Been quite a while since I wrote...and I don't just mean blog posts...
Had an exam today for a part time Law course I joined some time back. The difficult part wasn't studying for the paper; rather it was the actual writing the exam.
The IT world has made us so dependant on computers and the keyboard that most of us have probably forgotten what it feels like to put pen to paper and write non-stop for 2-3 hrs. I realized this today when after the first 20 mins I had to literally put down the pen and flex my hands to let the blood flow before resuming writing. Damn those MCQ's and CBT's!
Apart from that, the actual experience of re-living those academic moments came flooding back into the mind. Students with books and notes in their hands and strolling outside the examination room. The notice board with the seating arrangements. Examination room with your roll no written on the desks. Those uncomfortable seats, the feeling of which disappears as the bell rings for the start of time. The feeling of the smooth answer sheets. The flow of ink on paper as the tip of the pen touches paper and after that there is no stopping. You don't feel anything. The surrounding noise, the room, everything just disappears and you realize that it's time to go.
Felt good after all these years! Surprising, never thought that an exam would be something likeable.
