It means 'second week'. Thought it sounds better in french.
Tutorials have kicked start this week.
Flashback to last friday. Tutorial signing up session was chaotic. At first, i've arranged my tutorials and lectures meticulously so that i'll get a day off on tuesday. However, in the end, i've had to give it up for some reasons, and now I have lessons everyday of the week. Roar!
If you haven't gone through this before, let me warn you, signing up for tutorials is a massive headache. There are so many things to consider. First, the time, obviously. You don't want to have a 6 sodding hours of break in between 2 classes and end at 6 in the evening. That's ridiculous, it's not even funny. What are you going to do during the break? Go home? Brother, petrol price has just rose to RM2.70. Besides, i hate long break cause it makes me restless in my next tute or lecture. Hence, try to sit down and identify the optimal time for yourself.
Second, the clashes. This depends on the subjects that you are taking. The more subjects you take, the more complex it is to sort them out. Okay let me give you an example. One of the subjects that i'm taking this semester which is Business Law has only one lecture group. You see, other subjects which normally have 2 lecture groups are good cause if one of the group clashes with something (make it lecture or tutorial) that you've arranged earlier, you can always opt for the second group. In this case, you can't (unless you're planning to skip them for the whole sem). You need to prioritize. So any tutorials or lectures which clash with Business Law lecture will have to go. Get it?
Third, the lecturers. On the day itself, you'll definitely hear whispers and voices across the hall comparing lecturers, saying Ms. A is not good, she teaches too fast; Mr. B is boring, makes you sleep in class etc. The thing is you'll listen and start pounding and eventually start asking around cause you have no clue who the hell is Ms. A or Mr. B. I mean, this is very very annoying cause you don't know if you can trust the person who warns you and you certainly don't want to stuck with a bad lecturer for the whole sem. Good luck.
Fourth, the friends. Naturally, you'll want to be in the same tute or lecture group with your friends. It's perfectly normal. Sharing the same tutes or lecture groups with your friends is good, if not, great. I don't know bout you but i don't want to be a loner in any group. Sure, you can say this is a good chance to make friends instead of hogging over the same bunch bla bla bla. But hello? Have you been hiding under a rock? This is a university. Period.
Furthermore, having friends in the same lectures or tutes means you can ask for notes, assignments info, tutes questions etc from them. P/s: This is EXTREMELY important for blur people. It's good to have friends reminding you, 'Hey our exams are next week, not next 2 weeks.' (Thanks Francine) Haha! Mum, i finally know what is peer pressure now. So this is another thing to consider.
You can have one hundred and one other things to consider but those that i mentioned were my main concerns. I think they're all equally important and are in no particular order.
And the day itself will be a mess. If your sign up session starts at 11 o'clock, be there by 10. Wait, try 9 to be safe. Trust me, the others will be as
kiasu as you. I can't tell you how annoying it is to not get the tutes or lectures i wanted. Word of advice, be attentive while waiting in line. The moment when they announced some tutorial is full and no longer available, check if it is the same one that you planned to sign up for. The last thing you want is to find out that the tute is full when it is your turn in line to sign up. Not only you'll get screwed by the lecturer who is signing you up, you will be so frantic, you don't know what to do, especially when there's an angry impatient queue behind you.
You will lose precious time which might lead to losing other tute group as well. Don't forget, they're people before you. Seniors. They get to go first. So always get a plan B in case the ones you wanted are no longer available. You will have to be as spontaneous as possible to be able to come up with the next best time table and pray hard you won't regret after signing up for them. Lol.
Forgive me if i've made it sounds so scary. I didn't mean it. Haha!
Moving on.
I believe you guys already knew that i joined Help's Business Student Council from a recent post. You know, some of my friends, instead of being supportive, they were being sceptical about this idea. They asked me why did i join the student council. On top of that, they told me, if it were them, they would much prefer savoring the free time, doing something else (like sleep. lol). Besides, where got time to get involved in this kind of activities, they stressed.
I guess they're right. I'm going to leave the council tomorrow.
I'm kidding. Haha. Seriously, as weird as this may sound, i enjoyed being involved, being occupied. Initially, the main factor which triggered the idea of joining the council is that i wanted to devote myself to something. I need to devote to something. Plus, it's for a good cause anyway. I was helping out in a
charity event, remember? So why not? And i got to meet and make loads of new friends. Awesome. :D
Well, anyway, that's a long post for you. You asked for it! Well, you didn't really, but I felt like forcing it upon you anyway.
" Mummy mummy! The lettuce is in pain!"
