In what situation would you use that phrase?
What does it means exactly? Does it means like, if you don't look at the pot, it'd then start to boil? Or does it means that, instead of looking, you should do something to make the pot boil faster, like increasing the fire level?
dunno wor, i think........
it is like a teacher and a student
teacher(human)
student(pot)
when teacher watching the student, the student behaves himself/herself.
when teacher gone liao, student start to boil........
or.................
the pot nv boil when u wait for it to.
but boil while ur away....
It applies for wasting time watching stuff that takes time to happen... It would feel like it would never happen...
Like me downloading rite now... If you watch the download the whole day, if would feel really slow... Might as well watch scooby doo while i wait...
A watched download will never complete ^_^