Lecturer & Me
Throughout my final year in college, each of us was assigned to a lecturer for supervision (to check our progress and to guide us) on the individual project. And my lecturer, I dunno he’s that forgetful or he did it purposely……
HE ALWAYS PUT ME AEROPLANE~~~!!! (放飞机 — break my appointment)
Each time I juz can manage to see him, gotta wait another day. Quite a number of times, but there was once I can remember clearly.
My college provides an online appointment system which is quite efficient, to allow students make appointment with a lecturer. Every weekend lecturer will allocate free slot for the student to make bookin’. Of course I would utilized such advanced system, thus I made an appointment with my lecturer. I still remember the date, I made an appointment with him on 19 July, 2005 (Tuesday). So I when to lecturer room and looked for him, see nobody inside. Thus I asked the admin whether he’s on leave. The admin told me, "Nope, he’s here today. I saw him this morning. You’ve an appointment with him?" I noded. Then she click on the computer and check for my lecturer timetable. After a second the admin turned to me and said, "You sure you have an appointment with him? He has a class today from 3.30pm to 5.00pm." I looked at her, I thought it was my mistake, then I on my laptop and check the appointment again. And this is what I saw:
Gosh, look at the date printed there in bold "July 18, 2005". How silly am I. Hmmm…take a second look on it.
Week Of : July 18, 2005 Day : Tuesday
I checked the calendar. 18th is Monday, so Tuesday would be 19th. I’m CORRECT. I show this to the admin. She juz sniggered and said sorry she can’t help. Dang, how could he set a free slot while he’s havin’ class at that time? His careless mistake made me awaited an hour, from 4 - 5pm, sittin’ there starin’ at the window like a moron. Fine, I went to look for him at 5. Since 5pm is after office hour, I can only ask him to meet for 5 minutes.
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Me : Good evening sir. Can we meet up for ’bout 5 minutes for a mandatory meeting?
Lecturer : No sorry, I’m goin’ back. Pls make an appointment with me online.
Me : Errr…sir actually we’ve an appointment at 4pm today. But you’re having class so I din disturb you.
Lecturer : 4 o’clock? How cud it be? (Sounds assure)
(OMFG, you ask me how cud it be? I suppose to ask how freakin’ ridiculous are you, simpleton!!)
Me : …………
Lecturer : Hmmm…anyway you come and see me on Friday at 9.
Me : Ok. Sure sir, I’ll send an email to you to confirm again. (Actually I juz want to haf an evidence if he ever break the appointment again)
Lecturer : No need. You juz see me on Friday morning.
Me : Alrite. Thankz sir. (STUUUUUUPID. Wasted my time and so irresponsible)
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Can’t help. One hour there in college but gain nothing. Huh….Friday. I juz can’t imagine if he could remember that appointment again. But I’ll see how thing’s goin’…Gonna "show him some colour" (给颜色他看).
** In fact I can bring up this case to the Operation Manager, and I’m sure that they’ll gimme a reasonable explain or apology. But I didn’t. Why? Of course there’s a reason behind…
