There's one thing I can thank the exams for. It's for helping me to appreciate typical occurrences which had become not-so-typical during the exam period.
I usually take them for granted, and even get annoyed at times because they happen so often. However, during the exam period, since I was so occupied, these occurrences no longer happened. I only realise it now, after I've been 'reunited' with these typical occurrences.
Take for example, my mom's frequent lectures about anything and everything and somehow turning it into a life lesson. After dinner, as she washed the pots and pans and I dried them with a dishcloth, she began lecturing about how important it was to wear gloves while washing the dishes (and this topic ain't new, but I have to admit, although I've heard it time and time again, I still can't bring myself to wriggle my hands into uncomfortable latex gloves). "You don't want to end up like Mum, having all sorts of skin problems," she quipped.
At this point in time, I would have already tuned out, but instead I thought, Well, this is nice. It's been a long time since I heard one of her lectures. Never would I have thought I'd ever appreciate something like my mom's lectures. But I suppose I did today. Instead of pulling a glum face and grumbling to myself about how she kept lecturing about the same old things, I felt content and somewhat relieved to be hearing them again. I listened rather intently to her, giving an occasional "mhmm" in agreement as I dried plastic tubs, pots and ladles. She finally ended the lecture declaring, "See, everything has a consequence. Even your small actions. Putting on gloves takes one whole minute, but it saves you from a lot of trouble and suffering in the future!"
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