The Examonov-Divertski Effect!

Coming back to college after a span of 2 years of working has made me realize that certain characteristics, good or bad, don't change, even though you might come with a hard determination on it! During the so-called break before joining IIMB, I had thought that I'd been an ass at IIT Bombay and I should have done better and made the most of the academic intellect there, but nevermind, I have an opportunity again at IIMB, and I would crack it this time! Yessss, I would be a muggoo!

Well, come IIMB, and I see all diversions... the swanky music room... the good city... people to hang out with... hazaar clubs to be a part of... ok, some involvement doesn't do you harm, afterall, life's more than just being a muggoo. So, lets see, Aarambh (the fresher cultural event)... Cultural committee.... Gurukul.... and I keep getting sucked! Only to realise that my priorities still follow the order of sleep>extra-currics>lukkha>acads. And, 2 days before midsems (just like IIT), I decide to go to my books. Two minutes, and two paras down, I feel like playing NFS. This very moment reminded me of my cravings to do the diversions as I approach exams: the phenomena which I hereby name The Examonov-Divertski Effect.
(Yes, I draw inspiration from one of the innumerable Russian pairs contributing to sciences, economics, law, etc. and making lives miserable for us as students)

The first signs of the ED Effect seemed to appear in 7th Standard, when during my final exams, I desperately wanted to go to a picnic where my parents were going in one of Dad's social circles. Yeah, I did go, and got a 97 on 100 in the Science exam next day. I told myself: "So all this time, parents and relatives asking me to study during the exam else I'd fail were just finding ways of inflicting torture! See, I don't fail!". And this happens in 10th Boards again, when the painter in me woke up before English exam, and decided to paint a Mumbai skyline on a full-size drawing sheet. For the records, I suck with painting, and never in my life before that had I painted even outside the margins of the drawing sheet that was given to us in school.

Come JEE, in 12th, and a day before JEE mains, I decide to go for the show of Aankhein, the night show. Wow, loved the movie! And JEE next morning wasn't bad either! I reach IIT Bombay, and this becomes a habit before and during a midsem/endsem: watch a movie, fix my computer, go on a date, play NFS, learn a new guitar solo, collect movies to take-home - all during those last few hours when the batch is slogging their asses off to keep adding deltas to their wisdom and prospective scores.

The moment I write this, I am less than 29 hours away from my 1st midterm exam. I had a great week beginning with L^2 on sunday, three days of cultural events which I was responsible for, other club activities on the next two days, music room visits and Batman on Friday... and I still don't get it... why doesn't the tension build up? Why do I wash clothes, clean the room, go for a stroll, still sleep over 8 hours, and why do I feel like writing this blog at 4 in the morning when I should be either studying or sleeping!!!!

The Examonov-Diverstki effect: Do you feel it too?


Disclaimer: The blog is not to prove some sort of excellence :P, or an attention-seeking tactic as Giddu would like to believe :P, or to undermine the hardwork or sincerity that some people have towards studies (I truly worship them!). This is a frustration penned down :D