JYSim for jobless-yokel Sim

In a class of 52, it’s easy to neglect a few of those who are usually more reserved, less outspoken or just less fortunate. The key in reducing these incidents lies in making announcements publicly and ensuring everyone got the message but not only those small portion of people around you.
I had been the victim of ‘the negligence game’ twice for the past 2 weeks. I do not know whether it’s partly my fault or the organizer just simply detests me, I was not informed, officially, about (the first incident) a class trip, and the second, collection of lunch boxes. I think most people knew I have a choir competition looming ahead and that I’m usually fairly busy during the weekends, but to assume that you gotta go for choir practise and hence definitely not coming to the class trip is just downright rude, at least to the victim himself. I am not a man of procedures but I would at least like to be respected. How long would an MSN message asking ‘we’re going to YiLan this weekend as our class trip, you’d like to come along?’ chew up your time? And I’m never those people who leave their MSN open (and the status showing ‘online’) when I’m out and the room’s barely empty.
It’s difficult to describe but I’ve been anger-free for a long time now. The last time I experienced anger (and an extreme one) was when all routes leading to applying for a mobile phone failed, and nobody’s willing to help, not even those closest to me. So, you could imagine my surprise and shock (no anger elements here) when A asks B and C ’so, you guys decided on participating in the class trip this weekend?’ and I was staring blindly ‘isn’t the class trip canceled?’
I knew and we all knew I possibly wouldn’t come along, but haven’t I promised I’ll try to the next time there’s one (I actually missed the first class trip with no solid reason)? And just by asking me whether I’d like to (ditch choir practise and) join you people you’d make me a happier person, even though I cannot come along. This is fundamental courtesy.
(To Taiwanese students, and I think I represent a lot of foreign students here) We do think that sometimes your way of organizing an activity is a far cry from our ways, and occasionally we do laugh at your stupid ways of handling things. And that’s why you do really observe some distances between local and foreign students here. Nevertheless, we still pay the necessary respect to you guys whenever your stuff are exhibited or your activities are ongoing, and we would always do that, as long as we’re here.
At the end of the day, going or not does not matter anymore, as the sincerity you exhibited had shown whether or not you’re worthy enough for us to participate along. And I rest my case speaking on behalf of all the neglected.

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