This post is dedicated to condemning and rebutting all of Elgyn Lau's arguments. It will make you think very deeply about the entire situation.

Principal Mr Lee Hak Boon has been an excellent Principal and has painstakingly looked for donations for the school. That is the reason why we have the Indoor Sports Hall now. That is also the reason why the school has installed air-conditioning units on the 5th floor classrooms.

It is definitely understandable why we should be careful when using the air-conditioning. As Elgyn has pointed out, the costs of turning on the air-conditioning are high, so we should use the air-conditioning properly so as to minimise the bills. However, I find it utterly stupid when we turn on the air-conditioning system and OPEN our doors and windows at the same time. This serves completely no purpose whatsoever, and in fact, is a big waste of electricity.

But what is Elgyn Lau and his small group of fellow conspirators thinking of? They are thinking of completely turning off the air-conditioning, and not turning it on at all. What is the point then, of installing the air-conditioning units? Why is it that because of the opinions of a small group of people, the air-conditioning of the class is turned off? Why do they have the power to turn it off at will? WHO are they to decide if the air-conditioning should be turned on or off? Elgyn Lau because he is a part of the student's council? Rubbish! So what if he is a part of the student's council? It does not count for anything if he goes about thinking he can do what he wants with the air-conditioning. How can this be an attribute of a so-called student leader? While I am fully aware of the fact I am not worthy of being one, it does not mean that I have to hold back my criticisms of him.

To solve this problem once and for all, the class should hold a vote, and a physical one. Although the poll on the class blog very clearly shows that the majority of the class wishes to have the air-conditioning turned on, we have not. Understandably the poll may not be very accurate since it is held on the web. In that case, only a physical vote will suffice, as only then will the results be accurate.

Elgyn Lau claims that the air-conditioning system makes the class sick. That is completely baseless as most of the people he mentioned have not been absent for a single day so far. It is clear as day for all to see that Elgyn Lau thinks that a runny nose means that you are sick, when a runny nose can be gone very quickly. Unless symptoms persist, the person in question is probably not sick. Unless Elgyn Lau can show that the people he claimed were sick were indeed sick, then his reasoning is flawed.

Let us use common sense. If air-conditioning indeed causes sickness, then why is the hall, why is the auditorium, why is the lecture theatre all air-conditioned? Never mind about them. If air-con is indeed so sickness-inducing, then it would have been dangerous to install the air-conditioning systems throughout the school in the first place, and in fact, would be against the law, as it will be endangering the health of the students. Has anything of that sort happened? The answer, is no, and it will remain that way for as long as we have good, responsible people managing the environment of the school. Since it has been proven that air-conditioning systems are safe, then Elgyn's point about people getting sick is nothing but a childish thought because air-conditioning systems are safe.

Let me quote Elgyn's argument posted on the class blog.

"can we all just switch the darned air con off and open our windows and doors for max ventilation and a free flow of natural, brain healthy oxygen, instead of breathing each other's so called 'excretory' materials?!"

Why not? We can open the doors as well, but you are demanding absolutely no air-con all day. At the very least, we should turn on the air-con on some days.

"that way, everyone can be comfortable and i dont have to FALL SICK thanks to SICK people who NATURALLY get SICK because of the AIRCON and after they FALL SICK the aircon helps to make everyone SICK and then we have a SICK CLASS with SICK INDUCING AIRCON and SICK AIR breathed in and out."

Has Elgyn fallen sick? What is the definition of falling sick? If you fall sick you do not come to school. You go to the doctor and get an MC. I do not remember not seeing Elgyn Lau for a day. So, has he fallen sick at all?

"think about it, that extra percentage of oxygen that we breathe in might make us more awake and allow our brain to perform better/to pay more attention."

True indeed. But that does not make much of a difference. I mean, you do see people dozing off whether it the air-con is on or off.

and EVERYONE gets to be comfortable! no one complains it is too hot, no one complains it is too cold, like how it was always

Unless a poll has been conducted to find out what the class would prefer, this statement is not worth a cent.

and i find it RIDICULOUS how people who just want to switch on the aircon for the sake of the free electricity can still tell me that they love it despite their noses and faces in flushed in pink after sneezing and sniffing like a zillion times

Elgyn is now saying that the class is doing so for the sake of free electricity? How about this, I find it RIDICULOUS how people like Elgyn simply refuse to use facilities which have been provided by the school. It is alright if he does not want to use them - but he drags the people who wish to use them as well. And it is not because we want to use the free electricity, it is because it does make the environment better, at least for people who know how to enjoy and make full use of the air-con, although of course Elgyn will not agree.

i appeal to everyone to be considerate and just do without the whole aircon, for the sake of people who are SUFFERING in silence...

What hypocritical words, coming from a so-called student leader who is ironically part of the student council.

Do without the whole aircon and waste the efforts of Mr Lee? Mr Lee will probably faint if he finds out that students are actually criticising the facilties of the school which he provided, calling them "sick inducing" machines. Do without the whole aircon, and forsake those who are of the opposing view? It is amazing that how one single person can be so authoritative, self-centred and arrogant.

Of course, even those who want to air-conditioning must be reasonable. If someone is visibly sick, then the air con must be turned off immediately to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. I cannot stress this point enough.

But if the danger of diseases is no longer existent, say later in this month, then this argument will hold true.

So, the question is, do we want the aircon? We can tell only if the class votes...

(This is not done to flame Elgyn in any way. Rather, I am simply rebutting his points the way he rebutted mine. I certainly do enjoy this. Heehee.)





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So that was my long post. Gah.... It was fun writing it. Heh. Ya, I do think the aircon should be turned on. But if someone is sick we should turn it off. But if everyone is fine, then well.... turning it off would be pure stupidity. Argh.


Stress is really piling up now. Chem and Bio giving me the most problems.