Cure For Insomnia

The place where i’m dwelling now, it ain’t too far from my house.

It’s only 40 minutes away, depending on traffic conditions… to the ire of those from East Malaysia.

Due to this, i have become an unofficial member of the non-existent PBSM (Persatuan Balik Setiap Minggu) … But not this week!!

That’s because I have a grand total of 4 testicl…. I mean, 4 tests coming up next week!! Four, BABY!!

Satu, dua, tiga, EMPAT. No matter how many times i count it, it’s still the same painful number.

Sometimes i wonder exactly why the university makes us undergraduates go through this.

Tests are good. Of course it is.

A test is a measure of how well a student memorizes facts word by word…

No, allow me to rephrase that. A test is a measurement of how well a student understands a particular subject.

Man, that sounds silly, doesn’t it? Never makes sense.

I have a friend (Yes, I HAVE a friend) who’s doing Biochem (By doing Biochem i mean he’s studying Biochem. Don’t get any dirty ideas!!).

He is probably the busiest student in the whole of UM (Medic and Dentistry students excluded).

After all, Biochemers have to live through many many science practicals in the lab, it’s almost scary.

But it recently arrived to a new level of insanity… Here’s how it went…

Him: Knock, knock.

Me: (opens door) Yo.

Him: Hey.

Me: Tired?

Him: Have to read.

Me: Why?

Him: Got test.

Me: What test?

Him: Chemistry.

Me: Ya meh?

Him: Ya.

Me: Tomorrow?

Him: Tomorrow.

Me: Oh.

Him: (comes in, lies on my bed)

Me: Aiyoh… Why everytime got test ah? Can die,man, like that!

Him: Ya loh…

Me: ….

Him: ….

Me: ….

Him: ….

Me: ….

(This is supposed to be a prolonged, awkward silence. No, we’re not touching each other.)

Him: This test… is only for two point five percent.

Me: Uh?

Him: Ya…

Me: Ya what?

Him: Ya lah…

Me: What what WHAT WHAT? WHAT YA?

Him: This test only 2.5 percent…

Me: Walauweh!! Xiao lah they all!!

This is a true story. Unfortunately this happens to many many students, and not just Biochem students, but also all Science students.

Like me (and most of you, i’m sure.)

Bah, sometimes i don’t know why i’m doing this. ( Science, not blogging).

Once we’re out from university, will we get high paying jobs?

Will we get recognition? Or superhuman powers?

Unfortunately, the answer is no.

We won’t get high paying jobs.

We won’t be recognized unless we win a Noble Prize or find a new life-threatening virus.

When we DO find a deadly virus, they name the disease after us.

Yay!!!

But, at the end of the day, we Science mofos are always ahead in one aspect: The desire to discover.

And that makes us special (I’m not saying non-science students aren’t special. We all are, in a way)

So, good luck to my Biochem friend, because today he’s got a five percent test.

Hope he gets full marks. Wouldn’t help much, though…

(On hindsight, i can’t believe I can coexist with Biochem students.

They stole from me, the course which i love and they’re complaining about how much they dislike it. Gah…)

And.. as a final note, if you’re having a test or exam, good luck…

Wish me luck for my testi… tests too. I hope I’ll stay alive!!

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