Graduate studies

Yes.. I always rant or complain about how difficult grad studies are. My friends who are always with me might be deaf by now--hahaha! Well, most of them understand me anyway. I think it's not really that bad. It's just that my hands are always full. I do things at the same time that sometimes being alone in my crib doing nothing is a heaven already. It's been months since I experienced cramming and I quite miss it. Yeah! I think I'm falling in love with pressure. Funny, isn't it? Several months ago, I wished that my grad studies would be over and now that I officially graduated, I feel like there's something missing. I want more. I think I'm one of those people who always seek headaches and pain in the ass--hahaha! 

Graduate studies--one of the most memorable parts of my life. I met a lot of people and I gained friends. Without my friends in grad school, I think it will be a lot challenging for me to pursue my masters. I can still remember those days where all of us had to help each other out just to pass the courses and the exams that we had to go through. These are the people who understand me well. They know how hard it is to be in grad school. Because of the common ground that we have, our friendship blooms and it makes our life in grad school more bearable. Also, I can say that we are so lucky to have professors who encourage their students to dream and to chase it. I can't believe that they are so approachable and humble. They don't think highly of themselves and they always make us feel that we can seek advice from them all the time. I'm so glad that they make our lives easier by giving us all the things that we needed in order for us to do the requirements that they expected us to do. The only thing that I can say to these people is THANK YOU for everything. 

These past few weeks and months

This term is my last term in school. Finally last Friday, my oral comprehensive exam was done and I am now qualified to apply for graduation. YAHOO!

These past few weeks or let's say months were so hectic. So after our oral exam, we hanged out in one of our classmates house. I will really miss Andrew Bldg, DEAL office and my classmates. OH! my professors too. After all the tears and laughters, everything is almost over. We are just waiting for our graduation day. I feel so glad these past few days because I don't have to worry about deadlines and research papers anymore. This kind of thing seems so new to me. It's so funny that I don't really know what to do after my work. Since I'm now done with my studies, I can certainly do the things that I've been planning for quite some time. I hope almost all of my plans will be pushed through. I'm so excited for 2010. I feel like it will be an awesome year because many things will surely change. SO EXCITED and HAPPY!

Here are the pictures we took after our exams...

Happy moments

Yesterday was so stressful for me. The waiting was unbearable. I thought someone would just grab my heart or stop my world. I've been under stress for quite some time now but then yesterday was incomparable and one of the happiest moments of my life. It was yesterday that the result of my written comprehensive exam was announced. I couldn't bear to go to DLSU just to check the result so I chose to call the office instead. I think it would be better if I received the news over the phone than in person. My classmates and I were edgy because the result of the exam would determine if we were fit to proceed to the oral exam--the last exam that we have to take and its result will then be our ticket for graduation. All we need to know was if we passed or failed. Thank god, one of our classmates went to our department's office and asked the secretary about the result. Fortunately, all of us passed. Well, not really all of us but me and my circle of friends. One-third of the examinees failed. Quite scary, right? It was really nerve-racking. If I failed in that exam, I would surely feel bad and guilty at the same time. Bad for the wrong decisions I've done these past few weeks and guilty for not giving my 100% because I could have resigned. It's a good thing that everything is over for now because tomorrow will be a very very long day.

Good luck to me and my other friends who passed for tomorrow will be our oral exam.

Good luck to those people who will take the exam again next term. Hope it will be your last take.

so distracted

I'm so distracted this term. I'm struggling with my grades and I can't just concentrate. Those who know me, might know the reason as well. Well, the feeling is some kind of new to me so sometimes I just couldn't figure out on what to do.

EDITORIAL - Growing illiteracy

Once upon a time Asians came to the Philippines to avail themselves of top-quality education. Today, despite free, compulsory elementary and high school education, an estimated 5.2 million Filipinos are illiterate. The country also has one of the highest dropout rates in Asia, worse than the situation in Indonesia and even Vietnam

These disheartening facts come from the Department of Education, whose officials want stronger literacy programs for both youths and adults. DepEd officials warn that the growing illiteracy rate would take its toll on the economy. Illiteracy and the slide in the quality of Philippine education are already taking their toll on national competitiveness, as shown in numerous international surveys.

Local executives must show leadership in improving the nation’s literacy level. A literacy mapping project undertaken by the Department of the Interior and Local Government among fifth and sixth class municipalities – the most economically backward in the country – showed that literacy programs were not making much impact. DILG officials observed that literacy programs were not given priority by certain local governments.

Education programs have rarely attracted politicians’ interest. Some politicians, believing that patronage thrives on poverty and poor education, deliberately shelve programs to raise literacy levels and improve the quality of education in their jurisdictions. In some underdeveloped areas, there are simply not enough funds for literacy programs.

But the problem cannot be left to fester. In the global economy, quality education is indispensable. Development is accelerated in countries that give priority to educating their citizens. Emerging economic powers including China and India are investing heavily in public education, providing their people with the tools they need to excel in a highly competitive global environment. Countries that do not treat education with the same urgency risk being left behind. In the Philippines, educators themselves are sounding the alarm. It would be folly to ignore the warning. - (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)

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Isn't this so ironic? After reading this article, it just made me so sad and pissed off at the same time. Filipinos have to do some actions now. We don't have to only rely on our government but we also have to do something. If our situation will be worst 20 or so years from now, then it will be our fault..each and everyone of us.

For those Filipinos who are so selfish and corrupt to think of their country. I know that corruption is everywhere and it can't be totally be erradicated but then "wag naman masyadong makapal ang mukha". They can at least give back something and not just always getting something from their country.

BEATING the red LIGHT...Summer 2009...here I come..

Research paper---two days in the making



Well, I just submitted my last requirement for this term last night at exactly 9:00. My partner and I though we beat the red light. We thought that so long as it's still April 15, we can still meet the deadline..Sad to say but when we submitted our paper, we found out that the deadline was 5pm. I think she announced it but we were not able to hear it. I hope my prof will still consider our paper. Looking back on the efforts that we did just to complete the paper on time makes me think that it was amazing. I can't believe that we made a research paper in two days...TWO DAYS..Wow! I feel like a superhuman..hahaha! I don't know how I stayed calm while I was making the paper. Maybe it's because I'm always cramming and now I get used to it. The term is over and finally, I can start my summer vacay...



Lesson learned: Don't cram but I think I will never learn...a bad habit...



SUMMER 2009..time to party!



PLANS for the summer



This coming weekend:

• Overnyt at Weng's house this Satuday


• Lunch with SISA people this Sunday

For the rest of the SUMMER

• Go out of town with friends [La Union?]


• Spend time with the Angels and Krn & Noreen [contact HS and university friends?]


• Have a date with Quirk et al [dating a grammar book?]


• Go to a beach or resort

Hope my plans will be pushed through..

cold feet?

"If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be." --James Russell Miller

Last trimester was a kinda traumatic experience for me. Looking back at it, I still couldn't fathom how I did all the requirements my prof gave me. I could say that it made me feel like a real and true student. Well, I was a slacker back then but due to maturity I'm now more responsible when it comes to studying( I think so...). That time of my life is over and I'm glad that I am able to survive that appaling trimester. I don't have to see my prof who gave me a hard time. Thank god for that. It was a challenge and part of me is glad that I took the challenge but then I don't ever wish to do it again. I think I might not survive...traumatized..hahaha! Well, that's what I thought...I thought I will not encounter my scary prof again but then there's a possibility that things might not go well next trimester since there's a big chance that I really have to get the course that my scary prof is going to handle next term. I still have time to change my fate though. I just have to make my convincing power and charm work and hope my temper will not ruin my plans.

Months from now will be the start of my first term and if my plan fails, I can say that I am doom. Gosh! I'm sure I will have endless sleepless nights and worries. I can imagine the awful things that might happen to me and to my classmates. It's kinda funny if I'm going to think about it. Funny to think that everybody will be nervous and everybody will be dreading their class. Funny to think that all will look terrible.

Am I up to the challenge? I'm not sure. Maybe not. It scares the hell out of me but then thinking about it all over again and again makes me realize that maybe I should take the challenge. Enroll in the course that my scary prof will handle. Part of me thinks that I will learn a lot from her. Sometimes my classmates joke around and tell me that I'm one of the unluckiest person in our class. In a way, yes..I'm unlucky but I did learn something...just in a hard way.

I'm crossing my fingers that something good will happen. If not, then I will just cross the bridge when I get there. Maybe it will be a good experience for me and maybe it will make me a better person than I am now.

My student

I've been teaching Koreans for several years already. I started teaching kids and then now I'm teaching adults. I had wonderful time with kids because they are so trusting and participative. Anyway, now that I'm handling adults I find it interesting to have conversations with them about different topics. I learned a lot of things from them and I hope they learned something from me.

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One of my favorite students got married two months ago or so. In our class, he's funny and talkative. He really has a sense of humor. He can easily grasp the jokes that I cracked and the humor behind our dialogues. He's such a comic. These past few days, I kept on bugging him about his wedding picture and I made him promise to send it to me. So, yesterday he sent me these pictures which are so beautiful and dreamy. hahaha! I think these kind of pictures are one of every women's dreams--to capture love through photos. So cheesy...hahaha!

This is my favorite photo. It's so romantic--kissing under the rain..hahaha!

Though some might think that they're just photos but these kind of photos may make some people inspired and make those people who don't believe in love to believe again.

Lucky are those people who found love and good luck for those people who are still looking for love. As for me, I'm just happy to see people in love. I only want to be an observer at this moment and not a participant.

Blogging and tagging...SUHS2000 saturday night

A few minutes ago...I got my grade in Second language Acquisition. I thought I did not make it. I can't imagine if I'm going to take that subject again. Last trimester was so traumatic that I don't think I want to repeat the same course. Anyway, I'm thankful that GOD is so merciful that he helped me. I was so happy when I opened my online grade. It was like I was about to jump out from my seat. No more worries about SLA. Now, I can focus on my courses this trimester. FIGHTING!

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Saturday, Jan 31st

I was so excited to have dinner with my batchmates that I didn't even want to attend my classes anymore last Saturday. Because of my laziness and excitement, I was absent in one of my subjects and that was unplanned and unexcpected. Well, there's always a first time. Anyway, I met my SUHS2000 batchmates here in Manila because we had to talk about our homecoming and the activities that we would like to have. Of course, all of us want it to be grand...palaban kasi batch namin..hahaha! So, we dined in Krocs again and then we had a meeting. It was so funny when we were about to pay the bill. We coerce our other batchmates to shell out some money and pay for the bill. In the end, some of us only paid less. hahaha! After that, we went to Ponte to hang out but then we there were bands playings so most of us didn't feel like it so we transferred and went to Absinth. There, we danced until our feet hurt. I think, this event is going to be one of the highlights this year...What a memorable Saturday night!

Here are some of our pictures...

First stop: Krocodile Grill, Greenbelt3 (dinner and meeting)

Paying of bills....well, some of us didn't want to pay much since we are students..hahaha! OH! wait...the students (Jogie and Carlo) were the one who gave a thousand...mmmmm...

LET'S START THE PARTY...

Absinth, Greenbelt3

single ladies...let's have a party..hahaha!

It's over for now...

It's been a month or so that I've been cramming and busy and now, it's really official, all of my papers were submitted since last weekend and the last paper was submitted yesterday...Oh! I can't believe that I was able to submit every requirements. I thought I'm going to have an INC this sem but then there's still one problem--grades are not yet out..that will be this coming Friday and I'm not excited to find out what my grades will be...

Anyway, I really want to thank those people who were there for me especially my group mates. We've been through a lot and I'm glad that we made it. I think we're getting good in handling pressures...no much tears and crankiness and we can still manage to laugh at our mistakes...hahaha! I'm just glad that it's over..I feel like I'm so free today and I feel like shouting (party mood). I can now watch DVD, read the books that I want, shop for Christmas and meet some of my friends. Speaking of friends, I'm so sorry that I didn't have time to spend with you these past few weeks. I hope we can go out one of these day before the year ends.

One semester down...many more to go...

Procrastination...

These past few days or maybe weeks already, I think I'm one of the laziest people in this world.I'm always procrastinating and making excuses. Bad attitude, huh? I hope I will be motivated enough to do my research papers because there are three of them that I have to finish before 2nd week of December. I think I have to be a superwoman for the next few weeks since I'm already loaded with so many things to do. I already expect that I'm going to have sleepless nights and good luck to my eyebags..hahahaha! I think I'm really a sucker for cramming. For the coming weeks, I really have to give up on some things or maybe minimize doing them like watching drama (hahaha!so addicted to it) and sleeping.

Wish me luck...I need a lot of them. Hope my grades won't be so bad this term.

First week of my classes

Yesterday, the weather was bad. There was a storm which started around two days ago. It was raining hard. One could hear the strong wind blowing. A day like this makes me want to just stay at home, maybe sleep or watch a movie and sip a hot coffee in my favorite mug but then yesterday was my first class for this semester...urrggghhh! Well, I could stay at home and be absent on my class but I would definitely be left behind. Good thing, I made the right choice, I went to class because right there and then our prof assigned text to read and discussed about our soon to be presentation and research paper. First day of class but then we were already bombarded with lots of readings and paper works...hahaha! Well, I chose this and I have to deal with it...




Tomorrow, I will be off to HK. I still don't think that this is the best idea but then I just have to enjoy it and try to make this trip a memorable one. So, I hope that everything will be fine and I hope I will not run out of money while I'm there...urrgghhh...I don't like traveling with only a handful of money. Anyway, I will just find a way to have fun with out spending much money..Oh! I hope I will not have a hard time catching up with my lessons in school...Saturday classes...sorry...HK here I come....