Well, from the reflection of my life, I could clearly say that this kind of situations happened a lot. But one major standout which I want to speak about now is my Ex-Imaginance Day. For my bachelor degree that took place like 4 years ago, I was freshly graduated from high school, I really wanted to have a bachelor’s degree in order to fulfill my dreams and my future career as well. I prepared for this exam like two years diligently. I tried to be a collector, but very hard. but I was so stressed when I got my exam day. It did like I had to be in an exam place at 6 in the morning, or if I might do two or five minutes, I would not be able to enter the exam. It was just a stupid mandatory of the university system as well. So I tried to wake up early, so in order to have good sleep sleep and guarantee my clear mind for the morning. I took some pills, I took some pills and prepared my clothes and my phone was malfunctioning. So I asked my mom to assist me to wake up in the morning to help me and hopefully she agreed with me. Then they come out, we successfully woke up. But I was stressed as well. How can I not be stressed when an exam is coming, Jen? My family members’ grandparents supported me a lot. They even gave me a right to an exam, please. And my grandmom was so sweet and offered me some cookies to eat during but it was not possible. And even I didn’t have anything. I was in an empty stomach, sleepy eyes. I entered there. At this time I realized how it is like difficult for me to wake up in the morning and stand for example for whole day. And I realized that I’m not a morning person. And from this then, this exam day, which made me to wake up early, gave me a lot of new information about my own part.
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Well, from the reflection of my life, I can clearly say that this kind of situation has happened a lot. But one major standout that I want to speak about now is my Examinations Day. For my bachelor’s degree, which took place about four years ago, I had just graduated from high school. I really wanted to have a bachelor's degree to fulfill my dreams and future career. I prepared for this exam diligently for two years. I tried very hard, but I was so stressed when my exam day arrived. I had to be at the exam location by 6 in the morning, and if I arrived even two or five minutes late, I would not be able to enter the exam. It was just a stupid requirement of the university system. So, I tried to wake up early to ensure I had good sleep and a clear mind for the morning. I took some pills, prepared my clothes, but my phone was malfunctioning. I asked my mom to help me wake up in the morning, and thankfully, she agreed. We successfully woke up, but I was still stressed. How could I not be stressed when an exam was coming, right? My family members, including my grandparents, supported me a lot. They even gave me a ride to the exam. My grandmom was so sweet and offered me some cookies to eat, but it was not possible. I ended up with an empty stomach and sleepy eyes. When I entered the exam room, I realized how difficult it was for me to wake up in the morning and stay alert for the whole day. I realized that I am not a morning person. This exam day, which forced me to wake up early, taught me a lot about myself.
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