my first enemy

so i went to school and made a new enemy today! well, i don't hate this girl at all, she just hates me.

okay, so we were having a conversation yesterday and she mentioned how the school gave her a scholarship. i was thinking "what? what scholarship?" i was told that they didn't give out scholarships except in EXCEPTIONAL circumstances (i.e. you're the top student in your COUNTRY and you want to do pharmacy). it sounded like something she applied for so then i'm thinking "why wasn't this scholarship made public?" god knows i need the money, so i was quite upset by this. after class i went to the registrar (who i get along well with because i used to work at the school) to demand an explanation. blah blah blah, long story short, after she explains the scholarship situation she asks me how the international students (especially the canadians) are doing, if they're settling in well, etc.. i tell her so-and-so's doing fine, this person's doing fine, blah blah blah...when it comes to my enemy in question (let's call her oprah, just to be silly), i mentioned that she's found a part-time job at a bar.

so today i'm chatting with some students when i get a call from oprah on my cell, basically telling me off and to mind my own business, because she just came out of a meeting with the registrar where she felt like she was threatened (i.e. get your scholastic act together or you're out). i'm thinking "what?" i told oprah everything i wrote in the above paragraph - i didn't know the registrar was going to single her out - and, for the record, i don't think me mentioning oprah's job was the only reason for that kind of meeting; oprah must be doing something wrong for the registrar to act that way. so yeah, first enemy was made.

now i'm just worried she's going to bad-mouth me to the other canadians but you know what? i can't really give a shit. if people are willing to believe only one side of the story then they're idiots. i just hope they'll actually take the steps to seek out my side of the story before making any judgements.

don't you just love school?

CET