a little too late

the exam was, how should i put it, quite well.

it was perfect for someone who prepared for the exam. i was able to answer majority of the questions. and the circles left blank are answered by deduction. note that deduction was just the better way of saying i guessed.

i was not as stumped as i expected to be. good thing that the things i read are the ones who came out. whew for me.

for a person studying in the premier university i have been struggling. i am indulged in the freedom the school has given me. the lax measures in attendance is, for some, a way to skip classes. i will not deny that i have tempted to be part of the minority who regularly skip those classes.

however, now that i know some of the things it could do to me i wonder if i'll do it again. the bad thing is that it took me about five years to realize that.

somehow, i am frustrated and depressed by the fact that i am not living up to the potential they saw in me. freedom is a big responsibility to handle. and like any thing that is mishandled, could go awry.

by the next week, it might be too late to turn things around. goodbye, college scholar dreams. hello, second sem.

rainy days

the past two days have nothing but gloomy atmosphere.

the cold weather does not help my campaign in waking up as early as i could. the moment i wake from the sound of the alarm, i go straight back to sleep for another hour.

and, my academic life is currently in wreck.

study break

i am blogging right now because i found something funny.

tonight, i was doing our IE141 Case Study 6. i know that it is due on friday but it is really long so i think that it is only practical to start making it now.

so far, i am done answering two letters out of the 9 questions of the problem. and, it took me almost 3 hours just to do it.

anyway, the case is entitled FARM MANAGEMENT which coincedentally relates to the Facebook application i am currently addicted to, FARMVILLE. :)

Thank You to My Facebook Account for this picture.

i just found it funny because the case talks about animals and a limited number of farm land to use. and the question was also to maximize monetary worth at the end of the year.

what if, for some unknown and crazy reason, i would create a linear programming model of the application in facebook. how would i fare?

if i had the time, i would.

wishful thinking

another exam is finished.

i hope i did better than what i was able to do in my first exam.

sleepless - helpless

kadadating ko lang bahay from 141 aral.

july 29, 2009. 2:40am.

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hassled

grabe, ang aga-aga pa sa sem naghahagilap na ako ng groupmates ko.

groupmates, where are thou?

Thank You Brian Bowman for the picture. :)

a typical schoolweek

wow. i have been rolling continuously for the past few days.

it's just the second week of school and requirements, homeworks and case studies are aplenty. for the past four years of my college life, never have i had this kind of first few weeks of school.

then, i was just slacking off and wondering when i will be studying for my first exam. however, now seems to be entirely different. if i am not seen studying IE 141, i would be solving example problems. i would be reading the IE 135 book or just rewriting my Bio and Eng30 notes.

apart from the fact that i am targeting to be a College Scholar this semester, i am turning over a new leaf. goodjob to me. :)

anyway, the highlight/s of the week, although it has not yet come to an end, are the tuesday and thursday Engineering Men's Volleyball Varsity training.

i am really pushing myself to do the best that i can. however, i know that i haven't shown all of my potential.

i should be really working hard so that they may be convinced that i should remain part of the competing team. next tuesday, it will really be GAME TIME.




anyway, this is just a short entry of what is currently happening. and tomorrow, i have an IE141 Quiz so i'd better study.



P.S. i have a semi-sprain. i hope it won't worsen. :'(

enlightenment

uneventful day.

i never realized that a two-hour class could be this tiring. :D

semester starter

it's the end of the first week of class. and, i think it is time that i evaluate all of my classes. :)

PROFESSOR: Unknown
Expected Grade: N/A

i haven't met my Bio1 prof because he/she didn't bother to come to class on the two days that we have a meeting. or maybe he/she was just so busy preparing our super incredible class syllabus.

either way, i am still not comfortable taking Bio in college. it was the subject i hated most back in high school.

but what have i got to say? FACE YOUR FEARS and LIVE YOUR DREAMS. or maybe it was a tag line of a famous brand.

PROFESSOR: Sharon Teodosio
Expected Grade: I won't accept anything lower than 2.0

clearly, one of the more enjoyable classes this semester. for me, it is like a real life class. it involves some strategy we need to employ after graduation and when we are seeking employment.

the week is basically talking. however, later on we would be writing things like memos, reports, letters and resumes. the class is entitled English for the Professions. i think that this is one subject every UP student ought to take. very useful, in my opinion.


Professor: Ronald Po
Expected Grade: anything higher than or equal to 1.75

i am looking forward to the lab classes and the project. ergonomics is a very interesting topic to me. also, Sir Po said that it is one of his most loved IE subjects. so, i guess he will be doing a good job in teaching this subject.

also, BEST PROJECT! haha. in every project, you should always aim to present the best among the rest. :)


PROFESSOR: Mickey Mancenido
Expected Grade: something between 1.5 and 2.25

one of the subject i am very excited to learn. ma'am introduced to us the paradigm of quality control. which is very interesting. she told us that the study will not only analytical but also philosophical. i totally agree.

i am also looking forward to this subject's, project. very very interesting.

PROFESSOR: Raymond Lu
Expected Grade: something between 1.5 and 2.25

this is the subject most people are very afraid of. it has a very high mortality rate as shown by the previous batches. anyway, i won't let that bother me.

ie141 is highly analytical. however, it is also fun. i guess, i am having fun because it's just the first few days of class. however, operations research also interests me. so, i guess i wouldn't mind studying hard for it.

the professor is also cool and funny. the class is never boring because you'll never know when your face will pop out of the computer screen. haha. i've been a victim of this. :P

i think that reading and solving will really help me get through this - with flying colors.



the last class

PROFESSOR: Jose Magpantay
Expected Grade: Between 1.75 and 2.5

he is a terror professor as others say. but also, he is funny. i don't know why i find him funny.

anyway, i guess that if you just put enough effort for him to see that you really prepared for the report and you studied for the exam, he might be really nice to give you a good grade.

but, with the majors and stuff, i don't think that a GE is worth that effort. but hey, i have goal this semester. so, might as well, ibigay na ng todo.