Cheater
I went to the student lounge at about 11:00AM. There weren’t many people there so I quickly chose one of the best spots of the room - the corner furthest away from the glass wall. I don’t like to be distracted when I’m trying to concentrate. So, sitting in that corner confines me from any physical distraction.
Minutes later two girls came into the lounge. They settled in the middle of the lounge. They were talking and laughing at each other like two hens on the loose. Good thing the disruption didn’t last too long. It only took minutes for them to shut up and study like the rest.
I continued to focus on my slides until this African student came in. He looked lost, it could be his first time in the lounge. He made quick scans across the lounge for a place to sit. I don’t know how, but he ended up sitting right beside me. I guess he wanted to get away from the distraction as well.
Everything went well. I continued to flip though my slides for quick revisions, while the African student read from his text book. He also had a file full of notes. Judging from the contents of the book, he was studying Electromagnetism. A peek at his notes revealed that he was a Diploma student. I realized I was probably being too busybody so I tried to bury my head into my notes again.
The African student took out his calculator, flipped it and started writing on it. YES! He was writing on his calculator! I think he was copying some mathematical formulas to use in his exam later. Sneaky bastard, he must have known that the invigilators don’t check our calculators. Even if they do, they only look at the front side to make sure we don’t use any illegal models. So I gather that if his formulas don’t get rubbed off, he will succeed in bringing in the formulas into the examination room with him.
Well, good luck to him.
