Terrible Week I Had Previously

(Despite all the bad insonmia, restlessness and various hallucinations the previous week, I'm feeling better this week and was able to return to school. I would like to thank my family, friends doctor and a lecturer for their care and concern.)

I was very unhappy with my Communication Skills lecturer. I e-mailed him on Thursday to notify him of my medical leave from Wednesday to Friday. He called me a while later and the conversation went something like this:

Me: Hello?
Communication Skills Lecturer: Hello Daniel, this is Mr X, may I know the reason for your MC?
Me: Erm Sir, I've not been feeling well and had been on MC since Wednesday.
Communication Skills Lecturer: I want to know the reason for your MC.
Me: Erm Sir, I'm just not feeling well.
Communication Skills Lecturer: Well Daniel, if you do not come for your presentation tomorrow, you will get a straight zero and won't be able to pull up your grades.
Me: Erm. Okay.
Communication Skills Lecturer: Your medical condition shouldn't affect your ability to present, just come for the one hour lesson and go home after that.
Me: But Sir, I don't think I can come.
Communication Skills Lecturer: If you do not come, you will get a zero. So I want you to come tomorrow, okay?
Me(Feeling very forced): Okay.

After the lecturer hung up, I felt very unhappy. Why?
1.) I was already on a valid medical leave for three days. Why should I go back just for his one hour lesson?
2.) I felt uncomfortable to tell him about my medical condition and he kept probing to know why.
3.) I felt forced to go for his one hour lesson just to not get that "zero" grade.

I then called my Course Coordinator and informed her of what happened. Luckily, she understood my situation and helped spoke to the Communication Skills lecturer.

(C) 2006,2007,2008 Absolutely Daniel Yoleh.