real hard walking out of the classroom to not smile and laugh to myself, lest i receive strange looks from strangers all around campus...

OH, one thing worthy of attention is this... Another member asked, "wouldn't you want to be a little more reserved on your first date? maybe a little more shy?" but Tom seemed to have no problem with this and said, "you can know a lot by observing someone eat. i can perhaps know 95% of the girl after observing her eat..." now in my head, i felt quite exposed. Why? well you know, i was, as usual, starving after class, and decided to treat myself to some Santorini fries, in which I was trying to shove down quickly before class started. And guess who the first person i saw was? TOM. outside of class before it had started. HAAAAA. lovely.

so. what kind of information do people gather about my semi-messy eating? mmmmms. o.O

i didn't think it would be so hard to find a picture of me with my "did someone say buffet" shirt. ohwell. i should wear it to class next time. HA!