Diary Entry – 54
Every morning I fight a battle which I often tend to lose. Failing
to win this battle will mean a lack of attendance. The victors of this battle however will see
no glory. They will only find themselves slain in class by the boring lecturer.
Coffee doesn’t give you invincibility against these villains. Expecting such
powers will only make you want to file a lawsuit against Nescafe for misleading you.
This battle is impossible to win, when there is a class
at 9 Am. I find myself with the sleeper’s dilemma as I try to decide whether or
not to go to class 10 minutes before the actual class.
“To go, or not to go? That is the question.”
I have tried various alarm tones to wake myself up from my
slumber. I have used everything from barking dogs to Indian mantras. Nothing
worked till one morning afternoon after missing a class, I did a Google
Search, “I Can’t Wake Up.” When you have a problem, you should first tell it to
Google. That is how I found this app for my phone called “I Cant Wake Up!” When
your alarm goes off, the app asks you to perform a math test among other things
before you can switch off your alarm or even press the snooze button. The math
test requires you to multiply two pairs of two digit numbers together and add them
up together. I can now perform speed mental math in my sleep. How I miss
Chennai. The 8 Am power cut along with the scorching heat made sure that nobody over slept in the city. That is why you should vote for Jayalalitha.
Unlike India, you can’t get people to give you a proxy
attendance in the UK. In the University I am in, there is a lady whose sole purpose
in life is to stand in front of the class room, for the first 15 minutes, to
get signatures from students for their attendance. If you miss your attendance,
she just won’t mark you absent but will send you an email saying, “We don’t have
your signature in the attendance sheet. What was the reason?”. Since I don’t like
lying about being in class when I was not, I send her a neutral reply saying, “I
failed to sign in the attendance because I woke up late.” She will reply
saying, “Okay I will mark you as late but present. Please know that punctuality
is as important as attendance.” My mother had it right when she said, I could
never get into trouble if I am honest.
26 Comments for this post:
Hahaha....as usual hilarious! :D I actually wait for your posts! :)
*That is why you should vote for Jayalalitha*- LOL
Are you in chennai now? I got confused when you wrote about the power cuts. I thought you were in UK.
I am one of those boring lecturers and I tell you, you need that degree I don't! :D
So true and amazing! Because of this i flunked in a semester and eventually in all :(
Misha
hahaha.......I think sleep is directly proportional to studies. The more you have to study the more sleepy you feel. It is so difficult to get my daughter out of her bed in the morning on days she has to go to school. On other days she is up much earlier without any prodding.
:D .... wow !! wonderful app - solve the math to shut-up the alarm :) equally wonderful was your post !! :) Have you ever tried the pillow -alarm ? :) They say .. you need no alarm if you just whisper to your pillow to wake you up... you will wake up at that time and will feel uncomfortable while you try to sleep again!! It works :D
By the way,Proxy attendance has its own fun :) all the more when you are giving the proxy on behalf of your friends ... you need to have voice mimicking talent... :D .. i remember being caught trying to give attendance in Amitabh Bachchan's voice .. Haaiin !! :)
Ah, story of my life. I just got that app, guess I'll try this too. I wish proxy attendance was an option!
i remember when i was in college, we had 1 guy who'll get up early every week to give proxies for others .. and once his turn was done, it's turn of other guy to do the same next week!
Story of my life!
And it isn't going to end any time soon but that app does sound nasty...oh well.
I should be thinking of getting myself one unless I want to spend my life washing dishes or one of the million things on my parent's horrible-futures-if-I-don't-study list.
I should have gone to class.
Nyah.:)
lol.. interesting writing.. maths problem vs sleep.. uh oh tough job. :D discovered your site recently and am thoroughly enjoying your posts.. kudos..!
A Rat's Nibble
My college actually has us put our fingerprints into a machine for attendance.
There is no way to ditch without getting caught.
Crying.
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Hilarious!!! Hilarious!!! Hilarious... need I say more??!! It was a lot like-- Story of my life.
Ciao
Ankita
A piece I wrote...
All I have to say is pavam you! Yes there is always someone who stands in the way of your proxy conspiracy!!
LOL i live in the UK right now. I am from chennai though.
lol if I could I would get the degree without attending any class :D
Haha Misha. You should go to class :D
Lol everyday is a sunday for me though. I wake only in the afternoon :D
My pillow is a traitor. It asks me to go to sleep even when I want to wake up. I was in the mechancial engineering department and there was 3 girls in class. I had friends who gave proxy for girls also :D
LOL after a few days you will uninstall it because it made snoozing too difficult for you :P
Oh that is quite organized. :D
Lol you always have the option of getting married :D
Lol glad you like it :D
Oh lol. Your college has gone over the top abt attendance havent they :D
Glad you liked it :)
Glad you liked it Ankita :)
Sigh yeah. In india if you dont have attendance you have to pay a fine. In the UK you have to go back to your own country :/
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