someone told me that i'm an introvert. i oppose because i believe i'm not an introvert. actually, you're supposed to let someone else decide whether you're an introvert or and extrovert instead of yourself.

different definitions suit different types of people. as for me, i think an introvert is someone who is shy, afraid to be in front of a room full with people. on the other hand, an extrovert is someone with a larger-than-life personality. he craves for attention. loves to be the centre of attraction. likes to be around people.

i must say, i'm a mixture of both introvert and extrovert. i'm not shy. every week, i face a classroom of 40 ecstatic, 13-year-olds. i enjoy being the centre of attraction. who don't? but, my idea of enjoying myself is to be alone. whatever i do. sometimes, i even lie, just to be by myself. i don't enjoy people's company. i don't like crowds.

to me, my family is my everything. i don't really have that many friends. maybe acquaintances. i don't see myself as a group/clique person who hangs with a bunch of people. i prefer being on my own. i'm not a loner. i just want to be my own group. just me.

i look around, teenagers in groups. i feel that they pretend to belong to a certain group. why even try? i used to be like that. trying to find my identity but it turns out it's been there all this while and it's right under my nose. now, i believe that you don't need to be hip and cool just being classified in a group and being identified. first, you have to discover your own identity. then, you think whether is it cool to be classified or rather be yourself and enjoy life as it is. last, just be yourself. introvert or extrovert because nothing can change that in you.