How to befriend a stranger girl?

Seth T. SG

My apologies to Little_Red_Book for the look-alike-post, but your thread sparked off something in my mind. Of course, my heart as well.

There’s this girl I’ve been admiring for roughly half a year. She’s studying in the same polytechnic as I am. I presume she’s taking the same course too as she’s always around the blocks I used to have lectures last semester. Frankly, she’s a really pretty girl (shall not disgress to avoid a million-page write-up). If it helps, she’s definitely seen me before. We always meet incidentally at either of these places:
1. MRT Station ( same destination)
2. School ( self-explanatory)
3. Foodcourt / Cafe in school ( I go there just to see her! Creepy, but yeah, no ill-intentions)

We’re currently on a 3-week holiday and I really hope to see her again soon. Recently, I’ve got a very strong urge to take my chances and get to know her. I’ve even purchased a Swarovski necklace for her as a Christmas gift. Christmas is fast approaching and I’ve been scheduled to work the entire Christmas period.

So, how can I actually approach her without embarrassing her / scaring her off? I’m very much an introvert and I know this is going to be tough for me but I don’t want to wait till she finds someone better ( I can’t be 100% sure but I’m pretty confident she isn’t attached at the moment ).

Sorry for the painfully long post. Hope to get a few good advices and pointers that I can rely on. Feel free to flame me as well. I’ll swallow it like a pill. Thanks in advance!

~~Seth~~

FireIce SG

hi im Seth.

i would like to be ur pren.

here's my facebook. >pass a piece of paper<

oh, btw, i cant afford tiffany. but i got u a pressie from swarovski. merry xmas!

>smile<

Seth T. SG

Thanks FireIce for that! Very simple, but somehow it feels so sincere!

Will it be extremely awkward for her if I wait at the bus stop near her house? I mean, I am already “fully-booked” for this Christmas period and that means, I can’t do that on the festive day itself, Sad .

FireIce SG

tt would be like stalking?

how u know wat time she out wat time she come home?

Fugazzi SG

Be friendly and whatever u feel like giving, give lah, but and if comes your way good, if it does not come your way still good.
No expectations, no frustrations!

Seth T. SG

tt would be like stalking?

how u know wat time she out wat time she come home?

Guess that's what its called, :x. She has to walk past that bus stop to go home. Its on her route home. I've got to take a bus from that station to go home. I won't know.. Call me stupid, but I wouldn't mind waiting, xD.

winsomeea SG

You are so advance, bought the present for her even before making friend with her.

I am not sure how she will take it when you approach her, either you scare her away or if you are very very lucky she will say yes to be your friend. Speaking for normal gals, they will be scared away.

Seth T. SG

Be friendly and whatever u feel like giving, give lah, but and if comes your way good, if it does not come your way still good.
No expectations, no frustrations!

Hehe, I'm quiet and shy in the "real" world (meaning off browsers..) but I guess I can safely say that I'm a friendly guy. I can be quite a joker too, but I only do it with people I know really well. Fully understand the fact that if it doesn't come my way it isn't that bad a thing after all. Hope its the first case scenario though, :). Thanks!

Seth T. SG

You are so advance, bought the present for her even before making friend with her.

You're right.. Perhaps then, I should keep it until I get to know her better? Somehow, I feel lost now (oops!). It had seem like such a good idea until reality hits, :S.

FireIce SG

i know of a couple who 搭讪 at a bus-stop and now married with kids.

maybe the sincerity of camping out at the bus-stop and waiting can gain some brownie points

but on the other hand, it is oso scary.......

Fugazzi SG

Ts,
So wise of you, you must be young, be friendly, and most of when matters of the heart are concerned being unserious and accepting that there is no rite/wrong n knowing that it just the way it is – makes for an adventure (mishaps not exluded) and being open to … that is freeing!

Fatum SG

it's already scary enough buying a gift for someone you don't even know ... -__-"

Seth T. SG

i know of a couple who 搭讪 at a bus-stop and now married with kids.

maybe the sincerity of camping out at the bus-stop and waiting can gain some brownie points

but on the other hand, it is oso scary.......

Seems like it's a really scary thing to do. To think I even thought that up, LOL! Shall let nature take its course in that case. Would be pretty meaningless though, if Christmas ended and the gift still sits there in my cardboard..

Seth T. SG

it's already scary enough buying a gift for someone you don't even know ... -__-"

True..

winsomeea SG

Thanks FireIce for that! Very simple, but somehow it feels so sincere!

Find out if you and her have any mutual friends. If yes, get them to help you get to know her. Get to know her type before you approach her on BGR ground. Different gals have different personality and preferences. Some gals can take the direct approah well, some cannot.

Seth T. SG

Haha! Thank you, but you're the wise one here! Well, matters of the heart should add a spring in our steps and not weigh more on our foot. As naive as it sounds, that's the way it should be!

Seth T. SG

Sadly, we don't have any mutual friends. You see, the only people I'm mostly in contact with are my classmates. They're about the only group of people I know in SP. My classmates know I'm fond of her, but no one knows her, :X. Thanks for the advice too! I clean forgotten about the whole 'BGR' thing. Still far from it, I guess.

FireIce SG

after u get to stage 1

u can still give her the gift on her berfday or something.

Fcukpap SG

being head over heels is alrite....and part of every teenage summer dreams....

try, explore, and simmer into the joys of courtship...but dun let it affect your studies...there is always a time bar in everything...give yourself a time bar and if she doesn't respond favourably after all else...u must remember to stop and dun wallow into self pity or resort to foolish acts....its never worth....build a stronger character against all odds....

real life only begins when u step into the society..

Seth T. SG

after u get to stage 1

u can still give her the gift on her berfday or something.

True. That shall be my plan for now. Thank you!