Celebration

The exam is over now, at least for me. But, official exam period will continue till 6th June. To be honest, I hated my exam schedule at first. I had two back to back exams on 17th and 20th May. It took me some time to accept it and it was fine at the end. Had the exam pressure gone any longer, I might turn into complete insane character. It is a different matter though that some friends termed me insane long back. 🙂

The Sun is shining over Manchester now-a-days. Events, celebration, barbecue, playing and even revision is being done in open air. European Champions League has just finished. I guess, it all feels well after exam. Too bad for those who are having exams and can’t enjoy all of these now. Hopefully the sunshine will stay beyond 6th June.

Relation between the Sun and Manchester is quite funny, or should I say rain and Manchester! By the grace of Almighty, almost all the time the sky remains cloudy here. Consecutive two days of sunshine is kind of serendipity. I remember one old Facebook post saying ‘saw clear sky today’, only to follow with quick retort – ‘post pictures, or it never happened’. Even the statistical questions at the University ends with – ‘Find out the probability of rain in Manchester’. 😉

Anyway, back to celebration. Students like us celebrate in all kinds of crazy ways. Still among all these, there is a certain level of Mancunion spirit imbibed upon us. Be it rain or exams, we love Manchester. The university spirit also echoes into videos like this one, organised and delivered by students. These kind of student videos are created in other universities as well, to showcase their university spirit in a funny but creative manner. Although sometimes, this can culminate into unpleasant situations.

In Oxford University, students shot a Harlem Shake video in the Library which resulted fine for few students, and sacking of the librarian without much of her fault. In Canada’s Queen’s University, one university comic group presented university lifestyle in a satirical manner. This may not go well with die-hard Queeners, but one must understand the real motive behind these kind of videos. Students also need to take permission and precautions before venturing into this kind of activities. Thankfully, we have sensible student community here at Manchester.