Ever heard of the story of 'The Good Samaritan' in the bible where a Samaritan helps a stranger without stopping to think about the difference in religion, race or culture at all. I thought that everyone would be like that too, and boy was i more naive than anyone had ever imagined. It was like a cold, hard smack to the face.
I have been in a foreign place for almost one and a half year now and i thought that being a stranger in a foreign place would earn me a privilege to engage the help of other locals around here. However, that is not the treatment that i get here. I learn that for everything you really have to fight for it yourself. Nobody will take pity on you. I thought everybody was like Mummy and Daddy, nice, caring and forgiving. Well, for you guys who haven't figure out the harsh reality yet, here is some experience from me who learn my lesson the hard way.
The first bad apple that i met was during my registration into first semester at college. I will not mention any names here, so anyone whom i mentioned here, no hard feelings, ok? Just the brutal fact of life. This middle aged woman working at the registration counter was so rude to me who happens to be a customer of the university and just because that i didn't managed to bring along the required documents that they required, she actually has the nerves to ask me to go home and come again tomorrow!! Hello, this is fine if you pay for my air ticket, which i bet you are ignorant enough to neglect such an important thing. Typical of her!
The next red but extremely poisonous apple was when my friend got stuck in school and cant get home because he missed the bus. So, i asked another friend who has a car whether she could give him a lift, and guess what she said? "Oh, i do not have a car." Duh, her car is parked just below our apartment and i could see it clearly from the balcony. Girl, one advice, next time, try a better lie. As a result, my friend was stranded at school until the next day.
So, you see, the above are just a few examples that i handpicked from the lots that i have picked along the way. Can anyone tell me why do they act like that? To make other people hate them? To show that they are more superior? Or what??? I simply do not understand. Don't it feels good when you are nice to someone? Is that knowledge slowly deteriorating as our generation advanced?
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
I am back!
Ok, everyone, after apparently disappearing from my blog after a year, i finally submerged!!! Hmm, university life has been like swimming in the ocean to me.
First, we are dumped into the ocean like a tin of fish and we must find the way ourselves. I swam and swam like crazy in order to keep afloat. Then, there are the bad guys Mr. Storm and Mrs. Lightning, who try to make our lives miserable. I cannot say that life has been a walk down the park for me, i lost my way, felt depressed, and missed home like crazy sometimes. Now i finally understand what do they mean by 'Home Sweet Home.'
At first i thought,"Wow, no more nagging from mummy and no more siblings argument for me!!" Yay!!! Total freedom!!! Yeah, that was fun for the first few months of my independant life, but i did not know that independance come with a lot of 'bonus' items where you have to practically do everything yourself such as wash your clothes, cook your own meals, wake up yourself, etc. That part was torture to me XD
Nowhere is better than home where you have someone to cater to your needs (Mummy & Daddy) and also someone to boss around (namely my younger sister!!) Haha! You can practically be the boss at home. When i came here, i was so naive that even you would not believe it. I thought that the world was a wonderful place and everybody was nice and friendly towards each other. Unfortunately, much to my dismay, i learnt the hard way that this is not true at all. Nope, not at all. In fact, i have met a total of three person whom i find their personality to be 'unpleasant'. I will share about my 'special encounters in my next posts^^
*Yawn* 3.30PM ~ Drifting to another faraway place ~~~
First, we are dumped into the ocean like a tin of fish and we must find the way ourselves. I swam and swam like crazy in order to keep afloat. Then, there are the bad guys Mr. Storm and Mrs. Lightning, who try to make our lives miserable. I cannot say that life has been a walk down the park for me, i lost my way, felt depressed, and missed home like crazy sometimes. Now i finally understand what do they mean by 'Home Sweet Home.'
At first i thought,"Wow, no more nagging from mummy and no more siblings argument for me!!" Yay!!! Total freedom!!! Yeah, that was fun for the first few months of my independant life, but i did not know that independance come with a lot of 'bonus' items where you have to practically do everything yourself such as wash your clothes, cook your own meals, wake up yourself, etc. That part was torture to me XD
Nowhere is better than home where you have someone to cater to your needs (Mummy & Daddy) and also someone to boss around (namely my younger sister!!) Haha! You can practically be the boss at home. When i came here, i was so naive that even you would not believe it. I thought that the world was a wonderful place and everybody was nice and friendly towards each other. Unfortunately, much to my dismay, i learnt the hard way that this is not true at all. Nope, not at all. In fact, i have met a total of three person whom i find their personality to be 'unpleasant'. I will share about my 'special encounters in my next posts^^
*Yawn* 3.30PM ~ Drifting to another faraway place ~~~
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