Friday, 4th March 2005

I was on my way to LT7 for my Automation in Manufacturing lecture when I heard someone calling my name from behind. Turning around, I saw Andrew, the person who called me, and Peifen heading for LT7 as well.

"I see you're changing from a rare sight to a common sight." remarked Andrew.

His comment caught me totally off guard. I didn't know how to reply, nor did I attempt to do so. Andrew does know that I skip lectures to do my FYP, but he just couldn't resist making a wise crack at me. Neither could Christopher when he spotted me inside the lecture theatre a little later. As I wasn't sitting anywhere near Christopher, he decided to send me a SMS to express his opinion. Ah, the wonders of technology. Double ah, the marvels of friendship.

About halfway through the lecture, I noticed Andrew nodding away (as always) beside me. I offered him an energy-packed Polvoron (a sweet made of compacted biscuit crumbs, or so I think, made in The Phillipines), which he gladly accepted. The glucose rush kept his eyes open for the remainder of the lecture.

However, the lecturer was further complicating his already complicated lecture notes with even more complicated words (excuse the display of limited vocabulary but it is deliberate). Andrew began to flip through the entire stack of lecture notes idly to prevent himself from falling asleep again. Just as he came upon the last chapter of the notes, he was taken back by an overwhelming sense of deja vu.

He immediately showed me what he saw.

I was equally taken back by deja vu as well.

The last chapter was exactly identical to a section of the notes from the module Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, which Andrew and I took last semester.

As a slacker, I celebrated the thought of having less to study and more excuses to skip lectures. However, I could not say the same for foreign students who came all the way to Singapore to study. They most probably feel cheated of their money. Too bad for them if they chose to take these two modules.