This is the final day of the NECES week. And of course, just like the previous celebration, it ended with the variety show. What to look forward for in the NECES variety show is the performance of the ECE students in each year level starting from third year to fifth year. Last year our section ruled in the third year level because of our amazing performance like the maskman fever.
This year, the theme is different, of course..hehe. It's about the things of the past 3 decades from 70's, 80's and 90's. The presentation can be in any form as long as they fall within the bracket of the period. As for our section, the class decided to do dancing instead. Actually, 4ECEB, our section had a very minimal time of planning because we were busy with some other things last week, i guess, or we were just in the habit of cramming when the day of the presentation is about to come. It was only last Thursday when some of the steps in the dance were formed. And it was only in the two consecutive days before Saturday that we practiced. Yesterday, we stayed until 8:30pm to finalized the steps and do the blocking of each groups.
I never really like dancing since I got into college but just to go with the group, I did all that I can for the benefit of our performance. I also heard from Princess that Engr. Guevara, our class adviser, is willing to give extra credits if we do great in the variety show. Also, he won't hesitate to give us a 200 items-long quiz if we won't be able to present a decent one! It was really a pressure on our side to perform well.
This morning, I didn't bother to go early because I knew for sure that we're going to practice again. I already know the steps and I was not excited enough to go early just to dance again. Our class supposedly is at 7am in Eng'g Management with Engr. Vicerra. I arrived at UST at 7:45am. When I got there, there were only a few of them present so my decision was right. It was already past 8am when we were growing in numbers. Obviously, what our section did was practice again.
To break the happy moment for some, it was 9am when another section was going to have a class in Rm.42 and our adviser announced something so we packed our things and went to ECE Lab.A at the second floor. Our adviser said we were suppose to have a class officer election that day and he also emphasized that all the position shall be replaced a new person. I thought it's sad for Gino because he has been our president since second year. I was surprised because when the nomination was opened for secretary, I was nominated and then elected..whoa..I didn't expect to have a responsibility for the class. Anyway, it's good to be one of the class officers though.. especially on the centennial celebration of the Engineering..hehehe
After the election, back to business again. We practiced the whole performance again. And to have a final one, we practiced with our costumes on. I said to myself, anyway after this be back to studying again so just enjoy the moment. It was already lunchtime when we had a break to eat and then commanded to be present at the field infront of the Eductaion bldg at around 1pm because it's when the show begins. We just ate at McDo in the carpark of UST so as not to waste more time.
The program didn't start at the right time just as the Filipinos are known for. Our class plus two more were very early waiting under the heat of the sun for the program to begin but it was like 3pm when it started. The set-up of the stage that they put up was smaller but it was ok. The audience were seating on monoblock chairs with 2 wide tarpaulin-roofed stalls placed on both sides of the venue to shield the people from the sun. It didn't accommodate the whole crowd though. The sound system was also good although it could damage our ear drums..hehe. We did understand anyways that there would be bands that would play later that show. The emcees were Engr. Vicerra and an ECE student.
The first part of the show was the awarding of winners in the previous events of the NECES Week. Our section winning the Men's Basketball for two consecutive years already. I guess doing it first is also a way to wait for some other audience to come especially those who were still having classes. There were also raffle draws to excite the students. The prizes were gift checks from Tokyo Tokyo and some beauty products I guess.
The next part which was the most awaited is the performance of each section in each level. The sequence started from the third year level down to the fifth year level. The third years really did great! I think performance-wise they were the best because they were all prepared and their presentation was polished very neatly. Just like in our section, they also did an-all dance performance. The only difference was they had individual actors for each popular figure in each decades like Michael Jackson, the Backstreet boys and the Spice Girls. Their performance was really nice to watch because they showcased their talents in dancing and impersonating and they all grooved into the music.
In the fourth year level, the performance level seemed to go a little notch lower because the synchronization of the dancers were given a little importance but the choreography was good especially in our section who performed first among the fourth years. The songs in our performance include: Kapag Tumibok Ang Puso and Macarena (90's), My Sharona and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (80's) and I'm Coming Out and Careless Whisper (70's). I was part of the 90's group and I must say that we really didn't do quite good. The choreo of the 80's is the best because the beat of the music is faster and livelier. Of the three parts, the last performance captured the audience's attention the most because of the Sex Balls-like portrayal of our classmates who were wearing only tight black cycling shorts and suspenders. That was the highlight of our performance, I should say because it made the crowd laugh and be entertained.
The fifth years performed last. It was already dusk when they started. Since they were allotted 20 minutes in their performance, they had a lot to show. Some were boring because they did like a choral something. What I remembered that wowed me was the Super Mario. At first, I can't believe how they've gotten the idea of doing such because it's really unique. One of them acted as Mario and the props like the clouds, the bricks, the grasses were held by those people in black and they were all rotating around a black cloth to have a scene like the sequence in the game. That was the highlight in the fifth year level. I was also entertained by the "HE! Girls" in another section. I just couldn't stop laughing at one point when they shout "he!" They were all serious in acting to the point that they look like crazy because all that they utter was the word "he!" That's what made me laugh, I guess.
After all the performances, we had our dinner while watching the rock performance of the band from our section. The announcement of winners then followed. In 3rd year, the winner is 3B, 4th year, the winner is of course our section 4B. We are already back to back champions just like in basketball. In the 5th yr, I thought it was 5B because of the pattern and I was also entertained by their performance but it went to 5A who was also the over-all champion in the NECES week. Our section won 3rd place tied with 3B in the over-all.
After a tiring day, I went to the PGH to visit my cousin Eman. Early this morning, my sister told me to go there because she'll also be there and we'll just go home together afterwards. When I was already there, at first, I can't figure out where to go because what was given to me was the room number only which is Rm.562. I thought there are several buildings there but later, I found out that it's just one. I asked several guards and I was relieved when I got there. When I got in the room, I saw a dextrose beside Eman's bed plus the Nutriplex that serves as his food because his esophagus is wounded and he couldn't take food using his mouth. I felt sad for him but then I showed no sign of pity so as not to worsen his case. I just talked to him and asked about the province. It took me about an hour and a half before I decided to go home with my sister.
It was already late when we arrived home.
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Saturday, November 25, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Seminar
Waking up early has always been the hardest part of the day for me. I just wanna be on my bed the whole day but that definitely won't happen. Just this morning, I woke up early again. Uncertain of what time to go to school, I just forced myself to move. Actually our class is at 9am. Since there will be a seminar at 8am and the registration is only from 7-8am, I tried to be at the school early. I didn't really know if we are required to attend or it's just optional but I know that there will be a certificate of attendance afterwards and that's very important when we reach our fifth year. Last night, I was waiting for a confirmation of what time to go to school today from our president but I didn't receive any so I just made my own decision to come early.
Inside the train at the Katipunan station, I saw Philip and he was carrying so many stuff. Hanging on the bar were his coat, uniform, pants and long sleeves, all neatly placed inside a plastic covering. I knew that it is the pageant of Chemical Eng'g later that afternoon and he's one of the candidates. He told me that they will have a final practice at the Education Auditorium. We shared different news about everything because it had been a long while since we last bumped into each other. It's really nice to know that somewhere I do meet my friends.
After alighting from the train at the Legarda station, I saw Allan and then I asked him what time the seminar will start and where. I presumed that time that many of our classmates were already there at the Eng'g Conference Hall because it was quarter before 8am. I introduced Philip to Allan but they said they have already seen each other inside their subdivision in Kingsville. However they just know that they are on the same school but now they know each other by name. On the way out, I helped him carry some of his things.
The lobby at the third floor was deserted when I walked into it. From afar, I saw a long table which I knew was where the registration takes place. I saw a familiar face and it was Daniel. He was in charged of assisting those who sign-up for registration. I arrived at the conference hall at 8:05am. Apart from what I was thinking, I was only the third who arrived there. There were no classmates inside the hall yet when Allan and I entered. Anyway, I said to myself that I would just attend the seminar and then go to class when it's 9am. However, Gino said that Ma'am Joy allowed us to stay in the seminar because we wouldn't have a class.
The talk was all about Broadband Communications. It featured one of the leading Telecommunications Company in the Philippines and in the world. It's Smart. At first,
the seminar seemed interesting for me because I really want to know more about communications after having it as my favorite subject for now, plus the fact that most of the speakers are Thomasian alumni. They also emphasized that every after the presentation of each speaker, there will be a game in a sort of question and answer. And the thing is, whoever gets the right answer will get gift packs from them. As the seminar progresses, there were some moments when I feel like not listening anymore especially when the topic is getting farther from what I can really grasp. Using some video clips also did make an impact, however, I guess there were some problems with the audio. The first part of the seminar was indeed focused on the services offered by Smart. The next parts were more of related to what really the talk was about.
The speaker was presenting his introduction about broadband communications when Gino said to us that Engr. Barretto was having a class. We went to the classroom to attend to his class. Anyway, it's our Comms class and it is related to the seminar. I also want to listen to the lecture of our professor because I learn a lot from him.
After that class, we had no more classes. We just had a class discussion on what we will be doing in the variety show this coming Saturday. I must admit that I don't have much to contribute except for my participation. At the end of the meeting, I was tasked to download some of the songs in our group.
Inside the train at the Katipunan station, I saw Philip and he was carrying so many stuff. Hanging on the bar were his coat, uniform, pants and long sleeves, all neatly placed inside a plastic covering. I knew that it is the pageant of Chemical Eng'g later that afternoon and he's one of the candidates. He told me that they will have a final practice at the Education Auditorium. We shared different news about everything because it had been a long while since we last bumped into each other. It's really nice to know that somewhere I do meet my friends.
After alighting from the train at the Legarda station, I saw Allan and then I asked him what time the seminar will start and where. I presumed that time that many of our classmates were already there at the Eng'g Conference Hall because it was quarter before 8am. I introduced Philip to Allan but they said they have already seen each other inside their subdivision in Kingsville. However they just know that they are on the same school but now they know each other by name. On the way out, I helped him carry some of his things.
The lobby at the third floor was deserted when I walked into it. From afar, I saw a long table which I knew was where the registration takes place. I saw a familiar face and it was Daniel. He was in charged of assisting those who sign-up for registration. I arrived at the conference hall at 8:05am. Apart from what I was thinking, I was only the third who arrived there. There were no classmates inside the hall yet when Allan and I entered. Anyway, I said to myself that I would just attend the seminar and then go to class when it's 9am. However, Gino said that Ma'am Joy allowed us to stay in the seminar because we wouldn't have a class.
The talk was all about Broadband Communications. It featured one of the leading Telecommunications Company in the Philippines and in the world. It's Smart. At first,
the seminar seemed interesting for me because I really want to know more about communications after having it as my favorite subject for now, plus the fact that most of the speakers are Thomasian alumni. They also emphasized that every after the presentation of each speaker, there will be a game in a sort of question and answer. And the thing is, whoever gets the right answer will get gift packs from them. As the seminar progresses, there were some moments when I feel like not listening anymore especially when the topic is getting farther from what I can really grasp. Using some video clips also did make an impact, however, I guess there were some problems with the audio. The first part of the seminar was indeed focused on the services offered by Smart. The next parts were more of related to what really the talk was about.
The speaker was presenting his introduction about broadband communications when Gino said to us that Engr. Barretto was having a class. We went to the classroom to attend to his class. Anyway, it's our Comms class and it is related to the seminar. I also want to listen to the lecture of our professor because I learn a lot from him.
After that class, we had no more classes. We just had a class discussion on what we will be doing in the variety show this coming Saturday. I must admit that I don't have much to contribute except for my participation. At the end of the meeting, I was tasked to download some of the songs in our group.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Ideal prof??
It's blogging time again..hehe. Unlike yesterday, I am able to start scribbling my thoughts here late at night because the server was down a while ago. I don't know what's the problem with our broadband connection because we already configured the modem but something failed in the process. Oh well, I guess we must get used to this especially that it often happens. It's already 11:15 in our clock. I should be sleeping by now because my class tomorrow is at an early 9am. Anyway, I always wake up early since the start of the semester. I just hope it won't break.
What a day for me today..I should say. First of all, I'm still not over with this illness that I have. My left index is still swollen. Actually, I have just finished my hot compress on it a while ago and now it's covered with handkerchief after I applied white flower. It's difficult for me to type but I'm just in the mood to scribble my thoughts now. Ideas just keep running in my head and I'm just typing whatever pops in my head.
Well, my day started ok when I left the house early in the morning. I wasn't in a rush because I have moved quickly. It's different this day because the jeepneys were not full of passengers yet when I was waiting across DC Arcadia. I was able to catch the first jeep that passed and only few were inside. It's really nice to travel early in the morning because the morning breeze is just so refreshing. When I arrived at the LRT, I finally got to meet a classmate in high school and it was Leo. We shared stories of course it has something to do about what we are taking up because we're both ECE students plus news about our classmates. He's already advanced in the subjects that he has already taken up because Mapua is quarterm unlike in UST which has 2 semesters per year. We weren't able to talk much while inside the train because it's full of passengers, mostly students.
When I reached Rm. 210, I saw a only 3-4 classmates. Marc said he came second after our prof in ECE205, Engr. Barretto. It's unusual that the professor comes earlier than his students but I guess it should be that way when one is new in his work, to make good impression. But I guess, in the case of Engr. Barretto, he's just committed to his work because I can see his passion in teaching to the point of optimizing the time allotted for the subject in purely discussing the topic plus a answering a few questions from the students. I also noticed that he's really giving every bit of information relevant to the questions raised. He's that good!
After Comm1, SCL9 followed. We just had recitation this day. Obviously I wasn't able to answer a question or even attempted to answer. Nothing much happened in this subject. The discussion was about marriage. The subject that followed was ECE207 with Ma'am Asilo. We had note taking and a then discussion of the lecture plus a few ice breakers..hehe.
Early this morning I was trying to guess who our professor in Comp304L would be because it was the only subject left that we haven't met yet our professor. I was thinking that we are going to deal with computers again because of the subject itself then I realized that maybe there was something wrong with the room assignment because what's written in our reg. form is in ECE Lab A. However, ECE Lab A is an electronics lab so I thought maybe I was wrong that it was going to be like the DSP Lab. Aside from this, I wasn't expecting that Engr. Barretto is again our professor. I said to myself that it's going to be a good sem because we have good profs.
The experiment that we had was about getting familiar with the Trainer which is a logic circuit placed inside a briefcase. I guess it's donated by the CHED to UST-ECE for being a COE. Maybe next week I'll be able to post here the picture of the Trainer. Then the next experiment is the Inverter. Unlike the previous labs, I guess this will be easier.. I hope. Anyway, I enjoyed the experiments this day. I also brought home an IC which was rejected by our group because Ralph assumed that it's defected. It's a 74LS04 IC. The experiments turned out to be fine because we were able to answer everything.
It's already late..I must end this here now. Be back sooner.
Here is the photo of the Digital Trainer
This was taken during our secong experiment in Comp304L. We had circuit on OR Gate. -112306
What a day for me today..I should say. First of all, I'm still not over with this illness that I have. My left index is still swollen. Actually, I have just finished my hot compress on it a while ago and now it's covered with handkerchief after I applied white flower. It's difficult for me to type but I'm just in the mood to scribble my thoughts now. Ideas just keep running in my head and I'm just typing whatever pops in my head.
Well, my day started ok when I left the house early in the morning. I wasn't in a rush because I have moved quickly. It's different this day because the jeepneys were not full of passengers yet when I was waiting across DC Arcadia. I was able to catch the first jeep that passed and only few were inside. It's really nice to travel early in the morning because the morning breeze is just so refreshing. When I arrived at the LRT, I finally got to meet a classmate in high school and it was Leo. We shared stories of course it has something to do about what we are taking up because we're both ECE students plus news about our classmates. He's already advanced in the subjects that he has already taken up because Mapua is quarterm unlike in UST which has 2 semesters per year. We weren't able to talk much while inside the train because it's full of passengers, mostly students.
When I reached Rm. 210, I saw a only 3-4 classmates. Marc said he came second after our prof in ECE205, Engr. Barretto. It's unusual that the professor comes earlier than his students but I guess it should be that way when one is new in his work, to make good impression. But I guess, in the case of Engr. Barretto, he's just committed to his work because I can see his passion in teaching to the point of optimizing the time allotted for the subject in purely discussing the topic plus a answering a few questions from the students. I also noticed that he's really giving every bit of information relevant to the questions raised. He's that good!
After Comm1, SCL9 followed. We just had recitation this day. Obviously I wasn't able to answer a question or even attempted to answer. Nothing much happened in this subject. The discussion was about marriage. The subject that followed was ECE207 with Ma'am Asilo. We had note taking and a then discussion of the lecture plus a few ice breakers..hehe.
Early this morning I was trying to guess who our professor in Comp304L would be because it was the only subject left that we haven't met yet our professor. I was thinking that we are going to deal with computers again because of the subject itself then I realized that maybe there was something wrong with the room assignment because what's written in our reg. form is in ECE Lab A. However, ECE Lab A is an electronics lab so I thought maybe I was wrong that it was going to be like the DSP Lab. Aside from this, I wasn't expecting that Engr. Barretto is again our professor. I said to myself that it's going to be a good sem because we have good profs.
The experiment that we had was about getting familiar with the Trainer which is a logic circuit placed inside a briefcase. I guess it's donated by the CHED to UST-ECE for being a COE. Maybe next week I'll be able to post here the picture of the Trainer. Then the next experiment is the Inverter. Unlike the previous labs, I guess this will be easier.. I hope. Anyway, I enjoyed the experiments this day. I also brought home an IC which was rejected by our group because Ralph assumed that it's defected. It's a 74LS04 IC. The experiments turned out to be fine because we were able to answer everything.
It's already late..I must end this here now. Be back sooner.
Here is the photo of the Digital Trainer
This was taken during our secong experiment in Comp304L. We had circuit on OR Gate. -112306
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Itchy finger..waahh
I woke up early this morning at around 6:00am because I set the alarm of my phone at that time however it's weird that I often wake up even before my phone alarms. As usual, I immediately turned on the radio to listen to Morning Rush in RX 93.1. I know for a fact that I wouldn't get to listen to Chico and Del because Del isn't around but I really do not know the reason why. My sister said that she's on vacation. It's my habit to listen to Morning Rush so I just tuned in whoever the jocks are. For the case a while ago and for the remaining days of the week, it will be Chico and Jake--the 2006 radio idol winner. It was not the happy and funny Morning Rush that I get to listen though.
One thing that I didn't bother to give my attention to was the mosquito bites in my left hand. I saw it the moment I got up from bed, but I just scratched it whenever it felt itchy. It was weird though that when I was taking a bath, I couldn't bend my pointer finger and it was unusually larger than my right pointer. I didn't mind it again because I knew that it will be back to normal after a while.
I went to school, as usual I was rushing again because the time in our clock is already 8:30 but it's 20-30 minutes advanced and our first class is 9am in Comp304 plus our professor is Ma'am Poblete who never fails to check the attendance. I don't want to be late so I moved quickly. I then realize that it's during that time in the morning when it's hard to commute because the jeepneys are always full of passengers. After two jeepneys full of passengers passed by, I luckily got to ride in a jeep that just needs one passenger because one is about to alight.
When I got to LRT, it was just like the other days, nothing new. Since the semester started, I haven't seen anyone I knew yet in the train like my friends, classmates in high school in college and schoolmates in UST. The song inside the train is nice. I really like listening to Jose Mari Chan's Christmas songs. They're really soothing to the ears. However, every time the train leaves or arrives to a station, the music gets interrupted to give way for the recorded voice and sometimes the announcement of the train operator.
When I reached the classroom in Rm.302, obviously the bell hasn't rang yet. That's how good I am..haha! After a while, Ma'am arrived. It was only few of us then but the lesson has to start right away. We had our first lesson for the semester and it was about Number Systems. It was during that time when I began to notice the changes in my left hand. My pointer started to swell and slightly numb. The skin at the back of my hand has patches of red and it's noticeably not normal. My classmates even joked on me and said that it's elephantiasis. I hope it's not cause I'm starting to get scared especially that it has not yet return to normal. Anyway, I know it will get well sooner.
After our Comp304, we had ECE205:Communications 1. It was our first time to meet our professor because he was absent for the whole week last week. Our professor is Engr. Armando V. Barretto and he said we can call him Ding.."Ding ang bato!"..hehe . He's new in the academe but was working in the industry before. He's also an alumni of UST with a major in ECE in the batch 81. Ma'am Poblete said he was the classmate of Ma'am Lot--the current ECE Department head. We listened to his lecture for two hours. He seems to be good and it really looked like he knows well about the topic he was discussing. We'll know more about him and his teaching styles as the semester goes on. After his subject, we had Strength of Materials with Engr. Yap. It's not the kind of subject that I like but as always, I needed to listen to get better grades.
Haayy, after a long while I finally have time to scribble my thoughts here again. I just hope that I can do this regularly so that I can store good memories.
One thing that I didn't bother to give my attention to was the mosquito bites in my left hand. I saw it the moment I got up from bed, but I just scratched it whenever it felt itchy. It was weird though that when I was taking a bath, I couldn't bend my pointer finger and it was unusually larger than my right pointer. I didn't mind it again because I knew that it will be back to normal after a while.
I went to school, as usual I was rushing again because the time in our clock is already 8:30 but it's 20-30 minutes advanced and our first class is 9am in Comp304 plus our professor is Ma'am Poblete who never fails to check the attendance. I don't want to be late so I moved quickly. I then realize that it's during that time in the morning when it's hard to commute because the jeepneys are always full of passengers. After two jeepneys full of passengers passed by, I luckily got to ride in a jeep that just needs one passenger because one is about to alight.
When I got to LRT, it was just like the other days, nothing new. Since the semester started, I haven't seen anyone I knew yet in the train like my friends, classmates in high school in college and schoolmates in UST. The song inside the train is nice. I really like listening to Jose Mari Chan's Christmas songs. They're really soothing to the ears. However, every time the train leaves or arrives to a station, the music gets interrupted to give way for the recorded voice and sometimes the announcement of the train operator.
When I reached the classroom in Rm.302, obviously the bell hasn't rang yet. That's how good I am..haha! After a while, Ma'am arrived. It was only few of us then but the lesson has to start right away. We had our first lesson for the semester and it was about Number Systems. It was during that time when I began to notice the changes in my left hand. My pointer started to swell and slightly numb. The skin at the back of my hand has patches of red and it's noticeably not normal. My classmates even joked on me and said that it's elephantiasis. I hope it's not cause I'm starting to get scared especially that it has not yet return to normal. Anyway, I know it will get well sooner.
After our Comp304, we had ECE205:Communications 1. It was our first time to meet our professor because he was absent for the whole week last week. Our professor is Engr. Armando V. Barretto and he said we can call him Ding.."Ding ang bato!"..hehe . He's new in the academe but was working in the industry before. He's also an alumni of UST with a major in ECE in the batch 81. Ma'am Poblete said he was the classmate of Ma'am Lot--the current ECE Department head. We listened to his lecture for two hours. He seems to be good and it really looked like he knows well about the topic he was discussing. We'll know more about him and his teaching styles as the semester goes on. After his subject, we had Strength of Materials with Engr. Yap. It's not the kind of subject that I like but as always, I needed to listen to get better grades.
Haayy, after a long while I finally have time to scribble my thoughts here again. I just hope that I can do this regularly so that I can store good memories.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
STAR STUDENT.. I'm a Champ!!
I woke up early this morning to fix something in our yahoogroups. I've placed a password protection in the homepage of our groups and I've forgotten to post the username and password. I'm really proud of what I've done because from then on our yahoogroups is improving for the better.
I moved very slowly because I know our professor in Computer Lab will be late again. I left the house at around 6am.
On the way to the entrance of the LRT2 Katipunan station, I met Jona in the line of the bag inspection. It has been a long while since I last saw her. We talked about different news about what's been up to in our lives.. about our classmates.. and the Koreans.. =) The trip to Legarda was just very fast because we talked too much about anything.
When we passed through the Valencia Dormitory (a clock hanging in front of its gate serves as my clock).. I saw the time and it was already 7:15. We scurried a bit because we didn't wanna be late for our class. I reached the second floor lobby and voila!... they were still there. My classmates were waiting at the benches. Just after minutes passed, our professor came and we entered the laboratory.
After spending two hours in the lab for just accomplishing some of the unfinished exercises in the manual, we spend the other hour to watch the match between Engineering and Commerce Basketball Team. We went to the UST Gym. Minutes passed by and still the game hadn't started yet because of the training in basketball with Norman Black. As we were about to leave the gym, the bell rang and signaled the start of the game. We left the gym after a point was made by the Eng'g team.
We arrived at the Roque Ruaño bldg just in time.. actually Ma'am Capati wasn't sill there. During our Filipino class we just checked the papers. I'm really not into good condition when I see our professor. She's indeed an irritant! I received my paper from our teacher and with special mention because I wrote a long essay but she said it was just flowery. She made my work an example for those wrote flowery essays. For that she gave me 0.. there's really an injustice!!.. grrr! In the test I got 51/75.. 82%
The final subject was Calculus. When Ma'am Roque entered the class with the bundle of test papers, I knew that it was going to be my judgment of what I got in the exam. The preliminary exam made me depressed for about a day because of not putting +c in the integrated answer. I wrote about this in my previous blog. We had first a discussion for the first and second hour. It was a new lesson so I had to listen. Minutes before the bell rang, she distributed the papers.. I heard from Elaine that I was the highest but I didn't believe it unless I heard it. When Ma'am Roque was about to give the paper of the student with the highest score... She said Lester Varela.. waaah!!! My classmates applauded. I really can't believe it.. I didn't expect that much especially in Calculus!.. Thank God!
To make matters even better, a ribbon made of carton was pasted in the upper left corner of my paper with this inscription.. "STAR STUDENT".. woaahh!! astig!! and in the upper right corner beside my perfect score of 100 (wo.. i'm really humble.. hahaha) these were written.. "Keep it up! Champ!".. Wo!.. that really made my day!! =)
I moved very slowly because I know our professor in Computer Lab will be late again. I left the house at around 6am.
On the way to the entrance of the LRT2 Katipunan station, I met Jona in the line of the bag inspection. It has been a long while since I last saw her. We talked about different news about what's been up to in our lives.. about our classmates.. and the Koreans.. =) The trip to Legarda was just very fast because we talked too much about anything.
When we passed through the Valencia Dormitory (a clock hanging in front of its gate serves as my clock).. I saw the time and it was already 7:15. We scurried a bit because we didn't wanna be late for our class. I reached the second floor lobby and voila!... they were still there. My classmates were waiting at the benches. Just after minutes passed, our professor came and we entered the laboratory.
After spending two hours in the lab for just accomplishing some of the unfinished exercises in the manual, we spend the other hour to watch the match between Engineering and Commerce Basketball Team. We went to the UST Gym. Minutes passed by and still the game hadn't started yet because of the training in basketball with Norman Black. As we were about to leave the gym, the bell rang and signaled the start of the game. We left the gym after a point was made by the Eng'g team.
We arrived at the Roque Ruaño bldg just in time.. actually Ma'am Capati wasn't sill there. During our Filipino class we just checked the papers. I'm really not into good condition when I see our professor. She's indeed an irritant! I received my paper from our teacher and with special mention because I wrote a long essay but she said it was just flowery. She made my work an example for those wrote flowery essays. For that she gave me 0.. there's really an injustice!!.. grrr! In the test I got 51/75.. 82%
The final subject was Calculus. When Ma'am Roque entered the class with the bundle of test papers, I knew that it was going to be my judgment of what I got in the exam. The preliminary exam made me depressed for about a day because of not putting +c in the integrated answer. I wrote about this in my previous blog. We had first a discussion for the first and second hour. It was a new lesson so I had to listen. Minutes before the bell rang, she distributed the papers.. I heard from Elaine that I was the highest but I didn't believe it unless I heard it. When Ma'am Roque was about to give the paper of the student with the highest score... She said Lester Varela.. waaah!!! My classmates applauded. I really can't believe it.. I didn't expect that much especially in Calculus!.. Thank God!
To make matters even better, a ribbon made of carton was pasted in the upper left corner of my paper with this inscription.. "STAR STUDENT".. woaahh!! astig!! and in the upper right corner beside my perfect score of 100 (wo.. i'm really humble.. hahaha) these were written.. "Keep it up! Champ!".. Wo!.. that really made my day!! =)
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Stupid mistake
It's the start of our prelim week this day. I am really preparing for it very much because I want to have better grades this semester.
I woke up early and started reviewing my notes in Calculus while listening to my favorite radio station, RX 93.1.. =) I also practiced on our previous exercises because I don't want to miss any topic. It was already 10:30am when I started preparing to go to UST. I left the house at 11:15am and hoped to arrive there at 12noon because our exams is at 1pm and I want to be half an hour or even an hour early.
While I was in the train, between Betty-Go-Belmonte and Gilmore station, an unexpected incident occurred. The train at its great speed suddenly stopped. Passengers were pushed forward. As for me, I was standing and holding on to the hand rails. The train didn't move for about five minutes. I thought we were gonna be stuck there for a long time and I would be late for the exams... whew!! If that happened, I'm not gonna ride in that train again.. =/
I arrived at UST at an early time of 12:15. I found no one there yet at the second floor near Rm. 207. I browsed my notes and review for the remaining minutes before the exam.
The test wasn't that difficult. I even had time to review my answers but after the exams... I found out that I had a FATAL ERROR(exaggerated).. waaaahhh!!.. I forgot to put + c at the integrated form!.. waahh!!.. really STUPID MISTAKE!! grr..
I woke up early and started reviewing my notes in Calculus while listening to my favorite radio station, RX 93.1.. =) I also practiced on our previous exercises because I don't want to miss any topic. It was already 10:30am when I started preparing to go to UST. I left the house at 11:15am and hoped to arrive there at 12noon because our exams is at 1pm and I want to be half an hour or even an hour early.
While I was in the train, between Betty-Go-Belmonte and Gilmore station, an unexpected incident occurred. The train at its great speed suddenly stopped. Passengers were pushed forward. As for me, I was standing and holding on to the hand rails. The train didn't move for about five minutes. I thought we were gonna be stuck there for a long time and I would be late for the exams... whew!! If that happened, I'm not gonna ride in that train again.. =/
I arrived at UST at an early time of 12:15. I found no one there yet at the second floor near Rm. 207. I browsed my notes and review for the remaining minutes before the exam.
The test wasn't that difficult. I even had time to review my answers but after the exams... I found out that I had a FATAL ERROR(exaggerated).. waaaahhh!!.. I forgot to put + c at the integrated form!.. waahh!!.. really STUPID MISTAKE!! grr..
Thursday, November 04, 2004
First day of 2nd Semester
I woke up early today.. I wasn't really excited to go to school. I hate our schedule this semester because we are in the morning bracket again.
At 4:30am, I was already eating my breakfast. I can't leave the house without giving my stomach something to digest on later.. haha..I moved slowly because I knew it was still very early knowing that there is the Megatren. The hateful part of having a morning class, especially in this season is when taking a bath.. the water is really cold. At around 5:30am, I left our house and began to walk my way to Meralco to ride a jeepney boarding to Katips and then, from there, ride a train to Legarda station and finally a jeepney again to my final destination.. the UST.
My first day in school was just like a normal day in my previous year in UST. I entered our building and went to our room which is most of the time in the third floor. I took a look at room 307 but no one I knew, was there. I thought, maybe I was just too early. I roam around to waste time and decided to go out of the building first. I noticed a group of familiar faces at the hardrock.. My classmates were there. I found out that Elaine was again our classmate. We went to our room after a couple of minutes. We waited for the new professors but just like the previous start of semesters.. many professors do not attend class on the first day. In the 4 classes that we suppose to have, only one professor attended her class. It was our Filipino class.
After the classes, or should I say the class, I went straight home..
At 4:30am, I was already eating my breakfast. I can't leave the house without giving my stomach something to digest on later.. haha..I moved slowly because I knew it was still very early knowing that there is the Megatren. The hateful part of having a morning class, especially in this season is when taking a bath.. the water is really cold. At around 5:30am, I left our house and began to walk my way to Meralco to ride a jeepney boarding to Katips and then, from there, ride a train to Legarda station and finally a jeepney again to my final destination.. the UST.
My first day in school was just like a normal day in my previous year in UST. I entered our building and went to our room which is most of the time in the third floor. I took a look at room 307 but no one I knew, was there. I thought, maybe I was just too early. I roam around to waste time and decided to go out of the building first. I noticed a group of familiar faces at the hardrock.. My classmates were there. I found out that Elaine was again our classmate. We went to our room after a couple of minutes. We waited for the new professors but just like the previous start of semesters.. many professors do not attend class on the first day. In the 4 classes that we suppose to have, only one professor attended her class. It was our Filipino class.
After the classes, or should I say the class, I went straight home..
Thursday, October 21, 2004
How I Faired This Sem..
It's just another ordinary day.. I woke up past 10am and listen to my favorite radio station.. The Monster Radio RX 93.1. As for what I know, this day is the posting of our grades for the first semester of our second year online. Damn! I'm so not excited to view them. Who the hell would be if one knows how one faired in the whole semester.. Anyway, I wasn't even sure about my grades yet but for sure I did a lot of mess this sem.
I was suppose to peek in the website of UST to check if the Viewing of Our Grades Online is already working because for the last time I checked it, (which was last semester) I attempted so many times to have a look on my grades. I clicked on the icon and typed in my Username and Password and voila!! I saw my grades.. I was expecting to see my grades last sem because I just said that maybe they haven't updated it yet. I looked closely on my grades and at first I was happy to see that I even got 2.25 in my PE which was table tennis which made my life really dreadful!! I also feel sad and depressed because the 2's dominated the 1's in my grades!! waaahh!!!
It's really a sad moment for me because since my grade school upto my first year in college I have been in the honors' list and dean's list.. but now.. I almost got kicked out in my scholarship in DOST and averaging 2.01... Anyway, this isn't an end of the road for me.. I have to give the best for the next semester..
I was suppose to peek in the website of UST to check if the Viewing of Our Grades Online is already working because for the last time I checked it, (which was last semester) I attempted so many times to have a look on my grades. I clicked on the icon and typed in my Username and Password and voila!! I saw my grades.. I was expecting to see my grades last sem because I just said that maybe they haven't updated it yet. I looked closely on my grades and at first I was happy to see that I even got 2.25 in my PE which was table tennis which made my life really dreadful!! I also feel sad and depressed because the 2's dominated the 1's in my grades!! waaahh!!!
It's really a sad moment for me because since my grade school upto my first year in college I have been in the honors' list and dean's list.. but now.. I almost got kicked out in my scholarship in DOST and averaging 2.01... Anyway, this isn't an end of the road for me.. I have to give the best for the next semester..
Monday, October 18, 2004
Clearance Report
The most dreadful day has finally come.. Ayoko pa sanang gumising ng maaga kse nmn nakakatamad. Kailangan ko pang pumunta ng USTe para kunin ung clearance report ko. Pucha.. kanina ko iniisip kung papasa ako sa PE o hindi.. tsk tsk. Umalis ako ng bahay ng mga 8:30am.
Pagdating ko sa Meralco nakita ko pa c Jovanne sa FX taxi.. Sayang! sasabay sana ako kaso puno na pala. As usual punta muna akong katips tapos sakay ng Megatren. Pagdating ng Legarda station, sakay n nmn ng jeep na Lealtad.
Pagpasok ko palang ng gate.. ang dami ng tao sa Eng'g bldg. Naghahanap ako ng kakilala pero wala.. Pagpasok ko ng Eng'g bldg.. wala pa rin akong makita na kakilala.. umakyat na ako sa Rm 207 pero ala pa rin. Baba ulet ako at tumingin muna sa bulletin board. Tama naman! Rm 207.. Tapos, nakita ko c Catherine.. buti nlng.. andun pala ung listahan ng room sa may mismong tpat ng entrance.. tsk tsk. Sa 309 pla kme. Eto na.. Pag-akyat ko nakita ko cla Angelo at Philip.. c phips daw bagsak na tlga sa Calcu. Pagpasok ko.. nakuha ko na ung clearance.. tingin agad.. YES!!!!! PASADO AKO SA PE!!!! Thank You Lord.. Yes.. Ang saya-saya ko.. Yipee!!
Pagdating ko sa Meralco nakita ko pa c Jovanne sa FX taxi.. Sayang! sasabay sana ako kaso puno na pala. As usual punta muna akong katips tapos sakay ng Megatren. Pagdating ng Legarda station, sakay n nmn ng jeep na Lealtad.
Pagpasok ko palang ng gate.. ang dami ng tao sa Eng'g bldg. Naghahanap ako ng kakilala pero wala.. Pagpasok ko ng Eng'g bldg.. wala pa rin akong makita na kakilala.. umakyat na ako sa Rm 207 pero ala pa rin. Baba ulet ako at tumingin muna sa bulletin board. Tama naman! Rm 207.. Tapos, nakita ko c Catherine.. buti nlng.. andun pala ung listahan ng room sa may mismong tpat ng entrance.. tsk tsk. Sa 309 pla kme. Eto na.. Pag-akyat ko nakita ko cla Angelo at Philip.. c phips daw bagsak na tlga sa Calcu. Pagpasok ko.. nakuha ko na ung clearance.. tingin agad.. YES!!!!! PASADO AKO SA PE!!!! Thank You Lord.. Yes.. Ang saya-saya ko.. Yipee!!
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