Tuesday 1 May 2012

206 : The awkward gap

First time meeting someone online is always awkward for me.
I never seem to be able to get the conversation rolling no matter what and i always always comes out as me being shallow and unfriendly.

That i am okay with. As i get to know people more i usually redeem myself, earning the title of talkative to most people(time may wary to each individual). But there is one awkward moment that i can never seem to overcome.
I have no idea why but this has been happening to me a lot lately. The moment i met someone online, i would exchange a few words before something would come up, going out for dinner for example, a movie, or grocery shopping, which has all happened before.

Right after I'm back i feel like it would be awkward to continue the conversation. The few words exchanged before hand is insufficient to start a conversation topic, thus killing the chances of a friendship ever sparking.

Its like you are trying to start a fire with spark-rocks, the second you get ember you had to go attend something else and when you get back, the ember has already burned all the dry wood through, leaving you with nothing to burn and no fire!! The horror!

Another awkward moment is when the other party just stops replying.. And you don't know to change the topic or too just let the conversation end..

I shall call it the awkward gap.

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Awkward Gap  adjective  [awk-werd gap] (Leonut's definition)
  1. The moment a conversation between two individual is too awkward to be continued by the lack of conversation topics 
  2. The prolonged period of time between the first conversation and the follow up conversation that will never be started due to the gap itself.
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AWKWARD TURTLE!~

My favourite hand gesture to use. Especially around my friend's parents or when i am a 3rd party to a couple..  lol..

Do you guys experience the awkward gap like i do?..

Love,
LeoNUT

26 comments:

  1. ur awkward turtle's so cute but to be honest with u it looks like a morphed mutated chemical X mixed, T-virus infected worm ahahahahah

    jk!

    awkward moment ar, happens everytime

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  2. some like u and me are not born with talent in speech..so, it be a big help if we meet/date someone who is talkative as that will prevent any awkward gap..haha

    turtle!!??erm, i had been staring at the 'turtle' for 10 minutes but i still cant make head or tail of it..apart from the flapping thumb that supposed to be the leg, i cant make anything else =P

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    1. Omg, you havent heard of the awkward turtle sign?? Its quite popular what.. ><

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    2. sorry, i was not born on this age..haha

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    3. Our age gap that big meh?.. lol!

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  3. Turtle!!! What's with the facial expression? hahahaha

    Awkward gap... are you the kind of person who would reply a message asap as long as you are free? :P

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    1. Whats wrong with my facial expression?? >:3

      Kinda.. Depends who is it la.. lol

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    2. *cough* cute *cough*
      Sorry, throat itchy

      Ya, depending on who is it... the hotter he is, the faster the reply :P

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    3. Normal one la.. LOL!! Im sure you do it too right?? =PP

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    4. Nah~

      Illustration of replying speed
      Hottie - light speed
      Quite hot - rocket
      moderate/normal - I free I reply loh
      Sub normal - I boring then I reply loh
      extra celestial - Houston, we have a problem

      =P

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    5. So you follow the same charts ah?.. LOL!

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  4. not only gap .. i think got a big awkward space most of the time..
    cos i'm very bad with starting a conversation.. once other party finished their question, it will be silence .. for a while :P

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    1. I know what you mean!! lol, for a while?? Mine is like forever. Conversation over. :P

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  5. If both parties don't want to take the initiative, then can pack up and go home lo... :D

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    1. But sometimes you dont know if the other party wants to talk.. And if they do, it will be like 2 party just waiting for each other to talk.. which is awakward.. lol

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  6. i guess im the opposite super talkative type. but not with everyone though

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    1. Haha, if you get to know me more i am the talkative type..

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  7. I think we had this awkward gap >_>

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    1. Yes.. i think we did and still do.. ><!!

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    2. Now that we know that we have the awkward gap, let's TRY and continue the conversation the next time we do talk k!

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  8. You look kinda like this baby Orang Utan I was caring for when you make your mouth like that (in the awkward turtle thing). That's the same face he made when he didn't wanna do what he was told!

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    1. Aww.. Am i that cute?.. lol, orangutans are damn cute.. =P

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