Wednesday, November 21, 2007

"{{ out of 70 of you, only ONE of you could write down the relevant answers to these questions...}}"

The lecturer announced in a condescending tone to my coursemates in the hall.

That ONE was me.
It was the proudest moment of the year.
and that year was many years ago.

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Today, I was reminded of that feeling.

"{so far, the only satisfactory answer was the one on Aung San Suu Kyi.}"

I thought, what? there were other people who wrote about her too?
Later, I realised that it was ME.

Awww...
Believe me, to a common person like myself - these compliments are very rare.
These are the rare moments where I do get noticed.
These are the rare moments where I can actually momentarily believe that I'm not bland, but equally capable of achievements as everyone else.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

...and damm well u are! :) Well done, im very proud of ya! *hugs*

desperate addict said...

You deserve much more credit than you give yourself. Trust me that when you receive such compliments, your coursmates are yearning to be in your place. You're making people jealous, dear. ;)