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Saturday, March 04, 2006

Observations of an invigilator

Except for the occasional rustling of papers and the creaking of the chairs, the room is quiet. Talking is not allowed, although a hand raised and mouthing, "I need the toilet / washroom / restroom / comfort room," was permitted. This unspoken request is granted to a person at a time with a nod of acknowledgement.

Once in a while, a synchrony of heads would lift to land their peepers on the hands of the clock, strategically placed high up on the front of the room. Their gazes would soon drift towards either the time stated on the whiteboard or back down directly to the booklet in front of them.

Time is of the essence here. Having to answer 170 questions on slightly more than 3 hours is no mean feat. To be exact, 3 hours and 24 minutes. The completion of this would either make or break some of the decisions that the exam taker had arrived at.

Out of the 35 here, will all the hard work and study time pay off for each and every single one of them ? Would today be just a minute part of their lives ? Or would these 3 hours plus be the most life altering period ?

I just hope it's the latter. I may not know any of them, but from the bottom of my heart, GOOD LUCK & BEST WISHES YOU GUYS !!!

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