Officially, this day, November 11, is the start of the 2nd term of Academic Year 2013-2014. It was a blessing in disguise for me to not have any NSTP 2 subjects this semester because that means I have the whole bane of the week (Monday) for free time. I say blessing in disguise because, even if I have the whole day for free, I get to take the NSTP 2 course on the next semester holding me back instead of finishing the course immediately.
For many, this Monday is their start of the new term, for me it's my last day of vacation.
The online registration period and payment of matriculation fees went smoothly compared to the previous semesters. The inevitable long lines were still there but the long wait wasn't thanks to the efficient work of volunteers and the people who assesses our papers. I went in line around 9 am and finished the whole process around 10:30 am.
This was also my first time registering alone. I always had my mom at my side during the enrollment period but because she wanted my apartment sparkling clean, she asked me to do it alone. The most difficult part of the payment of matriculation is the listing of the serial numbers of the paper bills. It's difficult enough to handle a lot of thousand-peso paper bills, how much more for counting them and listing the serial numbers out in the open.
Aside from the payment of my tuition fee, I spent the day pretty much feeling a little lonely. I still have troubles with homesickness especially at the start of each semester. I already miss my mom and my nephew, and of course my grandmother's home cooking.
Whatever tomorrow holds for me is also bugging my head. It's a new set of subjects as well as professors. All I'm hoping for are kind and effective professors who are fair and not exactly a terror. My greatest weakness in academic terms is probably pressure. Sure I'm in a prestigious university but that doesn't mean I'm well adapted to studying under pressure or working on the spot with high expectations.
It always feels like I'm introduced as an efficient machine but when I start working in front of testers, I start to malfunction.
Probably a problem in confidence. I guess you could say I'm going into war, each semester, under-confident. Sigh, what a troublesome college life, don't ya think?
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But I couldn't hope for anything better.
So then, 11.12.13 my (academic...and slightly boring) adventure starts anew!
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| here's a November 11 for today...get it? get it? |
For many, this Monday is their start of the new term, for me it's my last day of vacation.
The online registration period and payment of matriculation fees went smoothly compared to the previous semesters. The inevitable long lines were still there but the long wait wasn't thanks to the efficient work of volunteers and the people who assesses our papers. I went in line around 9 am and finished the whole process around 10:30 am.
This was also my first time registering alone. I always had my mom at my side during the enrollment period but because she wanted my apartment sparkling clean, she asked me to do it alone. The most difficult part of the payment of matriculation is the listing of the serial numbers of the paper bills. It's difficult enough to handle a lot of thousand-peso paper bills, how much more for counting them and listing the serial numbers out in the open.
Aside from the payment of my tuition fee, I spent the day pretty much feeling a little lonely. I still have troubles with homesickness especially at the start of each semester. I already miss my mom and my nephew, and of course my grandmother's home cooking.
Whatever tomorrow holds for me is also bugging my head. It's a new set of subjects as well as professors. All I'm hoping for are kind and effective professors who are fair and not exactly a terror. My greatest weakness in academic terms is probably pressure. Sure I'm in a prestigious university but that doesn't mean I'm well adapted to studying under pressure or working on the spot with high expectations.
It always feels like I'm introduced as an efficient machine but when I start working in front of testers, I start to malfunction.
Probably a problem in confidence. I guess you could say I'm going into war, each semester, under-confident. Sigh, what a troublesome college life, don't ya think?
...
But I couldn't hope for anything better.
So then, 11.12.13 my (academic...and slightly boring) adventure starts anew!
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