Last Week

Sem break has officially started. Time to rest my worn out little bones and shut my baggy little eyes. Though I will still be doing some school-related things while I'm here (just think thesis), I think I will get to spend more time with my pillow for the next three weeks.

I got home last Friday. My eyes were puffy for a lot of reasons including lack of sleep. I was dead-tired, given that my last week of school was immensely gruelling for the reasons enumerated below. This was how we looked like a good one week before:

Just so you know...the food on our plates is courtesy of Albergus, not Hen Lin!

No picture to serve as a testament to our horrible transformation but a description of the experience should lend enough details to send your imaginations puffing.

1. The weekend: Attended last Info Eco class in the morning. Was home about two hours past lunch. Remaining time was divided among three subjects: Business Intelligence, SIC and Advanced OS. Encoded about 3,000+ records for my data mining project for Business Intelligence. Began work on SIC documenation and reviewed for Advanced OS exam.

Breaktime from 9:30 PM onwards...my last glimpse of Mars!

2. Sunday: Attended church to ask for forgiveness (blame Mars and Chen Ling's "charming hipline") and request for Divine Intervention for stormy week ahead. Finished data mining analysis tests. Reviewed for Advance OS. Continued working on SIC documentation. Began drawing up schedule so I coul go on class trip to Tagaytay and not miss my morning flight on Friday.

3. Monday: Went to school early to test HR System for SIC but didn't get to do that. Spent the morning switching online photo albums and polishing SIC documentation. Back in the lab by 1 to do testing but had to stop since server was switched off at 1:30 for exam use. Toyed with SIC documentation and later studied for Advanced OS. SIC system still bug-filled.

Jostled with Ortigas yuppies at 6 pm for slot in almost-bursting MRT. Inseparable from OS book an hour later. Minor seizure attack at about 8 after spotting Ryan Agoncillo during Krystalla in between mouthfuls of sinigang. Studied for Advanced OS till 2:30 am.

4. Tuesday: Advanced OS test left me with temporary brain damage. Spent two hours imagining what could possibly be the difference between NFS3 and 4. Dragged my bag and steaming head out of the room with the thought that if I were a guy, I would have become an expert in "pambobola" by now.

Ryan Agoncillo sighting restore brain capacity to former glory.

Eyes glued to laptop till early morning for BI project and studying for BI exam. Last CD I listened to before going to sleep: the Love Ko 'To CD which came with the Jasmine Trio.

5. Wednesday: Lost all hope about getting to go on Tagaytay trip. Printed BI data mining project and two papers. Lugged limp body to school to do SIC tests. Shoulder about to break due to laptop weight. SIC system still incomplete.

Took BI exam till 9 with Jasmine Trias still crooning "pamparampampam" in my head. Headed to masters lab at 9:20 for SIC. Visited Mini Stop across the street at 9:30 for some popcorn and water. Spotted Hiram shooting (the ABS-CBN vans are such a giveaway). No sight of Kris Aquino's cleavage. News of Hiram shooting down the street made almost the entire male population disappear into thin air (one word was heard: "Heart").

Exchanged telenovela trivia with Leigh who worked a few computers away from me. Worked till 12 midnight while singing along to Smokey Mountain songs. SIC system still unfinished. Dags about to pull her hair out. Promised to go to school early the next day to finish SIC system. Too sleepy to feel nervous.

Raced down the stairs from the 4th floor of uber-dark school at 12:15 am. Just a way for overworked grad students to loosen up....by scaring each other nuts. Pats was not the least bit amused. Got home at 1. Slept on and off till morning.

6. Thursday (last day!): Sulking because Tagaytay trip was impossible. Got to school before 9. Jolted awake by a frightened Leigh because the computer where all our codes were crashed. Shaken out of my wits by Dags who was still stuck at home because documentation wouldn't print.

Started SIC presentation an hour and a half late. Praying CMA wouldn't bellow at us (and he didn't!).

Carried laptop out of the school at 1:30 pm only to be greeted by Tagaytay bound classmates. Had to bite my lip to stop myself from crying. Waved goodbye to everybody and prayed as I walked that I would pass Advanced OS. Had a little "drama session" with Em, Mich and Anna a bit later.

Addendum:

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Four days later...got phone call from Anna and text from Affie. The entire class passed Advanced OS. And...someone made a surprise appearance during Tagaytay trip, scaring the heck out of everybody! Must've been the "mumu" during our little trip from the fourth floor on Wednesday. Pats still was not the least bit amused!