Then I went to school and my duty this whole week is to actually take care of "Pentas". Pentas duty means we have to tidy up the stage, turn on/off the light and fans in the main hall and also check the students that comes in late. However, since this week is still in the Merdeka mode, we have the extra duty of controlling the radio that plays all the patriotic songs whose lyrics no one even bothers to remember. Too bad, the radio we're stuck with has no battery charged and the wires to connect to the power source are chewed off. That's right, chewed off. Probably the rats in the staff room have something to do with it. I heard from Pervy David that it is their mating season or something like that. So, at the very last second, I told Amelia to ask the students to sing our normal Tuesday song, Wawasan 2020. Thank God no teachers noticed. (They were probably relieved if you ask me)
Everything after that basically went uneventful UNTIL it was time for Perv's class. Uggh, somehow, my worst classroom experience always happens in HIS (It's?) class. Teacher Wee (da male species, let's call him he-Wee) suddenly came in and announce that we're going to get new tables and chairs. I was NOT happy especially after seeing what we would have. You see, 4ST and 4SF have these Huge tables where we to 7 people can share it comfortably because there is just that much space available. Too bad our new tables is kinda small so we can't just put our stuff here, here and here like we use to ;(... Not only that, there are only three tables per row so many friends have to be separated.
But NOOOOO, that's not the worst part for me. Apparently, people already `booked' their places for themselves that in the end, guess where I sat ? Sana paling hujung. Angry doesn't sum up my feelings that time. I was disappointed, hurt and appaled by what I have to go through. My feelings were not because I was separated from my friends. I know I can adapt to the people around me. It's just that being put behind makes it THAT much harder to concentrate, to see the whiteboard(especially the LCD) and also to be noticed whenever I have any questions to ask the teacher. Part of me feel that some of the places in front are wasted on those people who do not even appreciate it because whenever the teachers' are teaching, they would be sleeping. As loud as I may be in class, I still listen and I still learn. I'm not boasting, but how else can my results be that good? [At least better than most people in my class, no offense, results are not everything by the way :)]
But I guess people tend to overlook the smarter people because guess who are my sitting partners? Andrea, Eileen and Margaret, some of the smartest people in their respective subjects you would ever know. (More motivation to score at least and I can ask for help for any subjects without having to walk far). So yeah people, go ahead and sleep all you like in front. I'm going to prove once and for all that I can get me some of those best marks in subject's award. You wait and see.
However, I want to clarify one thing here. I am not mad that you did not reserve any seat for me because I know that you tried your best (these people will know who you are). Thank you for at least trying to change the seating arrangements with the Perv and the he-Wee so that I can seat in front. Some even wanted to change place with me because I guess I didn't hide my displeasure at all. I was tempted but I didn't change because I care for you guys and I can't be selfish and let you suffer sitting where I am right now because it is harder given the disadvantages it brings. But now I realize that I have nice people to call my friends and for that I'm very grateful. That and the fact that I got 100 for Maths, yes!!! :p
The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.
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