Day 19: A talent of yours

   This is soooo awkward. I have a little confession to make...I have NO talents.

   I love running and soccer, but am nothing exceptional. I play the piano, but am definitely not a prodigy. I sing at the top of my lungs, but everyone always covers their ears. My artsy attempts always turn out to be more mess than masterpiece.

   Well, phew glad I got that all out in the open! Now I can end the post in peace and move on with my life.

   So I finished writing those lines, and was about to click 'save' when I decided to give myself a second chance, just to be, you know, fair.

   I conveniently and somewhat casually asked several friends in the past week what they liked best about me, and almost all of them didn't say something like, "Oh, you're so nice!" <--I am relieved. Because that's a very generic answer which I hate to hear.

I felt the need to add a random photo of me eating a hotdog. Just because I can! (;

   Basically, everyone said the same thing--as quoted word for word--

   "Andrea, you're so hilarious!"
    "Okay, you are seriously funny. Not even gonna lie."
"You always make me laugh!"
   "It's impossible not to smile when I'm with you."

   Besides feeling a little better about myself, I realized I do have a talent after all! It never occurred to me that making people laugh could be considered an art or skill, but hey...sure. :P

   The thing is, I never even try. I always wanted people to take me seriously! I am, after all, the supposedly "mature, oldest child"--not the family ham! But then one day I realized that laughing and making other people laugh was just what I do best, take it or leave it.

   Of course, sometimes it is a little embarrassing, being the type of person who randomly blurts out absurd things. Sometimes, I'll get so lost in my imagination that I'll start talking to myself or just sporadically laughing under my breath and people standing nearby will start to stare...

   Except for the utter humiliation I occasionally drag myself into, I wouldn't change my rather odd personality for anything. Because...I love being different! :)