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Overwhelming non-academic pursuits
28 May 2008
I just came from BlueREP pictorials. Yes. After two years of theatre hiatus, I finally auditioned for a BlueREP production. I’ve thought about it a lot before trying out, and even went out of my way to ask my parents for permission. I did that because if ever I do get in, I will have to devote school nights of June for rehearsals. It can be pretty tough for someone who lives in Makati like I do. Fortunately after my amazing persuading skills, they both finally agreed to it. It is my last year after all. Before I lock myself...
The Work is Worth it
14 May 2008
It’s been crazy-busy than usual lately. The past few days since last week were both physically and emotionally challenging. I ended up feeling very feverish and even took a trip to visit the infirmary inside the House of Representatives last Wednesday. It was really terrible because the next few days after that was still pretty busy for me. I really didn’t like the fact that my body had to break down. And although I’m so much better, I still have colds.
Last Saturday, I also had the chance to finally meet up with the Aegis (Ateneo yearbook!) 2009 Executive Board...
Like plunging into deep, dark waters
25 March 2008
The four-day “break” that started last Thursday was the beginning of an all-too-unbearable state of despair and frustration over PolSci requirements. And amidst the frying of the brain cells are the added emotional highs and lows by some unforeseen events (school … erm.. course related) that I will not bother divulging over here.
It was insane. I felt like a prisoner in my own room, shifting from reading at least 6 sources and then ending up glued in front of my computer the rest of the night. I had at least two seemingly impossible-to-finish final papers. I say that because...
Happy Leap Year!
29 February 2008
After reading my friend, Jed‘s blog about not missing a Feb 29 post, I decided I wouldn’t want to miss posting on a leap year!
It sucks that it’s a Friday night and I’m still studying a whole lot of powerpoints for my POS118 (Philippine Administrative System) finals tomorrow. And it also sucks that the internet is distracting me every now and then.
I am trying to find consolation on the upcoming concerts that I will get to watch next week, but the anticipation of the blackhole month that is March is something that I utterly dread.
Can...
Somewhere down the road
27 February 2008
I know I have been very negligent with this blog. Living through The Sem, while experiencing the most trying courses and teachers takes its toll, and blogging doesn’t seem to be a priority. I’d like to change that of course. Someday. haha.
I’m killing time before I go to my next class here at the Ateneo RSF. I also just finished my second Theo131 orals with Fr. Dacanay an hour ago. And the extreme relief after undergoing such life-changing event (haha) is one of a kind. I’m happy to say that I got the thesis statement I second wanted, and...
The hell that is midterms week
27 January 2008
I reckon I should probably be studying the assigned readings for the week by this time. But Sunday mornings are usually devoted to blogging, so I shall put studying in hiatus for awhile. A blow-by-blow account of the most academically intense week yet for this second semester could make up for neglecting my blog. However, I really feel quite all over the place, and cohesive thoughts are just not possible right now. Then again, I shall try.
Supposedly, midterms week is over. I had my Theo orals with Fr. Dacanay last Monday, my POS131 (International Political Economy) midterms last Tuesday...
One Stessed-out Generation
13 January 2008
My first week of school for 2008 has been so exhausting. I have been sleeping past 12 everyday and waking up at around 5ish, which technically means a total of a little more than 24 hours of sleep for 5 freaking school days. That’s definitely a record in itself.
A year ago, I would’ve been shocked to know that I could be capable of depriving myself the beauty sleep for 5 consecutive days due to all these scholastic endeavors. My Political Science majors are all holding me captive, pressuring me to read and finish more readings that I ever had...
I hear the sleigh bells ringing
9 December 2007
Sunday mornings are usually devoted to a bit of contemplation and reflection about the passing week. That has always been some kind of a ritual, allowing me some kind of comfort and refuge to handle the week ahead.
The past three weeks have been academically trying. Late-nights with around less than 4 hours of sleep every day are all very normal. And the December weather together with my long, long breaks only add up to more moments left for added contemplation, reflection and maybe come academic condemnation.
I wonder what’s in the December air that everyone seems to...
Random school-related tidbits
3 December 2007
- I have never really liked cramming. However, college just makes it quite impossible to not cram at least one thing every semester. It also doesn’t help that most of my peers are crammers, which makes the experience of collective cramming is quite comforting at the end of the day.
- When it comes to writing my papers, my “magic hour” usually just sets in just before dawn. I try to finish around 1-2 paragraphs early on (even days in advance) and end up taking a long break to review my notes and outlines. Then, I sleep/nap until I wake up at around...
When readings are starting to torture me
20 November 2007
It has almost been 2 weeks since the second semester started, and I’ve never been this stressed this early. If you have been keeping tabs on my micro-blog, you’ll see my incessant whining over everything. What a pain.
But then hear me whine and rant some more.
Heavy workload is usually reserved for incredibly inhumane hell weeks that can be experienced some time February or March. Usually, everything before that, especially the first freakin weeks are light and manageable. Unfortunately, it has been anything but!
My subjects are pretty deadly when it comes to the reading assignments. For the past...
Junior year madness! I can feel it!
13 November 2007
Because exhaustion has taken hold of me at this moment, I shall update in list form. These are random and not-so-random thoughts of the past few days.
- I’m in for a whole lot of workload and stress this sem. If last sem was killer enough, I think I have it three-fold this sem. Help me, Lord.
- For one thing, I have Dacanay for Theo131. If you’re from Ateneo, I guess that speaks for itself. To add to that, my PolSci majors are more demanding than ever. Talk about weekly quizzes, an average of at least 200 pages worth of readings per...
A little more and it's over
11 October 2007
Just because there’s free internet here at Starbucks, Corinthian, I’m going to try updating this thing. Starbucks is not exactly my ideal place to study, but that’s probably because I never really found a ‘good’ branch that’s conducive for studying. It’s all a matter of preference, and this one is surprisingly not bad. It’s not far for Ateneo, but not exactly close enough for me to bump and deal with people I actually know. And the place is pretty big, and plays just the right kind of music – easy-listening, motown/jazz and soul. I’m stuck here because I’m still not...
Junior mid-polsci crisis
18 September 2007
Last Monday, junior Political Science students had an assembly regarding the special MA program Ateneo has for us to take if we want to. It is a great program anchored into our current undergraduate program, which basically allows us just one year to take graduate courses and eventually earn an MA degree after. Yes. One freakin year ONLY. It is seriously TEMPTING.
I mean, what’s one year?
Damn law school.
The buzz of this MA program around us PolSci students brought about questions on the what do we really want to do after polsci. Are we all set...
Here's to positive distractions
8 July 2007
I’ve never experienced heightened emotions tugging me endlessly in various directions consecutively the way I’ve been having them recently. Well, at least not since I was going through the worst ordeal back in high school. Of course, I was a completely different person then. More impulsive, less mature. But I still never expected this.
Siguro tama na. Isasarado ko na muna hanggang sa makita ko na kara pat-dapat pa itong balikan.
It’s really exhausting, and as much as I want to make things turn out okay. Circumstances prove to make me feel otherwise. I don’t want to be angry. I really don’t....
Nearing end of summer and the start of a new sem
9 June 2007
Why, oh why do I have to get a really crappy random number for picking out classes and schedules this time my Junior year?! It was insane. Call time was 1:40, and I finally ended up with the final list of classes 3 hours after – a far cry from minutes of enlistment from previous sems. I went through hell and back just to fight for a good sched. Fortunately, I was probably one of the luckiest in my block to get a decent sched with great teachers. The only perks of being one of the last few ones, and...
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