::Moment of Truth

tomorrow is the my official exam result release. 13/07/2006, 12.00 pm. but thanks to modern mobile technology, students can apply for sms services for free in order to receive their results via sms.

i and my other friends always use this service every semester. interestingly, our results release through sms are earlier than the release through monash website itself. and since all of us are kinda of familiar with this service, we know exactly what time approximately this 'most anticipated' message will come and how exactly the message will look like.

so here is the drama on how and when the message came through our mobile; first, start from 3 pm monash usually started sending the message. second, the number is unknown. third, the content of the message will certainly giving you several abrupt reactions for both physically and mentally; you'll smile and be happy when the results are fine or you'll get upset or even crying when the results are not as expected. so...

and since our official result will come out tomorrow, we had predicted that the result were likely come out today. and since then each time i heard my mobile phone beeped, i got a sudden heart attack. and i don't know why today i received many sms' from unknown numbers more than usual, so you can imagine how i felt.

the location may vary. last semester, i was drinking hot chocolate at Max Brenner, QV. today i was at Borders, Melbourne Central while reading a book: Beijing from Lonely Planet. and i heard my mobile beeped, and again my heart was jolted down. while i was trying to find my mobile inside the bag, my mind went nuts. i couldn't wait another minute...

and there it is...

unknown number. the message starts with this: my.monash S1 results:....

after re-read it for onlygodknows times, i put down my phone. slowly laid my head back to the wall behind me. i closed my eyes for a minute and thank God to find...

i'm no longer a student.