SOCIAL LIFE CRITERIA HERE

[Azriel]

@Nave
that's actually funny

@topic (just so happened that i feel like posting in some thread like this)
In my study for my upcoming engineering design exam, I came across a question in the past years exam papers, which is something along the lines of:

"The left hemisphere of the brain is better in processing arithmetic and logical thinking, while the right hemisphere is responsible for artistic ability, creativity and 3D thinking. Explain how this has caused the success in engineering."

Now, I'm thinking, whoever wrote this is an idiot. a HUGE one at that. So what? are we supposed to answer:

Most of today's engineers are ambidextrous [citation needed], therefore their left and right "hemi-spheres" (i.e. their sphere) are both well developed, hence they can produce great orthographic drawings beyond non-engineers' imaginations, and calculate things that mathematicians find incomprehensible.

ha. also, one of the lecturers is kinda arrogant. he keeps going "Quiet please" in some sickly-sweet manner, it's so annoying (yea the students are noisy, so i would understand him wanting them to be quiet). But, why can't he just go "shut up" coz like, if you're angry and u want people to stop talking, you don't go "quiet please. quiet please." You go "Shut up. >.<". If you aren't angry, you go "hey stop talking", or just face them and communicate with a look (it's less intimidating/offensive (if done right), plus u get them to be quiet while still being rated "cool" (or at least normal) as a person).

and also, the engineering "top guy" is arrogant beyond words. say, my friend wants to go into civil engineering, which needs a math paper (mathematical modelling 2), but he's already taking 2 math papers from the science department which basically covers what MM2 has, but then this "head" doesn't approve of him (this is a made up conversation, but something like this happens):

my friend:
"Hi, I'd like to ask if I can skip the MM2 paper because I'm already taking 2 math papers from the science department which basically covers everything in MM2."

engineering guy:
"No. What if you don't get into civil?"

"Well, I'd meet all the pre-requisites for all the other courses."

"But what if you don't get into civil?"

"I will work hard to get good grades. I've gotten 4 Outstanding scholarships at school, Plus the NZEST scholarship, so I'm sure I'll make it."

"But what if you don't get into civil?"

"...(reasons)..."

"But what if you don't get into civil?"

... etc.

horrible horrible man. when he did his lecture on "Ethics", man he was legendary. his way of telling people to be quiet was worse than our usual lecturer:
"I want you all to stop talking. If you keep talking while I'm trying to talk, it's very rude. If you want to talk, please leave now. (*at this point i actually wanted to xd*) I'm comfortable with any one of you leaving now if you don't want to listen. there are many others who want to listen. I can't compete with 400 of you all talking, even with a microphone. " ...etc.
--- OI Shut up and get on with the lecture >.< ---
(he repeats this a few times in the lecture)

grown up engineers are crazy. lucky there aren't any software engineers that currently exist (to my knowledge); (all the SE courses are taught by Computer Science lecturers or other engineers (other departments)).

ah. that was a good stress reliever.



Azriel~