malice.

"But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth."
- Colossians 3:8

i've learnt to stop myself from saying all kinds of swear words or words that are blasphemous or phrases that use God's name in vain. and i consciously try, although i do fail sometimes and i let slip. then i have this sudden urge to slap myself. but that's beside the point.

i didn't go for a 1-hr class on tuesday.because my prof. (the naggy one) is not really going through important exam stuff. just going through the quiz that we had which was kind of easy (that's a story for another day).

the next day i was in school studying with the usual gang - fish, fern, wei liang (all of whom is dangerously addicted to the traveler's IQ game on facebook, till the point WL actually drew the entire map of africa and its major cities just so he can score higher! that's really at the brink of obsession) and edward. then i was told of the big HOO-HA that happened on tuesday.

without revealing too much, one of my peers from year 4 sent an email (hate mail more like it) to that prof of mine, ON BEHALF OF ALL THE YEAR 4s! ok back to that later. the email was to tell my prof that he's lazy and unprofessional for being a little slack and casual about our quiz and the nutshell is that, the email was very harsh and full of malice.

i do admit that i have expressed negative feelings for this prof, because he can get quite condescending and naggy and anal about things and treating us like little children. and he disgresses a lot in lectures, time which can be saved. but hey, i do still respect him, i still smile at him when i see him in the hallways, not because i'm 2-faced, but i'd like to think that's only respectful and right. ultimately, i'm still the student and he's my teacher. and he's a good teacher! i don't agree with some of his perspectives and views. and i'm certainly not gonna go write him a hatemail voicing my displeasure. and here's where i wonder, why do people do that?? isn't there a better way to get your views across, for example, the semesterally-carried-out teacher evaluations! and why must people do it so maliciously? what happened to peaceful and constructive criticism?

and i also thought that the way the person signed off his/her hatemail, as a representative of my cohort. helloooooo unless you're the president of my school club and you have consulted each and everyone of us and everyone is in agreement with the contents of your email, you have no rights or grounds whatsoever to sign off like that! it's just frustrating. and i heard the episode and i do feel bad for my prof. for having to read such an email and thinking that it was the unanimous decision and point-of-view of the entire year 4 cohort.

:( i don't like such people. and we all have our suspicions about the identity of the culprit.

anyway this just reminded me of the whole repeal s377A hellabaloo, and the NMP who received hatemails and death threats from 2 people now. and i'm so ashamed that one of which came from a person who studies in my university. so what? now people aren't allowed to have differing opinions that death threats must be issued? i'm sorry but i really find that ironic (what freedom of speech?) and totally uncalled for. and there is no apology or excuses that can reverse these. and people should really think twice about speaking horrible things or writing horrible things about one another. because with every action, there's a consequence.

"Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control."
- Galatians 5:19-23