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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Will it happen?

Dunbar's number - 150

What this insignificant number means? It signifies the limit one brain has in maintaining stable relationship. In other words, that's the most number of people u be able to keep a stable and inter-relationship with, where u know how everyone relate to everyone and not just simply know their name and very vague details.

To sound a bit more scientific, this limit is imposed by the limited size of our neocortex. It was extrapolated from the neocortex size of other primates and they came to this conclusion that for us human, it ranges between 100 to 200 where 150 is the average number.

Me........I don't think my limit is even at 100. It came to my realization that I like to keep those people that I know and care enough about small, really small. As I hop from one place to another, high school to foundation to degree life, my group of friends always change with each hop.

My close friends from high school - gone
My close friends from foundation - only left one that I really keep in touch with
My close friends from degree life - I don't even make any during my degree

After I'm back here, I made new circle of friends from scratch; people that I don't have any mutual friends to begin with. Friends that I can really go crazy about and with almost similiar interest(well, other than guy xp) even though I seen them less than I used to meet my friends during my previous hops.

Frankly speaking, I don't know how long this will last. Maybe the shift will come again when I finish my master and start working. For once, I hope not. For once, I hope this circle will last for a really long time till I don't even remember when the hell I first met u guys. For once, I want certain people to remain in my life bad enough and never walk away.

First time seeing a live proposal XD
Will it happen?

Love,
me

4 comments:

  1. aku just posted about a proposal LOL wow, must be an auspicious month

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    1. near cny maybe lo. everyone wanna propose haha =P

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