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Running Part 2
I'm getting the hang of this activity! We ran 4 km yesterday and today, and I'm doing okay. My muscles don't hurt as much, although i do feel some pain near my ankles. I just found out that I have to carry a water bottle around with me while running because I get dehydrated easily. Daj says that drinking after the run would be too late. Alrighty then!!! I am not going to drop this PE!!! I hope.
There's a long weekend coming up. Everyone says that there will be no classes on both May 1 and May 2. A four-day weekend... I'll have to maintain my running though... Wouldn't want to rest too much, or else I'll feel as terrible as I did last weekend. And of course I'll be spending most of my time doing my ES12 problem set. *big sigh* Oh well... I do have to get my hands on the book first. I tried looking for it in the library earlier today, and it was indicated that it was published way back in 1984! Hahaha!!! No wonder we couldn't find it anywhere on the shelves. They're probably keeping it sealed up like some collector's item or something! Hehehe *grins*
Running
I took Running for Fitness for my PE this summer, and it is damn hard. I don't know how I'm going to survive! We ran 2.5 km yesterday, and a little bit longer today, and I feel like hell. My limbs feel like lead... I can barely walk, and my muscles are aching all over! My back, my abdomen, my quadriceps, my hamstrings, my calves... It takes me around 3 to 5 seconds just to sit down and a huge amount of concentration just to stand up. And I can't believe that I'll be feeling like this the whole summer!!! *eyes turn into big spirals* I can't believe how unphysically fit I am! Damn the first two years of college for turning me into all fat and no action! I swear, if I ever manage to get through this class, (and ES12 of course) I'm going to treat myself somewhere!
Come to think of it, I haven't rewarded myself for passing second sem, yet... I wonder if I'll have the time during weekends... I wonder if I should start studying now... Yup! Must study... Study study study study study study study... All right! I'm going to study later!!! At least that only involves my hands and my head and no walking around or anything. Yep. I can do that! It's all in the mind!!!
I got ES12!!! All right!!! I won't be stuck at home all summer! Woohoo! Instead, I'll be wasting my time away in UP, struggling to understand concepts and studying regularly after class!!! ...uh... hmm... now I'm having second thoughts... hehe
The German press suck!!! Booo!!! That's got to be strike two for them in my book. Hmph!
Registration: A Preview of Hell
A bit of an exaggeration, but close enough. I've just come home from UP registration and am a bit disappointed by the outcome. I didn't manage to get anything. ZERO. And that, my friends, is not a good thing. *shakes head* There was already a slim chance of getting any GE because those subjects are in demand, so I was hoping that I would at least have a chance at ES12. All students usually draw numbers before enlistment starts, and once everything's in order, the registration people will call out the numbers either in ascending or descending order.
I drew number 19.
They called out numbers in descending order.
And the numbers started only at... let's see... number 672. Talk about bad luck. *frowns* Good thing I, like God, have a weird sense of humor. Hehehe *grins* Oh well. I'll just see if I can do that prerog thing tomorrow. Wish me luck!
In the event that I do not get anything out of late registration, I'll probably just be stuck at home doing nothing. I have one hot, boring summer ahead of me, I guess. *sighs* Wasted time... Better think of other better things to do than play with cute little puppy Oscar. And starting another blog is not an option. I'll probably just tinker with the layout then.
Ah yes! I can feel the boredom sinking in!!!
Confession
We went to confession at around 8 pm, and may I just say that it was probably the one that got me to really pray. Yeah... pray for my life that is! I can't explain it in full detail, but the gist of it is that we were in line, and it smelled terribly like ammonia... You know... kind of like when you pass by an unclean CR... that kind of ammonia... Okay! Okay!!! I'll come out and say it! It smelled like piss!!! And it was so disgusting and nauseating and downright funny!!! I didn't know that it was so difficult to maintain a solemn face when your facial muscles just wants to show a disgusted expression! I gave up all pretense of solemnity in about 5 seconds of smelling that stench though, because I just had to cover my nose and fan myself furiously and snicker with my siblings! I'm sorry! I know we were in the church but you know, it did take all our willpower and faith and love for God not to ditch confession and go straight home and perfume ourselves to death!
You should've smelled it! At first you think you smell soap and Domex and feel that everything's all clean, and then just when you take that deep breath, an icky stench wafts through your nose and your brain immediately recognizes and that makes it even more icky because now you know that you've just taken a big whiff of 'ammonia'!!! Truly unpleasant... *shakes head*
As for the confession proper, it was so-so. As usual, the priest thought I was still a kid, maybe 14 or 15 or so. Or maybe it's just that I've been a good girl and my sins aren't that heavy that I deserved the generic sermon. Oh well! I've made my peace with God on my own anyway, and I think that's what matters.
Chill
Nothing beats hanging out and just chilling. I don't think I would have as much fun in a disco or in a bar or somewhere crowded. Hanging out at someone's house is still the best. *smiles and nods* Nikki and Kathy came over this afternoon. We didn't get to talk much though because the dogs kept us occupied most of the time. Hehehe I don't mind though, because they're such cute distractions to have around the house (the dogs... not my friends, ok?). I wanna raid someone's house, too!!! *grins*
End Results
And in the end, despite having a 2-1, 1-3, 1-3, 2-2 and 4-2 pass-fail tally with a grand total of 10-11, I still managed to pass my subjects. I am more amazed than relieved by the results. I mean, take EEE23 for example. Before the third exam, I was so sure that I was gonna fail the course that I already told my mom and apologized for it. If someone had told me then that I would still manage a 62 in the end, I would have laughed in their faces and thank them for making my day! But of course, I'm still really happy that I managed to get a 3. Okay... that was probably an understatement. Kathy and I were jumping up and down and hugging each other for I don't know how long! (to Yaya: smile!!! cheer up!)
Anyway, yeah. It's all good. I don't want another semester like this. My nerves can't take it. I worry too much when things go bad, which you really can't blame me for because it's my defense mechanism. I have to make myself ready for the worst case possible so that I won't be too disappointed. That's just the way my mind works I guess.
In Retrospect
Looking at the semester that has just passed, I can't help thinking that it was also a... I can't find the word... a special one, I guess. I mean, I got to spend more time with my UP barkada, and we got to try out new things (well, new for me at least) like billiards and bowling and ice skating. Not only that, we also watched a lot of movies together and you know, despite all the failed exams and the stress, I really can't hate this sem as much as I would like to because it was also fun err... non-academic wise. Hehehe I guess that goes to prove that you can't appreciate life's highs if you've never experienced life's lows... I'm so thankful that my blockmates are who they are!!! Chess, friends!!! Hehehe *grins*
Suspense...
I swear, I can't take the suspense any longer! I need to know now! I did surprisingly better than expected on the two subjects I was worried the most about, but I still cannot breathe freely and enjoy the vacation because I'm still agonizing about what my final grade would be! I got a 71 on the 4th exam in EEE23, making my exam average 55.5. Take 90% of that, and I have 49.95. Assuming my DC prof gives me the max grade of 10% for attendance, etc, that would bring my grade up to 59.95... Freakin' .05%!!! Part of me says that they're gonna curve, but a bigger part still says that I'm going to have to take the comprehensive exam... *sigh* If only I'd gotten a 72, my problems would be over. *longer sigh* I wish teachers would speed up their computation. Do they even know how valuable time is! I mean, should I be studying for the comprehensive exam now, or are they gonna curve?! Dammit! I don't wanna study anymore!!! *frowns* I am sooooo pathetic.
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