curse cards

i. advanse: 1.0

strange grade, this one. my pre-final grade was [reportedly] a 1.5, and as far as i know, that can only get higher, not lower. but when the actual cards were given out, the other non-leaders in the tsm group all got 2.0s and i got this.

methinks he was just waiting to get back at me for the time he caught me solving the inquirer crossword in his class. owel.

ii. anmath2: 1.5

actually i was off to a good start, considering that this is my second take. my first three quiz scores were a 70, a 79, and a 78. then of course i got a 42 in the fourth quiz, and well...

i suppose that passing in itself is already more than enough, since the final exam was harder than i had expected [and had prepared for].

iii. filipi2: 4.0

actually, my pre-final grade already guaranteed me this score, on the condition that i participate in a public speaking competition along with two of my classmates. out of nine participants, we scored first, second, and fourth overall.

for some reason, i was chosen as best speaker [read: "most efficient at wasting time via convincing yet circuitous bullshit"]. the sole judge commentary on my grading sheet was "maayos".

'sus, nag-comment ka pa.

iv. intrnlp: 2.5

three impromptu presentations and an mp completely sourced from the internet - i had it coming.

v. lasaret: p

was a complete waste of time though.

vi. stthes1: 0.0

ah, the coup de grace. the full story is that my thesis group had prepared the documents for second defense thinking that the deadline was two days later than it actually was; the bottom line is that we failed.

the night we found out that we had missed the deadline, i accidentally left my wallet in the taxi on the way to work. i had already turned the corner by the time i realized that it wasn't in my right-hand pocket. sprinting back, i watched the taxi speed away, and all but gave my wallet up for lost. then i saw the taxi rolling to a stop at the next intersection, waiting for the lights to turn.

needless to say, i recovered my wallet - some opportunities are given, others you have to take.

bearing this in mind, and since i had my scholarship to consider, jin his student visa, and kaine his latin honors, we wrote letters to the thesis coordinator asking for reconsideration, but the outcome was unfortunately unchanged.

so what now?

well, i have to stay one extra term in gox. one more term with my friends; one more term of dota, videoke, and malate. it means that i can play in next year's pasicatchan, and gives me three more months to think about what i really want to do in life.

the downside? hmm... that's a tough one.

sige ingat.ü 
posted by stani at 12:35 PM