Wednesday, March 16, 2005
9:48 PM


Thank God for LEAKAGES, they really help!

Oops. Cool lang. don't get me wrong. I DEFINITELY do not rely on leakages. Hindi kaya yun ng konsensya ko, okie?

They are helpful in a sense that because they were the focus of our research paper, our THESIS was declared one of the BEST. Just how great is that? Sobrang saya ko lang talaga.

There were 91 groups (consisted of 4-5 members each) who wrote and defended a paper. Out of that number, only 6 groups were recognized for having the BEST thesis. And.. *ehem* hehe...one of these was our group. I HONESTLY didn't expect that to happen because a few weeks ago, the other groups were already informed about it while we (my group mates and i) were not. Some groups were even asked to present their paper in front of the entire faculty. Tas kanina, during the awarding, nakiki clap na lang ako kasi I know na who's gonna be called. But nooww. nasurprise na lang ako.

The thesis of the group that was called prior to us was about cheating in general. Just right after that, the unexpected cropped up.

Ms Hernandez: the next group I'll be calling focused on a topic very related to cheating. They discussed about leakages (by this time, I started talking to my seatmate. Kinikilig na ko dahil feeling ko samin na yon pero in denial parin ako. But I kept on talking so that just in case I expected too much, my disappointment wouldn't show) and this group consisted of...LEYNES, Princess.. (oops! Parang ka group ko ata yan).. NABLE, Riva (oh my! Ako yon. Totoo nga!!! Horayyyy!!!)

Haha. Sobrang excited ako. Sobrang overwhelmed at overjoyed. Na kinikilig. Sobrang unexpected talaga. I pretty looked stupid I guess because I was jumping and all that. Yung iba kasi, alam na so they didn't react the way I did. I was even the one who reached the stage first, given that leynes actually sat right in front of it. Ewan. Siguro dahil sa sobrang excitement. One in the group had to explain some things about the paper and I left that to Aicel. I was able to force her to do the talking dahil sa sumbat na: "ikaw na please? Ako na yung nagpa bookbind eh." Haha.

THANK YOU LORD! All my hard work paid off. Grabe. Ilang weeks of sleepless nights din yon. At ilang subjects rin ang nasacrifice. it almost took my sanity..
- writing approximately 80%-85% of the paper
- proofreading it before having it printed (grabe, parang nag-edit ako ng isang buong libro)
- proofreading it before having it bookbound
- memorizing lines for the presentation
- preparing for the defense
- practicing with my group mates
- dealing with unbearable attitudes
- overcoming indolence
- broadening vocabulary
- staring at the computer for 36+ hours (straight ha)
- skipping meals
- getting students to participate in the focus group discussions
- inventing some (uhh, some nga ba?) things for the paper
- dealing with super annoying printers
-going to school without bathing (nagkulang sa oras eh. Natapos ba nmang magprint ng 7:15. umm, 7:30 kc bell nmin.)
- being reprimanded by mrs. miraflor for coming in late for her class
- missing seatworks, assignments, and QUIZZES because of absences necessary in finishing the thesis (while the others got to save themselves from these things)
- staying in the dormitory without permission/ pay (garapal)
- going all the way to recto just to have that thesis bookbound
- taking pictures of people we don’t know
- commuting from pasig to taguig ba yon? Basta lagpas ng cainta (na isang probinsya. Ibig sabihin, mas probinsya pa yong pinutahan nmin.)
- reading all the researches
- going to the library to do more researching
- visiting the IMC to edit some parts of the paper
- forgetting about all trace of timidity to get things done on time
- crying in front of my group mates just to get them follow me
- getting annoyed almost 75% of the time
- panicking minutes before the defense
- paneling. (imagine ha, we only got the paper of the other group the very day they were to present. Tsk. Tigatig. )
- cramming the best way we know

grabe. Thesis talaga ang pinakamahal kong requirement sa buong buhay ko as a student.

Tama si bea tan: ang buhay ay parang sinulid. Lahat tayo dumadaan sa butas ng karayom.

Well in that case, I can assure everyone that I'm one helluva strong spool of thread. Sa dinami dami ba nman ng karayom na napasukan ko na. ewan ko na lang. haha.