THE COUNTDOWN HAS FINALLY BEGUN......

With only six days left for the exam to begin stress is just about showing in every one around me and I feel that yes it is coming down on me single handedly. I have a feeling that people are conspiring to pull their stress on me. And yes, it is troubling me…. Jussst kidding!

Most of us have only three exams- Contracts II, Legal History and Legal English. Much as I want them to, my friends do not seem to see Legal English as subject worth doing so most of them state that they have two subjects along with Legal English. I empathise with subjects like these. They are very scoring if people study them but then most of us believe bigger glory remains in doing well in Legal History and historic magnificence in Contracts II. What stuns me is that most of them do not realize that this subject can be extremely scoring, and this comes from a group which has a very well to do I.Q., E.Q. another such requisites required for a successful life.

As for me and a few more, we have four subjects. We carried over Contracts I from last semester. As I speak for myself here, I got really scared about getting somewhere around the region of forty thus ruining my dreams of a Harvard education so I dcided to skive off the subject. Anyways, along with a very good friend, about a dozen others took the plunge of not giving the paper due to reasons galore and wide in taste, humour and logic.

Am I regretting not giving the exam? Well, truthfully no. I believe my preparation is rock solid and could not have been better despite being in a semester where I was busy for a month with a moot, holidayed at Goa, had a fun and winning outcome in IIT Mumbai and went home for a couple of days.

I am far more confident this time than ever before having worked for the first time in four semesters and investing myself heavily into writing and making precious notes, which in due course of time I shall pass on to my juniors in the hope that they become the future ‘Deboshree Dutta’s’. Hehehehehe!

Stress, it just has been coming and going and the best part is that everyone has a different take to it and of course, every one has been manifesting it in extremely varied manner. A few of my friends, including my room mate finds solace in playing cards. It is an immensely gratifying stress buster which relieves them of their exam blues, albeit temporarily.

My other roommate finds comfort in beating me down with his stark and sharp tongued sarcasm while he thrives on the reactions that I give him. With all due respect he is my friend but that does infect me with a lot of sadness and hostility. Anyways, his humour, or what ever it is (according to my feelings, which are perpetually hurt by him), is entertaining in its own way but then again part of the bargain of living with him is to bear it with a smile or a frown, he hardly bothers.

One of my beloved people on earth finds relief in blogging, which I have inherited from her with vigour. Her blogs are comforting in a very quite way. Apart from these cigarettes, rising fears and temperamental highs and lows are some of the most common signs of stress that I have seen amongst my friends.

As for me, I find some consolation in music, my favourite being the instrumental track from the move ‘Titanic’ called “Rose”. Food and music have been for long the preferred vices of great men and I am no exception. Strangely long walks under the beating sun makes me feel good and I have promised to undertake more such walks in the next few days to beat the stress.

Another of my favourite person gives me the best smile and the warmest hugs to counter my fears of the exam which gives me an instant high. Along with that late night chats with my buddy helps us both relieve some stress and share a few laughs. An effective stress buster is always to be with friends who comfort you. I have one who is always a phone call away and is always patient enough to hear me wail on and on about everything that tortures me.

Although the exams are beating down on me I am not really tensed. I know I am well prepared and will do reasonably well. It all comes down to the 22nd of April….. The countdown had begun; the pencils have been sharpening as we study and our mindsets being tuned as I write.

Good luck to all and hopefully a welcoming good bye to the exams of the summer of ’08.

P.S.- As per tradition this blog is dedicated to Apoo who is the best stress buster ever…. I truly mean it. Around him no one can ever be sad and he disarms everyone of their grief as easily as he arms them with laughter. His smiles and jokes make up for what ever sadness I encounter. He is God’s gift to us and me personally. I guess in my life I will never ever meet a guy who is completely amiable, hospitable and utterly sweet and is unanimously loved. I wish I could be a little like him……….

Anyways, this is to his humour and laughter!