School Post, Again

I'm back from school again.

It was fun this week. Even though we've got lots (lots and lots and LOTS) of requirements piled up, the classes are still interesting and worth attending. Somehow, achievements now feel more rewarding that last year. I'm not really able to explain why.

Classmates are still bearable, I think ^^;.

Now I prefer being dismissed late. The time between dismissal and the time the carpool leaves is kind of boring, since I have nothing to do then but read and do some homework. I don't like having to be responsible in telling everyone the service's activity. It pisses me off >:P.

And this morning, I woke up at 5. I couldn't go back to sleep, so I ended up finishing my Algebra homework. Meep.

I hope I can do something that isn't school-related this weekend.

First Week Flop

Back from school. I was actually supposed to post this last Friday, but I fell asleep before I got a chance to log in. It isn't as thrilling as when you post right after things happen to you, but I'll just go on. After this I'll log out to rewrite my Algebra homework. Meep. >_<

Sophomore year. It is hard, even on the first week. Seems that I can't chill out as much as I did last year. Academics has become a lot more challenging. Lots of classes, homework and activities. Right now, I think it just needs some getting used to.

But I can't get used to the amount of work to do. It's only the first week and we have so much to do at school and at home already.

Right now, I'm alright with Champaca. Don't see any problems with other classmates there, and I hope it'll stay that way.

I feel kind of foolish after this week. All the changes seem so awkward. Or am I the only one whose changed? Now that I really got used to school, I want to find opportunities for "improvement" by being a little more outgoing and trying more activities. But none of those efforts seem welcomed. It feels like the start of last year. I don't know if anyone understands this but let's leave that topic as is.

And some stuff about home... ah well. Nothing right now.

Signing out.

Just 1 more day to go. What can I accomplish on that day before I go back to school?

Pack my things, put some ongoing non-academic projects on hold, get some sleep. That's a lot to do. Just an assessment.

After school starts, I'll try to update at least twice a month. I think I can do that, because I instantly go online when everything school-related is done like last year. Unless sophomore year is as nerve-wracking and extremely fast-paced as people say. I just hope they'll make more sense since there's something to write about. Layout changes will take longer, though.

Something makes me feel like this won't be my last post before classes start. I might come back tomorrow.

Signing off.

Am I Ready for School?

Going back to school. It means some good things and bad things. My brain will go back to its usual active state.

I'll have some things to motivate me to work: my grades (position in DL status), stipends, my pride. Sorry if that sounded cynical and boastful, but those are really the things that drive me to do well in school.

Then the bad stuff.

Workload. 39 hours at school every week isn't exactly fun. 13 subjects that we'll be getting homework from at least weekly. I just have to do is mow down all of this pests then I'm home free. How I'll do it is still being thought of.

I'll be mostly alone and unnoticed in a sea of people again. But does it really matter if I'm popular or know lots of people? I'm already content with being in good terms with everybody.

There are stuff that I really hate about going to school. There are those moments, some figures and negative far-off philosophical thoughts about ordinary things that'll pop out of my head, the system of doing stuff is disorganized, and the people who have "ways" get their way easily. I'm sure that my schoolmates sort of know what I mean. What I hate more is b****ing or being all depressed about these things that I have no control of. It's not worth spending so much energy on. I just plan to get through it all. Then take out the trash.

That was a messy paragraph. Forgive me.

It just that I read this "angsty" post complaining about school that kind of irritates me, even though I can relate to it. I still want to believe that there are some parts of school, especially the education I get from it, wherein all the motives are pure and good.

Back to original discreet mood. Ah, never mind. I don't have anything else to say.

Have fun at school, everyone (um, for the good things it has).


Signing off.

Happy 6/6/06, everyone!

Naw, I don't believe something unfortunate will happen today. Just that it's neat how the numbers match up.

The first thing you might have noticed when you entered is the layout change. I finally placed it up when I found out that Walagata switched off all free accounts, including mine. So I found another image host for the header pic. It took me a while to clear up the coding, add new content on the sidebar. I'm not too satisfied with the header, but I think it overall it looks okay.

A new discovery: I just found the smudge tool in Photoshop. Perfect for blending colors. Kind of late because I could have used that tool for a few drawings I finished. Wah.

And that's about it for now.


Signing off.

Last week of summer vacation. I'm alone here at home because my sisters are at school already. My classes still start on June 13.

I'm doing all of the stuff that I can before school starts. I wish I could go out some more, but I don't have enough money for that. I'm not willing to finish my drawings with all these people at home peeking while I do it. I'm stuck reading my textbooks here at home. Kind of depressing.

I'm looking forward to school so that I'll have something to do and get stipends while I'm at it.

Need sleep. I watched the reruns of this week's Fullmetal Alchemist episodes last night on Animax. Watched the first 4 episodes starting at 6 o' clock. I had a hard time sleeping so I caught the last episode at 1 am. Then it took me a few more hours to go to sleep. I woke up at 8. My head hurts.

It's a short post. Not in a blogging mood now.


Signing off.

Whoa. It's already June 1st here. I never thought that summer vacation would fly quick. It's probably because of swimming classes, SEP, days when I sleep the whole day. There were also days where time slows down, like when I feel like I surfed the whole Internet.

I didn't go out as much as I wanted to. There's tons to do at the mall like looking for video games, playing at the arcade, eating out and checking out the whole building, but it's crowded with people avoiding the heat. I'd rather go around the metro than to a beach, but no one at home was willing to take me out (I'm still not allowed to go out by myself.).

And there were also lots of things that I really wanted to do this summer but wasn't able to. I wanted to try out PHP, but I was banned from staying on the computer too long. Wasn't able to code layouts for this site and a few others also because of that. As a root of constant unmotivation throughout the vacation I didn't draw much anime pics. They still have the same slightly crappy style I had months ago. Yay for no practice! The most pathetic of all: I have yet to finish cleaning my room. Sheesh.

I hoped to have a more well-spent summer vacation, but most of it wasn't realized. At least I was able to rest up a lot and prepare for school. And about school, I'm still not all that excited to go, but I'm ready.


Signing off.