for the past weeks, my silent world had been bombarded with noise. not the explosive type, but noise which comes from too many people talking all at the same time.
one may say: "you're a teacher. what's the fuss with the noise thingy? everyday, you face classes filled with talkative students. what's the difference?"
well, i may say a lot.
first, although a classroom is filled with noisy students, they do not speak in a normal speaking voice-they simply whisper. what i have now are people talking beyond their normal conversational voice.
second, i can control the situation. when the noise reaches my tolerable level, i tone down my class. i remind them of proper behavior in class, and they follow. how am i suppose to do that to a bunch of grown-up adults?
third, the noise is simply irritating, period. i'm not used to excessive noise AT HOME. in fact, home is a reliever for an all-day noise in school. with kids playing and running around the house, adults chatting (read: gossiping), more adults giving instructions on what to do and what not to do, males who are having a drinking session, and non-stop laughing and chatting, myh head's definitely hurting now. i feel dizzy now.
alright, this does not happen everyday. it's just that today is the 'pasiyam' of my mom. but it's still getting on my nerves.
don't get me wrong. i'm not an anti-social. it's fun to see relatives once in a while but it's the need for solitude which i miss at this point. i'm a very private person and whenever i see people getting in and out of the house (and even our rooms), i feel as if my privacy has been invaded.
i know this is just for today. and since it's for my mom's memory, i'll extend tolerance.
one may say: "you're a teacher. what's the fuss with the noise thingy? everyday, you face classes filled with talkative students. what's the difference?"
well, i may say a lot.
first, although a classroom is filled with noisy students, they do not speak in a normal speaking voice-they simply whisper. what i have now are people talking beyond their normal conversational voice.
second, i can control the situation. when the noise reaches my tolerable level, i tone down my class. i remind them of proper behavior in class, and they follow. how am i suppose to do that to a bunch of grown-up adults?
third, the noise is simply irritating, period. i'm not used to excessive noise AT HOME. in fact, home is a reliever for an all-day noise in school. with kids playing and running around the house, adults chatting (read: gossiping), more adults giving instructions on what to do and what not to do, males who are having a drinking session, and non-stop laughing and chatting, myh head's definitely hurting now. i feel dizzy now.
alright, this does not happen everyday. it's just that today is the 'pasiyam' of my mom. but it's still getting on my nerves.
don't get me wrong. i'm not an anti-social. it's fun to see relatives once in a while but it's the need for solitude which i miss at this point. i'm a very private person and whenever i see people getting in and out of the house (and even our rooms), i feel as if my privacy has been invaded.
i know this is just for today. and since it's for my mom's memory, i'll extend tolerance.
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