So How WAS It?

First Perio.
Done.
First Battle.
Well fought?
Perhaps.

Grabe! Our First Quarterly Exams(term pa yan sa Mary's :D) in Third Year were all unexpected (except for English and AP and Filipino)... It's not the type of conventional tests given to you na kahit hindi ako nakakapag-aral ng matindihan, nakakapasa ako... Iba talaga 'to e.

First Day

In preparation for the first day perio subjects, I slept at 2:30, then woke up at 7. Then slept again by 8:30 and then woke up 2:30 in the morning. Tuluy-tuloy na yun hanggang 5! I don't usually sacrifice sleep para lang sa kahit na anong test, because what I usually did is wake up for 2 hours in the morning, then sleep ulit. Bahala na kung may pumasok sa isip ko or wala. But some kind of hunch reached the inner me, urging my mind to study and sacrificing my routine of 8-hour sleeping.

Chemistry
Utang na loob. Ayaw ko na grabe. Ambaba nung score ko. Well, sa bagay hindi naman ako nag-aral ng mabuti dito e. 45 minutes. Pwede na rin...

Filipino
The usual. Division office. Kakalito. Kala mo walang sagot. Ano nga ba ang panandang pandiskurso?

Trigonometry
Gosh. Saddist ang test. Antindi magbigay ng test ni Sir Mensa.
Think of this... Whenever we have quizzes, we are given 45 minutes to answer the quiz(usually 20 items, if not 15 or 10). Pero yung perio, 40 items (salamat sa correction Ella), and twice the sweat.

MAPEH
The long test was, as said by Jolo, "The hardest MAPEH long test in the History". So Ma'am Hermano said (siguro para gumaan ang loob namin), if we passed her long test, then we will pass her perio because the perio is much easier than the long test. But was it true? I don't think so...

Second Day

Gising ulit ng madaling araw. Pero mga 6 na ako natulog. Dahil dun, mga 1 ako gumising...

English
Common, pero mahirap pa rin. The usual English with the Comprehension part and the Grammar part. Speaking of the grammar part... Super nakakahiya talaga... I didn't notice na magkaiba ang complements sa compliments. Puyat ba ito o nalimutan ko lang dahil sa pagkabisaya ko?

Physics
Para ata akong aatakihin ng pagsusuka dahil hindi kinaya ng ulcer ko yung hirap ng p6 e. Super hirap. Number 1 pa lang... Naalala ko tuloy si Jam, sabi niya akala niya siya lang daw nahihirapan sa p6 kasi wala daw nagrereact na mahirap. Nung nagbreak na,,, dun na lumabas ang lahat... =x

Research
Shocking ang research. Well well well... You just have to (1) answer 15 items of identification, (2) answer 7 items of labeling (3) make an EDD (Experimental Design Diagram) (4) analyze 2/3 statments and answer the questions (5) analyze and make a graph (6) make a table and a graph (7) answer another set of identification questions (7) enumerate some things all in one hour. May nakatapos ba? Ako, pero tinapos kong mali mali ang sagot ko. Tsktsktsk...

Advanced Statistics
Ok sana ang Ad Stat, kaya lang pati ba naman ito NO ERASURES. Chem, Fil, MAPEH, Physics, Research walang erasures tapos pati ito... Haayy... Ang masama, nakalimutan ko pa kunin ang median class... Nung nalaman ko, wala na. No erasures kaya...

Last Day

Wala. 1 hour 30 mins ko lang 'inaral' yung three subjects. Naalala ko kasi, yung Bio dati, hindi ko naman natapos aralin yung buong third quarter pero pumasa naman ako... E di subukan ulit. Isa pa, sumasang-ayon ako sa statement ni Raniel. Sabi niya kasi gusto niya na daw matapos ang araw na yun. Ako naman, pinapatapos ko ng maaga sa pamamagitan ng hindi 'pag-aaral' ng matindihan. Nakakatuwa pa nga e, si Jao at Jazz (kambal), nanood rin pala ng Olympics. So nagkuwentuhan pa kami tungkol sa parallel at high bar(s) [Ang galing ni Uchimura!].

AP
Ansaya. Hindi ako nag-aral. Ang aral ko sa school na. 30 min minus 5 min sa washroom, 5 min sa pakikipagkwentuhan tungkol sa Olympics, 5 min sa 'pag-iingay' at paglalakad.. So mga 15 min? :D Stock knowledge na lang!

Analytic Geometry
Right after receiving my paper, sinagutan ko kaagad. Nagmamadali pa nga ako e. Sabi kasi nila mahirap. Mahirap dahil matagal at mahirap talaga. Tama nga sila. Ito lang test na hindi ko natapos. Number 2 sa proving. Pero am happy with our test kasi kakaiba. Para kaming sumasagot ng IQ puzzles at isa pa, section lang namin ang naiiba ang test. Sir Chua kasi e. Haha. Salamat sir!

Speech and Drama
Isa pa 'to. Humabol sa no erasures. Pero nung nakiusap ata si Basti, pwede basta minimal lang daw. Mahirap. Lalo na ang intonation. Haha. Yung essay,,, ansaya!

So yun.
Yan ang perio ng kisay.

Pero after ng perio, nagcram pa ang mga professional procrastinators (syempre kasama ako dun diba). AP projct deadline Aug. 15, 2008;12:00 pm... Ayon, unfortunately, napasa namin... :( ['_']

Pero kahit tapos na ang perio... May projects pa rin... Hayy... Ad stat na lang at Research...

P.S. Grabe sobrang Pilipino halos lahat ng ito diba? Syempre buwan ng wika e... :D

Solace in Vigilance

When I was in the second year, I had a small notebook (that of which is a remain of my first year) where I collated poems in English and Filipino. If I remember it well, there were only three people who were able to read a few of my poems. Now, I've decided to post a poem or rather two poems from my notebook. I do not what your reaction would be but we shall see...

The Litany of the Alive

We are all a child
Born by the unity of our mothers and fathers
All of us, given a chance to live
To feel the fulfillment and satisfaction of live
As we grow older we go on to problems
That bring us to melancholy
But woebegone we may be
It is a life we have
A life we should be happy
We always complain to the One Above
And persecute Him for all bad things
That has happened to us
But blame comes first
And we never realize His love for us
The time comes we're near dying
"Without satisfaction, my life was" some people say
But was it His fault? Never.
For in everyone's litany
He was always there, until we die

Paano Nga Ba?

Ni pag-ibig ay wala nang puwang
Dito sa puso't isipang lumbay
Di lamang dahil sa minamahal
Kundi dahil na rin sa mga kasawiang palad

Aking kinukubli lagi
Itong sakit sa aking puso
Di malaman ang gagawin
Ni Apollo'y di makilala


=)

The Pressure is On Again,,, with no one even 'Applying' the Pressure

It's been a long time since I've last posted, and though I hope this 'coming back' of mine should be enjoying,,, it seems not so...

Well, first off, two months have passed and I can really feel that hecking school pressure. But who does put that on me? My mom? My dad? They say no. The teachers? Perhaps. ME? That's the answer. Not just ME, but a mentality that has long been living in ME. The society, the trend, it all makes it.

(anlabo ng first paragraph ko ano,, ako rin nalabuan eh... sinulat ko lang kasi,, para na akong sasabog e.. haha)

One thing is for sure-I do not enjoy my first quarter in third year.
Why?
Am not doing well these days, yet I can't blame anyone or anything (though I wish to blame ******s and C********) but myself. The academe hasn't been in good terms with me right now, and it saddens me a lot. Not because I'm GC, but because I'm not being so GC anymore... [magulo ba,,, ganito kasi yun] When I was in first and second year, I can say I really did my best to excel in school and the fruit was somehow visible. I wanted to see up to what I can do, and up to what extent I can push myself, but now is a different case. Nowadays, I care less about my falling grades and it bothers me. I really do not know what has happened [and what is happening], and up to now, I am still unsure with the paths and actions I should take. I think I need a personal counselor, but since time really is gold in our case, that would be impossible. Good thing the Up Above is ready to catch me when am falling.

Last year, and last last year, I barely studied [for studying for me is reading what is needed to be studied in school just before the teacher arrives]. Now is a different case. I do not know if it's just me, but I am really stressed with all the things we are required to comply to. Lagi ko ngang sinasabi na bugbog na bugbog na ako. Ikaw ba ganun? Is it because of the school I decided to enter, or the section I belong, or the teachers that makes us do many tasks, or is it merely me and no other?

Sa lahat ng tulad ko,,, magkakaramay tayo... Pero naiintindihan niyo ba sinasabi ko? Kung oo, hindi ko alam kung magpapasalamat ba ako o maaawa sa ating mga sarili. Sa mga hindi nakakaintindi pero feeling nila ay makakarelate sila, contact niyo ako, baka nga yun yun. Sa mga hindi nakakaintindi at feeling nila ay hindi nila nararasanan 'yan, CONGRATS!, ang swerte mo...

Though I may want to elaborate these things, I still need some time to collate the scattered thoughts in my mind and the questions that has been screaming in my heart for so long a time...

Sa mga nagbabasa ng blog ko,, haha,, pinapabasa ko kayo ng sapilitan alam ko,, kaya salamat... Share kayo kung ano gusto niyo sabihin kasi, uhm, yun ang purpose ng blog ko, hindi para mang-enganyo na magaling ka sa english or tagalog grammar (obviously, hindi talaga ako magaling diba), pero para maipahiwatig ng malaya ang gusto mong sabihin...

Next time ulit...

School Days again; Time for being a 'Junior'

Seeing past classmates in our batch' orientation day brings up that euphoria again...
A kind of happiness unlike running/jogging...
At last it's time to laugh until your stomach aches... again...

But going back to school isn't good news at all.

• Especially if you knew that your classroom wasn't the one you were expecting. It also has no ventilation yet.
• And your section alone sits in the second floor of the building while the rest of your batch doesn't.
• Then, because you're already a Junior, you'll take up all those goosebumps Math subjects namely Chemistry, Physics (which are Science subjects but strong skills in computation is needed), Statistics, Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry.
  
• And because of Analytic Geometry you won't have a chance to take your dream Biochemistry, Zoology or French electives.
• And then your adviser, who comes to be your Chemistry teacher, told you not to buy liquid erasers. Why? For they will never be used in your test and activity papers. Never.
• And a lot more haunting things yet to be uncovered. This June 10.

Well, never mind the terror.
Just think of the joy that at least, you were given a chance to study unlike other supposed high school students who are working in the streets, or taking drugs, or are financially inept to study.

Besides, two more years and your going to college.
Then work.
Then you'd get to buy a house.
And a car.
And lots of land.

Oops!
That was too much I think.
Haha.

Well am looking forward to talk to our guidance counselor (she seems to be very warm and hospitable) whenever I need some tips from a pro. Well I really want to know what profession I should take in college and not just rely on baseless things. Hope she's a psychologist :p

God Bless everyone.

Your Learning Style: Competent and Cooperative

You have a great head for facts and figures. You can remember and use any fact you've read. You Should Study: Dentistry Education Environmental Science Finance Nursing Nutrition Science Medicine Law

What Should You Study?

Getting Tanned?

Does summer mean getting tanned?
I think so.

Just this month, I've been into swimming twice already. I don't even know if my fair skin is fair at all. All this swimming got me a more muscular and a little browner [<---- what a word], if not brown at all. But the sad thing is, I still don't know how to swim. Swimming in an Olympic size swimming pool isn't of help at all. I think I really need to have a swimming tutor. How do I look?

Playing Dead.

Am not only up to swimming lately, but jogging busies me too. Well, am not that good a runner, but am doing well. I can jog 4 km straight in just 2 weeks. Slow jogging, though. Mama really was that one who engaged me into running. If it wasn't because of her, maybe the palpitation I feel every (after) summer still continues. I would have been fatter too without any exercise at all. The endorphin make me feel better too. Am even planning to run 10 km by end of 3rd year. What a dream!

Running, or jogging (in my case) makes not only your legs muscular, but also your arms. It tires me when I run with my hands clutched in a jogging position. Before, I thought that if I could have just achieved my rhythm without that arms chest level, I could have felt more ease in running. But seeing the effects of it in the rhythm of my feet, it made me more comfortable.

My running mate... :D

Would you believe if I said that I almost did not want to run in U.P. (University of the Philippines) again? (1) Wouldn't you be traumatized if people saw you fall in the ground while you were jogging? That hecking side canal [it's small and it wasn't wet, don't worry] and the sloping route of the university made me mad. (2) And the pacer I had, oh she made me real tired. 1 km is all the distance I could run with her. (3) Besides, the car we rode in made me uncomfortable. It almost got wrecked because of me. Poor me. Good thing I was saved by the Up Above. Good thing I wasn't lambasted by mama. Poor me, really.

My running pacer. She really made me tired.

That's all for my so physical summer now. I've got to be fit because all those food makes me full. Yum! Ciao!