And if I could be in that same place, I would walk on that road with head high. Good or bad, I'll be sure I did it with my all, and I know no result can take away the feeling that I am a victor at my own end.
Most decent people in the city must be asleep by now. It's past 1am and yet here I am, awake and burning my eyes in front of a radiation-emitting screen. Probably because I can't keep my eyes closed on a saturday night, or another insomnia attack, or perhaps the excitement I feel at tomorrow's event.
Tomorrow, I meant today, the 2nd Sunday of the month of September, the 2nd chapter of the stressful bar exam is about to take place, about 6 hrs from now. Don't get me wrong, I won't be taking part of the exam, neither am I a law student. I'm just here to provide support for my brother who'll be battling with the exam.
But my un-involvement doesn't stop me from feeling the ecstacy this event has emitted. Compared to my board exam (CE Board Exam), bar exam excites me a lot more! Why?
Bar Operations
The excitement starts before even the exam begins. A night before the exam, concerned peers of the examinee gather to give full support to them. Their job ranges from providing them the comfort, food, emotional support, and even to the complicated exploration of tips and possible leakage that might be available.
The March to La Salle
The beauty of bar exam is its one location and the strict security. Compared to other licensure exam with volume of takers, Bar exam is conducted only in La Salle, Taft Avenue. As a result, come late and you'll find yourself on a long death march to the gate. And last week was a unlucky day, long line and a slightly rainy morning. Don't know how those takers felt marching near their future.
And you have to love the strictness and security in the area. One side of the road blocked. Non-takers can only watch the gate 500m away, and no brave soul would dare cross the line.
The Chants... I love the Chants
First time I've been in a bar exam, and I was shocked to see how many people stay on the nearest possible place they can get to wait for their friends, brod or sis, lovers, fathers, family, and even enemy for some. And when the first examiner walk out the gate, the chants start! From different school, from different frats, giving honors to their brothers by calling their name followed by their own chants. The energy wanna make you shout as well.
The walk of Fame...
And what I love mostly is the walk of fame. Since security is tight, examiners would have to walk out on one exit, with people eagerly waiting to see you. You can see lot of emotion coming from the examiners. Some are happy, some are emotionless, and some smiles like they just made it to the top. No other board exam give you the opportunity to show all the people how you did.
And if I could be in that same place, I would walk on that road with head high. Good or bad, I'll be sure I did it with my all, and I know no result can take away the feeling that I am a victor at my own end.
As for my brother, Abdel Jalil, CPA... You deserve a lot more than just passing, topping the board exam is no mere impossibility, it runs in the blood.:)
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