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This woman pissed me off sm. So basically, my centre is the school I go to, and the exam hall is the only restricted part. Before going up the stairs to the hall, they check your belongings downstairs. My friends and I, and a bunch of other people, were in the line to get our bags checked, and speaking casually, even at a lower volume, like we always do during this period. My friend was asking me if her hijab was in place. Mind you, this isn't near the hall at all, it is downstairs in the lobby, and we were the first batch. Kids, just 10 feet from us, in the cafeteria, are screaming their lungs out and running around.

This woman comes up to my ears and goes, "IS THIS A FISH MARKET?? HMM?? IS THIS A FISH MARKET??" I get startled by her violating my eardrum and blurt out, "I am sorry, what?" and she goes "SAY ANOTHER WORD, AND YOU WILL BE THROWN OUT/ YOU CAN GET OUT" or smth like that. Now I am genuinely dumbfounded, shocked and disoriented, so I do not say another word and just move along. This lady then snatches my friend's clear bag, sees her water bottle inside and goes, "Is this a glass bottle? Is this the bottle you are to bring? Why is it difficult to get a bottle like everyone else (she was talking abt packaged water with labels removed)" and I can see my friend is baffled, and she explains that it isn't glass. The lady then shoves the bag in her hand?!?!

Now I have severe anxiety, and this thing really disorients me as I start lowkey, start tweaking and having a panic attack. Thankfully, the exam begins 30 mins later, so I have time to calm down before starting my paper, even tho for the first 10 mins of starting the paper, I am still hyperventilating.

Now, I wasn't scared of her or her screaming, just her screaming in my ear really startled me, and I was also embarrassed. So I want to make a complaint about her, as this is borderline harassment. And she targeted me out of everyone else there. So how should I do that? What are the procedures, and should I wait for all my exams to end?

PS: I think she was my head invigilator (she was in a grey vest while the others were in blue).

So, this happened about 3 years ago, and it was my mom's distant relative's wedding. In my culture, it's common for people to invite just about anyone related to the bride and groom to the wedding, so guest lists range from anywhere between a party of 500 people to over 1000 people.

This particular ceremony was being held on a golf course on a very hot day, and the party was already a mess before it began. So basically, the wedding was of my mother's cousin's brother-in-law's, and we were one of the early-arriving guests since we were family. Right from the moment we walked in, things kept going wrong one by one.

Strike 1. The moment we stepped in, amidst the blasting background music, we could hear someone from within the small crowd of people gathered by the stage screaming about something. Upon inspection, we discovered that it was the groom's mother screaming at the event coordinators for putting up the wrong colour of flowers as decor.

Strike 2. The groom traditionally arrives before the bride, but the car he was driving gets into an accident, which leads him to ditch his very fancy car (also the car he was supposed to drive the bride home in)and make his grand entry via a tuk-tuk.

Strike 3. Before this, the bride arrives to the venue wearing a different wedding dress than the one bought to her(around 2500usd which is enough to sustain a small family for 4-5 months in our currency) by the groom's family, (Traditionally, the women from the bride and groom's family [mom, sisters, aunts] go dress shopping together and the groom's family buys the dress of choice) which leads to a heated back and forth between the mother-in-law and mother with the bride getting visibly upset in the background.

Strike 4. The groom walks in on the women fighting and shuts it up, but now everyone's mood is ruined.

Strike 5. The bride's makeup starts melting off before she can get enough pictures, which leaves her in tears,s which further ruins her makeup. The frustrated bride is then taken to an air-conditioned room inside, where someone drops coffee on her dress. The bride comes out eventually, but with her full glam all washed off, with only basic lipstick and eyeliner on.

Strike 6. The officiator runs late due to traffic, so the event is delayed, and some guests, especially those with children, start complaining about not being served food on time, which leads them to serve food before the vows are exchanged.

Strike 7. As everyone is being served food, a few pushy relatives take food to the bride, who repeatedly refuses food. As they keep shoving it in her face, she pushes the plate accidentally, causing it to fall over her. Instead of apologising, the lady with the food starts making a scene, shouting about how 'disrespectful' the bride is, before leaving with her daughters (the bride's best friend and friend's sister who were her bridesmaids).

Strike 8. The bride is clearly overstimulated in her 30kg wedding dress, layers of jewellery in 45°C temperature, with her best friend gone and guests now ruining the aesthetic seating arrangement by shifting seats and dropping food while helping themselves. She bursts into tears and is taken into the room again by the groom to cool off.

Strike 9. The officiator still hasn't arrived and is not picking up his phone. The bride and groom are now missing and have not picked up either. They look for the bride's sisters and the groom's brother, but they are nowhere to be found either. The "elders" wreak havoc, looking for the bride and the groom.

Strike 10. As soon as people finish eating, they start leaving, and half the party is gone within 30 mins, before the ceremony even begins.

After about an hour and a half, the siblings and the bride and groom arrive, now married. They ran off, called the officiator, and got married in a KFC down the street. The mothers, hysterical, are now dumbfounded and shocked. They dismiss the party, and lord knows best what happened next.

I’m in a bit of a dilemma and could really use some outside perspective.

I (18F) have been best friends with two girls, “Uriel” and “Tiana” (both 18F), for nearly a decade. Our families are close too, especially our moms. Over the years, our career plans changed a lot, but one thing stayed constant: we made a serious pact to attend the same university and live together. This wasn’t just a casual idea. Our families were involved, and Tiana’s mom only agreed to let her apply abroad because we’d all be living together.

We applied late last year and were lucky enough to all get into our top-choice university, just in different programs. Earlier this year, things became more real as paperwork started, and we began apartment hunting. Last week, we had a “meeting” to finalize where we’d live, and that’s when everything shifted.

Now a lot has changed in our personal lives over the years. Uriel’s dad passed away, and Tiana’s parents divorced, with her dad no longer involved. My situation is more stable. My parents are happily married, my dad runs a successful business here, and I have two younger siblings.

During that meeting, Uriel’s mom dropped a bomb. Since their family has citizenship in the country, she proposed moving there with us, along with her younger son and living in the same apartment. Her idea is to “take care of us” and oversee everything, essentially acting as a parent for all three of us.

Both Tiana’s mom is fully on board, and my mom doesn’t seem to mind either. But I do.

Uriel’s mom is nice and all, but she’s overbearing. Uriel has always wanted independence because of how controlling her mom can be. I know that if she lives with us, any chance I had of experiencing real independence, decorating my space, living on my own terms, going out and coming back when I want, will disappear. I’m also worried about constant monitoring and criticism of how I live.

The worst part is that the parents have already finalised everything and paid deposits for the first two months.

I talked to Uriel and Tiana about it. They’re both fine with the arrangement. Tiana is a bit hesitant, but just happy she gets to go. Uriel basically said her mom would never have let her move otherwise. They’ve been excited all week, texting nonstop about living together.

Meanwhile, I feel miserable about it.

My mom noticed something was wrong today, so I told her everything and asked if she’d be okay with me moving in with another friend, “Danny” (18F), who’s also going to the same university and is currently looking for a roommate. My mom said she doesn’t mind, but warned it could seriously damage my friendship with Uriel and Tiana and our family relations too.

Now I’m stuck. I want to move in with Danny instead and still keep some independance eventhough IK her mom will constantly keep me under supervision. The deposits paid aren't much, and it wouldn't bother my parents to lose it. So WIBTA for refusing to move in with them?

So, pretty much what the title says, so far I sat for English Language P2 (1123) , Chemistry P2(5070), Mathematics (4024) P1, Biology (5090) P2 and Bengali P1 & P2 (3204) for the CIE GCE O-level examinations 2026. I thought the exams went extremely well, and the papers were very easy, it was the same for my friends as well. However, the consensus on social media is different. People are saying the papers were quite difficult. I checked the thresholds for last year's papers, and they are very low, too. So now I am paranoid. Were the papers easy, or did I miss something? I am in zone 4 , so does it have anything to do with the zones? Was it easier here and harder in other variants?