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I'm sure most of us have been there before -- so here's a few of them disruptive behaviors that you'll grow to hate and love throughout your campus life :-

1) The Talkers - common family of parasites in the lecture theaters. Species range from the whisperers (who usually discuss and seek clarification from friends beside them in whispers about what's being thought by the lecturer) to the downright irritating gossipers(endless gossip in during lecture without any relation to what's going on in lecture, with no attempt to keep their voices).

Lecturers should really just be firm and chase them gossipers out of the theater since they are obviously not interested in what's being thought. Outside the theater would be even better a place for their small talk. I'd say it's a win-win situation for all of us;)

2) The Cinema go-ers -- Totally irrational behavior. Watching movies/anime in class with earphones on.. beats me why they are in lecture in the 1st place. Additionally, they are potentially distracting if they are sitting right in front of you in class.. especially if it's anime that they are watching;) .

3) The modelling head-hunters -- hehe, got this from Chin Seong. Imagine a guy in front of you checking out photos of models on his laptop while sitting right in front of you, then you start to compare their excellent feminine figures with the lecturer's male, middle-aged body.. xD well, this is for guys only anyway ^^

4) The food connoisseurs -- ah, this last type of distraction attacks your sense of smell, people munching away happily at some hot pastry/cake in class -- a smell that is enough to make your legs go weak and your mind a blur. *shudders* Most may bot realise it, but this is perhaps the most selfish and underhanded behavior possible in lecture. Think about it. The guy/girl with the food is slowly savouring his/her food while listening to the lecturer while poisoning the people around him/her with the ecstasy-causing aroma. That's plain sabotage if you ask me, lol. And the worst part is that, most of them choose to savour every bite and make the food last as long as possible instead of finishing it as soon as possible. I totally understand the wish to maximise the satisfaction from the food, but if only they knew the cost of that=) . But then again, these are just the rantings of a guy who often thinks with his stomach, so you might have to pardon some of my exaggerations on the matter =P.

And for that reason, I totally love my programming lecturer, Gary Tan, and his warning on the first day of his lecturing, " If you want to eat during my lecture, make sure that you bring enough for the whole lecture group.. " xD xD

hehe.. but ultimately, hate them as we may now, I guess we'll only start to miss them after graduation..

but for now, ZERO TOLERANCE! ;)