I vehemently hate Ben, I hate the human trait of lazyness over respect that it symbolises, etc.

As to distraction to education: You really couldn’t distract me from 005 as I have had prior exposure to the majority of the subject matter. I am very determined as you noticed.

The lost pen lid was irritating if and only if, the fact that I couldn’t find it and had to move all my existing books / bags / etc around in the process which generated more noise, which disrupted learning of the remaining people in the lectutre. (Well the ones that were not bored brain dead or asleep with open eyes)

AS for STFU: That was an entire different scenario, one fact in I have grown more tolerant of, even if the lecturer hasn’t. The ITB005 lectures aren’t made interesting, it not like the lecturers pull apart the hardware components in a computer for the relevant sections.

Also all the good / hard / fun stuff has been removed / watered down from the subject due to review. I can understand that your social group wants to use the time more efficiently by multi-tasking.

What I don’t get is what your group’s consensus on respect for lecturers is ? (Not that I can speak, I was taught critical literacy and intend to practice it, I usually ask questions for the benefit of the majority, (I am thinking it, others might be), However Since I have realised that people intend to injury me or burn me at stake for this, I might just not bother and keep my questions to myself.)

You seem to all have relative high levels of intelligence given that your social group is prone to verbal making my entire existence a living mockey.

Why is it then that you all don’t develop gestures, note passing, instant messaging between the two laptops or basic lip reading, etc as an alternative form of communication to the talking which you do. that isn’t exacly whispering.

You would still communicate just as effectively but would reduce the noise level by a few decibels, calm the lecturer, etc.

As for your last verse / paragraph , it is wonderful idealistic and poetic, two traits I relatively enjoy. I did search in earnest, but hindsight I wish the either my or my colleagues had caught the pen lid.

Thanks for your contribution

And I add my sincere apologies and condolences if any interpretation of anything I typed / blogged or anything I neglected to type / blog caused distress, upset, anger, insert other negative emotion here.

BTW: I am also going to repost this as a blog post with an addition or two as most can’t be bothered reading long replys.

I’m sorry for the pen lid incident. I can tell you whole heartedly it wasn’t intentional, nor was it a cry for attention or an attempt to break your concentration and educational experience from ITB005.

In no way, shape or form would I bestow upon another the task of finding a pen lid to serve as a distraction from education. If you remember correctly I was actually trying to tell my friends to shut up on behalf of Mizra and yourself when I pointed with my pen towards you guys. I was not anticipating the lid to fly off.

I found it very considerate of you that you searched in absolute determination to help find the pen lid, my respect for you grew…but now that you say it was irritating…and STFU…well I guess I don’t know what to think anymore.

All I can say is if a task done in honest earnest, empathy and sincererity will be remembered till dawn sets forever upon the world. A task done in spite or methodical duty will pass into abyss of all that is forgotten. I though you did the serach in earnest….your post proves me wrong. Apologies