MyDormitoryLife

　　ComparedwiththefortyyearoldshabbydormitoryIamlivinginnow,theoneIlivedinforthreeyearsinhighschoolwasheaven:threestudentssharedonebrandnewsuitewithairconditionersandabathroom.

　　Inthreeyearstimewechangeditthoroughly:thecolorofthefloorturnedfrombrightpinkintomuddygray,andtheclosetahiveofinsectsproliferatingamongpilesofrottenfruit.Andourmasterpiecewasthebathroom,aneverdryingswampwhichservedasthehabitatofvariouskindsofmold,andevenrodents,ratswouldoccasionallytakethetroubletopayusavisit,and..,allthreeofusfeltlikesobbingwhenweatlasthadtosaygoodbyetoourlovelyfilthydormitory.Maybeitisbecausethatthedormitoryhadchangedusaswellaswe'dchangedit.

　　Thefirstlessonourdormitorytaughtuswastolookafterourselves.Franklyspeaking,wewerenotgoodstudentsatall.Istillremembertheunderwearthatwassoakedinsoapywaterforoneandahalfyearsbeforeitwasfinallythrownaway.Almosteachoftheboys'dormitorieshadgraduallydevelopeditsownunique"fragrance"usuallyamixtureofrottenfruit,unwashedsocks,stunktowelsandsomejunkfood.Wecouldtellonedormitoryfromanotherbysniffinginsteadoflooking.Ourtolerancetowardsuntidinesswasamazing.

　　However,inspiteofallthis,wereallydidmakesomeprogress.Bitbybit,westartedtowashdirtyclothesbeforetheystunk,cleanedthegarbagebinwhenitcouldholdnomoretrash,weevenusedbrushesinanot-sc-successfulattempttorefurbishthefloor.Thepointwasthatwewerenotobeyinganyorder,wedideverybitofthecleaningforourselves,becausewewantedtoliveinabetterplace.Thoughnothingwedidcouldbecalledanachievement,itwasthefirsttimewefullyboretheconsequencesofourbehavior,andtooktheresponsibility.

　　ThusitwasnotsurprisingthatIoftenfoundmyselftheonlyonetocleanupmyuniversitydormitorywhichlookednobetterthanagarbagebinwhenmyroommatesfeltnormalofit.

　　Whentalkingaboutourdormitorylife,andprobablyallthedormitorylife,weshouldneverleaveoutonething.Thiswaswhatwecalled"bedtalks".Thoughitwasconsidered"illegal,"therewasnothingtostopusfromdeliberatelystartingaheateddiscussionrightafterlightswereout.Itwasourfavoriteandtheonlywayofendingourday,andwewereaspunctualforitasourparentsareforwork.Whatwasthemostcommontopic?Girls,ofcourse!Whatothertopicswerethereforthreeenergeticadolescentmaleslyingcomfortablyinbed?Wejudgedthem,rankedthem,arguedoverthemnightafternightwithoutfeelingtheslightestsenseofboredomforthreewholeyears.Werewe

　　maniacs?Whoisnotamaniacateighteen?

　　Ofcourse,therewereotherthingswetalkedabout.Istillrememberonenightsixofussqueezedourselvesinthemostuncomfortablepostureontothreebedsandhelda"conference"discussingwhetherweshouldcarryoutan"impeachment"withourmonitorthefollowingday.Itwasnotthathewastroubledinanysortofscandal,butthatwewerejustsodisappointedathiswork.Byoneo'clockinthemorning,wefinallycametoaconclusionthatincludedtwomajorpoints.First,wecouldnotreachanagreementonwhatourmonitor'sproblemsreallywere,becauseeveryonehadhisownopinion.Second,wecouldthinkofnobodysuitabletosubstitutehim.Fromthenextdayonthesixidealisticextremiststurnedintopragmaticrea