Exams – can they be Thrilling???

I am just done with my 2nd semester exams of MS Work Integrated Programme. I have about 2.5 years of corporate experience. After the exams, this is really a leisure time for me now. I have a gap of about two months from the next semester. It's seriously a time to chill and do all the pending tasks, and I truly have a full list of those. 
:P


I have stayed busy for the semester (by busy I don't mean that I used to see books everywhere, rather it was completely opposite.!). There was a constant pressure on the mind regarding exams. Surprisingly, because of this pressure I fully enjoyed my semester.


There was a passionate thinking that started two months before the exams and said that this is the only time...Enjoy as much as you can..You will have to study non-stop for exams. Whats fascinating is that this feeling never ended. 

:D


I truly lived each moment thinking of exams as the "Devil". I considered each moment precious. Now the interesting part of the story is, after celebrating the time before exams while thinking of exams as the devil, what happened during exams!


For the mid sem exams, I was confident that study of one week is sufficient to pass the exams. So, I dint study anything before that. One week before the exams, I got two options, either to appear for exams in Delhi or give makeups after one month in Jaipur.


I was so much involved in the celebration of pre-exams that Jaipur seemed like an opportunity to trip. I planned everything. I planned that I will study much before exams and in Jaipur, I will have full fun visiting the BITS university, famous places in Jaipur. I was very much excited :)


Next came Hallticket link for makeups.


I was completely trashed by knowing that makeup exams will be held in Delhi too. All that excitement and planning felt like ruined. One more bomb that blasted was after one weekend I had regular final sem exams. One more news in between was that I had to attend the marriage of one of my very good friends on that weekend. 


Anyhow, I gave the makeups of mid exams. Then, on next weekend celebrated the marriage occasion whole heartily.


As I was not at all prepared for the regular final sem exams held on the coming weekend, I thought of skipping them again. Then again, makeups of regular final sem exams were scheduled just after one weekend. 


And to make it all somewhat more spicy, my family planned a trip to Amritsar on that weekend. Having given priority to family and Amritsar more than study, I went to see Sri Darbar Sahib Gurudwara. That was a good time.


The only cool thing in between here was final sem exams were open book. By now, I had not studied anything, and decided not to study either :-o I dint even take a single leave from office to prepare for exams. By any means, I attempted all the makeups of final sem. Really don't know how they went as I was not aware, of how they should have gone.

..lolz :D


Now, after the sem has ended, I dont have any pressure on mind, I am missing that thrill to enjoy as much thinking that some devil is waiting ahead.


I believe this was the feeling after having worked for 1.5 years that was constantly missing, life had become boring. There was just home, then office, then again, home...Now I do realize that the devil of exams is important in my life to keep me moving happily.


This was really a happening semester for me!!!


If you relate to my thought, please share yours.