For those of you who are thoughtful enough to ask how I am doing right now or whether or not I’m still alive, good news (assuming that you think it’s good too): I’M STILL ALIVE. And kicking.
Okay. So the last time you heard from me probably was four months ago just before my summer classes began when I decided to make an account of my AY ‘10-‘11 second semester roller coaster ride. I was technically a freshman student then–clueless and terrified. The ride was undoubtedly wild, not to mention, unforgiving. Its ups, downs and loops were nauseating, unpredictable and extreme that it literally shook and threw some of its passengers out of their seats (You’ll get a clearer picture of this when you’re taking up Accountancy. Swear!). Glancing back, I just couldn’t help but be thankful to God that I survived.
Hey, hey. Before things ripen into drama, let me fulfill first my purpose of writing this account–which is basically to make a recap of everything that transpired during the short period of time I was dormant.
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Scorching tough summer
I originally planned of making a separate account of my summer classes experience but as you may have noticed, it unfortunately did not materialize because of uhm, well, laziness getting the best of me. Anyways, last summer was actually my first summer term here in college. I had Rizal, World Literature, and Applied Chemistry. I was at first flabbergasted of how insanely fast the lessons were covered. Everyday was a marathon of taking up as many chapters or lessons as possible, leaving us by the end of the day perplexed and worn out. Major examinations were held every after two or three weeks and yes, it was tormenting. But, when I finally saw my triple ‘A’ final grade for all the three subjects, boy, I was floating on cloud nine!
Welcoming the freshies
ORSEM or Orientation Seminar is a three-day orientation for the freshmen which is usually held a week before the opening of classes. It is an annual university event which started in the year 2008.
Sporting my yellow I ROCK ORSEM ‘11 shirt, I, together with my blockmates, mustered all my courage and confidence as I faced the freshmen last June 1 to 3 for the ORSEM 2011. It was actually unplanned when I enlisted myself to be an ORSEM volunteer. Honestly, I was only swayed to do it because most of my classmates were taking part of it (now that’s a cool volunteer right there! XD). But in the end, I surprisingly found myself enjoying, feeling and rocking the entire colorful event.
Off to the next level
Things are much more different now that I’m a second year student. Apart from less-Facebook, more-Face-your-Books policy that I am now setting for myself, here are some of the new things about me and around me which I think are worth sharing:
- I am currently taking eight subjects, namely: Eng. 20, Math 13, BA 1, Econ. 20.1, RS 20, CWTS 1, PE 3 (badminton baby!) and the ever-whatever ACCTNG 4 (Financial Accounting 1, all about assets).
- The university now adopts the M-Th, T-F scheme which means that there are no more lecture classes on Wednesdays (except for some laboratories and PE and NSTP classes).
- Two of my new blockmates are Koreans. I do not know how to spell their names so uhm, let’s just proceed to the next.
- Xavier University has a new president. His name is Fr. Roberto C. Yap, SJ. His hair has a natural bounce and I think he is a great person.
- The university just opened a new college–College of Computer Studies and erected a new building–P41 M Magis Student Complex which looks dashingly gorgeous from the outside.
- And because we’re now sophomores, we are now officially members of JPIA or the Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants, an org for the BSAc students. In fact, JPIA held a couple of weeks ago its JPIA Week culminating program which we had the chance to take part of. It was a night of fun and glam as the Accountancy students competed neck to neck in various competitions, including the Search for Mr. and Ms. JPIA for which our block candidates were Sheena and Leonard. There was also an awarding for the previous semester’s DLs (oh, did I already mention that I was one of them? Wuhahaha)
- I just learned like three weeks ago from my FFP teacher, Mrs. Bobadilla, that my Synthesis Paper in FFP (a subject of mine last year) was actually published in the June issue of the Xavier Magazine (not same as The Crusader). How cool is that? I mean, this is huge deal baby! :P
- Our boarding house is now much more lively because of the boisterous new bunch of freshmen in the house. XD
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Changes are indeed mushrooming in almost every corner now. What's more is that they happen in almost a split-second. Yesterday I was the anxious freshman, and now I’ve grown to be the more confident sophie. And as constant as these changes are, is the understanding that life must continue on. That the roller-coaster ride is still on. That the ups and downs and loops are still there–unpredictable and extreme. That I'm still gonna keep my grip firm. Still gonna work my butt off. Still gonna buckle up for whatever lies ahead.
(PS: ayha pa nahuman amung midterms. YEEEAAAAHHH!! XDDD)
