The Last Song You Will Ever Sing

First Quizzes

Our class took the first 'big time' quizzes for chemistry and psychology this week.

Chemistry was alright. We took the quiz last Wednesday. I am glad that my additional efforts to understand the sub topics like atomic structure, electronic configuration and ions bore sweetness in essence.

You will probably say that those are easy topics, "sisiw" kumbaga para sa isang grumadweyt ng high school. But I, the Rei that was, did not really take my subjects in high school seriously. In fact, I did not even study at all. I prioritized more on unimportant stuff like extra co-curricular activities. Basically, my 'extra efforts' were caused by the blank slate of knowledge regarding chemistry. Yes, I know it is a shame. I should have studied, and I regret that I did not take these things seriously before.

On the other hand, I am happy because I got a 25/30 in the quiz. It was relatively high, according to my classmates when they compared my score with theirs. I think it is just fair enough for me to get that score, though I could have made a higher mark, really.

At the end of that day, I realized that I was not satisfied, because I know that if I exerted more, I would have gotten a better grade.

Psychology was shocking, really.

We took our psychology quiz yesterday. Honestly, I was not prepared enough for psychology.

As I may recall the events yesterday, we had our laboratory conference which required a supplemented written report. I made the written report for our group, and it was already 4 am in the morning when I finished it. Just imagine how much sleep I had when I woke up at 6 am on that same day.

When I arrived home yesterday, I felt so tired that I wanted to just lie down on the bed and have a full sleep. And because I needed to study for the quiz on psychology, I forced myself to stay awake and review. Sadly, I did not have enough will power, thus making me drop what I was reading and slept.

The morning came, and I woke up at 6 am. I was panicking because I realized that I have not absorbed 30% of what I needed. There I was at the bus, reading while taking my trip to UST. Fortunately, I read almost everything that I needed which was found in the prescribed textbook and the hand outs that our professor gave us.

The test made me frown in agony. And to think that I thought that I had everything I needed, I still lacked some key points and items.

I hope that I will get a good grade, at least.

Under the Arch

We had our Freshman Walk yesterday afternoon. It was a memorable experience, at least, for I felt something different. I felt proud that I was a Thomasian student, and so did everyone else around me.

An afternoon mass was held in celebration of the walk and St. Peter. The gospel was about St. Peter, and Jesus' words which enlightened Peter by an analogy. Jesus tagged Peter as a rock with a solid foundation, at least as I remember it.

After the mass was a ceremony that expressed the pledge of each college, faculty and institute with its freshmen students. Each had a representatives that handled the colors of each college, faculty and institute. It lasted for less than an hour, and as it ended, the concert was officially announced and opened.

Plaza Mayor

I attended the free concert that was organized by the University of Santo Tomas Central Board of Students.

Three bands performed, and they were Space Flower Show, Session Road and Brownman Revival. I actually enjoyed the experience, and I think that I need not to elaborate more.

Carpe Diem

I realized that there are times when there is a need to take every opportunity, every chance, and every guide that will complement your efforts in achieving goals. In what I am now, I have nothing to say but to get what I am aiming for, I am going to maximize my studying time, like literally eating the materials for studying, like it is the last song I will ever sing.