Kstan
09-23-07interesting!!
I was having dinner with S and D, and then we started talking about a group of people seated near us. They looked really strange! Like they were confused if they were Asian or White… and yet they kinda all looked the same! In the end, we guessed that they were most likely from Central Asia - I was guessing Kazakhstan or Ubekistan, the only two "-stans" i know besides Afghanistan and Pakistan.
I don't think they could be from Afghan or Paki cos my impression of ppl from Astan and Pstan is that they look pretty much homogeneous. Plus, X just went on a visit to CA not too long ago, and she was telling me how mixed they looked…
So i did the next best thing - and went straight up to their table and asked them. And I found out that they were….. nope! not exchange students from Kazakhstan but full-time students!! On scholarship. Not sure about what they study here, but they're pretty new to Singapore. One sophomore and 3 freshies.
And then I called X and told her about it, and I was referring to them as Kazakhstanis and I googled it and realised i was wrong!!! they are Kazakhs!! oh well…. and i also finally took a good look at the map of Kazakhstan, and it does have a sea - the Caspian Sea - potential shipping opportunities… and Kstan is pretty big indeed!
It has CHINA!!! on its east border and Russia on its west - which probably explains why one guy in the group looked damn white and the other looked damn cheena.
i think it's really cool! to have so many different ppl around me in hall. v.v.interesting indeed!!
i'm glad i went to ask! cos if i didn't i'd be killing myself now for not having satisfied the curiosity of mine, for not being daring enough. also, i feel that i am a leeetle beet more knowledgeable now, at least i know where Kstan is. otherwise i'd be akin to an American who thinks Singapore is part of Japan. oh well…
hope to get to sit down and talk to them and get to know them better. i think it's really cool to have ppl of different backgrounds around.
