Stranger by the Night

I have this weird behavior I have only noticed lately: that I learned to love chatting with random people. People who are mere acquaintances, i-know-only-few-facts-about-you people and ultimate strangers. What makes it weirder is the fact that I feel a lot better after talking to these random people. 

I don't like talking all the time, I'd rather listen. But if it comes to conversations between me and a stranger, I'm all fired up to say blah and blahs. But not to the point that I monopolize the convo, instead, it ends up with a real give-and-take feeling. I also feel that I become another person when I talk to strangers. It's like having a feeling that I'm detached with the 'self' I used to know. HAHA. Not a depersonalization symptom though, but it feels great! Feels great to hear other people's views aside from the ones you usually hear from your own head.

I usually do this when I'm in a long queue for a van to come on my way home from work. One time, someone just asked what time was it and after that, we became seatmates in the van and talked like we know each other. Another instance was, while waiting, a girl who happened to call someone on her phone and said that she'll be on her way to UST, was a very good excuse for me to talk to her. What came after was exchange of stories about our college life (and glad to know, we're even batchmates in UST but she's in a different course). And yes, until these times, when we happen to see each other, we say HI and exchange stories again while on our way home. 

And what's good with it, is the feeling to have gained something after the talk. Not a big talk I mean. Just a small chit chat will do. And from these views of others, we can change our perspectives and beliefs. This isn't creepy, I think. HAHA. Maybe I just got tired from creating scenarios in my head and from making an actual script in mind, imagining that I'm talking to a certain person. I may look creepy but even in a short time, we connect with others. Even with strangers.