Monday, January 15, 2007
Roommates
'Can you sleep early tomorrow, or else I can't sleep...'
That was what my roommate told me last night (technically this morning) at 1230 when I was washing up and preparing to sleep. And she told he same to Szeching this morning.
I find it rather amusing, I am neither your daughter nor your spouse, how come if I don't sleep you can't sleep? You don't have to breastfeed me or massage for me or change my diapers or do anything of that sort for me, well unless you want to (ewwww)
I understand that on my part I am supposed to keep noise level down while you sleep, from like 9 pm, which is REALLY REALLY early. But we weren't making noise either. its not like we blast our music in your ear or gossip or sing in the room. We just left our room lights on, not even the toilet lights, now what does that got to do with you?
To give you readers a clearer picture, I shall use the following picture for illustration purpose:
Our room(s)
Sorry my drawing sucks, the proportions are wrong but that just gives a rough idea. The clusters or red are the ceiling lights, pretend they are up on the ceiling not on my bed.
So, Szeching and I left our ceiling lights on, but the bathroom lights and their ceiling lights were off. So I have absolutely no idea where the distraction came from, what keeps them awake(or rather the girl who complained). We didn't make much noise except for using the toilet and washing up (we can't help it can we? Hold my urine so that you can have a good night sleep? you must be crazy) Its not like we shower at 12 am or giggle in the bathroom. I seriously don't understand in what way we stopped her from getting her beauty sleep.
If the distraction came from the lights, maybe she should consider staying in a dark room, a single bedded room or something of that sort so that she can sleep all she wants and no one is going to care. I mean,that's the thing about staying in a hostel right? You try to accommodate with each other, not ask the whole world to change just for you. So what if you have been sleeping in the dark for all your life? For all you know you might get a roommate who needs the table lamp on coz she's scared of the darkness. Then how? Force her to turn off the lights then leave her to cry in the dark? Isn't blocking the light with a blanket easier? or getting an eye mask?
Kk, I shall cool down. No no, I am not holding anything against her or anything but I think her request is a bit absurd. You could've asked me to lower my volume or turn off my lights, anything but TO SLEEP EARLY! You are not my dad or mum or grandpa or grandma or RD or RDa (RD and RDas are assistant house masters and mistresses) even my parents don't do that!
Well Sze Ching and I agreed that we will turn off our lights on time today, if she has more to say then I am speechless, hopefully that works -00- I don't want to live in agony throughout this whole year >.< (All of you who have lived in / are living in a hostel should understand how it feels to have a 'different' roommate)
Till then.
Note: I am not angry in case I sound like I am. This incident is just very good material for me to blog about :) Isn't life boring enough? Find some fun then. Today, I choose to be happy.
Y8:18 pm
Our room(s)