Weekly Diary : Week 44
06 April 2026 (Monday) :
07 April 2026 (Tuesday) :
08 April 2026 (Wednesday) :
09 April 2026 (Thursday) :
10 April 2026 (Friday) : Just Enough
Today was the Round 2 exam of Research Methodology and Biostatistics. I didn’t prepare much. Just enough to pass. No deep studying, no extra effort—just the basics. Somewhere inside, I knew what I was doing. I wasn’t aiming high… I was just trying to get through it.
The exam timing was from 8:30 to 10:30 am, so I left home early at 7:00 am. When I reached college, Mice and Dragon were already there. All three of us were appearing for the second round. We stood outside the exam classroom, doing last-minute revision. Quietly going through whatever we could remember. Just… trying to hold onto whatever we had studied.
Then it was time. We entered the classroom. The exam started. I looked at the paper… and for a moment, I felt relieved. I could write enough. I kept writing. At one point, I even asked for three to four extra sheets. That small moment gave me a strange kind of satisfaction. Time passed and the bell rang. Answer sheets were collected. And just like that… it was over.
Outside the classroom, we stood together again. Talking about the paper.
“How was it?”
“Okayish.”
That was everyone’s answer. Mine too.
But as I walked away, there was a quiet voice inside me. Soft… but clear. Maybe I won’t need a third round. Maybe this is enough to pass. I just held onto that thought. Today wasn’t about doing my best. It was about doing enough.
11 April 2026 (Saturday) : A Small Pause, A Simple Kindness
I was walking towards my exam classroom, my mind half-filled with last-minute revision and half with that usual silent nervousness I carry before exams. That’s when I heard a soft, “Excuse me.”
I stopped. For a second, I thought of ignoring it. Not out of rudeness… just a habit. I don’t usually get involved. But something made me turn around. There was a girl standing behind me. She looked slightly confused, holding her things tightly. She asked me for the O102 classroom. I told her the direction. She nodded and said thank you, then started walking.
But something didn’t sit right. Her steps were slow. Her eyes… they didn’t match her nod. It felt like she was still unsure, even after I told her the way.
I paused. For a moment, I almost kept walking toward my own class. It’s not my problem, I thought. But then… I turned back and said, “Follow me,” I said quietly. “I’ll drop you at O102.”
The change on her face was instant. Her expression lifted, and this time, her smile was real. Wide. Relieved.
We walked together in silence.
The classroom was inside, past the staff room. When we reached, I pointed at the nameplate above the door—O102. She looked at it, then at me, and said thank you again, this time with more ease in her voice. I just nodded and left.
I reached my exam class where Mice, Dragon, and I did our usual last-minute revision. The familiar routine felt comforting. Soon, we entered the exam hall.
Just like yesterday, the paper went well. I was able to write everything. I even took an extra sheet. By the end of it, I had that same quiet feeling again—I think I’ll pass.
But strangely, the highlight of my day wasn’t the exam. It was that small pause in the corridor.
12 April 2026 (Sunday) :
