Hi TS,
Talking to people needs purpose. You chat cos you are interested
to find out more about them, etc...
What is your objective of talking to them? What you quoted in
your e.g. was the '5 sec elevator chat'
Demostration
A:
You (10pm) : "Jia bah buay? "
Neighbour: " (seow gina, what time already...) Smile, jiak bah
liao. "
You: (look at the lift buttons) smile...
[Tink, reach your landing riao.]
This is the infamous HDB 5-sec chat line. Use it to waste 5 sec
of saliva. Add grunts or noise to vary the duration.
When talking with a purpose, you need to know what you wish to
establish. Do you wish to waste time, date her out, build
relationships, etc..??
You also need to asssess your 'opponent'. Dun ask stupid
question. Make a smart assumption and let him/her affirm it or deny
it.
For example:
You see your sweating neighbour in running attire.....
You: " Just came back from swmiming?"!!!
^%$^%&(^%&^% FAIL!
Instead,
You: " Just came back from gym/run?"
neighbour: " Yah, exercise feels so good!"
You: "Wow, what a sporty person you are,......"
The trick in striking up a conversation is, like playing racket
games, you need to hit the ball to the opponent if you wish to
rally. If you wish to cut short a conversation, you need to 'smash'
or hit to the opposite direction of where she's running.
Hope this excerpt of Idiot's Guide to Chatting helps...
And stop looking at ther cleavage!!!!