Saturday, August 12, 2006
Recently, lots of things have happened that has done nothing but to reinforce my belief that people are getting more and more superficial. As much as I would like to elaborate on what they are, I'm afraid that it would just degenerate into yet another angsty rant. Silence is, afterall, golden and no, noise is not fun. I'm just disappointed that even in this era, people are still so afraid to speak out. There is a difference between outright slander and having an opinion. Why are Singaporeans so repressed that they can't even tell the difference? Just because you have an opinion that is negative doesn't mean that it is anti-government. Maybe it is easier to live your life with rose coloured contact lenses on all the time. At least we can pretend that everything is good and that problems can be solved as easily as a click of a mouse button.
But I digress. This is a post about school anyway, and a post about school it would be. Uni life isn't starting out as nice as I thought. Being too complacent, I did not take note of the subtle changes made to my timetable and hence, failed to realize that I was registered for another module. As a direct result of my actions, I missed the first lecture and I have tutorial for that class first thing in the morning on Monday. On top of that, I didn't know about adding on modules and by the time I figured out the intricates of the uni system, all the classes that doesn't clash with my timeslot is full.
Of course, I should have expected something like that. I've let my brain go to mush playing too much Maple. I should have gone for orientation, at least then I wouldn't be like a sotong on rollerskates. I should have been more careful about things like this. Shoulda, woulda, coulda. I'll just have to try my best to catch up with the rest, and put an end to this depressing start. Yes, uni is very different from poly. No more spoonfeeding from the lecturers. Its time to print your own lecture notes, go for your designated lectures, do your own studying and be responsible for your own well being.
That being said, my coursemates seem kinda scary. For starters, they arrive super early for lecture, just to book a good seat. We're talking about the lecture theatre being almost full seated 20 minutes before it officially commences. Everyone has a nice thick stack of notes and they are conscientiously poring through them, even though its the first lesson. Their notes are printed in full colour. I felt like I was totally naked armed just with an empty notebook and a pen. I was dressed in a black blouse and jeans, yet I felt totally overdressed in a room filled with plain t-shirts, shorts and sandals. -Sigh- I shall not start judging people, since I do not know them, but are they judging me? The correct answer is, who cares? Let them have the wrong idea. Tutorial class on Monday is going to be real fun when they find out that I did not attend Thursday's lecture. We'll see how snobbish people can get when they are surrounded by such elitism.
;I CREATED A SHEEP!
1:30 PM
