I remember that. LOL. During my O and A level exams, it was like preparing for war. First the watch was removed and place at an optimal position on the table such that you could see the time without changing writing posture. Then names and student numbers were written on at least 10 sheets of paper before the exam began so that the entire 3 hours of exams could be devoted to answering the questions. Some people even made rubber stamps of their names so as not to waste time and energy. We calculated how much time to spend per mark before the exam so we knew exactly how much time we had to work on a question. But I'm going off topic.
You forgot to mention the Ten-year series!
(Past year questions that you're supposed to practise on until you have this reflex arc where you can read the question and shade the circle without processing any information in your brain.) And the 2 dozen or so 2B pencils. Speaking of which, I brought so many spare pencils to the exam I just took that I felt like Mr Bean! (But ya can't beat the person sitting diagnonally across from me, who before the paper started was fully prepared with, in addition to the relevant stationery, three *peeled* and *seeded* tangerines sitting neatly at the corner of her desk!! Talk about a continuous supply of brain food... I just drank Red Bull during every break
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I had a few classmates who were actually ambidextrous, and during those long essay papers would switch hands while writing. I always thought it was really unfair, since the rest of us had to just take breaks and wait out the cramps in our hands before we could continue writing. Did you ever see those people who'd drop their pens and shake their hands vigourously to get the circulation going? I was one of those
and also would have to use my left hand to pry the fingers of my right hand off the pen when I wanted to stop writing cos they'd just be in spasm!
PS: JudeMustard, welcome to the boards. I'm so glad to see another Singaporean here.
Thanks, it's nice to be here, and to see other Singaporeans here! When (If...? Nah. When.) the LnC DVDs come out, what say we all get together and have a marathon?
...I began wearing watches before batteries were common, so we had to wind them every night. Since the stem was always on the right side of the watch, it was easier to wear the watch on my left hand and wind it with my right hand...
Gosh, Sheila! (/me thwaps herself). That's such a simple (and very good) reason to wear your watch on your left hand. Actually, as I remember it, I had really bad eczema as a kid and would develop a rash on my wrist if I wore the same watcb on one hand for more than a few days straight, so I'd switch my watches back and forth between right and left every few days. It always took a while to get used to it being on the other wrist, though -- I'd always glance at the wrong wrist and quickly swap, hoping no one noticed
