on Founder's Day this year, as i was standing in the friggin' rain wondering why on earth i woke up for that dribble, i promised myself that i would never again attend a useless activity in school, simply because the ppl present did not even fill half my class. 

well, it's unfortunate that today, there were LESS ppl than on that fateful Saturday morning. 

a grand total of 12 out of 27 ppl graced the desks of six.nine this morning, and that was not the most absurd bit. 

i went about my usual morning econs/chem lessons, and then had a break before going for history pract. 

instead of the lesson i had been hoping for, i was greeted with a tutor bearing the news that he would not be in class today, and left us with some tasks. 

added to that, i found out i would not be having an english lesson either. 

i shall not be entirely explicit about what i did next; suffice to say, there were 4 of us who would be "in the library" for the rest of the school day. 

on the way, we met elliot whose IOC was in a matter of minutes and wished him all the best, and lex was there too preparing for his exam tomorrow.

on the way to the "library", we met one of the DPs, and with little more than an indifferent nod, we were on our way.

even if we had been asked, the overused excuse of IOC would have been sufficient. 

and i'm sure that trump card will be played with great aplomb tomorrow when the majority of the 15 missing members of my class return.