Exams = no good.

Contrary to popular belief, examinations are not good. Let me help you evaluate my reasons for saying so.

1. Exams are fattening.
You see, during exams, we study and then we lose track of time. And our meal times go wonky. We screw up our meal times and we binge-eat. We snack and we munch. We study till wee hours in the morning, causing the need for supper. And supper just means more food. Plus food before sleep. Worst kind of all.

2. Exams are stressful.
People are stressed about the topics that they have to cover for the exam. Stressed about whether they can finish studying. Stressed about whether they'll do well in their exams. And stress, as all doctors say, is not good.

3. Exams bring out violence in people.
This is courtesy of my roomie. Whilst studying for her Investments exam, she has ripped quite a few a papers and scribbled the papers quite hard until the paper also got lubang and she banged the table quite a few times until I also scared liao.

4. Exams cause nervous breakdowns.
This is courtesy of another friend of mine. At this very moment in time as I'm typing this she's sitting at my table, supposedly studying really hard for her exam tomorrow, but she's actually chatting with my roomie. She never learns.
Hehs, better. Maybe she felt my "study stare". She's working hard now. She's here to bug my roomie bout the exam. Poor dear. She looks so pale. And she's thinking of ten different ways to cheat. Or to get out of the exam. Like I told her so many times, she should use those brain cells to learn some CAPM and some CML and some SML.

5. Exams create hermits.
Many people hermit during exam periods. They lock themselves in their rooms, emerging only for toilets and probably food (if in fully-catered halls). They disconnect themselves from the outside world, living for 3 weeks in solitude and with the sole company of books and lecture notes. Many lose touch with the outside world during this time and never get back on track. I mourn for them.

6. Exams cause acne.
Bet you never heard of this one. Actually it's a cheating way of adding another point. This is actually an extension from point 1 and 2. You see, with a change in sleeping patterns plus binge-eating plus stress, acne crops up. Therefore, with a helping hand, our acne are caused by exams.

I'm sure I can continue on for the entire night, but I'll stop here, before your exams are jeopardised because you're reading how detrimental exams are. How ironic that would be, no?

Bottom line is, I stand by my point. Exams are no good.