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- First Year: The New Hope Chapter 1.4
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Week 2
Still reeling from the after effects of High-school, I still find it hard to adjust. on week 2, my worst nightmare comes true, the class is dividing in an alarming rate. Well for a backgrounder I have a phobia to this kind of situation as in High-school this had happened fortunately we settled our differences and as a spoiler I got close to the dominating group at least on some members and also as a spoiler I never had chance to do in college and agaian as a spoiler, we nver got a chance to settle differences in college.
Either way back to the topic, The week can be remembered as hanging out by groups and as the week nears end, there is a certain feeling that you can't squeeze your way in some groups and you can be part of the "indies" which belong to no particular group. I am still in the state of culture shock because I never got the chance to experience the behaviors some of my classmates are doing coming from a section who are let's say "conservative" with a minor liberated minds. At least I can manage but being in a state of euphoria being able to study in a prestigious university, I do what I planned to do in UST when I was still in High school, explore the school. Since my classmates were uninterested in my plans I ventured on my own and do what I like, exploring.
Week 3 - The revelation
Only recently (I mean this may 2007) there had been major development going in my life so I am allowed to say I think what had long been had to say. Ironically this dates back to this week, the 3rd week of my stay in UST. Future posts will tell you about my revelation and more backgrounder and you will really find out why my life or at least my college life had been fascinating and uhm, exciting.
During the 3rd week, I had been fascinated by the library. I began this by staying on this place until very late in the afternoon. I mostly read books and some newspapers in the lobby. It was a wednesday and we were dismissed early (at 1pm) I don't have a PE class (since mine was on a thursday) and my class were at the main building and this is near the library (which is located at the back of this building). I go to the library and decided to see if they have available Harry Potter Book. I sawChamber of Secrets there (hard bound) and I read it. 0n Chapter 16 (Chmaber of Secrets), I saw a paper obviously a scratch with some text printed on it and when I read on the back it said some sort of instructions (printed from a printer, obviously). Being an adventurer, I curiously investigated at leisure time where this is or where this would take me. It said that that I should look at the clock of main building then go through the main building exiting at the back, through the canteen building then back to the library. Once on the library, Iwas tasked to go back again to where I found the note and there would be additional instructions there. Well it was hard and I found it weird, because you would be going back anyway so some might say that he would stay their and wait fir the instruction. Some might ignore it because it's not just plain stupid but it's not worth their time.
As you guessed it, I took up the challenge and I was shocked that another paper was inserted into the HP chamber of secrets book, now saying "You are not meant to find this but with your perseverance you can be with us". I find it laughable and weird but it has a series of alphanumeric numbers taking place as the author of the note. well I took the note and I noticed that it is similar to the call number of books in the library. I searched it through the DOS based Lorenzo at that time and it took me to the Filipiniana section of the library and with the book about the history of the Philippines. Ironically it wasn't available on shelf and I need to present it to the student assistant where I can find it. Well when I show the note to the student (which is a he from college of commerce judging its uniform) stared at me, take note that I only shown him only the part of the note which contains the call number of the book, but he stared at me like I was being examined very closely. He just told me that if I'm sure about this, I thought it first if he is asking about the book but I said I said yes because since I was there, I won't lose anything anyway then he said follow me.
He asked his supervisor (the head of the filipiniana section, I suppose) that he would go to the CR, he's not talking which got me scared and took me on the part of the library which is obviously not where most students would usually go to. For obvious reason, I wouldn't say where because people might go there and can cause panic or some serious actions from the library. When we are on the part when no one is around, he look around to see of anyone is near and He then said to me: "you are officially in, as the first rule you can't tell this to anyone and I mean anyone this applies to your classmates, friends, family, pets, things or any other people in the world aside from us of course"Sunday May 27, 2007 - 03:24am (CST) Permanent Link | 0 Comments - Fast Forward: Jefflacs' Idiot guide in finding a job
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After over 50 companies applied, over 20 companies replied for interviews, exams etc and over Php 5,000 spent, I am still jobless and stressed out that good jobs are filled up. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), I compiled my thoughts that I think will be beneficial not only to me but for all those job seekers out there rubbing elbows with their enemies for the job and desperately seek the attention of employers to hire them. And I give you the following advice and observation to find a place in the corporate world:
Don't count your eggs before it is hatched - Don't expect anything or everything on a company. and most especially don't love a company because it will never love you back. Don't forget at the end of the day, it's all business.
What happened to me is that I expect so much on certain companies, to the point that I am confident that I'll be hired by them. also, I daydreamed sometimes how will I look like or what should I do in case I'll be hired by them only to be disappointed that I was not hired and obviously, it breaks my heart.
Beware! The companies are alive! - Be very careful of should I say, substandard or let's just say ugly companies. I have many experience with these type of companies only to think that with my experience of being turned down by big or multinational or beautiful companies, my conscience told me that I belong to these type of companies which I constantly try to forget because it makes my spirits low.
In this case I'll tell you 2 experiences of mine regarding with these companies. First, a certain company that starts with a V, hold its office on a rather rundown building in ortigas, the building looks old, I estimated that it is one of the first buildings built on ortigas, it has a korean store similar to the set-up of 24 hour convenience store and a mini-stop beside the entrance of the building on the ground floor of course. To cut the story short, the office looks BAD, it's very dark judging that they turned off the light, not an ambient environment, looks like a call center but not judging by the many people working on that place with old computers and it really looks like that you are working on an Internet café but sadly, some internet cafés look more beautiful than this office.
The environment is not conducive to me to work with and it makes me more stressed if ever I'll work there. What makes the company worst is this story: The interviewer told me if I'm familiar with adult websites, well I asked the interviewer 3 times If I heard that right in the end she said that I'f I'm familiar with porn sites. yes you heard it right, PORN sites. She said that if it's ok with me If ever I'll work on that kind of projects because some of their clients requested them to do this. Many people maybe want to work on this and envy me (hehehe) but I told the interviewer a rather insignificant yes to shut her up or maybe because to grant her respect. She adds that I shouldn't worry because it will be deleted right away anyway once the project is done and uploaded on the server. It's great she told me right away because she said that I might be shocked when I worked on it. Well after that incident, I promised to myself I will never ever go back to that place ever again. The past few days I received some text from them for an additional interview well as expected I never replied to them. Maybe I'll worked there if it's the end of the world and they're the only company wants to accept me with open arms.
And lastly, another horror experience. A company that calls themselve a call center that sounds like a dance and familiar to many filipinos if ever politicians wants to change the constitution. They are based in makati and their building, as expected, looks like that is built during the late 80's or early 90's. When you enter the building you will encounter unfriendly guards, and with my story, told me additional instructions on how will I go to that office. It was confusing alright, but I pretended that I've heard it just to shut them up apparently, the office is on the top floor of the building. The lobby of the building looks ok but below average of other modern buildings. for once I breathlessly said "cool" not expecting of what will I see upstairs. When I'm on the top floor I was confused where will I go, the office location is obviously not there. I was looking for a particular room 2206 (22 being the 22nd floor), I look upstairs but I embarassed myself that I have gone to the wrong office and kept apologizing to an officer of that office well fortunately she gave me instructions on how to get there. Then I remembered what the guards had told me, take the fire exit go up with those very confusing stairs which you don't know where it will lead you too, then I saw the room number then I saw a gym which the guards told me about earlier. When I'm trying to find where will I go in this area, I said to myself that it looks like a scene of Alias or 24 in which I go to a secret area expect that I'll find something illegal or I will meet someone so that no one will find me that I was there or I met with a certain person. Well with these TV shows it excites me more but like what a batch mate who had gone there said, the place looks like that you'll be raped. Then at the very long last I found the office, it is very dark obviously they turned of the lights. The place looks like it is illegally set-up or temporarily set-up. Imagine TV shows like alias or 24 or like the one in Miss congeniality in which they set up temporarily on a room with all those gadgets to catch bad guys or spy on something. what made the palce worst is a small nipa hut set-up inside which is way out of place and doesn;t do any good in my humble opinion and of course it has computers set-up similar to rundown and substandard internet cafés. The interviewer interviewed me on the hallway which looks like a broom cupboard. To give you an idea how it went, imagine the scene in Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire in which Harry Potter is interviewed by Rita skeeter.
After the interview I was interviewed again by the owner which is a foreigner. I don't know the nationality but with his accent, he's probably an american or an australian w/o the famous australian accent. His office looks like a place where online sex takes place with his net cam set-up because of a blue cloth placed on the wall (as a background). I was hired right away and added that I'll go there whenever I'll be available or want to work. Well for me, I'll never ever go to that place ever again and I have no intention to contact them that I will not work there anymore and besides the owner didn't gave me details on the salary so no harm done.
Go with the flow, stick to the topic - During interview, it is important to remain calm and think what you have to say. It is ok to pause for a while to think your answers rather than telling them rubbish and occasional uhhhh,uhmmm and aaahs or errrs. On a particalar company in export bank plaza, the reason I was not accepted is that I spoke tagalaog because I panicked on what will I answer. It is ubelievable for me especially that I like to speak in english all the time (as many classmates and friends know). I regret that I speak that way because I wasn't accepted but on the bright side at least I have chance to choose other companies that I can enjoy when I work.
Fastest fingers first - When taking an exam, answer first the parts where the procter told you is important or essential. and the most important is don't take your time answer the questions in which you are very certain. The reason why I wasn't able to pass some exams is that I left many questions unanswered especially the important ones in exchange for the other questions that are little value to the results. It is also important to think carefully on your answers especially to essay parts. Make your answers in essay parts creatively and that will attract the attention of the employers. In a company handled by the call center Acceture, I made at least an impression with the interviewer with my answer in an essay in which I used overt, attracting and extravagant words.
dot com craze - Be very careful of what you apply online especially on websites that are unheard of or looks like it is made by beginners (I admit I make websites that looks like that hehehe). One website that claims that they have the list of best jobs, produce the 2 companies that I have talked about earlier. It is also important to know what you had applied to prevent confusion and prevent applying on a wrong position if ever you are asked to come to the office and fill up some forms. Also, be careful of the forms you fill up online, for my experience, several companies take several glances of me only to find out that I click "female" for the sex part and being an expert in Macromedia flash (well not really an expert I just know things that's all) up to now, I was not able to change it just for the simple reason that I'm lazy to do that for now
Good morning starshine! The earth says hello! - It is very important to go to an appointment early or at least on time to give good impressions. sadly for me, I was frequently late from a few minutes to the worst an hour later. To prevent these, plan where you are headed. Ask the one who contact you how to get to that office or from the address you were provided you to go to, go to the nearest bookstore (fully booked or Powerbooks) look for a map and find the area where it is located at least these will give you an idea and makes you plan how to get there and be familiar where you should go. I do this all the time and it is very useful and makes me save a little for the cost. I recommend the map of manila by citi atlas (I don't know if that is the exact title) or the one who has the detail map of ortigas and makati as they show even the name of the building on these areas. It is free of course and at least they will certainly help you on finding your destination.
I didn't that! I didn't that! - Obviously, speak proper english (as this is the universal language in business) and prevent wrong grammar to prevent yourself from embarrassment. When contacting and asking for the HR, speak in english at least you can give impression as they have contacts with the one who will employ you, they can certainly influence about your application. one more thing, show great interest that you really want to work on that company as this will give an impression that at least you are not wasting their time being there just for the sake of being there. Don't over do the thing though as for my experience, showing great interest or enthusiasm may disappoint you in the end
It's the end of the road, It's the end of the road whoooooo - In making appointments, you cannot prevent some times clashing. Make it a point that when making an appointment, be sure you schedule only one company per day as you cannot prevent that sometimes you have to spend time more to the point it will take you a whole day just to finish. Unless your contact said a particular time it will be finished or it will just take you at least 2 hours to finish, you can schedule another company after. Just make it sure you have a time allowance on getting from a company to another and just what I have said earlier, plan.
Funtime is chowtime! - After your appointment/s, have fun. go to the nearest mall in the area or have snacks. This will allow you at least forget what happened after a stressful interview or exam. On my experience, I grew tired of Megamall, Galleria, Glorietta and greenbelt (2,3,4) because I always go to these malls after my appointments, exams or interviews.
Thursday May 17, 2007 - 03:20am (CST) Permanent Link | 0 Comments - Fast Forward: Gone for 36 Hours
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Gone in 36 Hours
Once again, I lived up to my reputation as having an exciting lifestyle. Last May 9 and 10 or for a total of 36 hours, I travel to the down under (not Australia, but on Mindoro) and as many would have thought it would be tiring, for me it was exciting and I enjoyed the trip so greatly that I did not feel tired at all. Just a background: The reason why I have gone to mindoro is because my tito just died and since I'm on vacation and jobless and I wasn't going to do anything and it's been I think 10 years since I have gone to mindoro, I agreed to come to my father's home province to experience something new and I want to unwind because of the stress I'm experiencing for not finding a job. I was supposed to go to mindoro with my mom and eldest sister, Ate Wyn last monday but I'm not 100% sure to go with them since I'm waiting for a call from various companies which I applied hoping they would get in touch with me but never did.
I have told them I would follow them on wednesday since the burial will take place on Thursday and I am very happy that I was allowed to travel on my own to mindoro. My happiness was dampened when I learned that my Tita Ludy would go with me to Mindoro. Altough I'm still happy that she would go with me, the prospect of traveling alone dampened my high expectations. But at about 10pm the night before the departure, Tita Ludy called that she could not go with me because her daughter LA was rushed to the hospital for the reason that I still don't know about and that set my spirits high once again. It goes down a bit when I learned in the morning that my dad would be meeting me on the Batangas port and we would go to mindoro together. Well at least I'll still travel alone from manila :)
Hoping that I would have a nice, great and long vacation, I packed lot of clothes that is good for a 4 day stay. I put my clothes into 2 bags and seem that I would be staying for a week. Since Tita Ludy would not go with me (we had agreed to see each other at about 8am near the cubao terminal bus station), I slept at around 12am. Here's the rundown of what happened after:
Hour 0 (10:40am) - I was supposed to leave home at about 9am, the night before I set up my alarm to ring at 8:00am but unfortunately it did not ring finding that I set-up my alarm to ring at 8pm T_T. I was awoken by a call from my mom telling where I am, only to say that I was already at cubao and telling me last minute instructions. I took a bath, eat, clean some mess in the house and took me more than an hour. Navitaire called me up to interview me thru my cellphone but I told the caller to call me up in 1pm assuming that I'm already at the bus.
Hour 1 (11:30am)- My ate yell and I gone to the Camp Aguinaldo's palengke and bought some food for her. She drop me off to the camp's gate, gone to 15th avenue near the gate's entrabce to fulfill other tasks delegated to me by my family. I bought a 50 pesos load for my sun cellular phone and I was supposed to transfer money to our helper, Ate Joan who unable to catch her ship last sunday and needed to rebook costing us additional 500 pesos. Unfortunately, the branch where would I transfer the money, could not process it due to some technical difficulties and I sped off to cubao.
Hour 2 (12:30pm)- I waited at least 30mins for my turn to transfer the money in Cubao (Cebuana Lhuiller Farmers Plaza Branch) then I run to the Bus station near Ali mall in cubao to catch the bus, it was 12:50pm and the bus for Batangas pier would leave at 1:00pm so I rushed back to Mc Donalds in Alimall and bought (First time I would order this!) Quarter Pounder Meal and Upgrade my drinks and fries. I also bought a Lipton Red tea earlier so that I would have some change over my 1000 and 500 peso bills. Thank god I was able to catch the bus and after 5minutes the bus left cubao.
Hour 3 (1:00pm)- Eating Quarter pounder with cheese were not memorable as my first Double cheeseburger but it was great though. I was anxiously waiting for Navitaire to call up but fortunately One Global contact center in Orient Square in Ortigas texted me about my schedule for exam. Versomina co. also texted me for a job interview which I never replied for the reason that I have no intention to work there especially they sometimes work on porn sites. I also chat a little with ryx who would also leave for Hong Kong as she and Mae already graduated. Her sister, who is working the US accompanied them.
Hour 4 (2:15pm) - Navitaire called me up and with the occasional staring of passengers nearby, the interview went on smoothly. The interview laste about 10 mins. and talking in english were uncomfortable at that moment since the passengers would be staring at me and the bus radio were a bit loud so that I have to cover my other ears with my jacket so that I can hear the interviewer properly.
Hour 5 (3:30pm) - Traveling on Tanuan Batangas. It was nice to see Don's (my College classmate and thesis mate) Mother running for Councilor in that town. Her poster were typical and I thought Don made it at first but knowing his ability and taste, I assumed he did not made it after all because the poster looks typical and it appears it were just made by amatuers (hehehe like me).
Safeway Philtec called me up to schedule an exam tommorow I told them that Im out of town and I asked them to reschedule it till next week unfortunately they were wrapping up their search for programmer trainess and friday would be the last day of exams for that position. I told them that I would try to take the exam on friday because I really want to work on that company and it make a long while to accept new applicants.While on the trip, I was thinking about wether to take the exam or not because I thought that we would stay on Mindoro until sunday. In the end I decided to take the exam on friday and would leave mindoro tommorow after the burial of my tito because it's very frustrating for me if ever I won't take the exam. My dad and mom keep texting about my coordinates and where I was so I am obliged to text them back where I was.
Hour 6 - 7 (4:50-6:00) - I rushed to the port as I have been told by my father that the ship would leave at 5:00pm. I arrived at the port at around 4:50, so just like in Amazing race, I run to the ticket counter where my father is waiting and wearing a horrendous farmers hat which he appears to look like a farmer not a Distinguished Military Officer :)). We imeediately board the ship and at around 5:05pm the ship left batangas port. We boarded supercat, a fast craft w/c usually takes about 45-minutes to an hour to calapan city in mindoro and vice versa. The sun is setting down this time and too bad we are seated on the middle of the boat and unable to seat near the window. Luckily world's amazing videos were played on the TV and some taped instruction/demo on using the life jacket and some emergency measures.
Hour 8-10 (6:00 - 8:30pm) It was raining on the calapan port and we rushed to the van which would take us to our town, pinamalayan. Too bad it was getting dark so I don't have a chance to see the places along the way. We arrived at siete in pinamalayan. A dad's acquaintance were waiting with us and have to go back to his house to get his tricylcle as he thought that only my dad would be arriving. We went first to his house have some snacks (typical soft drinks and some imported cookies (oreo))
Hour 11 (9:00pm) - We arrived at my grandfather and grandmother's house. They could not recognize me at first because it's been years since I have been there. I ate some dinner and talk a little to my lolo and lola.
Hour 12-13 (9:50-12:05am) - We went to the burial of my tito in their house which is about 5 minute walk from my lolo and lola's house. We talked to my lola and cousins meet some of the relatives and played with some new found friends. Ate wyn and I played the bingo which is always marred with protests we didn't win though and we decided later that we would not join anymore. I roamed around the house and keep staying on the streets because it was full of people fortunately my cousin's house had a TV and I were able to catch Rounin and Pinoy Big Brother.
Hour 14 (12:30am)- We headed back to my lolo's house and prepared my things. I read first some newspapers which my father brought and then gone to sleep.
Hour 15 - 21(1:00am-7:45am) Sleeping
Hour 22 (7:50am) My dad wake us up lecturing us why we woke up very late 0_o and saying that we shouldn't have gone to sleep anyway because its been a while we haven't gone to Mindoro and we ahould have bonded with my lolo and lola. Oh well stupid for him to tell us that, I never liked my father anyway even he did some few good things to me it was always been overpowered by his stupidity which makes us hate him more than love him (uhh this deserved another long post hehehe). I prepared for taking a bath as ordered by my father and my lola was able to talk to me and crying in the end because she learned that I was leaving that afternoon and we wouldn't have enought time to talk. I felt guilty and saddened as I always want to have a vacation in Mindoro and yet it was cut up by my decision to take the safeway exam (I hope they'll accept me as I have sacrificed too many! hehehe). My lola gave me 1000 pesos (wow) and saying she was sorry that was the only amount she could gave (awwww), I felt really sorry for my grandparents. Thank God my lolo did not cry as I would feel very gulity of my decision. Well I just decided now that I would treat my bestfriend to the screening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in IMAX theater as it's last 20 minutes would be on 3D format.
Hour 23 - 26(9:05am-12:20pm) Gone to my tito's house and wait for the start of the burial. While waiting I roamed again around the house eat some food and play with the pesky new found friends who are about I think 8 years old. I was asked by my dad to go back to my lolo's house to get his blue sun glasses(again horrible and looks like it was bought from tiangge) and his military pattern printed net scarf which would certainly attract some NPAs around the area (Yeah, I'm afraid to go farther from my tito's or lolo's house as I might get kidnapped by those bastards).
Hour 26-28 (12:30pm-3:00pm) The start of the burial, the procession was very slow and a typical 30 minutes trip to the city proper took us more than an hour. We attended the mass then proceeded to the cemetery. It was a sad day obvioulsy and I haven't cried because my tito and I were not very close altough I have many fond memories of him.
Hour 29-30 (3:15pm-4:55pm) - My sister and I are heading home. We were surprised that we are dropped by the station which would take us to the pier. We thought that we we would be heading to tito's or lolo's house first before we would leave. We waited for some passengers (the mode of transportation to and from the port are vans which would cost about 100 pesos for an almost 1 and half hour trip from pinamalayan to calapan and vice versa. We leave the town at around 3:15pm and we seated at the front of the vehicle. The trip was enjoyable as I saw some very scenic places, too bad the camera don't have battery and was taken by my father insisting that he can find some battery and take some pictures when they would go to roxas city (The gateway to caticlan which is also a gateway to boracay). The driver drives very fast and I felt as if I am riding on a roller coaster. Combine it with winding roads, it really felt I was riding on a roller coaster.
Hour 31 (5:00pm) - We arrived at the calapan port at around 5:00pm, while my sister goes immediately to the CR after we arrived, I learned that the last trip of supercat bound to the batangas port is 5:00pm so I immediately bought some tickets and we run to the port as quickly as we can, too bad our tickets won't be seated near the window. We run to board the boat and we were able to catch it. Luckily, no one come to seat near the window so I have an opportunity to seat there and see the islands on our way o batangas. It was nice to see RORO (Roll on roll off) ferries and we were able to pass them as roro usually takes from the very rare 1 and half hour to the worst more than 3 hours. Roro are usually large to accomodate vehicles especially large trucks and buses (it's now possible to go to boracay on car or bus! yipee! too bad you have to leave it on either batangas port or on caticlan port, onviously, you can't take any car to boracay).
Hour 32 - 33 (6:05pm - 7:10pm) we arrived at batangas port, bought some snacks in preparation of the long journey home. We also bought some pasalubong for ate yell. Too bad some bus already left so we have to wait for another bus to come and wait a full hour for the bus to leave as it waits for more passemgers to be full before leaving the port.
Hour 34 -36 (7:15-10:00pm) Travelling to manila, sleeping along the way and the first time to take the STAR tollway, unfortunately, it was too dark to see if the place is scenic or see the place itself. It was more horrifying that the conductor turned of all the lights and I felt that some might take advantage and stole some items he turns it on again when we were leaving the tollway. And then we arrived at home at around 10:00pm enough to catch Pinoy Big Brother and Rounin heheheh.
Sunday May 13, 2007 - 02:30am (CST) Permanent Link | 2 Comments - Backgrounder: First year
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Wearing College of Engineering Uniform, having your classes in Engineering Building (aka Eng'g) but having your lab classes in Main building and knowing that you are currently enrolled as College of Science makes most students of ICS Department confused at least the new students or some of the old students were.
It also confuse some students where should we go in case we need some questions, some teacher were part of the Engineering Faculty and most of our professor this time was based on college of Science which means we should trek from our building to the main building in case we need something.
Later we were able to adapt to this set-up and is exciting for students like us, uhm I think that will only apply to me, eitherway, having the best of both worlds is beneficial to us as we are able to experience the what these colleges has to offer.
On the campus itself, the set up is great except for the elevated parking which gives me a feeling of falling down due to its simplicity of just a temporary assembled iron beams used in construction of buildings. Another set back is various buildings which looks like it will fall anytime like the canteen building (whatever it is called, I forgotten the name because it doesn't exist now anymore) and the ever famous main building. The campus is full of trees except for wide open spaces like the football field and the parade ground.
On My Schedule, my class always start at around 7am and the day will always end usually at 2.00pm, my earliest dismissal is 1pm on wednesday and the latest is on a thrusday which I have my PE class volleybal which ends at 5pm but usually dismissed ahead of time.
On the class, we usually have our classes on Room 45 and our laboratory class at room 406 (not sure though but its near the laboratory office and the Math and Science Department) at the main building. We do not have a computer-related laboratory class in the first semester and mainly, just the filler subjects were offered (oh yeah I consider Intro to computers is just a filler subject.
The class (My class, section 4CSA) is composed of a total of 45 students with 45 different lives and as my post progress in the coming days and weeks and months, You will see deception, triumph, losses, victories and grief at its best. As I have said in my first post, some events or stories may be fictional or contain some fictional elements or have been combined by fictional elements in order to spice some things up or to protect what is needed to be protected. This is just some background information to give you an idea the environment I had been into.
Saturday April 21, 2007 - 03:05am (CST) Permanent Link | 0 Comments - First Year: The New Hope Chapter 1.4
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The professor was named Mam Benjamin, Mam Benj she was popularly called. Many thought she was very strict ( which later *SPOLIER* is disproved actually nice after all*). This was my first calss and she teaches the very basic college Algebra.
I felt uneasiness on my part because I can feel someone is watching me. Since morning, I begin to feel that someone is watching me as if everyone is staring at me up to the time I had gone to school. Well maybe I was being too paranoid and maybe it was caused by my anticipation in studying in UST.
The class was serious, no not serious, dead serious, no one is talking as if someone had doused us with a cold pail of water. Whoa, Deja vu! I experienced this exactly 4 years ago when I was entering High School! then I began to shiver shaking the thought that I would be experiencing the same things I had experienced in the past 4 years not that I had bad memories I just thought that it shouldn't happen again and I should work out that things should go my way.
Week 1
Everything went out smoothly and everyone is starting to get to know each other. First Impressions running around wildlybut that can't be helped as we don't yet know each other. I hang out on few groups some I don't approve of and reminds me of the deja vu (Things happened during my high school days is happening again) and some where I predict will not go anywhere anyway and will be disbanded later.
This is the point it got started, I begin to step up the game and stand up and be a leader but a thought ran across my mind that it would be very big task. I just showed everyone else who I am as I became very vocal and should I say became known to my classmates but later as fate would have it it disappeared quickly as if someone had planned it. well it's a good thing that it happened that way at least I can concentrate on what I want but after about 3 weeks (let's call it week 3) since school had started something happened causing my life to change and will never be the same again.
Saturday April 21, 2007 - 02:58am (CST) Permanent Link | 0 Comments
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