what i dislike about my fellow nus students

on the shuttle bus

1. rushing up the bus before people can alight
especially when the bus is filled to the brim. people have to squeeze their way out and you have to make it more difficult. can't you wait at the bus stop? you're just making things more difficult for everyone, including yourself. if you've done that to me, chances are, i have scolded you "excuse me? can you wait?" if you realise people are alighting only when you've rush up the bus, does it kill you to apologise and back off first, instead of squeezing the very narrow exit/entrance?


2. not moving into the centre of the bus
people are late for lesson so that you don't have to squeeze pass one less person when it is time for you to alight.


3. forcing me to give way to you
i know you need to alight, but so do 10 other people on the bus. if i move to let you alight first, i'll be blocking at least 10 other people. will it kill you to wait and let others alight first?

during lessons / lectures

1. chatting
   lecturers actually have to shush young adults to keep quiet during lessons. i think the limit was yesterday, when i saw people using camera with flash to cam-whore while the lecturer is talking. thrice.


2. no opinions
   yet when the lecturer/tutor ask a question, no one has anything to add. paraphrasing what others have said doesn't make you sound more intelligent. "i agree with......" will suffice. don't waste our time, especially when you don't have anything new, be it ideas or examples to add.

 

walkways and doors

1. groupies who clog the corridors
   keep talking while you stroll and bottleneck the whole corridor. we can all wait and be late for lessons



2. hold the door for the one behind you
   i don't expect anyone to hold the door for me. i'm always holding the door for others, and i don't expect them to say thank you. but can you take over the door when there are other people behind you? i have lost count the number of times i have to hold the door for people after people, because you're not considerate enough to take over the door for the person behind you. record number? i held the door for 7 people to walk pass. i should have asked for tips

others

1. power plug hoarders
   yes, i know you are hoarding a seat in the library. yes, i know you have taken your laptop with you while you're out for lunch. but is there a need for you to hoard the power outlet with your laptop adapter that connects to nothing? that is just downright selfish. i would just unplug such hoarders' adapters and use the outlet. not surprisingly, i can use it for up to 2 hours and the hoarder did not return. imagine how selfish you are.

it scares me, that these people, will become the "elite" of the society.
i'm not saying i'm any better,
but it is instances like this,
especially behaviour that even my mon-kids don't have,
that makes me think that,
my mon-kids deserve a place in university more than them.