Now On It's Second Week

The new building! Credits to: Mr. James Aliazon

You’ve seen the newly renovated Basak Campus, right?

The freshly painted Our Lady of Consolation building, the recently widened covered walk, the ala-Parkmall slash ala-hotel coated grade school building, nice to see isn’t it?

It envies us like #$@!!?, “Where’d my tuition go?” or “What took so long for the beautiful project to be finished?” Yeah, I glanced through related posts mostly from Facebook and some I’ve read similarly from group messages through texts

It really pissed us off even me (Admit it!).

The New Recoletos Coliseum! Photo Courtesy of: Mr. Joshua Andrino

I just don’t know what to say. Mixed emotions beat me right now.

·         Bitter because the fact that we didn’t make it to get into the new building, the innovative facilities as high school students.

·         Excited because I couldn’t wait to see my high school friends again.

·         Proud because my peers could still see me as a proud Josenian all the way!

·         Sweet because I could go home early and take a power nap, unlike high school (HA HA).

·         Contented because it’s just time to move on to the next level and continue what was commenced.

I’m not trying to say that don’t reminisce about high school, don’t overreact on to stuffs like that. No, even I myself browse at my photos and videos that reminded me of how fun and memorable my high school life was.

Friends, my point here is I think that’s just life. The ground-breaking facilities remind us that life’s all about change. We’ve got to go forward and to enter ourselves in a whole, different level. Sometimes, we’ve got to adjust to those kinds of events which are expected or even not expected to happen.

Don’t fret my friends, you’re not alone!

I hope y’all feeling enlightened by my post.

Godspeed everyone!

-jnfs

College: Now Showing!

THE NEW SLING! Photo Courtesy of: Bill

June 5-7, 2013

The week has just ended. And that’s only the start of college. One thing’s for sure: Waaaaaaaaaaaay different from high school despite the fact that it’s just the first week of school. What I mean is the freedom as what I’ve said in my first blog.

Walking up and down the stairs because you don’t know where your room is, running because you feel you’re late for class and then you find out there’s no teacher inside. It’s tiring yet fun because you have a lot of your peers sharing your same burden.

On my uniform (Woah!)

Another school environment; a new batch of classmates coming from various walks of life and from varied provinces of the country from Leyte down to our very own Cebu.

At first, interaction in class was a bit sloppy in my part but as time passed by, I really got along with them especially with the ladies (Woah! Woah!).

I just felt blessed to find out that in my block, I’m the only one who came from the USJR High School taking BA Communication. I mean, the challenge is cautious yet exciting because you know what to do when you face a really, really different set of people.

I even felt more blessed interacting with my good, old friends, in spite of having different courses, and still hanging out with me during our vacant periods.

So far, so good for my first three days in college. Plus, I love my schedule: no classes beyond 2pm (Woah! Woah!).

Godspeed!

-jnfs

College?

My Study Load

“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.”

William Arthur Ward 

A new set of challenges are coming on our way as college is just a grasp away from our reach. The quote from William Arthur Ward tells us that curiosity is always part of learning; thus it is always present when we enter a transition from the raw, young self to the mature side of us.

Questions just popped out in my mind, like “What’s college life like?”, “What‘s the difference between high school and college?”, “How ready am I to face this kind of pressure?”, etc.

I've heard testimonies from peers, teachers, elders, and my parents that college is way different from high school because it’s all about your independence. You’re on your own to decide whether you’ll accomplish your tasks or just go and try to be happy-go-lucky. They also said that college teachers and professors aren't strict about class attendance, deadline submissions, and the like.

Are you ready?

They would just record anything what you've submitted on their desk. Unlike college, high school teachers are the ones who’ll chase you until you’re caught. In shorter terms, in high school, teachers are the cats, and they’re the ones chasing mice. In college, it’s the other way around.

I know these statements have justified some of my issues. The best way to discover is still through experience as it says in the quote, “Experience is the best teacher”.

I’m pretty excited by my course. Aside from a “math-less” college program, B.A. Communication enables my communication skills to be challenged. I don’t know if I have a lot of friends enrolling in such course. 

Nevertheless, I think I’m ready, I've been preparing my talents for four years plus my elders and peers have been motivating me to carry on.

But still, curiosity is the epitome of inevitability; dozens of questions are still circling in and out of my head. Yet this new journey confronts to where our maturity stands.

We have a long way to go search and grab the finest set of answers. Life continues!

Godspeed!

-jnfs