I’m bored.. + some random thoughts

@rav3n @Part of me feels that they were playing truth or dare, or they were trying to get me to join possibly one of their religious cults or something. I do know that young people that are alone are usually targeted in that sense, but it’s mainly the young adults from the cult that approach other young people, so for a teenage high school student to do this is very unusual and strange. He is either of an Indian or pakistan descent and was wearing a turban. I don’t know what in his eyes would he think that I seem “cool” to talk to, as I usually have a resting face whenever I’m out and about anywhere. But that whole encounter indeed made me very uncomfortable and since then, I’ve been getting these physical symptoms from all the anxiety from the situation, including the IBS symptoms and the tremors within the first few hours since the encounter… but those have all died down now thankfully.

I’m feeling okay I guess but I’m still not in the mood to be able to be in productive mode to work on an assignment as of now. 😒

I feel like I know what school he goes to since the uniform he was wearing looked familiar. I even searched up the schools uniforms on the internet and by the looks of it, they look exactly like the ones he was wearing today (and his friends too even though I haven’t had a thorough/closer look at them). I’ve just emailed the school to tell them about this situation, well I’ve basically started off by stating that I’d like to report one of their male students for making me really uncomfortable today and then go onto detail about what happened including what he and his friends did. I do really hope it’s THAT school he goes to.

Edit: nevermind, it seems that the email that the school has on display is no longer used..😞

@Blackcloud oh noooo i can see how much that interaction impacted you, it's hard when the physical symptoms pop up too - and i'm glad that they've died down now. so fair if today's not a productive-study day, hope you're able to get some rest and do something you enjoy tonight.

oh yeah i've heard of the cult thing too! do high school students do that now? the ones i've seen are usually uni students but i wouldn't be surprised if they're recruiting younger people... and sucks that the email didn't work out. fingers crossed you never see him again.

have you done anything to unwind tonight?

@rav3n Yeah, so I plan on going to the library first thing tomorrow to work on my assignment for the other unit.

I’m glad I’ve finally completed my image analysis piece but right now I’m waiting for the uni library to respond back to my inquiry via email relating to a certain thing that I need to reference or cite as, so hopefully they can respond back to it at least by tomorrow hopefully so that I can submit my whole piece before next Monday since that’s when it’s due.

That’s an interesting question, I wonder if high school students also do the recruiting as well.. because for a high school student like him to approach me was utterly strange and uncomfortable, especially when he came up to me twice despite me trying to move away from him where he initially approached me at. I just really hope it wasn’t like a truth or dare thing that him and his friends were playing nor that it was a sign of him trying to hit up on me….even tho I look really young for my age, but still…for a teen to try and hit up on an adult is extremely weird and not ideal, and would be pedophilia.

just been watching a YouTube video that I like to listen to, and am just drinking matcha that I’ve just made. And also searching up some reddit posts in relation to people being approached by random people in relation to cults.

@Blackcloud

I had similar things happen to me. A girl would run up to me, say something and run back to a group of friends giggling before I could even respond. The last time this happened I was 13! I guess if you wanted to really use a massive portion of 'benefit of the doubt' you could say the "uh, hi there" is just his way of awkwardly trying to say hi. But when you factor in the multiple attempts, the face none of you are 10 years old, it's just creep, sad, and a little bit weird.

The one positive I can see, is that at least if you over feel like you're a bit strange or a bit odd, you can remember this and think "we'll at least i'm not as strange and odd as that weirdo!"

I think you're right, if you look young and innocent, and you're alone, idiots like that may just see you as a bit of an easy target for a bit of fun. You have to remember that us guys aren't that smart, and at that age we're basically farm animals that can form a few simple words.

I can see that it would have been extremely uncomfortable and so annoying. If it ever happens again, and hopefully it doesn't, just give them a flat indifferent "okay" or "cool" and ignore them. Nothing will deflate them and make them feel like massive losers faster than that reaction. Just because it teens messing around, it doesn't mean you have to put up with it. So if it is making you really uncomfortable and anxious its okay to remove yourself from that situation however you need to. If it means trying to stay in more crowded areas then it's okay.

I'm sorry you have to had to deal with such idiocy. I hope it was a one off.

Hi @rav3n today ive submitted an application for another student accomodation I’m gonna be moving into on June.

Initially, the one that’s in the CBD ($419 p/w one) was my first choice, however I was told by my accomodation agent that the security deposit is around $2.5k for that, and I was like oh hell nah.😔

I’ve now learnt that every student accomodations require you to pay the security deposit + a month rent fee before your move in date, so…

I ended up officially applying for the one that’s just 5 mins away from the train station (the one where the myki inspectors are usually I guess, or at least sometimes at :face_with_rolling_eyes::face_with_rolling_eyes:😑😑) since their security deposit fee is more affordable and cheaper. But also because they have a room (only one room) that’s currently available/on vacant starting from mid-June, and I was looking to move out of my current one at least a week before my contract ends on the 6th July. It’s a penthouse type room that costs $372 per week which I guess isn’t too bad…🤷‍♀️ but hey, at least it’s nowhere higher than that which is a good thing I guess. It’s even good that I now have that room secured after paying so that I won’t need to worry about having to wait for the other rooms, since the rest of them require you to move in on mid-July, which is what I absolutely don’t want.

The fact that you have to pay a security deposit fee + a month of rent beforehand (this goes for every student accomodation) is ridiculous.

I’m gonna miss being in the CBD, and now that’ll mean I’ll have to travel at least for about an hour to my parents house to go and collect food then 😒😔 and then another almost an hour back..

and then I’ll have to find an external gym nearby that I’ll unfortunately have to pay a membership for, as well as a library. 😭 unless if I’m able to use the library inside the nearby University though..🤔

hey @Blackcloud eek yeah those security deposits make it harder for students to rent, hey!

i can see why the $372 room isn't the most convenient, but i'm glad you've got that as your option to move into once your contract ends. hopefully other affordable accommodation options pop up too.

ahh yep 2hrs of just travelling up and back sounds tiring!! ooo definitely take advantage of the nearby uni libraries hehe. i used to study at other uni libraries, they often don't care but after a certain time like 6pm, they only let students with access keys enter libraries so might have to keep that in mind.

@rav3n true that 🥲 oh I forgot to tell you that ever since I’ve updated my study details on Centrelink for the units I’m currently doing, my pension rate got increased by just $9 per fortnight (so yay!) 🥳

How are you doing this evening though?

yayyy for the extra money heheh 💸 @Blackcloud

i'm good so far, had my first light therapy session for my skin (randomly got really bad eczema) and was shocked at how quick it was. it took 5 seconds....and people pay like $95 per session for this... but luckily my clinic offers it for me but it's still so shocking to me haha.

how's your evening going? got any plans for the weekend? also completely forgot - how that forest social event turn out?

@rav3n only here to rant that i just received an email from another forums saying that one of my post/replies breached the guidelines. that forums is too strict with everything and its driving me nuts. its my second warning with it now. i still want to connect with other people there, but the fact that i get a warning from the team there about my post breaching guidelines because of a certain thing i've mentioned that shouldn't be discussed - but this time, it was just me mentioning about how seeking therapy wasn't worth it in terms of paying for it and seeking for help side of things, especially for me. but they make it seem like i'm trying to discourage others to do the same when that's not even my intention..

i'm sorry if what i've mentioned here isn't allowed either. if not, please feel free to edit this post out or delete it.

@Blackcloud ohhh i'm so sorry to hear that!! must've been frustrating getting those warnings when you're just tryna connect 😕 guideline stuff can be soo tricky, even from a mod pov, there's so many times where i read a post and think 'wow this is a great post, so glad they reached out' but then due to guidelines not being met i gotta send an email.

i wonder if maybe they could help you reword your post so it does meet their guidelines?

as long as you don't name the other service, you're all good to vent/chat about it 😊