Wednesday, November 03, 2004
am relieved. the damn thing that's been gnawing at my side for the past 3 weeks were the History test results. i got the buggers back, and lets just say, er, i will continue doing Social Sciences course that are classified Intermediate/Advanced next semester because it's fun, although there is always that irrational fear that my handwriting (its atrocious btw, my former teacher said it looked like Sanskirt. and yes, she's Indian), will cause the Prof. to throw my blue book to the bin and fail me on the spot. It did help that the history Prof. has even worse handwriting than mine, so she could probably read what passes for scratches made by a cat on catnip, which was exactly the case that day, because i got slightly too high on caffeine and I had to zip through an essay in 20 minutes time as a result of spending too much time on the preceeding sections.
so why submit yourself to the torture you might ask? well
1) I don't have to and don't want to contend with freshmen/upperclassmen who just want to take an easy course for requirements. I am doing it right now for the History of Science class, and am rolling my eyes during the discussion sections at the flaming asses who think they know everything but in actual fact just know a superficial arse fold of the subject and hence make assertions bordering on the outrageous (once causing my eyes to almost spontaneously roll back into my skull) . they're also wont to dominate discussions and cut off almost everyone who disagrees with what they're saying. in effect they're not discussing. they're pontificating. the buggers! they remind me of that chimp that just got himself re-elected, but er.. thats another topic for another day.
2) its more eye-opening then any cup of coffee (that includes the ones i brew to keep awake). it's arguably more valuable then my hard core classes. and besides, it's nice to have ammunition just in case some dick from NUS FASS chides you for being a scientific buffoon/philistine.
3) i am incidentally a Stekhanovite bastard with a sado-masochistic streak. whips anyone?
ah well, back to doing the usual routine: mugging.
so why submit yourself to the torture you might ask? well
1) I don't have to and don't want to contend with freshmen/upperclassmen who just want to take an easy course for requirements. I am doing it right now for the History of Science class, and am rolling my eyes during the discussion sections at the flaming asses who think they know everything but in actual fact just know a superficial arse fold of the subject and hence make assertions bordering on the outrageous (once causing my eyes to almost spontaneously roll back into my skull) . they're also wont to dominate discussions and cut off almost everyone who disagrees with what they're saying. in effect they're not discussing. they're pontificating. the buggers! they remind me of that chimp that just got himself re-elected, but er.. thats another topic for another day.
2) its more eye-opening then any cup of coffee (that includes the ones i brew to keep awake). it's arguably more valuable then my hard core classes. and besides, it's nice to have ammunition just in case some dick from NUS FASS chides you for being a scientific buffoon/philistine.
3) i am incidentally a Stekhanovite bastard with a sado-masochistic streak. whips anyone?
ah well, back to doing the usual routine: mugging.
