different

Yesterday, I went back to tnp to collect claims together with nic and esther. More than a month after I left, there is none of the you-don't-belong-here-anymore feel. Had a nice chat with jl, mp and lc and said hi to so many other people. It feels great to be back in the buzz, and listen to xin en complain about how some celebrity thought she is from some tribe in China.
Today, went to scrawl on the nine-page document that seals my life for the next 10 years. It was alright, even good to get it over-and-done-with, except that much of the time we were stiff with formalities and quiet politeness. Perhaps most jobs are highly hierachical and ceremonial, and if we ever made any really good friends in the process, it is a blessing more than a normality.
And to seal it all off today, I was brutally insulted by this promoter at taka. When we asked what was the difference between 2 items to justify the difference in price, he simply told us directly to the effect that we should not ask because we cannot afford to buy the more expensive one.
If people from different sections of society cannot mix, so be it. Let me stay where I am and wear what I like, even if it becomes an odd disadvantage. Society writes for itself the definition of oddity.