this week is so incredible. besides the fact that i am in the mood to write my blog in the middle of the week, a lot of blessings fluorished.
monday was the biggest day i should say. i woke up at the right side of the bed, i managed to finish my papers, reports and assignments and just to simplify things, i felt prepared that day. the morning and afternoon subjects were fun, exciting and rewarding all at the same time. praise God that finally my responsible and optimistic self was resurrected. hahaha=D. anyways, last monday was the Engineering and Architecture day. it was held inside the gym. i was really hesitant to go inside, because after that very event would be our analytic geometry examination. what the... but i gave it a try, i had a peek of who were inside. oh, my classmates were there. hahaha, this made me stay and somehow neglect the aalytic geometry exam. anyways, the event did not start on time (you know, i keep on looking at my watch because the upcoming examination makes me feel crazy), so i just decided to somehow review and and answer some problems inside the noisy, hot and crowded gym.
after some time, the program started as usual, theres the invocation, natinal anthem and the cliche lines of the emcees to welcome everyone. haha. then a faculty, who happens to be my brilliant Algebra teacher (Egr. Ferolin) gave some inspiring messages. she talked about the performance of the engineering students in the recent board exams. it was really, really inspiring... AdDU garnered above the national passing rate in all the board exams and there were also placers in the said exam. what an inspiring news... =D... i hope that i could also do the same or even more... (with God, all things are possible=D). moving on, the program rolled and progressed. i was excited, because dance showdowns would then be performed, talents would then be discovered and entertainment would rule the air.... after a great performance the emcees told us to have a break... (why do you cut the excitement?) i was somehow disappointed, but they interrupted our fun, because of some sort of awarding. oh really? i told myself... a couple of awards were given to the upperclassmen, and the emcees announced "the highest WPA for firs year student goes to" (drum roll please) "Michael Casas"...
during that very second, i was trembling... shaking... and lost... what? is that true? that was my first reaction... i never expected to get that award, because for a fact, i've been late for 2 weeks last sem due to you know the singapore scholarship... and i was expecting some people from the honors class to get the highest average for this sem... so time went so slowly, the crowd was so warm and happy for me, but i was still in a state of shock... did i really get it? then the emcees requested me to go in front to claim my hard hat... ohhhh... what an ecstatic feeling... then i got hold of my first (but hopefully not the last) EA hard hat ever. it is the hat that engineers wear in a construction site you know... hehehe=D... but still i was trembling and shaking as i go back to my seat... it was real and all my negative assuptions evaporated... Praise God!!! after that the program went on with my classmates congratulating me, and teasing me. hehe... but honestly, i did not seem to notice them, because i was preocuppied by my joy and thankfulness to the Lord. i never expected such great thing to happen into my life, but God made my day extra extraordinary and extra extra special.
the experience made me realize four big things. for one, humility is a virtue. the unexpected event was a humbling, because really i never though that it would be me. second, doing ordinary things in an extra special way helps... after that, i thanked the Lord, that at least my everyday sacrifices and struggles in the past semester paid off. third, o gained a lot of confidence and not ARROGANCE. the award affirmed that indeed i can do it!!! but it also made me keep my foot on the ground. finally i realized that GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME. this is an old statement, but really i have reaffirmed it for many times now and i never failed. trust the Lord and he will grant the desires of your heart... how nice=D..... that is why i am writing this entry to be a witness of God's goodness... and my overflowing happiness too...
(i forge to do my best in everything and do things in the embrace of God's grace and love-MAC)
PRAISE THE LORD!!!
Ad majorem Dei Gloriam
-Michael Casas-=D
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
the wind beneath my wings
my first two weeks in college was like brrrrr. but it also brought about some positive discoveries and developments within myself. this week, i get to see people who remained standing for me. allow me thank them....
first off, thanks to my parents for being there. they never forgot about me and they never neglected me... constant communication and warm hugs helped me a lot... thank you for the love, understanding and trust that truly i would succeed in everything that i do.
second, thanks to some loyal and good friends... thanks to those poeople whose faith and trust never changed. thanks to loyal friends who keeps on communicating through text even though i can't reply due to the scarcity of resources... hehe... and thanks for the help. you know who you are...
third, thanks to pisay. thanks for the training and unique curriculum that you have shared to me. thanks for the core values that you have inculcated in my heart . a million thanks to you.
fourth, thanks to addu. thank you for being a competent and nurturing school. i hope that as we go together may we learn more about each other and share more things together.
lastly, a million thanks to God. Lord, you have perfectly palnned the events in my life, you have strategically placed all circumstances in their propr palces. thank you very much Lord for EVERYTHING. may you continue to shower your blessings upon me that i may share it also to others.
P.S. thank you Michael for standing up even though you have fallen to the ground a thousand times, thank you for your determination and courage for it helped us to go through, thank you for having faith that we will be able to succeed and thank you for being there for me... take care=D
AD MEJOREM DEI GLORIAM
Michael Casas=D
first off, thanks to my parents for being there. they never forgot about me and they never neglected me... constant communication and warm hugs helped me a lot... thank you for the love, understanding and trust that truly i would succeed in everything that i do.
second, thanks to some loyal and good friends... thanks to those poeople whose faith and trust never changed. thanks to loyal friends who keeps on communicating through text even though i can't reply due to the scarcity of resources... hehe... and thanks for the help. you know who you are...
third, thanks to pisay. thanks for the training and unique curriculum that you have shared to me. thanks for the core values that you have inculcated in my heart . a million thanks to you.
fourth, thanks to addu. thank you for being a competent and nurturing school. i hope that as we go together may we learn more about each other and share more things together.
lastly, a million thanks to God. Lord, you have perfectly palnned the events in my life, you have strategically placed all circumstances in their propr palces. thank you very much Lord for EVERYTHING. may you continue to shower your blessings upon me that i may share it also to others.
P.S. thank you Michael for standing up even though you have fallen to the ground a thousand times, thank you for your determination and courage for it helped us to go through, thank you for having faith that we will be able to succeed and thank you for being there for me... take care=D
AD MEJOREM DEI GLORIAM
Michael Casas=D
the SECOND semestert
its another semester. honestly, i was excited because a new semester would start and another chapter would open into my college life. i felt a more excited now than ever before. i anticipated of having a smooth sailing first week, a well adjusted second week and a competent third week...
...THE FIRST WEEK...
my first week was like a super doooooooooper stressful week. why? because my teachers were in the mood to be lax during this week. it even came to a point that my differential calculus, analytic geometry and chemistry classes were merged with other classes. sheeeeeeeeeet... my schedule and adaptation was ruined.... perhaps it was meant to be that way. but, the sad thing really was that i only have 25 minutes to enjoy my lunch. or worse every MWF because i will be taking my lunch every 1:30...oh my... i realized that college is more brutal than ever.
how poor i am to have this schedule... more than my schedule, my major subjects were like clumping in one day so i thought of what the.... i'll be multiplying my efforts to ten just to cope up... (hay nako...) diff cal in the morning, anal geom in the evening, well, this is really hard.
i was really cmplaining at the very start, i was not used to the schedule... saturday came and i get to realize that i have to make some meditative introspection just to identify the problem...
during this week, i realized that i was too worried about things wich were beyond my control. i can't do anything about fixed circumstances, because they are fixed (durr). (also, my scholarship was not approved according to the admissions office which was like sad, but after knowing the responsibilities and services that i have to render to the school, i became happier of the result, because atleast my focus won't be diverted to some other things=D.i'll just apply next sem. God permits)
i have to adjust my reaction and mindset towards the external circumstances of life. and i thought of using my bulky yet economical bag back in high school to give room for my extra stuffs... hahaha... and atleast after that stressful week, i'm learning to laugh again.... hahahahahahaha=D.
by the way Abigail Albino, my great friend is my classmate in analytic geaometry and differential calculus and it is nice to be with a friend who stays the same=D...
thank you God...=D
---THE SECOND WEEK---
the supposed to be adjustment week... i was very happy because i was able to play with my schedule already. what i missed to look into during the first week were my teachers.
after the lax first week of the semester, my teachers were then going through the lessons at the speed of light. oh my goodness... i'm having a hard time to cope. it was hard... imagine discussing two or three topics in one meeting and have an exam on the following meeting. then there would be heavy assignments in three to four subjects everyday... and three term papers for this grading period... how could you ever expect me to rest well... siyete...
my teachers this sem are setting super higher (exagge na yan ha=D) standards which makes me more confident of studying here in AdDU. hehehe... now, that i have competent teachers i should be more competent and go beyond their expectations and standards... that's my boy=D. hahaha. (your'e becoming better and better michael!)...
but unexpectedly, my increasing demand to the masses makes me ang lalakeng walang pahinga... i have a work now.... not really a work but an extra source of income which slashes my saturday and sunday study time to half... but, it is compensating though, because with my new work i am able to earn extra and learn extra somethings for myself. =D...
thank you LORD for these things...=D
***THE THIRD WEEK***
the master student's week. atlast, i was able to finally settle myself with my schedule and teachers. i am about to soar...=D... but am i ready? this week, i got hold of a book entitled how to become a master student. ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh... it is like a supplementary book for college students and honestly i learned a lot from it. i will not talk much about it because the title speaks for its contents =D.
during this week i was able to redefine my priorities, manage myself and learn a lot of tricks to make my college life successful, yet balanced... praise the LORD. i ended the week with a mass at the chapel and it surely was a great end for the disastrous first two weeks of this second semester and a great start for the dawn of the rest of the 27 unit full packed and worthwhile semester.
ad majorem dei gloriam
-Michael Casas =D-
...THE FIRST WEEK...
my first week was like a super doooooooooper stressful week. why? because my teachers were in the mood to be lax during this week. it even came to a point that my differential calculus, analytic geometry and chemistry classes were merged with other classes. sheeeeeeeeeet... my schedule and adaptation was ruined.... perhaps it was meant to be that way. but, the sad thing really was that i only have 25 minutes to enjoy my lunch. or worse every MWF because i will be taking my lunch every 1:30...oh my... i realized that college is more brutal than ever.
how poor i am to have this schedule... more than my schedule, my major subjects were like clumping in one day so i thought of what the.... i'll be multiplying my efforts to ten just to cope up... (hay nako...) diff cal in the morning, anal geom in the evening, well, this is really hard.
i was really cmplaining at the very start, i was not used to the schedule... saturday came and i get to realize that i have to make some meditative introspection just to identify the problem...
during this week, i realized that i was too worried about things wich were beyond my control. i can't do anything about fixed circumstances, because they are fixed (durr). (also, my scholarship was not approved according to the admissions office which was like sad, but after knowing the responsibilities and services that i have to render to the school, i became happier of the result, because atleast my focus won't be diverted to some other things=D.i'll just apply next sem. God permits)
i have to adjust my reaction and mindset towards the external circumstances of life. and i thought of using my bulky yet economical bag back in high school to give room for my extra stuffs... hahaha... and atleast after that stressful week, i'm learning to laugh again.... hahahahahahaha=D.
by the way Abigail Albino, my great friend is my classmate in analytic geaometry and differential calculus and it is nice to be with a friend who stays the same=D...
thank you God...=D
---THE SECOND WEEK---
the supposed to be adjustment week... i was very happy because i was able to play with my schedule already. what i missed to look into during the first week were my teachers.
after the lax first week of the semester, my teachers were then going through the lessons at the speed of light. oh my goodness... i'm having a hard time to cope. it was hard... imagine discussing two or three topics in one meeting and have an exam on the following meeting. then there would be heavy assignments in three to four subjects everyday... and three term papers for this grading period... how could you ever expect me to rest well... siyete...
my teachers this sem are setting super higher (exagge na yan ha=D) standards which makes me more confident of studying here in AdDU. hehehe... now, that i have competent teachers i should be more competent and go beyond their expectations and standards... that's my boy=D. hahaha. (your'e becoming better and better michael!)...
but unexpectedly, my increasing demand to the masses makes me ang lalakeng walang pahinga... i have a work now.... not really a work but an extra source of income which slashes my saturday and sunday study time to half... but, it is compensating though, because with my new work i am able to earn extra and learn extra somethings for myself. =D...
thank you LORD for these things...=D
***THE THIRD WEEK***
the master student's week. atlast, i was able to finally settle myself with my schedule and teachers. i am about to soar...=D... but am i ready? this week, i got hold of a book entitled how to become a master student. ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh... it is like a supplementary book for college students and honestly i learned a lot from it. i will not talk much about it because the title speaks for its contents =D.
during this week i was able to redefine my priorities, manage myself and learn a lot of tricks to make my college life successful, yet balanced... praise the LORD. i ended the week with a mass at the chapel and it surely was a great end for the disastrous first two weeks of this second semester and a great start for the dawn of the rest of the 27 unit full packed and worthwhile semester.
ad majorem dei gloriam
-Michael Casas =D-
i'm back
after maybe two weeks of silence i'm back to talk and talk and talk about some significant experiences...
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