I was able to watch part of the Emmy Awards today. It’s quite exciting to see the stars of my fave shows, Desperate Housewives and Will & Grace, in LIVE TV! I finished the awards, interpolated the points I needed for my GE 179 lab ex, washed the running shoes for Emil and I’s jogging thing on Wednesday, washed my filthy Jansport bag and Tribu sandals, then watched a bit of Eat Bulaga before I left home for school.
And so I arrived 30-40 minutes late for my one o’clock class. When I entered the lab, surprisingly no one was there. Instead there was a note left by our teacher requesting us to go to Room 420-422. I immediately left the lab.
A few meters from the door, near the stairs to be exact, I bumped into one of my classmates. Without further ado, he said, “Uy, surprise re-exam ngayon! Bumaba nga lang ako para maghanap ng calcu kasi wala akong dala.” I can’t seem to remember his exact words but it goes something like that. Anyway, my initial reaction was, “Syet, wala akong alam!” Panic button on!!! I found out from him that exactly the same exam was given.
Oh gosh, I’m having mental lapses again. I can’t seem to remember the sequence of today’s event. Probably because I’ve already released the anxiety I felt earlier.
I remember going to the dept to see if the answer key was still there. I had the answer key last Friday but returned it immediately to the secretary without even browsing it. Thank God (for now!) it was there. I remember two GE Club gals and Calcu-less person browsing the paper. Then there’s Sir ****, wait, let’s call him, Superman since he’s super addicted to Smallville, entering the office. Stop! I think Not-So-Superman is more appropriate since he is not that super now. Not that he is super to me before. W!
Anyway, I absolutely remember him saying, “Wag n’yo na aralin yan! Wala rin papasok sa utak n’yo!” with no warning whatsoever. The two girls went up with him, I insisted on scanning the paper again since I can’t seem to grasp a thing. Even the single problem I was able to answer correctly seemed like hieroglyphics now. Calcu-less person stayed to browse the paper too.
“Putek! Pano ko nga ba nakuha ‘to?” I’ve actually exceeded my mura limit! Didn’t mind the staff present there. I was muttering “Kala mo ang galing n’ya magturo! Blah! Blah!” the whole time. Well, at least I was able to grasp some of the concepts again.
When we went up, Not-So-Superman had a straight face on. Again, I forgot what he exactly said, but he didn’t allow us to take the exam! He said that we won’t be able to finish it on time and that it’s already 2:15 and that he’d only admit students till 2.
I wanted to blurt out, “Sir, 2 0′clock pa lang sa relos ko! Time sa lobby! Ibig sabihin, 1:50 pa lang sa official time ng Pilipinas! Saka bakit s’ya pinayagan n’yo mag-exam!” But I kept it to myself. He’s still a teacher and I’m his student. There’s nothing else I could do. And it only occurred to me then that it would be unfair for my other classmates since they weren’t able to study the answer key beforehand (Hmm or not!). So I just asked Not-So-Superman what time would the exam end. He said the exam’s until 3. I asked him if there would still be a lecture after. Tingnan na lang daw. For crying out loud, what do you think am I going to do until three?! Count the raindrops? Asar. “Parang ang galing n’ya magturo,” I murmured again on my way out of the classroom. Earlier I was hoping he heard it, now I don’t know what I feel anymore.
My gulay! I’ve never felt such despise for a teacher before. A lot of bad thoughts occurred to me and I’ve said a lot of stuff that I don’t normally say. Stuff that I used to say before but I’m controlling myself not to say anymore. Well I tried to control my emotions in front of him, who says I have to control it behind his back. I don’t blame myself. He was once a student like me and I’m certain he’d do the same if he was in my shoes. He says “Mukha n’yo!” and “Nakanangsyet!” in front of the class which are not at all funny knowing that he is now a teacher. Come to think of it, he’d probably use more horrific words.
One more thing, this is actually quite funny. Earlier I was heading to the john and guess who I saw after I opened the Remote Sensing Lab’s door? Haha! I kinda snubbed (may word ba na ganito?) him when he said, “Uuy!” It wasn’t that late before I came to my senses and responded, “Hi, sir!” But there was no glimpse of delight in my voice and I said it after turning my back. Duh! The subject he’s teaching is so depressing, nature’s calling me and I don’t feel like being cheerful at all. Off to the C.R. I went!
That’s it! Burden off my chest. Whew!
