26th-28th April The Cock up M463 (Special Edition 2)

Dear Diary,

26th April:
TOday's the big big day...it's M463 paper. It's a known killer paper for the past history like M461...I'm worried yet at the same time i looed forward to this paper...Cuz I have worked extremely hard for this paper...Not only have i read through the notes twice, i have done tutorials twice, do past year, attend extra lessons help by master students as well as those held by Prof Tony Yeo. It's oso cuz I like prof yeo...that i worked hard for the paper. I'm those tt will work hard for the tutor that i like. Ya very dumb i know..but i'm jus like that. Jus like I know i have to do QA well...then i work hard..n Bingo i got A....So this paper...i was hoping to do well...not A but at least reasonable....

Darn...all the hard word seems to go to drain lor...I did the question on Turbo first (which is also the last question) cuz My tutor Prof Tony Yeo is good on that and has gave us alot of additional class on that hence is was very confident in scoring full mark but what the f**K...the question has got a problem...there was missing value and i spend a whole 15mins jus tinking of this question i feel something is wrong. I knew i was running out of time so i assume a value and complete the question and proceed on...but after 1 and half hr the stupid *sotong ball* came to annouce that there's a prob in the question...f**K i have to redo the whole damn thing...after which i dont have enuff time...and did the rest of the question hastely...

I was in shocked...my tutor saw me and whisper to me...Don;t panic, write in ur paper, 'sir i spend half hr thinking of this qn'. I appreciate wat he said to me. It gave me confident...I was blank initially...but he gave me the strength...

I was disappointed...I attempted the entire paper...but i have no time to tink jus do wat i feel....
It's dumb....I feel angry and frustrated at the coordinators mistake....how can they make such mistakes...

I went back to the library, write a thank you note to prof tony yeo and explained why i was horrified and in shocked...ok rather i was complaining....

Then i realised i lost my matric card...as in i left it in the exam hall...argh....Lousy day...muz be i was too agitated n mad abt the mistake made by prof at our expenses...and i forgot to take my matric card....duh...

27th April:
Prof Yeo replied. HE said he understand and has forwarded my concern to the co-ordinator...I didn't asked him to...i know he did it for me out of good will...but i'm worried...What will happen??? Will the co-ordinator gets angry and fail me??? Lots and lots of touts run through my head..

Shortly...I received an email from the co-ordinator to meet him...I was scared...after the bad experience meeting with FYP co-ordinator regarding my FYP appeal...I hate them...they are just mean pple they put up a deceiving mask... I despise them and totally look down on them...If their kids know what they have down to some poor student like me....i bet their kids would dis-own them...Why don't they put themselves in my shoe or rather in the students perspective..or even imagine if their kids are the ones...the por victims....They cold heartless mean animals...they don't deserve my single respect at all...I hate them to the core....haiz...anyway...i'm frighten...starts to get parnoid and intimidated....

Nonetheless, i met a fe kind souls like Prof Tony, Prof Butler, Prof Lim teow ek...

The rest 90% of NTU tutors sucks and are fake...Blah...U dun deserved my respect at all!!!

I sms my 2 buddies...HY and Jimmy....I didnt sms Acez...cuz i tink i know his ans...Relax lar..no prob...that's him...always so care free...no prob is a prob....but sadly my buddies sisnt reply..I was lost..very lost...nonetheless...i decided to face it...take it in my strike...

28th April:
I picked up my courage and meet him....the M463 co-ordinator Prof Lum. He appeared friendly...All the more i out on my protective shield...This time i'm prepared to fight back..to get fight for my rights....He was supper political....

Lum: I understand ur concern, I'll try to mark this paper in a sympathetic manner. Prof spot made an error but we will look into each and every paper and try to minimise the mistake impact on each student.

Ling: How can u do that? For my case, i do it as the 1st qn. The impact on me was great. i wasn't the only one.

Lum: I understand i'll try to look into tt but u know this is a killer paper. I cant assure everyone will pass. I cant help it if u fail and u are the victim.

Ling: But this is unfair. I didnt finish the paper cuz of the mistake. pple who did it first will not be affected tt much. I did tt qn cuz prof yeo did alot of classes on it n i'm confident i can score the 25 marks.

Lum: i know Prof yeo is good in tt n i tink most o his students wld prob did tt qn first like u but we are all humans we make mistake.

Ling: U make mistake at our expenses and cost? this is our final year and sem tt's y we are all so paranoid...

Lum: i understand but i still cant pass everyone

Ling: but this is not the only mistake. My fren sitting at the back cant hear the changes put up his hand and some invigilators told him the wrong value.

Lum:ok as long as his working correct n he has the value 30 he wld be awarded the marks. u can be assured tt i will look into each n every script

Ling: ok wat can i say.

Lum: tell ur frenz abt u. U are not the first tt came to meet me today. I'll try to minimise the mistake.

Ling: ok thanks.

Duh wat can i say...going one big round...still same conclusion don't want me to make a big huha...I was not even convince how to convince my fren...kaoz...but at least he was not like the fyp co-ordinator....