Consummatum Est...

This post will be my last one so I better make this a post worth remembering for.

This week of March was the most hell week of all the hell weeks that we had. We all had a very hectic schedule because of the many activities, assignments, requirements and school stuff to do. In line with that, the last two days of this week was also our Periodical Exam so the hell week became a double scorching very stressful hell week for all of us.

But as you look the other side of the coin, I can say that I learned how to give value to time. I learned that having value on your time gives respect to other people so as a result they will also give value to your time by always being on time. I learned how to review a night before the exam and I realize that it is bad habit to do. I realized that procrastination is very stressful and it would do me no good and  so I will just study my lessons earlier.

Monday. We just discussed about a lesson and the pointers to review in the the upcoming periodical test.

Tuesday. We had no classes since it was the day for the musical play and we were all excused for final practice and performance. The play went well and our play was undeniably amazing and excellent which was commended by the teachers. 

Wednesday was review day. We are just tasked to answer the questions given by Mam Nicole to serve as our reviewer in the test. It was just easy and I learned new thing from that review which made happy and satisfied.

Thursday was the big day. It was the first day of our last periodical exam for grade 10. The math exam was the second test that day so I got a little time to remember all the statistics formula that I will use. The test was quite easy although it is time consuming especially the last part which really requires critical thinking, having a keen observation and being careful to small details. I think will get a high score because I am certain and sure than I only have like 4 unsure answers.

Friday was the last big day. It was the second and last day of our last Periodical Exam.  

The school year is almost over. In 2 weeks’ time, it will at last have its ending. 3 people from our section are already sure that they will transfer to another school. Only 30 will now remain. First of all, before we part ways, I want to congratulate each and every one of us for surviving another year of hardships, trials and obstacles. Let’s congratulate ourselves for making it through the 10 months of study. Congratulations to us for learning how to pass our requirements on time even though we sacrifice our sleeping time. Congratulations to us for waking up early to go to school despite having sleepless nights because of the load of school stuff given by the teachers to accomplish. Congratulations for making it this section as united and cooperative as one. 

I hope this would not be a goodbye for us all instead it would be see you soon.  The ending of this school year is not really just an ending. It is also a beginning to start something new. It’s just that its a beginning that came from some other beginnings’ end.

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Thank You Very Much...

This week was truly significant and definitely memorable for me. I felt that feeling again that I once felt before a long time ago. That feeling that made my heart melt for the trust that someone gave me that I really never expected that it would happen to me. It encouraged me to do better because someone believe and trusted in my ability and skills that I can do it. It motivated me to always do my very best in everything because people look up and believe in me for the improvement of my personality, skills, ability and character.

Monday. Mam Nicole was not able to come in our class because they are busy reviewing for the Division Math Orals so she just asked us to continue to follow up the alumni that are still not yet answering the questionnaires in our tracer study. We are happy that we only have 15 more people to interview in order to finish our study from the 120 respondents before. It only takes patience to finish this. I hope and knew that this too shall pass and end.

After the math time, Mam Nicole called me, Dawn and Gianna to the Math Lab. I was surprised at first because this was the first time that I was called by our math teacher and I didn’t know why so I just went there by myself. When I got there, I was shocked and surprised even more when Mam Nicole asked me to discuss Exponential Functions the following day. I was fortunate that time because I had a background on the topic since it was already discussed during the 12 session training of MTG so I accepted to discuss the topic. Even though I don’t know the reason why she asked me to do this, I just took the chance to prove myself that I am capable of doing something I was asked to. I know that she has a reason for asking me to do this and I know that this reason was for the betterment and improvement of myself.

Tuesday. This was the Big Day. This was the day that I think I have to prove myself that I was worthy of the trust that Mam Nicole gave me. At first, I was nervous because my classmates might not listen to me because I think that they don’t trust and believe me that I can teach this lesson well and explain it to them in the way that they would easily understand it. When I started the lesson I was lucky I had a good start so as a result, they were all paying their whole attention to what I am explaining. In the middle of lesson, only few are listening to me and Harold. I don’t know if they already knew the lesson or they are not just interested and willing to learn just because Mam Nicole said that the lesson was just for additional knowledge and is not included in the Periodical Test but despite that Harold and I still continued the lesson. In the end, the discussion went well and I was really glad for that. I was glad that I was able to explain it to them in the best and easiest way that I can. I was also undeniably radiant and joyous because the whole class had a 4.8 average on the quiz that I gave which means that they understand the lesson well and I successfully taught it them. I was also happy and thankful that that they listened to me gave me chance to prove myself worthy to teach them and help them learn new things in the easiest way possible. It was just a very heart moving and a warm feeling in the heart for gaining the trust of others that I never even expected would trust me. I am just very delighted for that great thing that happened that day. Words are not even enough to describe the satisfaction and happiness that I felt that day. No words are worthy enough to point out the joy I felt that day. That happening really motivated me to my best every time in everything for the people who look up and believe in my abilities.

Wednesday. We had no math class because we just practiced the whole morning for our most awaited musical play.

Thursday. We just had another discussion about a new topic for the addition of new knowledge. The lesson was all about Logarithms. I thought at first that it was a very hard topic because during the MTG National Training when the teacher discussed about Logarithms, I didn’t understand a piece of it but know I’m happy that I understand the basics of it well. Thanks to Dawn and Gianna for teaching it to us the easiest way possible. I think all of us understood the lesson well because almost all of us got a high score on the quiz prepare by the reporters after their discussion. I am grateful and thankful again for the second time this week for I have understood a topic that I once thought before to be a difficult one. Thanks again to Dawn and Gianna for helping me to understand it easily.

Friday. We had no math class since it was the competition day for Division Math Orals and Mam Nicole had to accompany the contestants to guide, cheer and motivate them to do their best for the pride and honor of our school. I hope that all of them won because I know that they are all well trained by their math teachers and they deserved to bring home the victory.

To sum it all up, this week was the greatest week of March so far. I had realized many significant things in my life. I thank Mam Nicole for helping me realize those things. Thank you Mam for giving me a topic to discuss. Thank you for trusting me that I could do explain the topic well. Thank you for making me realize that I am capable of making other people understand a topic that they once knew was difficult. Thank you very much for believing and trusting in my abilities that I could do it well. You were the only teacher in my high school life that trusted me like this to teach a lesson in the whole class and give them a quiz after. Thank you for making my self-confidence rise up and improve in a little. I never expected that this would happen to me and I’m very glad it happened. Thank you for everything. You really touched my heart. I will always remember as the teacher who helped me prove myself worthy and helped me boost my confidence level. I will never forget you. Thank You again for everything. I hope that I can teach again another time but I want do it myself for the improvement and betterment of my character and personality. Also to share my knowledge to others because I think I find joy in teaching others what I know.

Thank You Very Much Again…

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See you again...

This week was definitely and undeniably very stressful. Everybody had a tight schedule with full work load on each task that we need to do. We don’t even have time to do unnecessary things because if we do this, a pile of school requirements is what we are to face and accomplish in a short amount of time. We indeed all had a very hectic schedule in the past 5 days.

It was just the first day of the week, Monday, but I already had a lot of things to do. It was unexpected that night that one of our respondents in our tracer study was available to be interviewed in a video chat. It was a coincidence that I was in the computer shop when Ate Icy said that she is ready for the interview. At first I had a hard time doing the interview because the camera in one of the computer shops was broken so I still need to transfer to another computer shop to do the interview. I’m thankful that Ate Icy was patient and very accommodating in answering my questions. The interview ended at 11 pm and I got home very late at 11:30 in the evening. When I got home I found out that the video of the interview has no audio in it so I was shocked because I didn’t know the reason why did that happen even if all the audio and microphone cables are properly connected. As a result, I asked a favor for Ate Icy to do the interview again and I was very lucky that I she is very kind for she had given me another chance to do it again.

The next day, Tuesday, I repeated the video chat again with Ate Icy. This time I used a phone to record the video instead of going to the computer shop. At first, it was going well and luckily until the end it went well. But then again after the recording, another misfortune was just realized. The video had no audio again. I don't know why and how did that happened. I couldn't imagine that would happen because I doubled check all the things and they were all fine. Just when I realized that there is no audio, I started crying because I very ashamed of myself if I would ask again for a 3rd chance of a video chat. At first, I searched if there a way to recover a lost audio in a video but unfortunately there is no way to do that. So with all due humbleness, respect and pity, I asked Ate Icy for the 3rd and last interview with her. She said that she will just have to record her answers in a voice recorder while having the video chat with me and send the voice message later in my email. The last interview went well and I was definitely very fortunate that no problems arise and it all went great.  I am also indeed very grateful and thankful she was a very understanding and kind ate and alumni despite her very busy schedule. To pay the debts of my favor at her, I promised her that I will treat her this summer. I hope that she find time despite her very hectic schedule. I'm looking forward in meeting her in person and also being friends with her. I'm very excited see the person who became very understanding and kind to me even though we were not close yet.   On the 3rd day of the week, Wednesday, was another interview day but this time with Ate Fatima. We had a huge problem at first since our respondent's internet connection was slow so her voice was a little choppy. So, we just decided to send her the questions and let her answer it by email. It went well and we were happy that we found a way to solve the problem. It was a successful interview. Whoo! 

Thursday, we did nothing because we had no classes because it was medical day for the teachers.

On the last day of the week, Friday was possibly also the last meeting that we would have in math. So Mam Nicole decided to give us a very memorable unforgettable activity. It was entitled "No Holds bar, just let it go." It was about writing all the grief of pain that your friends, family, love ones and your teachers gave you. It was all about writing all the things that you think you deserve an apology but the person that gave you that such pain has no care or concern about you how painful you felt.   After all of us finished writing, we all went outside and gathered on the court to form a circle. Then, Mam Nicole told us to drop our papers in the clay pot so that we would burn it all. The reason for burning the papers is that so we would let go and be able to forgive the people you gave us grief, pain and agony. So that we would be able to forgive the people who hurt us before and to let go, move on and never look back again on that memory of ours. After that, we asked to write again but this time a letter about self-encouragement so that in times that we are feeling discouraged, hopeless and sad, we would just have to read this to enlighten up our mood and help us realize that there is more to life than to dwell on things that we cannot control and be happy to enjoy the time our lives at it its best.

To sum it all up, this activity was the best despite the fact it was the last. It proved the quotation save the best for the last which is indeed true. It helped us become a stronger person by letting go of the things that were not and were never worth remembering. It helped us became a tougher individual by learning to say sorry for what we had done to others. Most importantly, it helped us to mold, create and build a stronger, tougher and better version of ourselves than before.

The last thing I could say is that Thank You Mam Nicole for everything. Thank you for bringing the best out of our talents and potential. We will never forget what you and what you taught us. Thank you for teaching us the very expensive life lessons. We will always be strong, happy, blessed and successful for the ones we love, for those who matters to us the most and for you.

That’s all. Till then. See you soon…

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Goodbye...

We had been very busy this past 2 weeks because there are a lot of requirements, outputs and quizzes that the teachers are always giving us. But that's life, you must learn to balance everything so that you could have time for little things that you want to do. It may be hard at first but the only thing that will be difficult is always the first time and somehow we can learn to manage how to balance things as time passes by. It will a lot less difficult in the succeeding times that to try.

All I could remember this week is that we are always busy every day because of the tracer study. But despite that, it was fun finding alumni and asking them to answer our questionnaire. It was intimidating at first because all of them are most likely to succeed in the future so we have to make ourselves talk to them like professionals or by how a Regional Science High School III must talk when having conversations with very intellectual people. It was also quite annoying when you messaged them personally but your message was always being ignored although they are online. 5 of the respondents are that I chatted last Wednesday was still have no response and I don’t why or what happened to them.

There is another thing that I remembered this week. It was very unforgettable but ironically not worth remembering. It was heartbreaking that after 10 months of us being always happy with each other, she now have say goodbye without me knowing the reason why. It painful to think that after a long time of having her by my side always is that she will be gone now forever. All I could say is that that thank you for the memories that we had. together. Thanks for every moment that I cherish with you. I will never forget you. You will always be that happy pill that made me life a little easier always.

Although I’m very sorry for not taking good care of you sometimes. I’m sorry for breaking you again and again. I know it’s my fault why I lost you and that’s a very dumb of me not to take good care and love you. I know I cannot do anything to bring you back again so maybe I’ll just have to say goodbye for us. I’ll just have to accept that you are now gone forever. I promise that you I will take care of my new one so that your loss will not be put in vain. I promise. Goodbye… To my Phone.

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