Partying after Exams

…the party we had after exams.

It was a way of unwinding after lots of ‘hardwork’ in school. There is nothing as good as relaxing after stress.

Writing exams in a school like Unilag is a very tedious task. It is not the exam proper that frightens students; it is the exam process and protocols. I don’t know why school officials are just insensitive to students’ plights. Nobody cares about the student and nobody is interested in knowing whether the policies are favourable for the students or not. But why do we do this? You have to be very vigilant because the department can change the time arrangement or venue of your exam in less than 15 minutes. Nothing is so absolute; everything changes like water in a river!

I remember a paper I missed (one of my carry-overs) narrowly during the exams. The first draft of the exam time table says ‘paper commences 4pm’, but unknown to me the second draft which was released few hours to exams stated otherwise. The particular paper was shifted backward to 8.30am. I was still sleeping in my room (off-campus hostel) when my phone rang and learnt they’ve started exams. I didn’t wait to take my bath. I drove like a mad girl to school and almost knocked down an okada rider in the process. It was when I got into the class that I remembered that I didn’t pick my ID card, Exam Docket, biro and calculator. Thank God that the invigilator, Dr. Chris, is my “padi”. I had to “giraffe” through out that exam. Remembering all these school experience usually makes me want to ‘enjoy’ myself.

Let me not digress, we had a party to celebrate our accomplishments. It was a fun-filled one. I enjoyed it, and still look forward to more of it.