The Past
This past week has been depressing, mainly due to receiving our advisory grades. Turns out I'm not doing so well. I just remembered that Honors Programs require a minimum of 2.5 QPI, and so far, I haven't reached that. Tan-tun-tuuuun. Well, I'm a 2.3--oh wait! I just computed, I'm a 2.53... that can't be right... well of course, I'd love to reach the minimum QPI. Well, anyway. It's only the advisory grades (they say), the final marks will be far from these (they say). I just have to work hard (ugh, typical) and do my best.
So I got a C in Chem lecture. Yeah. It's Chem lecture! And it's EASY! It's not super easy, but it's not something you get a C for. I know the answer to my C, by the way. And it ticks me off, too. You see, our seat works are made 'by pair', meaning you and your seat mate work on usually one or two problems each. You can already see where this is going. My seatmate is, to be polite, as duller than a rubber ball. And I don't mean dull as boring.
So imagine this, we're given five minutes to answer the two questions (per pair so that's just one question). I take the five minutes for my own question, of course, the teacher never makes it easy so I do need my time. I finish, look over to check if she's done, she gives me a blank look and asks me what to do. I cram the last few minutes to answer her, but of course I can't write the answer myself (we sit at the front, right in my teacher's line of sight) so I have to wait for her to write it down and then check, and then tell her what to do next, wait for her to calculate, wait for her to check her Periodic Table before I tell her the charge of Oxygen is -2.
Most of the time, I'm unable to help her in the time left so majority of OUR scores are only 50%, and sometimes a little more because of partial points. So, naturally, that merits a grade of C. And my 1st LE didn't go flawlessly, I only got a B, so that's still a C (somehow).
Big SIGH...
I think my teacher understands my situation now, though, because on the last paired seat work he only gave 1 item to work together with and I did it all on my own and just explained it to her afterward. And he may have noticed that my grade is a C, even though I know what I'm doing.
So that's the highlight of my advisory grades. Oh, and I got a C in Filipino--I was expecting a D. But yeah, Coroza curves well. I also got a C in Math (expected), and A in Chem Lab (soon to go down because of that disastrous lab reporting), and B's in English and Lit. My Lit grade is expected to be raised to an A because our beloved Ms. Torreon curved most of our seat works and quizzes. Also, she is currently rechecking our Midterm and gave no grade lower than a 7/10 in the essay portion. And based on the answers she discussed, I have gotten most correct.
The Present
The 4th Math LT is over, and I'm feeling slightly confident. I got some answers (I think) and I'm just eager for the results. I don't want to jinx it, or get my hopes too high, so I'll avoid talking about it here. Sorry for bringing it up in the first place, you just needed to know the present.
Tonight, we OB kids are having dinner at Shakey's for... nothing really. It's not really the celebration of Alex's birthday (tomorrow), it's probably like a celebration of the end of their 2nd LT and their midterm (also tomorrow), though 'celebration' may not be the right word.
We don't have the same Math, BTW. Mine is still Math 18.
There are some things I have to do today, like check how the Canadian Dollar is faring in the market (for AIESEC), and read The Company of Wolves (for Lit). Also, the last 2 days have been spent with minimal to virtually no Facebook, in preparation for my 4th LT. And I found it nice, studying more.
Proof of this: I spent last Monday afternoon reading my Filipino--take note, FILIPINO--hand-out to prepare for the following day's discussion on the poem 'Kahit Saan'. I read that thing like a boss! I understood every line, every metaphor, etc. Our prof came up late last Tuesday because of traffic, so today was supposed to be our first meeting for the week, but he didn't show up instead he sent his--what I like to imagine, "understudy" and she wrote down the exercise he left for us.
So earlier today, when I was packing my bag, I took out my purple folder where I keep all the readings (papers) because I know we don't have English or Lit today, so it would just be dead weight. I totally forgot that my Filipino hand-out was there as well, so I answered the seat work without my notes, but thank goodness I had spent all those hours studying 'Kahit Saan' so I didn't need it at all. I may have missed one metaphor about the bird, but since they were all saying the same thing, I don't think it mattered.
So moral of the story is: I'm going to start studying now.
Odd. I tried that back in high school, ended up stopping because I was effortlessly flying through rainbows then. Now is a different thing, I bet.
Tonight, we OB kids are having dinner at Shakey's for... nothing really. It's not really the celebration of Alex's birthday (tomorrow), it's probably like a celebration of the end of their 2nd LT and their midterm (also tomorrow), though 'celebration' may not be the right word.
We don't have the same Math, BTW. Mine is still Math 18.
There are some things I have to do today, like check how the Canadian Dollar is faring in the market (for AIESEC), and read The Company of Wolves (for Lit). Also, the last 2 days have been spent with minimal to virtually no Facebook, in preparation for my 4th LT. And I found it nice, studying more.
Proof of this: I spent last Monday afternoon reading my Filipino--take note, FILIPINO--hand-out to prepare for the following day's discussion on the poem 'Kahit Saan'. I read that thing like a boss! I understood every line, every metaphor, etc. Our prof came up late last Tuesday because of traffic, so today was supposed to be our first meeting for the week, but he didn't show up instead he sent his--what I like to imagine, "understudy" and she wrote down the exercise he left for us.
So earlier today, when I was packing my bag, I took out my purple folder where I keep all the readings (papers) because I know we don't have English or Lit today, so it would just be dead weight. I totally forgot that my Filipino hand-out was there as well, so I answered the seat work without my notes, but thank goodness I had spent all those hours studying 'Kahit Saan' so I didn't need it at all. I may have missed one metaphor about the bird, but since they were all saying the same thing, I don't think it mattered.
So moral of the story is: I'm going to start studying now.
Odd. I tried that back in high school, ended up stopping because I was effortlessly flying through rainbows then. Now is a different thing, I bet.
The (Near) Future
So on Monday, I am going to Marquee Mall to meet up with my high school batch mates. It's gonna be the first time to see some of them since graduation. I'm very excited to see Jill again.
This weekend is also a long, four-day one. And I am so happy about that. There is no long test to review for, so I can relax all four days. Unfortunately, this is the last scheduled holiday for the term. Unless of course, a major storm hits us and classes are further cancelled. Not that I... would want that to happen...
Of course, I need to plan my weekend accordingly. I can't afford to waste time. I'd love to play tennis, but Paolo isn't returning home until Sunday evening. I think I will start planning my weekend tomorrow after INTACT.
That's all for today. See you next time.
This weekend is also a long, four-day one. And I am so happy about that. There is no long test to review for, so I can relax all four days. Unfortunately, this is the last scheduled holiday for the term. Unless of course, a major storm hits us and classes are further cancelled. Not that I... would want that to happen...
Of course, I need to plan my weekend accordingly. I can't afford to waste time. I'd love to play tennis, but Paolo isn't returning home until Sunday evening. I think I will start planning my weekend tomorrow after INTACT.
That's all for today. See you next time.
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