Sunday, September 11, 2005

Knock, Knock ... Who's there ??

The exams ... THAT's who !!! That murderous, monstrous presence, that keeps pushing hapless students to the very brink of insanity. Not surprisingly, the consumption of midnight oil has already sky-rocketed and at this rate we will soon need solar power to carry us through the exhausting array of examinations .... oops, sorry about that. I realise that was a little lame, to say the least. But, when exams are around the corner, such seemingly terrific "PJ"s are very often the only outlet to our frustrations, and can therefore, be forgiven. The practice may have serious repercussions on the health of the onlookers, but for the man delivering it, there is nothing sweeter than to see countenances blackened by the audacity of the latest "onslaught".

In fact, it is rather in fashion these days, as a harmless - or rather, a RELATIVELY harmless - "stress-reliever" (when you compare it with the other "vices" that is) affording a few precious moments of joy in an otherwise mundane and exam-ridden atmosphere. Wherever there is a gathering of sorts, of exam-se-frust junta, and you happen to be an "innocent" onlooker, you are greeted by raucous laughter at the weakest of jokes, or even better, a deathly silence after an especially excruciating PJ. It is then, and only then, that you realise the true potential of "the art of PJ-cracking". Making people laugh, is fast becoming the most coveted short-cut to fame and fortune, with television shows aiming to pounce on the newest formula - laughter is the best medicine. So the next time you hear a weak imitation of a bar-girl in a phone booth, or a take on the happy and gay, Karan Johar, you'd know laughter shows are very much on the rise.

And thus, I come to the end of yet another "commercial break" in the run-up to my exams. Wish me luck !!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

yo aproda...sexy bolggin....though junta might be getting a little intimidated by ur singularly powerful arsenal of mot justes, and knowledge of the lexicon....seedhe shabdon mein ....mast likha hai juisecda.. :D

Abhishek Agarwal said...

Errr.... Can't agree with u on this one. Highly exaggerated and overrated, all this thing abt burning midnight oil. I mean, I do know u have become a muggu , but don't say the same for the rest of us :P

Anonymous said...

thanx to my worthy successor ... in more ways than one ;-) ...
@recca ... abey muggu hota to i wouldn't need to burn the midnight oil would i ?? :p

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Rohit De said...

Do your parents know how your name is massacred. :)

The exam experience brings back fond memories. Though a lot of people took to washing their clothers on the night before exams. But that might just have been because they had lots of dirty laundry