Prelims, Day 3

At last, the first half is over. Well, it feels like the first half but in actual fact it's not, cos the heavier papers are after the holidays, which, once again, should not be called "holidays". Anyway, Econs was ok I think, but I've been wrong before, so I'll wait and see.

Discussing papers after the exams feels to me like the student's version of war stories. You know, the image of a bunch of old soldiers gathering around a fire or something to discuss old times, or maybe campers huddling to hear ghost stories at night? Well, exam stories are pretty much the same. All traumatizing experiences more or less.

Oh yes, today I got my adjudication certificate, so now I am a certified debate adjudicator (DA). Hahaha. I hope I get invited to judge again. It's quite fun, IF you're judging the right teams that is...

I realised that despite my praises of the arts and literature so often, my blog has no poetry. So, to add a lyrical feel to my post I shall put a poem here. And I'll put one of the poems from the comparative poetry section, since it's in Olde English and therefore feels more poetic. (I'm a sucker for Olde English, that's why I did that section. It's also one of the reasons why I use the King James translation of the Bible haha)

To my inconstant mistress

When thou, poor excommunicate
From all the joys of love, shalt see
The full reward and glorious fate
Which my strong faith shall purchase me,
Then curse thine own inconstancy.

A fairer hand than thine shall cure
That heart, which thy false oaths did wound;
And to my soul a soul more pure
Than thine shall by Love's hand be bound,
And both with equal glory crown'd.

Then shalt thou weep, entreat, complain
To Love, as I did once to thee;
When all thy tears shall be as vain
As mine were then, for thou shalt be
Damned for thy false apostasy.


Ahh, beautiful isn't it? I wish I had more time to do a more complete and dense appreciation of it, but oh well, an exam's an exam, and we have to make do. Ok, I shall go laze off now haha. I'll probably resume studying tomorrow. All the best to everyone taking prelims! God bless!