I was looking at a friend's Facebook photos of this year's bar exams, and I feel extremely grateful that I don't have to take the bar exams again in this lifetime. Almost every lawyer I know loathed going through the torture of the bar exams: bar review, taking the bar exams and waiting for the bar results.

Of the three, I would say that I abhorred bar review the most. I never liked studying for long hours and I hated not having a life during the bar review. For a lakwatsera like myself, it was sheer torture to sit still and limit my interactions with friends in order to focus on my review. Para akong preso. But I can only speak for myself. I'm sure my more disciplined peers and those blessed with more organized study habits all have different - if not positive - experiences in reviewing for the bar.

In the remote chance that someone taking this year's bar exams is reading this, I say good luck, have faith and watch out for the trick questions. Anything is possible if you put your heart into it. Just answer the effin' questions the best way you can:)