The previous week was the final week for this semester.

I was reluctant to attend the last class I had for that week. Was hoping that the lecturer will go with what she said a week before... 

*sigh* I went anyway... But it wasn't a normal lecture. She just informed us about our informal final exam (which was yesterday)... & shared some wisdom regarding the recent viva presentation. まあ。My DoS side made a brief appearance. She commented that the current batch was far more worse than the previous one (my batch). I didn't see the whole thing so I can't really form a general opinion... but if she say so, I'll take her word for it. 

いや。 Really. I'm glad that I went to see the viva presentation. I think... seeing the lecturers I had problem with before act professionally during viva had changed the way I see them. Just a bit I think... (I still can't accept their attitude). I was thinking, "They can act unbiased too huh." I hope that didn't sound worse than the way I meant it XD... I guess..it's understandable for them to have those prejudices (btw I really wish that they try not to think too much about them...)... when the quality of the students is just that. 

Back to class... she even gave some reviews which I think is useful for those who didn't do well for their Project I/viva. I wonder if the others were listening though... the lecturer is well known for her spicy comments during viva (thanks to stories told by students from the same batch with me)... so it could be possible that those juniors will just ignore what she said... Actually, I suspect that the horror stories were exaggerated. The two so-called infamous lecturers that will shoot you with deadly questions during viva DO know what they're asking. Of course, they'll be skeptical at times but isn't that the purpose of doing the viva? A chance to defend your research? 

Sometimes, I'm afraid that those viva stories will create misunderstandings... What if.. what if the comments given by the lecturers might had been helpful for them but because they "know" it's all just critics, they just disregard the comments?

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Addendum
16/Jan/2020
After 7 years staying as a draft post, this post is finally published today (backdated). As I mentioned last month, I probably planned to add something in the end  of the post but forgot to do so... The content isn't relevant to current day  me anymore...("My 'black years' phase never ended") but since it's part of my life experience, I decided to publish it anyway. To my old self: F.