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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