Enrolled for next semester

I thought I wouldn’t be able to continue my studies, but guess what? Guys, I just enrolled for another semester. This is my last semester to finish. I am really happy that I can still go to school. I will do everything to pass all of my subjects, so that I graduate next year.

If I would fail, I would disappoint myself and all the people who believe in me. I will not let that happen. My previous attempts to study always failed for financial reasons. This is my last chance to prove myself and to other people that I can finish it. Without a college diploma, you nowadays cannot find a good job. I don’t see myself working in a sari-sari store here in the Philippines. I want a good job. I think already about working abroad. That appears to be the best for me.

Finals

I took the final examination in accounting yesterday. As expected, all questions were really difficult but I've manged to answer most of the questions on the test paper. Nothing is easy when it comes to finals.

I won't know my scores until after vacations. I will find out about it when I get back from my my trip. Right now, I feel relieved that I only have to think of the management finals that I will be taking this Saturday. After that I'm done with final examinations. Good thing that I am able to take a break and enjoy my vacation. But before that I have to deal with my management subject first, which is making me nervous already just by thinking about it.

Pre-finals are done

Thanks God! The pre-finals are over for me. I'm done with all exams. I feel so relieved now. It was a lot of stress, but it's over! Although I haven't figured out whether I failed or not this time. Our teachers didn't discuss our scores yet. I think by next week they will tell us the results.

One exam done, the next is coming soon. Next, I am worried about the finals. I have to do my best just so I can pass both subjects. Finals are the most important exams in a semester. If you failed in your previous examination, you can still make it up with better results in the finals, so you will be able to balance your failed exams. I don't want to lose hope. I know I won't have the best grades because this semester's subjects are difficult, but I hope I will pass, so that I don't have to repeat the semester again. I'm already 24. I think it is best if I finished by the age of 25.  Although it doesn't matter how old you are in school, I just feel the need to finish college next year. I don't want to get old studying forever.

Pre-Finals

Pre-finals will be next next week, I have to be prepared before the examination comes. But for now I am in Samar for the Fiesta in Hernani. After that I will go back to the city and be ready for the examination. I must review my notes so that I can answer my test paper. We are not allowed to copy answer from other classmates, because it's already pre-finals. The previous examinations was so difficult already.

When the examination date comes, we will need to sit apart. We are not allowed to sit beside our classmates. The school rules are much stricter than in high school. The head teachers commanded all the teachers to do this set-up. We as a student must follow the instructions, not just for us students but for our instructors sake too. As teachers they must do what are told to them in order not to get expelled from their job.

Student life

When some people laugh at you for not being able to answer the question your teacher had ask, don't show them that you're affected. Rather smile, and tell yourself that there will always be next time to show your skills by answering questions. At least you've tried it!

It's natural for a student to be wrong sometimes or to not know the correct answer. That's what learning is about. If you knew everything already, you would not need to learn anymore. We should never laugh at others in school, because none of us is a perfect student. That's why we are in school to learn, and that includes a hundred times of mistakes for a students to make. We should never criticize one another.

School again

It's just too hot today! I'm going to school early to cool myself down. Whenever I come early to school, I always go to a vacant room and stay there until my next subject is about to start.

I like to stay in an air conditioned room when the weather is too hot. However, when it's a rainy day, I might feel cold inside an air conditioned room. Sometimes when I am freezing, it doesn't help to listen to the teacher, because my brain is blocked by the coldness in my body. Once I know that the weather is bad, I bring a sweater or jacket to school to warm me up during classes. That's the best way to keep my concentration at school.

Have a good day!

Good morning everyone! Finally we have class today. It means I need to come to school this afternoon to attend the class. I will be stuck in the classroom for few hours before the class is done. Tomorrow is my free day again, it's until Saturday morning. In the afternoon I will have a class.

I already have a plan for today. Once I'm out from school, I'll go and see the movie "The Hitman's Bodyguard". I was waiting for it to come out in the cinema. This movie will be the only English movie in the cinema here at Robinsons Mall in Tacloban. All other movies are Tagalog movies which I'm not interested in watching. We'll see if I still have enough time to watch a movie later. Have a blessed day to all!

No school, not good

My family thought already that I stopped studying, because I have so much free time. That's not the case. Honestly I was supposed to have class today, but our accounting instructor is too lazy to come to school to teach us the lesson we needed for midterm. This happened very often in the past. Most time she does not come to school but rather informs us through email about assignments. It's really unfair for us students, because we are paying our tuition and end up not learning anything from that teacher.

How are we going to learn if our instructor would treat us like this until finals? Our teacher always has a major excuse, and the head of the school is well aware of it, but it is still not good. This school is all about money, not about fair education. Private schools and colleges are always like this.

Busy Day

Today is Monday! No wonder why everyone's busy! I can see all of these high school students and their teachers passing by. I guess no holiday for them on this day while I do have a free day until Wednesday morning. My cousin is already in school. Next year, she is graduating from high school. I'm happy for her. She will move to Manila once she's done with high school.

Our acquaintance party will start at 1pm today and I won't be around. There is a side of me who wants to attend the party, but laziness is attacking me right now and I have decided not to go. It is the acquaintance photos that matter to me the most rather than anything else in the party. Since I am not going, I will just forget about it. From last year, I know already how the acquaintance party works for all ACLC Students. My costudents in my course are also not going.

Maybe tomorrow I will go back to the city.

No classes again

We didn't have classes yesterday, so instead of staying in Tacloban, I decided to just go home to Hernani. Classes are still suspended and I'm not sure when things will get back to normal. I will go to Tacloban on Saturday, because we might have classes on that day.

Same thing here in Samar, no electricity! All what you can see at night is darkness. I heard in the radio that the electricity should have been back yesterday, but it seems that was only a joke. There was no electricity yesterday. Next time better not tell everyone about anything that isn't real. We expect and later on get disappointed.

Anyway, 19th to 21st of this month is our preliminary examinations. Without electricity to study, or review, it is going to be difficult. Moving the examination dates to next month will only make everything hard for every single student.

Again no classes

No classes again! How are we going to learn if there will always be no classes. This is really annoying. I came all the way from Samar to attend class this afternoon, only to find out that there are no classes. School is closed!

It should be a teacher's duty to inform all students that there will be no classes for today. What's the use of having all of our cellphone numbers if its not used to notify us. I could have stayed at home until tomorrow. Since this semester has started, we never had a week straight with classes.

The origin of the problem is of course the recent earthquate. Since then, the school has no electricity anymore. I am not sure when it will work properly, because right now we have only limited supplies of electricity. Each places has four hours electricity running at different times during the day. This is affecting everyone, especially students.

Thinking positive

Good morning everyone! This is going to be a tough day for me again. But I want to be positive on all things this time,  so I don't really want to ruin my day by thinking of problems. I have classes in the afternoon today, I will be in school for four hours. But I have a feeling that classes might be canceled due to not having electricity.

It's going to be very hot inside the classroom, without air condition. There will be a power machine generator, but we all know that it's expensive to use. So, probably they will just turn on the lights for all the classrooms. Just like what they did last time. We probably cannot charge our phone as the outlets will not be working. We need to be patient until the power comes back. Right now I'm good, my phone battery isn't empty.

School quizzes

Just got home from school. It wasn't that bad today. I spent 6 hours in school, 4 hours this morning, and 2 hours this afternoon. We had 3 quizzes, glad that my classmate shared her answer with the few of us in school. I ended up getting a good score. I myself wouldn't have known all that. Thanks to her for sharing her answers to us. She was our savior today! Our teacher didn't mind our cheating, as she knows that we didn't have enough time to review.

My smart classmate happens to be a nice and kind person. Why does she knew all the answer? Simply. Because, she studied the subject twice already. I'm not happy with what I did though, but I don't have much of a choice. I cannot afford to get a zero on the first day of classes. Same thing with my classmates. Having enough time to review the learned lessons is really important in school.

Monday School

Tomorrow, our classes will start at 8:00am. Monday is always a long day in school, while I only have afternoon classes on Wednesday. I will need to wake up early in the morning. To bad I am so used to sleep long. I don't want to miss my subject for tomorrow. I think I will set my alarm clock to help me wake on time.

It is good that I have a classmate who lives at the same place as I do. It means I will no longer go to school alone. I'm glad that I have a classmate and friend who helps me with all school stuff. We don't share the same room. She's actually renting the other room shared with another roommate, but as of now she's alone there and she has the room for herself. Anyway I told her to just knock my door if ever I don't wake up early tomorrow.

Holiday

Monday it is today,  but no school, because today is holiday. I am still in Samar and have free days until tomorrow. I'm not sure whether we will have classes on Wednesday, since the Fiesta in Tacloban will be on Thursday. To find out is to go to school. But I wish I can know today so that I don't need to come back to Tacloban tomorrow. I am unsure about Wednesday, but our instructor haven't told us not to come. Too bad I don't have her phone number, otherwise I could have just texted her to be sure.

I really don't feel like going back to the city yet. I'm loving the fresh food that I am able to eat while I'm still home. Whenever I'm at the city I always end up losing weight. I don't have much appetite to eat the food from fast food restaurants, even though I have money to buy food. I rather eat the food here in the province that my auntie prepares for us. But it looks like I have no choice but to go back tomorrow. I can't miss my school. My subject for Wednesday is my major subject, hence I can't be absent. No backing out, I need to go back.

School Schedule

With just two days of school every week, I think I'm going to like this semester more than the previous semester. Monday and Wednesday are the only days I need to come to school. I have five days of free time in a week. I should be happy for that, but I am still worried that the subjects will be difficult. I have accounting and management subjects, and that does not look easy. I hope my small brain can keep up with those topics.

We were supposed to have classes on Saturday also, but our instructor was so nice to move it to Monday. So, Mondays will be long days in school. But I have no complaints, in fact it's a huge favor for us. We can come home to our place for straight four days. Next semester will already be our OJT (on the job training). Hence this semester is the last chance to get prepared for that. I'm excited to finish my course!

Sunday before school

Today is Sunday. Tomorrow, on Monday, I need to go back to the city for school. I don't feel the excitement for going back to school. I don't know why. At the beginning of this vacation, my mind was always thinking about school, now what's all in my mind is the opposite.

I think it's because I'm worried  about what I would say in front of everyone inside the classroom in the first day of school. LOL. It's so simple though, my teacher will definitely ask me few questions that I need to answer, then it's over. It's just me who is still not used to presenting in front of the crowd. I believe, I need to change this behavior as I cannot stay shy in front of people forever. Being so shy is not good! I am always worried that I don't meet other people's expectations. It's always me who has a problem with everything. I wish I could change!

In Samar

I am back in Samar with my family. I had to come home one more time before I go back to school. Classes in my school had started last Tuesday, and I've missed 2 days of classes already. Anyway, 2 absences wont affect my school attendance, because this whole week is all about introducing ourself to the instructors. Why I am so sure of this? Because my other classmates informed me about what they did during class hours.

Other reasons why classes of some schools in Tacloban haven't properly started is because of the upcoming Fiesta which is on 29th of June. That is 12 days from now. Once the Fiesta is over, it's going to be a hectic and stressful semester for everyone. Stressful mostly for those who need to be in school for 5 days per week. My subject isn't the easiest subject, but I am a little bit relieve knowing I don't need to be in school each day. I will have some free days. I'm ready for school this coming Monday. I heard our teaching in management is nice. I will see on Monday whether it's true.

Province School Has Started

Yesterday, the classes have started at my hometown. Everyone got so busy preparing for school. One of those students who are really excited to go back to school is my cousin. Next year she’ll be graduating from high school. Actually, we will both finishing school next year, hopefully: I will graduate in college (if I pass, hopefully) and she will finish high school. She is smart and I know she can keep up with her studies until she finishes. I never doubt her to make it. It’s just me who doesn't believe in myself sometimes.

Anyway, since school has started, I went back to Tacloban even though my classes won't be starting until next week. I chose to leave the province, because I had no one to hang around in the house anymore. My cousin and all my friends are in school all day for five days in a week. I am very close to my cousin, we are like sisters, and we are always together. We always help each other do all the households. But everything has its ending, school days are back! We wont be able to do things in the house anymore, I feel sorry for my auntie for that, I know how tiring her work is, and now that vacation is over, after coming home from work she’ll definitely do the chores that I and my cousin did in the house during vacation.

Worryless life

College life is where you don't have to worry about anything, from notebooks, to paper, school bag, pencil, and other stuffs for school. Unlike elementary and high school, things must be prepared on the very first day of school. That's what the parents do for their kids who are to study. Why I know about this, it's because I been through all that back in the days.

Now that I am in college, studying alone, I don't seems to worry about things. In 1 week, school will start, and I haven't even bought any stuffs for school. Not that I don't have money to buy those, it is just that I don't really feel like I am in need of getting those right away. It's funny sometimes, other college students go to school without bringing any paper with them or even notebooks. I myself make always sure I bring eveything I might needed in school. The reason why I haven't gotten anything yet is because, school may be starting already, but in the first week, not much is going on. It's going to be a week more or so, before the classes will be properly arranged.