要死。

Okays so it's actually wednesday that I wanna rant. It was dear zi cong's birthday so we as a class, as usual, sang a birthday song for him during the lunch hour, as we do with anybody's birthday. Then we also sang him the birthday songsssssss in class.

We finished our class at 3pm. After that, asfa told me that I needed to get the report handed in ON THAT DAY to our co-examiner in preparation for the interview on friday. So okay lorh. I asked him where is the report, and he said that we needed to print it out, and that he had already sent it to zicong. Okay so no problem right? We left the class, and then I went up to zicong and told him that whatever asfa told me. Then he said "eh cannot leh". I asked what was stopping him, to which he replied "I going to do atre with zul".

Okay fair enough. But doesnt this seem a little weird? Viva on friday and we dont have a report printed. Atre assignment due AFTER the exams, and youre rushing for it? Arranged a little poorly hor? So I told him my reasoning. Guess what?

It got rejected. And thats where he got angry. Not just any "angry", but rather, /ANGRY/ that kind. The kind where people get mad and cant control themselves.

So he startes shouting expletives, talking about how me messed up his plans, how we "expect [him] to follow at our whimp and fancy", blablabla. Okay bro I get your point, I know what youre trying to say. But arguing and makig a fuss about it AT THE MESSENGER isnt something I take to very well. Jess asked him whats going on, why was he so angry, and of which, he never answered her questions. Hmmm. Then he started blaming me, saying its all my fault and shit.

So he ended up stomping off to the bioengie lab, with me following behind. Why? Because I dont want him to make a mistake while dwelling in his anger/frustration. And since it was I who brought the news to him, I guess he decided that I was the culprit, the one who forced him to change his plans. And so, I was the one who received the brunt of his frustration. Not fun.

He started talking like a kid who throws tantrums. And there I was, wondering if this was really happening. Im like, dude, your in poly. Not jc. Not sec school, not even primary school. Youre here to learn about the world. Youre expected to behave and conduct yourself like an adult if youre not one. Which you should be. You dont just throw a tantrum around. Tantrums are big things, but for small kids. And I dont think youre a kid. So act like one.

Anyway. Reached the bioengie lab. Opened the door for him. Jaina and the class was there. Zicong walked in first, and I followed behind. She looked my way, and I just sighed. Walking behind zicong, we reached the computer stations, and he downloaded the report and drawings from his email. We tried to print from the printer but there wasnt enough paper in the tray (we're supposed to supply our own anyway since the asfa case). I told him that we dont have enough paper, and he got even more angry. And I was thinking how much angrier could he ever get. He asked for my thumbdrive to copy the files into but I didnt hand it to him because the computer at T16 has a virus. Then I said "just download from the computer at the print shop lah" then after a few exchanges he replied "fine, if you insist" with that scornful tone of his.

Wowwwwwwwwww.
What attitude.
All I could do was sigh.

So I walked with him to the print shop at T16. We stood in queue, I was infront. There were like 4 people in front, and somehow the queue wasnt moving -.- so I looked around, and then I saw this note on the door "printer spoiled, cannot print colour". Great. Our report needs to be in colour and this printer doesnt print colour. Greaaaaaat. I didnt bother telling zicong this because he'd just get even more angry. And I dont want that. So I called asfa, told him the problem, and asked him to send me the files and I will do the printing on my own. He said okay. With the problem being close to being resolved, I wanted to get through with this. I slid the phone into my pocket, tapped zi cong's left shoulder, and told him "lets go. Im doing you a favour. Im gonna do the printing."

I personally dont think my choice of words was insensitive nor harmful nor unkind in any way. But whatever the case, this is zi cong that we're talking about. Reason doesnt go well with him when he's mad. So here goes. Walking back, I told him that he can go do his atre project thingy now. He got mad. He splayed out his arms in disbelief (?), raised his voice and started retorting at me.

"Huh so what, you expect me to always listen to you? Huh lord samuel? You expect everybody to bow down on their knees and worship you is it?"

That was just he only sentence I remembered. Because of the "lord" title that he bestowed on me. Wow.

He ranted on. I did my best to conceal my disbelief that this was actually happening. Inevitably, a smile escaped. He ranted on about how we made fun of him during lunchtime and in class. And I was like "dude we do that to everybody every year -.-" and of course,  reason escaped him again, still being so headstrong about how we "humiliated" him on his birthday. He proceeded to point his index finger at me, saying "this is the last time you guys will f*** with my plans. I already tols you yesterday that ill be doing the atre project today after school and asked if you guys wanna do or not (frankly I dont remember him asking this) and you all said no so I go and do. I tell you this is the last time you f*** with my plans and expect me to listen to you, you hear me?" (I can remember this part clearly because what hapoened next is epic). He said all this while walking with me on my left, pointing that accusing finger at me. The laughter from within me escaped too.

Then guess what? He pushed me.

Lets look at the review if what happened so far: we need to print the report snd hand it to the co-examiner and zicong was tasked to do it. He reluctantly obliged and went to the bioengie lab wih him to print. Not enough paper. Went to print shop with him. Colour printing not available, solved the problem for him. And now, while going to the bioengie lab, he pushes me. I'd say around half of his max strength.

I flowed with the push and somehoe for some weird reason, his right hand was still on my left arm. Instinctively, my left arm raised up inwards, hand sweeping his grip away from me, turned, pushed downwards so his elbow bends, slide down to the middle of his forearm,  and then I gripped. His finger now pointing upwards, my hand gripped around his middle forearm, thumb pressing in down to the soft part of his flesh. The part where it hurts.

And he still carried on retorting at me. Brave guy.

Either way, idk why but I just felt that that moment was plain ridiculous. RIDICULOUS. I dont understand his logic. If someone sis to me what I did to him, id get mad, scared. Anything, except continuing to be dumb and continue retorting at that guy.

Whatever lah huh. I had a slight smile on my face because I couldnt believe that a situation like this was unfurling right in front of my very eyes. He repeated "smile some more" a few times and after each I tried to kill my smile. Hardest thing ever. Took me three tries. Anyway, I kept trying to tel him that we werent making fun of him and that we arent out to purposely "pull a prank by changing [his] plans". We can be trolls as a class but we dont go that far.

He told me to let him go, and so I did. Sorry ah dude, but dont blame my reflexes. The blame be on you for being so short-tempered. Help you also kenna confronted. Wtf. I could have just told you that I was a "victim" too of this last minute notice and hat I didnt make a fuss about it.

Hmmm. Maybe I should have.

But either way. We went back to the lab, and while walking behind him (just to be sage in case he wants to attack me: just being safe, im not taking chances), he turned his head to look at me, shouted "walk faster lah". Then i thought, "what am  I rushing for? He opened the door, I followed him in, saw jaina again at the same spot on the same chair with the same people, and I sighed again. We entered the other room where his friend was there waiting for him (oh yeah I had called him to wait for zi cong in the biolab). So zi cong reunited with him, and I lepak-ed a bit before proceeding to go to the T14 print shop to do what needed to be done.

Soon enough, I was at the computer sending the files for printinf, and then I whatsapped asfa "is zicong still there" and he said "yeah".

Lol.
So.
Rush also still in biolab.
If youre such in a rush to go somewhere, why arent you out of campus yet? Stay here 吹冷气 is it? Enjoy air con only ah?

But anyway lah huh. Not important also. When I went back to the lab to collect other people ezlink card (mine not enough money to print hahahhaa) to use their cards to print, dear zi cong had left already. Good also. No more tension in the air. If there was any.

But SIGHHHHHHHHHHH. I was quite surprised as to why I didnt get angry. I honestly thought I would have, considering that it is me. And when he pushed me, I thought that we would get into a fight. I could feel my legs tingling with adrenaline. First time feeling it even though ive been to so many sparring competitions. Maybe because this is for real.

Hmmm.
But it is over already.
Glad that it is.
I dont wanna go through another "episode", even though it didnt cause me any pain or any sort.

Did I handle the situation well? I think I did pretty well. Considering that it is zi cong after all.