Study..study..study

Exams are next month.. bother,

Its interesting really how a piece of paper can determine your standing in the eyes of the wrold for the remainder of your natural life.

Of course there are those few who refused to go through the regular academic route and find themselves successful and stuff.. but for the rest of us mere mortals, exams seem to be a viable way out.

Exams were first historically recorded to happen in China, during one of those dynaties. Apparently back then, government officials had to sit for exams to qualify for higher posts. If they failed or were caught cheating, they would literally lose their heads, executed on the very nexty morning.

Well, thankfully there isn't any system that still practices that today but more often than not we hear stories of kids who commit suicide or just burn out because they fail their exams. Most of this can be blamed due to the increased pressure put upon them to succeed by their parents.

I suppose there are merits to examinations but it can't be the sole measure of the worth of an individual. Practical experience counts as well.

By the end of the day, a truely successful person would know how to talk the talk (academic) and walk the walk (practical).

As for me, i better pass this exams ASAP lest i waste to much time learning how to 'talk'