Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Recently, I haven't had trouble with people I dislike, but people whom I never expected to push me around to their advantage.
I hate it when people do not bother about their assignments until the very last minute, when they would call me frantically, asking the most redundant, rhetorical questions that should be answered by the lecturer or was already answered during the lectures but these students just couldn't be bothered to listen or attend.
Do I look like a tape recorder to you?! Effing hell. I think if that's the case I should start charging for my services, because frankly I am sick and tired of repeating the same thing over and over again.
I also hate the fact that some people just expect to be spoonfed on what to do and how to do the assignments, projects or research work. Hello people, you are now at the university level. If you still expect to be spoonfed, please refer to your high-school teachers and perhaps ask for a re-entry?
I also hate it when people are talking about saving money, and yet they are not bothered to make the most out of it by making efforts to attend the lectures they have paid for. That way, I do believe you have no right to complain about the fact that college food is bloody expensive and has no pride or quality in it, or that the convenience store is such a rip off it makes 7-eleven look cheap.
Claims on being close friends, you should know me pretty well by now. I make tons of effort to attend lectures. Last semester, despite the fact that there was only one tutorial that would barely last 15 minutes or most of the time, cancelled last minute, I still made the journey all the way from KL to Cyberjaya for the sake of not obtaining a failing grade due to poor participation. Yes, I'm serious about studying and being disciplined about it.
You should very well know as well that I am not comfortable about people who skip class, let alone ask me for favours to sign your attendance for you because "it's the one and only class on that day and I don't want to waste my time driving all the way out here just to attend a short lecture/tutorial".
Too bad, because I think if that's what you think, then you don't deserve participation marks via attendance because you're just not bothered to participate in the first place.
These few phrases have been haunting me for the past few days and is causing me to stress like shit because it's just not my place to be answering these. What the hell are you paying your lecturer for?!
1. "Eh. For this class' essay, what are we supposed to do ah?"
2. "Can I see your work? I want to make sure I'm following the right format." (Note that the lecturer is already kind enough to have given a sample work so that we can 'follow its format').
3. "I don't understand what I'm supposed to write for this essay. Can you tell me what I'm missing and why my essay is wrong?"
4. "Eh. Can I use this in my essay/project/assignment ah?"
5. "Eh, what does this mean ah? *points at some term/instruction that has been explained in class or is explained in the course outline*
6. "Eh, when's the deadline for this essay ah? *pause* REALLY?! *pause* Eh, can ask for extension kah?"
It isn't too bad, I suppose, if only one or two people approach you with different questions. Unfortunately for me, it is the worst case of redunancy and rhetorical-ness as not only one or two approach me, but many, and they all pretty much ask the same questions. WHY? WHY? WHY? Because of you all I'm repeating myself like some kind of parrot! A tape recorder! WTF man. Next time I'll charge, then you all know.
Amidst all my frustration throughout the entire week, a 'friend' got ticked off when I offered to save some cookies I initially baked for my own consumption in the middle of the night to a friend whom I was chatting with via text messaging at the same time. As this person nagged about not getting any cookies, I apologised and offered some from the next batch of cookies I would bake, and I got an irritating, threatening reply that went, 'YOU'D BETTER'. Since when did offering something from the kindness of your heart become such an obligation? Just because I made you wait for nothing, it was not like I purposely did as unforseen circumstances cropped up last minute, you had to disappoint me further by hurting me despite peace offerings for cancelling out. If only you knew how patient I have been - I think I'd probably have beaten you up if I've really had enough.
I should get a pin badge, a really huge one. "GO ASK YOUR LECTURER."
11:58 PM Azzie's got style
