Exams

纸和笔开战了
空白的纸如今佈满密密麻麻的问题
重重障碍加上精致队形
拒绝让笔直捣黄龙
笔带着必胜的决心勇往直前
就算剥皮流血
绞尽脑汁也要拼到最后方可罢休

“Two months? I’m gonna be crazy then, impossible to survive!” 

            That’s how I reacted when I first heard that A-level exams have a span of two months, I can’t help it. SPM was about one month, I was at home comfortably doing my preparation and when it’s over, I already felt exhausted. For this time, I won’t be at home but at a not-so-comfortable place where healthy, satisfying food is hard to get and it can be hard to get asleep with the hot weather and mosquitoes. Am I able to concentrate on studies without falling sick in these two months? 

            Human adaptation to environment is so strong that it proves me wrong. Coming into sem 4, those environment factors aren’t such a big deal anymore, our lifestyle is well adapted. Partly because our sensory receptors are numbed after all this while, I think. The biggest challenge is to keep ourselves motivated. It’s hard when the actual days you have papers are only 16 days, leaving 1.5 month blank, the waiting is torturing. Initially we’re happy to have sufficient time for revision but we realize that it’s more than enough which it actually strips away our motivation, makes you feel bored to dig in the books again. 

            I think I’m emotionless in the first week of exams itself. I don’t feel happy, worry or nervous at all. This continues until a picture comes into my mind showing me that I’m not alone in this battle, I have many behind me. The support and encouragement from my family, seniors, juniors, teachers, homies, colleagues and friends have kept me going. I manage to overcome these two months better than I thought and to my surprise, I didn’t fall sick. Thank YOU, for being there, for being part of my life, and I thank God for His blessings!