Sunday, September 24, 2006
The Ripple Effect (part 1)
is defined as a a spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event.
There has been three events in my life recently that showed me how this is true. How a single seed of discord can result in severe consequences.
One: a irritated troll n a irate colleague
Trolly was having a bad day and was wrongly being verymean to her coordinator who asked her a simple question. The result was that the coord decided to leave the matter to later (smart of him, Trolly better learn this fast!) and deal with it when both of us are in a better mood. Thus he exited the room. However, Trolly was still in a black mood and slammed the door of the cupboard loudly.
When trolly was still fuming, one colleague A actually turned over n said loudly that I shouldnt slam the door. I mouth back to him silently " shuddup". colleague A was pissed also n went on to admonished me extremely loudly, saying that I am a adult, studied till uni, shldnt do this slam doors in orbit while i fumed in silence beside him. I admit that I am wrong but I still feel that this colleague do not have the right to tick me off so loudly in the office. I eventually apologised to him but i did also make my stand that he should not scold me so loudly cos I have feelings. He replied with saying that he understood that I was having a hard day. I almost wanted to tell him that he had made my day worse. But what for? I do not think we can be friends, we can only stay as colleague so I do not find the need to tell him that.
The next day, he put a piece of paper on my table, apologising for the past event. I find him such a hypocrite. He saw that I was fuming, he saw that I had tears in my eyes but yet he implishly added on to my problems at a time when I have no means to deal with it.
I must also admit that being the emotional fool I am, I had walked into a situation where he can harm me in such a way. Thus moral of the story, I should not allow myself to be leaded to such a situation again.
The seed of discord is sown, the ripple effect of a small tantrum is shown. I think for now on, he will remain as a colleague. N no more.
I must find the me, the one whom I know I wanna be ;
7:55 PM
