Examinations v1

3 down, 2 more to go.
This is the first of the 9 probable times we will be having examinations, similar to the countless examinations that I have taken since I started on this learning journey.
The same apprehension, trepidation, anxiety, fear, confidence and confusion feelings keep coming back again. The flurry of activities always the same - the discussions of questions, the complaints of mistakes, the muted inner celebrations of the confident and the ambivalent silence of those who wish to leave whatever happened in those four walls, within those walls.

It is quite interesting to see what happens when examinations near. Some people change and pull off all-nighters or engage in furious study plans. Few remain their idyllic lifestyles - of course with some increased degree of studying, but still generally relaxed. But generally, non-academic activities seem to come to a standstill. It is as though there are seasons in Singapore - the examination season, and the non-examination season.

It is also intriguing to observe how people study together. I think how one study shows quite a bit about the person's character when performing real work. Because this is "every man for himself" (if you put it crudely), how the person work is how this person thinks he can achieve his own sweet success. There's nothing bad with being the solo or working in teams - it is just your own personal style.

I don't mind studying with people, but usually groups study at (which I think) cramped places which I don't feel comfortable in, hence my preference for being in my room. Furthermore, once in my room there's quite a high inertia to bring me out again. Second, I have my own personal habits (which might be detrimental to my studying in fact) that I know can irritate the studious, and hence I stay away from them.

So does this make me a solo person? Well I have determined that I am more introverted than I initially thought I was. So do such behaviours make sense? Maybe, maybe not.