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Saturday, March 08, 2008

ON 1,200 WORDS OF UNLEASHED FURY

There are some things in life that I dun take lying down. For instance, baseless accusations, mindless criticism, and senseless comments made just for the sake of commenting.

And so, even in the midst of my busy essaying at 2 am in the night, I replied with a 1,200 word email to my Animal Behaviour TA countering every single baseless comment raised by the student graders. No offence to year 1 students, but some of them really ask stupid, dumb, and immature questions or pose irrelevant comments.

And I dun like it when my fellow group members, who have worked so hard as well, had to listen to such hogwash and rubbish by these so-called graders. Well, maybe i m over-reacting, but i always feel that constructive feedback is welcome, while baseless comments made without any purpose are a waste of time.

If presenters are expected to deliver a professional presentation in a supposedly symposium setting, then I would expect that the audience have been briefed previously to be professional and attentive as well. Some of the student graders were just plain disrespectful, nonchalant, and talking rowdily while other groups were presenting. In fact, 1 of the student graders actually had the audacity to comment that "it is just our job, i m just asking for the sake of asking" during another group s' presentation. Basket, I almost felt like slapping his cheeky face when he said that. Did he even consider the feelings of the presenters to whom he targeted his stupid question at?

Another classic dumb remark by 1 year-one girl to another group after their entire presentation: "Erm, i m not sure about your overall presentation, but I thought it was kinda boring, and I dun really understand what you were driving at."

HALO~ You may think other people's presentation was boring, but that doesnt mean u shouldnt try and be attentive and give credit to the work that the group had put in. Why should the point "Boring" even be brought up in an academic discussion? You think u watching movie ah? Or u watching Middlesbrough VS Shefield United?

Also, Maybe e reason why u didnt understand was because u were (A) Dumb by nature (B) Dumb by nuture (meaning u became more dumb even after growing up) (C) Not paying attention. (D) A, B, & C.

This overall experience is a serious case of democracy gone wrong.

Anyway, I m quite impressed with myself. I can take years to finish a 5,000 word essay but i took just 1 hour to craft out a 1,200 word email.

Such is the power of unleashed fury.

P.S: Some people just dunch noe how to handle power. Thankfully, not all the graders were like this.

The Incredible Hock