You know when people always say "Oh my god! Time flies!" You get that in yearbooks and farewell cards all the time. You know why people say that? Because time does fly. Like the wind. I was just sitting here trying to complete an economic analysis due in 11 hours when I suddenly realised, hey, almost two years of my life have gone in a trice!
Come July I am going to be a reluctant participant of the tax-paying workforce. I'm thinking of becoming a... toper. But alas, I think the family might object to that.
Anyways. I have a topic at hand.
Do people often realise they are taking other people for granted? Do they do the things they do on purpose?
I hate it when people take things for granted. But in order not to sound like I'm coming from a high horse, I should probably first disclaim myself as the never-take-people/things-for-granted type. Sometimes one is just ignorant you know?
But there is an extent to everything. Personal case-in-point: Sometimes my friends think I'm just going to ferry them wherever, whenever, or that my car is for communal use like your bathroom is. Well it is not! Either you buy your own car, or chip in for petrol! My housemates do, why can't you?
Second case-in-point: The neighbour. Oh my god, that phrase alone spoke volumes. Where do I even begin. For starter, asking us to make you a copy of our house key is, quite simply put, inappropriate. Just because you think you have become friends with my housemates based on some far social connections back in Singapore, you can live part-time at our house. And by "live", I mean your kids drinking our soda, eating our snacks, using my toilet paper, etc etc, generally just hanging around all. the. time. And yesterday night? You knocked on our door quite impatiently, barged in without saying hello (with your stupid kids in tow), and made a phone call right in front of me. All because you were having problems with your housemate and wanted to bitch with the person you called. Have you noticed my house is not a phone booth?!?
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Come July I am going to be a reluctant participant of the tax-paying workforce. I'm thinking of becoming a... toper. But alas, I think the family might object to that.
Anyways. I have a topic at hand.
Do people often realise they are taking other people for granted? Do they do the things they do on purpose?
I hate it when people take things for granted. But in order not to sound like I'm coming from a high horse, I should probably first disclaim myself as the never-take-people/things-for-granted type. Sometimes one is just ignorant you know?
But there is an extent to everything. Personal case-in-point: Sometimes my friends think I'm just going to ferry them wherever, whenever, or that my car is for communal use like your bathroom is. Well it is not! Either you buy your own car, or chip in for petrol! My housemates do, why can't you?
Second case-in-point: The neighbour. Oh my god, that phrase alone spoke volumes. Where do I even begin. For starter, asking us to make you a copy of our house key is, quite simply put, inappropriate. Just because you think you have become friends with my housemates based on some far social connections back in Singapore, you can live part-time at our house. And by "live", I mean your kids drinking our soda, eating our snacks, using my toilet paper, etc etc, generally just hanging around all. the. time. And yesterday night? You knocked on our door quite impatiently, barged in without saying hello (with your stupid kids in tow), and made a phone call right in front of me. All because you were having problems with your housemate and wanted to bitch with the person you called. Have you noticed my house is not a phone booth?!?
Related post: Blog Assignment (glare)
I wonder if you're up for a hypothesis? Sometimes the relationship you have with another person will explain of that person's 'ability' to take you for granted.
I think we tend to take our family for granted. Perhaps because we know that because of that bond, we forget to be appreciative and assume the other will not mind. Of course it's not right but obviously many people don't see that.
Maybe your neighbour thinks that you guys are BFF!
Yeah you're right about the family thing. You think the closer your bonds are, the more you'd take people for granted? Then it kinda sucks that the closer we get the less considerate we become.
BFFs? Pffttt!!! I bloody hope not!
haha.. poor thing! Sometimes people either pretend they dunno they are taking u for granted or they are just plain blur la!
Anyways, come july. I am sure u will excel as part of the new workforce!