As the picture above boldly demonstrates, that's a plan of my room. Okay, to clarify a bit, in case you were wondering, the little squares with L's on them represent the lockers, and the white line to the right represents the door. I've circled the D compartment simply to show that that's where I've been spending my nights in university so far. That's my compartment. So, back to roommates. To make things easier, I'll explain my roommates in the following form.
Compartment A: Faiz
From?: Terengganu
Course: Nursing
Talkativeness: Quiet
Comments: This dude is nice, but rarely strikes up a conversation.
Compartment B: Amnan
From?: Penang
Course: Dentistry
Talkativeness: Quiet, but at times can be talkative.
Comments: This dude is a year older than me, but in his first year because he
went for Darul Quran after SPM. Exempted from both Arabic and English.
Comes into my compartment sometimes when I'm playing Plants vs Zombies
(He plays the game too) Watched Ninja Assassin in his compartment with
all of my roommates, talked a lot then, quiet again after. ._.
Compartment C: Hakim
From?: Johor
Course: Dentistry
Talkativeness: Same as Compartment B
Comments: This dude also went for Darul Quran, therefore he's a year older than me too. Exempted from taking Arabic. I recently started reading Quran with him. Quite friendly, and probably the one I get along most with. Sleeps in different positions, sometimes this way, sometimes the other, and sometimes on his study desk.
Generally, all of my roommates are nice people. However, they all lack the liveliness of the crowd that I'm used to hanging out with. Precisely the reason why I always go to other rooms when I'm bored. Ashraaf's room being the room I go to everyday. xD
Lecturers? Let's see, I have 3 subjects, 4 if you include Tilawah. For Biology, Bro Azyril is my lecturer. He rocks! Then for Chemistry, Miss Kamilah. She's......ugh. When she's nice, she's really nice, but she can be a serious ass at other times. I'll tell a story in a bit. Then there's Arabic, which for every Arabic class in a week, I have a different lecturer. I think my class is the only one like that. xD So on Monday it's Ustad Fairuz. He's pretty cool. On Thursday it's Ustazah Dr. Fatimah. She's a Chinese Muslim. Then on Friday it's Ustazah Syakirah, the youngest of the lot. Same age as my Chemistry teacher! They're both 24. And finally for Tilawah, it's Ustad Ahmad Nazri.
Okay, so about my Chemistry teacher. Last Wednesday, we had to go to the lab to do an experiment. As usual, the boys sat in front, and the girls behind. This experiment required a computer to collect data, and since there were only 2 computers in the front, the boys divided into 2 groups of about 5-6 people each. Halfway through the experiment, the teacher suddenly said "Eh, kenapa ramai sangat dalam satu group ni?!" We told her that there were only two computers in front, then she said "Awak tak boleh jalan pergi belakang ke? Kat belakang tu computer punya lah banyak." Of course, we never thought of that. I mean, we're always in front. We didn't do it on purpose.
However, just because we had too many members in one group, she asked all of the boys to stay after class. Class was from 4pm-6pm, but the experiment finished a little bit earlier, so by 5.45, all of the girls, the teacher excluded, had already left. She didn't look happy, but she kept putting on this face with a sinister smile. Honestly, I felt like punching her in the mouth. Sitting down with her arms folded, she asked us to stand with our "assigned" partners. So that's what we did, and we all stood in pairs. Then she asked why we weren't paired like this when we were doing the experiment. Why else? There were only two freaking computers to work with in front, and we didn't notice there were more at the back. BEHIND the girls. Of course, when one of my friends told her we didn't because the boys are always in front, she just said in an extremely annoying tone, arms still folded, and staring as if she was trying to pierce through you with her eyes, "Awak tak boleh suruh perempuan anjak ke belakang ke? Nak jugak group ramai macam tu? Padahal experiment senang je."
Everyone went quiet for a while, then the teacher said that if we could come up with one reasonable reason, she'd let us all go. So I gave it a shot. I asked her "Miss perasan kan dari awal kita dah memang group ramai macam ni?" She said "Perasan, tu sebab saya tegur." Then I said "Tapi kenapa Miss biar je kita sambung buat experiment? Padahal masa banyak lagi. Sempat je kalau nak buat balik kat belakang. Kitaorg igt kita buat benda yg betul sebab Miss tak suruh pergi belakang. So kita sambung je la buat." Then she said "Awak semua dah besar, tak perlu cikgu nak marah2. Sama la mcm Aiman slalu datang lewat, cikgu tak cakap apa2 pun kan? Tadi ada kawan kamu mintak cikgu nk buat balik kt blakang, tp cikgu ckp tak payah, sbb kesian." I don't see how her answer relates much to my point, and I also don't see how asking us to stay after class is "kesian". I'd rather much have just done the experiment again. Finally, one of my friends said we didn't go use the other computers at the back because we didn't think of it. It was OUR fault. The teacher seemed happy with the answer and said. "Okay, boleh diterima. Awak tak terfikir untuk ke belakang, sama jugak macam saya tak TERFIKIR saya nak lab report awak esok. By hook or by crook, esok pagi awak smua kna hantar lab report masa kelas." Then she smiled and left.
It was already 6pm. We all had class at 9pm-10.30pm that night. There wasn't much time to finish the report. Class was at 9am the next morning, and we usually get ONE WEEK to complete and submit a report. So we all went back, commenting on the absurd punishment of our "wrongdoing" as we walked. I was determined to finish the report. We all were. So I went back to my room, took a look at the report, and realised that the teacher hadn't even taught us the topic yet. How the heck was I supposed to write a proper report? I didn't really care how my report turned out at that point, I just wanted to get it done. Needless to say, I didn't go for tarawih that night. Neither did my friends. We did as much as we could before Biology class, went for class, came back, and got back to it. By 11.45pm, I was already done with my report. And this, was what I wrote in the final paragraph of my discussion.
"I found it hard to complete this report because I have not learned the theory of it yet. Having to complete it in such a short time span did not help either. Hopefully, next time I will be taught the contents of the experiment before having to submit a report. InsyaAllah."
And as they say, the rest is history.
-Sh4by1-
