Friday, June 29, 2007



Sophomore year (so far) has been the most surprising year ever simply because of its high demands and requirements when it comes to studying. (I am not a patient person and it's hard for me to stay put at times, so this thing is a big, big challenge on my part.) I cannot imagine how devoted I am though because I seem to put my perspectives in the right place and actually, managed to keep up with time, school and study pressure. On the latter part, I am still able to find time to enjoy other activities even though I seem too tied up with schoolwork and Kumon. Surprisingly, I think I am climbing my way up to success but this time, it's ten times slower. Well, what the heck, at least I am improving.

Schedule's been tied up lately. Lectures demand all-ears attention and books require further reading. Oh yes dear people, I also share the common complain against endless homeworks. Every week, it just gets worse, and worse, and worse-- one day, I wouldn't be surprised if I wake up flooded by a huge pile of homeworks. I tell you, nothing is impossible (specially in the crazy, little school world).

Surprisingly, I also devoted time for early morning mass at school almost everyday. Surprisingly, I listened to the slowly-dying religious self inside of me. Surprisingly, I am amazed at how all these turned out to be a refreshing new start of the day. Yes, I am not as religious as you may think but now, I really make it a point to allot time for a short prayer every now and then. And the mass? Well, it kind of made its way to being part of my school agenda and I hope to keep it up all throughout the schoolyear.

Anyway, I am proud to have surpassed a greatly exceeding challenge for me. Though I am still crawling my way to success, I know that studying would pay tribute in the end. My little crammer self seemed to have slowly dimmed, little by little each day-- and even that simple thing, is a huge step for a better me.

As early as now, I am trying to put out all that I can to survive sophomore and the rest of my high school years. I know how much grades matter these days and my ultimate desire is to basically be successful in the future (and who wouldn't anyway). I want to be able to make a good out of my education because it is a way of paying back all the thousands my parents spend for tuition. And yes, this is just one of the many things I am willing to crawl and undertake even though it may require severe pains somewhere in the middle. Afterall, you cannot gain something instantly, can you?