What we say:
So how's studies?
What we mean:
I'm feeling crap about my progress, please say you are too.
What we say:
I've only covered half of this topic!!
What we mean:
I'm saying this in hope that you will take the reverse psych bait and say you've done less/not studied that part at all because it makes me feel better that I'm a teensy bit faster than you.
What we say:
How was your result?
What we mean:
Gotta determine whether this guy is on my 'threat list' or not.
What we say:
I did okay for the test, I guess.
What we mean:
a) I actually did average. Meaning I could have done better than you or I could have done worse. Either way I'm not letting you have the satisfaction of knowing the latter if it really were the case.
b) I got an A. But I'm not telling because I want you to keep underestimating me, it gives me an edge.
c) I did crap and judging from your expression or that fact that you asked, you probably did better than me. I don't feel like talking to you.
What we say:
I'm stressed.
What we mean:
I'm stressed because I'm worried I won't do as well as them.
What we say:
What is the pathophysiology of concentric hypertrophy in the case of heart failure?
What we mean:
If you know: I've got a contender. Better ask something you don't know.
If you don't: Me 1 You 0. Fuck yeah.
What we say:
I just want to pass.
What we mean:
I just want to do better than you.
What we say:
I'm going for the feedback session.
What we mean:
I'm going to see my score and subtlely compare it to others' scores by listening to classmates loudly proclaiming their luck or loss.
What we say:
Wahhh you so lucky tembak also correct.
What we mean:
I hate you.
What we say:
I got a B.
What we mean:
I let up. Your turn. Cmon, tell me what you got.
What we say:
I don't think this part is important, no need to read up so much.
What we mean:
I'm gonna read up and know it thoroughly anyway, just in case it does come out. My advantage.
What we say:
Don't worry you'll do better next time. Don't feel too bad.
What we mean:
HARHAR I OWNED YOU
What we say:
Don't study lar.
What we mean:
Let me be the one to tempt you into slacking.
What we say:
Study lar.
What we mean:
Hope the reverse psych works.
This could go on and on. Face it, we think like that, whether you admit it or not. If you really don't, good for you, and remember to thank your parents for that overseas/non-conventional Malaysian education. No, I am obviously not a kiasufag, I'm just a good observer/pseudo-psycoanalyst. Go back now, nothing to see here.
12 comments:
HAHAHAHAHA I LOVE YOU FOR THIS FAYE AND AM GONNA PIMP IT TO EVERYONE I KNOW.
I am guilty of all the above ah wth.
LOLOLOLOL I SRSLY LOVE THIS LIST.
So so so true lol~~~~ funny shit
Heh. Thank goodness. I was expecting to be trolled by half a dozen annonymous trolls. But I don't think the batchmates will be equally impressed if they read this.
Zomg. Its actually true....lol....I'm guilty as well....
Thanks. =P That was comic relief for my day...hehehehe....
Its srsly a malaysian/sg/wholeofasiamaybe thing only ah this kiasu spirit because here people are like downright honest it kinda shocked me initially. Like when you ask them for their grades, they actually dig out all their test scores and show you. As, Cs, Fs and ALL. And when they say they don't study they really DON'T STUDY WTEFF.
Such honesty *wibbles* And also known to help you genuinely. Unless of course they are like immigrant asians then wteff sama-sama saja -_-
But I think the kiasu spirit is good in moderate amounts because its what making me strive for A's like mad unlike the majority who are DAMN HAPPY WHEN THE GET A C AND STARTS DANCING AROUND THE CLASSROOM wth.
Lidat I should bring fireworks to celebrate my next A lol.
Kudos Faye.. Now that is all bloody true in my opinion. Only i've had it worse in Singapore. Lots of people ask about others' grades and won't reveal their own; they'll just say "not very good" which can be quite annoying. And people even STEAL YOUR LECTURE NOTES AND BIN THEM if you leave them lying around.
We must break free from that curse! It's a rat race.. and everyone's a rat. We gotta stop doing things just for our portfolios, today! :P
A dose of competitiveness is fine, but when it gets to dizzying kiasu levels.. time to have a dose of reality instead. We can all learn more.. together!
People need to learn how to relax.
Gosh I typed out long replies for all only to have seamonkey fail on me. Anyway in a nutshell:
Hana: It all boils down to economic inequality and differences in culture.
Aidan: That's idealistic. We can't help it, not when stakes are so high.
Anon: I'd like to, but when I tell him my results the first thing my dad asks is 'so how did everyone else do/what's your standing in your batch?'
I love you, Faye-sama.
BUT I AM SO GUILTYYY hahahahaha.
We should slack together.
And no, there's no kiasu undertone there, I promise. : P
as i said people need to learn how to relax. Ur dad's a person aint he?
ZOMG PURE WIN. You should totally book this up for god knows what reason lah. EPIC.
I LOVE this! hehe :D
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