Its been almost 2 weeks of studying already, and I have only finished my first paper on Monday, while others like Ryan are officially graduates. To further exacerbate this torment of seeing more and more people disappearing from the seminar rooms, the end is still barely in sight with another 2 more weeks to go. Fortunately, its just another 2 papers. Unfortunately, they are not 2 simple papers.
A typical day studying at the seminar rooms does not only involve hardcore mugging, especially when you're in a group. Here's a sneak peek into a typical day in the life of a mugging undergraduate...
Studying for me begins usually after lunch, partly because I love to sleep. After a heary meal, I need to let my stomach settle first before I hit the books so I spend some time on the newspapers. When the blood finally decides to move back up to my brain from my stomach, I'll bring out the books start work.
Some people like to study with music, others like me don't (it distracts me). Some people study with their galfriends/boyfriends, others like me don't (not an option for me).
Some couples like Lydia and Teck Wee study side-by-side....
But they keep their levels of PDA to a minimum. PDA = Public Display of Affection.
However, for Teck & Lyd's case, they are more reputed for excessive PDV, Public Display of Violence. The receiving party is of course none other than Teck. Well, who's to decide what's the best way of showing your love for your bf/gf? Some people make love, while others prefer SM (Sado-Masochism).
Conversely, Alex and Fiona prefer to be more intimate when studying...the (erotic) massages, the cuddling, sleeping on each other's laps....
Alex claims that it gives him that added "Omph" to the blood circulation to his head, allowing him to stay invigorated.
However, I wonder which "head" the blood actually flows to. Evidently, his daily dosage of intimacy has left him shagged out. Its the usual scenario, the guy falling asleep while the girl is left awake giggling to herself when she recollects those wonderful few seconds.
Alex, you should remember that girls need that customary cuddle!
While some couples study together, studying can also bring people together. Often you see groups of friends studying for exams together, then after the exams, you notice some of them have hooked up! Usually they try to keep it under wraps during the study period by sitting as far apart from each other....
But we all know that they are actually secretly beo-ing each other when they think no one is looking. They try hard to deny it, but sometimes, all the evidence justs corroborates our suspicions. For example, if a guy and a girl are both joining a couple for a holiday after the exams. Sure, its just a holiday with friends. Sure, the 2 guys will share a room while the 2 girls share the other. But, in substance, we all know that its a double date.
I couldn't get an shot of both of these 2 prospective lovebirds together, neither could I get a shot of You Chun (if you all remember I had a post specially for him recently). You Chun "The Hand" pinned me to the floor and groped my family jewels just to get my phone when he found out I took a picture of him sleeping. He deleted all the pictures I took of him. Oh well, I have no choice but to use whatever random pictures I have of the 2 of them and try piecing them together, see what they would look like as a couple....
Hmmm...somehow, I think You Chun's "Shotgun Reloading Hand" muscles wouldn't be getting any bigger anymore.
Alright, enough about study room romance. So, the afternoon progresses and we all study in silence, sometimes taking short breaks when someone starts talking or cracks a joke. But usually, we all are in deep concentration, just like me.
As the afternoon wears on, the words in your books/notes become the only lullaby that you can read to yourself. People start getting tired, weary, and sian. Some would take a toilet break, others just slip into slumber...
Also, some of us would get hungry and crave for some snacks and tea in the mid-afternoon. Sometimes, some would be equipped with their arsenal of chips and chocolates. When no one has any food, someone has to go get some. But, the question is...who?
Gaohan would suggest, "Brian, why don't you go get some food for us?" Brian would reply, "why me?" Gaohan would say, "because I am lazy." Brian would reply, "I am lazy too. Your legs are longer, can walk faster, you go."
At this point, Gaohan would say his favourite phrase...
"F#$% You!"
Brian, obviously not liking that, would retaliate with his phletora of expletives which he learnt during his Ah Beng days...
"You don't F$%@ me, you 12345678 #$#%$^% ^%&^%&^*&R#$)
Gaohan is taken aback, he never expected such an backlash from Brian. He scrambles under his jacket to hide, shivering in fear.
Meanwhile, in the background, Clarise, Brian's gf pulls his ears for showing off his vulgarities.
When the coast was clear, Gaohan climbs out from under his jacket and resumes studying, with his stomach still growling, while Brian and Clarise refuse to look at each other.
Amid all this commotion, some people still remain unstirred...For example, some are so focused on their work that they remain oblivious to their surroundings.
While others are so focused on sleeping that they remain oblivious to their surroundings...
Sometimes, we also have "visitors" in the room. Well, technically we're the visitors since we use the Graduate seminar rooms to study, i.e. meant for MBA students only. Somehow, NTU seems to be catering the MBA program to more Chinese (note that I did not use some other term I used before because the papers slammed a PSC scholar for making racist comments in his blog) than Singaporeans. In fact, I think I only see 1 Singaporean MBA student.
Anyway, we are nice people, so we let them come in and join the party... (this is not considered racist or communist or derogatory right?)
Anyway, when dinner time comes, we have to decide which kopitiam we will patronize for the day. With cars aplenty, we can go to any of the kopitiams around NTU. Most of the time, the gals like Lydia and Ashley wouldn't want to come along because they want to watch their 7pm chinese show on TCS 8 in the lounge. So, they ask us to "tapao" for them.
For example, Ashley might ask Brian, "can you buy 2 packets of hokkien mee for Lydia and I?"
Brian would go, "you think I what?! Your maid ah!"
Then, Brian catches the look on Clarise's face from the corner of his eye, and goes "Okok, 2 packets of hokkien mee."
After dinner, I need time for my food to settle and for my blood to return to my brain, so I play Yahoo Literati, my current favourite game. Alex on the other hand would resume his PDA with his gf to direct his bloodflow from his belly to his head.
Night studying begins. Same old routine again. Study, get tired/sian, rest, study, get tired/sian, go to toilet...
But this time, when I opened the door to go out, I was given a shock by this horrifying "Scary Movie Killer" outside the door!
Oh my, what a ghastly face...
Once we get sick of studying, we go home/back to hall to slack/blog etc.
So that's basically what happens on a typically mugging day of an undergrad. Mingmong _ c r a p p e d _ @ 2:30 AM |
Its been almost 2 weeks of studying already, and I have only finished my first paper on Monday, while others like Ryan are officially graduates. To further exacerbate this torment of seeing more and more people disappearing from the seminar rooms, the end is still barely in sight with another 2 more weeks to go. Fortunately, its just another 2 papers. Unfortunately, they are not 2 simple papers.
A typical day studying at the seminar rooms does not only involve hardcore mugging, especially when you're in a group. Here's a sneak peek into a typical day in the life of a mugging undergraduate...
Studying for me begins usually after lunch, partly because I love to sleep. After a heary meal, I need to let my stomach settle first before I hit the books so I spend some time on the newspapers. When the blood finally decides to move back up to my brain from my stomach, I'll bring out the books start work.
Some people like to study with music, others like me don't (it distracts me). Some people study with their galfriends/boyfriends, others like me don't (not an option for me).
Some couples like Lydia and Teck Wee study side-by-side....
But they keep their levels of PDA to a minimum. PDA = Public Display of Affection.
However, for Teck & Lyd's case, they are more reputed for excessive PDV, Public Display of Violence. The receiving party is of course none other than Teck. Well, who's to decide what's the best way of showing your love for your bf/gf? Some people make love, while others prefer SM (Sado-Masochism).
Conversely, Alex and Fiona prefer to be more intimate when studying...the (erotic) massages, the cuddling, sleeping on each other's laps....
Alex claims that it gives him that added "Omph" to the blood circulation to his head, allowing him to stay invigorated.
However, I wonder which "head" the blood actually flows to. Evidently, his daily dosage of intimacy has left him shagged out. Its the usual scenario, the guy falling asleep while the girl is left awake giggling to herself when she recollects those wonderful few seconds.
Alex, you should remember that girls need that customary cuddle!
While some couples study together, studying can also bring people together. Often you see groups of friends studying for exams together, then after the exams, you notice some of them have hooked up! Usually they try to keep it under wraps during the study period by sitting as far apart from each other....
But we all know that they are actually secretly beo-ing each other when they think no one is looking. They try hard to deny it, but sometimes, all the evidence justs corroborates our suspicions. For example, if a guy and a girl are both joining a couple for a holiday after the exams. Sure, its just a holiday with friends. Sure, the 2 guys will share a room while the 2 girls share the other. But, in substance, we all know that its a double date.
I couldn't get an shot of both of these 2 prospective lovebirds together, neither could I get a shot of You Chun (if you all remember I had a post specially for him recently). You Chun "The Hand" pinned me to the floor and groped my family jewels just to get my phone when he found out I took a picture of him sleeping. He deleted all the pictures I took of him. Oh well, I have no choice but to use whatever random pictures I have of the 2 of them and try piecing them together, see what they would look like as a couple....
Hmmm...somehow, I think You Chun's "Shotgun Reloading Hand" muscles wouldn't be getting any bigger anymore.
Alright, enough about study room romance. So, the afternoon progresses and we all study in silence, sometimes taking short breaks when someone starts talking or cracks a joke. But usually, we all are in deep concentration, just like me.
As the afternoon wears on, the words in your books/notes become the only lullaby that you can read to yourself. People start getting tired, weary, and sian. Some would take a toilet break, others just slip into slumber...
Also, some of us would get hungry and crave for some snacks and tea in the mid-afternoon. Sometimes, some would be equipped with their arsenal of chips and chocolates. When no one has any food, someone has to go get some. But, the question is...who?
Gaohan would suggest, "Brian, why don't you go get some food for us?" Brian would reply, "why me?" Gaohan would say, "because I am lazy." Brian would reply, "I am lazy too. Your legs are longer, can walk faster, you go."
At this point, Gaohan would say his favourite phrase...
"F#$% You!"
Brian, obviously not liking that, would retaliate with his phletora of expletives which he learnt during his Ah Beng days...
"You don't F$%@ me, you 12345678 #$#%$^% ^%&^%&^*&R#$)
Gaohan is taken aback, he never expected such an backlash from Brian. He scrambles under his jacket to hide, shivering in fear.
Meanwhile, in the background, Clarise, Brian's gf pulls his ears for showing off his vulgarities.
When the coast was clear, Gaohan climbs out from under his jacket and resumes studying, with his stomach still growling, while Brian and Clarise refuse to look at each other.
Amid all this commotion, some people still remain unstirred...For example, some are so focused on their work that they remain oblivious to their surroundings.
While others are so focused on sleeping that they remain oblivious to their surroundings...
Sometimes, we also have "visitors" in the room. Well, technically we're the visitors since we use the Graduate seminar rooms to study, i.e. meant for MBA students only. Somehow, NTU seems to be catering the MBA program to more Chinese (note that I did not use some other term I used before because the papers slammed a PSC scholar for making racist comments in his blog) than Singaporeans. In fact, I think I only see 1 Singaporean MBA student.
Anyway, we are nice people, so we let them come in and join the party... (this is not considered racist or communist or derogatory right?)
Anyway, when dinner time comes, we have to decide which kopitiam we will patronize for the day. With cars aplenty, we can go to any of the kopitiams around NTU. Most of the time, the gals like Lydia and Ashley wouldn't want to come along because they want to watch their 7pm chinese show on TCS 8 in the lounge. So, they ask us to "tapao" for them.
For example, Ashley might ask Brian, "can you buy 2 packets of hokkien mee for Lydia and I?"
Brian would go, "you think I what?! Your maid ah!"
Then, Brian catches the look on Clarise's face from the corner of his eye, and goes "Okok, 2 packets of hokkien mee."
After dinner, I need time for my food to settle and for my blood to return to my brain, so I play Yahoo Literati, my current favourite game. Alex on the other hand would resume his PDA with his gf to direct his bloodflow from his belly to his head.
Night studying begins. Same old routine again. Study, get tired/sian, rest, study, get tired/sian, go to toilet...
But this time, when I opened the door to go out, I was given a shock by this horrifying "Scary Movie Killer" outside the door!
Oh my, what a ghastly face...
Once we get sick of studying, we go home/back to hall to slack/blog etc.
So that's basically what happens on a typically mugging day of an undergrad. Mingmong _ c r a p p e d _ @ 2:30 AM |
