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Here we go again, MST Review Mode: ON

WOW! It worked, my strategy for the unit test week actually worked! Oh I am so glad that it turned out alright, this time I do feel more prepared. But, now we are approaching the MST week, a week before our Christmas break, and a test before achieving rest and happiness. Hmm, maybe by planning here a solid plan will help me and others for this one. Well, this brings out memories from similar past experiences wherein I am tested first before being able to enjoy. So our goal here is to keep focused on  studying, and try not to get into the Holliday spirit...so this is a tough one. Maybe by applying my strategy for the unit test week will help. As for ignoring the spirit of the season, we’ll try to distance ourselves from any related Christmas things for a while. There are many uncertain things to consider, but what’s sure to be needed is balance in resting and staying healthy. So that’s all that I’m gonna do, and hopefully it will help me get through, it will be a bigger challenge for sure since I already have plans on what I’ll do during the break. Good luck to all and may we all enjoy our Christmas break!

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Preparation for a Week Full of Unit Tests

Yes, it is that time of the quarter again, a week before MST and a test before a bigger one, unit test week. I can speak for almost everybody when I say that this type of week, is very undesirable for us students, yet we still do our best to survive it. This time, it isn’t my first to experience it the Bosco way, for now I have an idea and a strategy on how I will conquer the challenge. You see, we have almost 10 subjects, and only 2 days or the whole weekend to prepare. So the problem there is the distribution of time in each one, we also try to evade feeling drained before we even take it. And this feeling is from overworking or over-stressing the matter, pressure sure does build up when taking a test. So here is my idea and strategy, first you need to rest your mind after your last subject on Friday, next is to start reading or studying for the first subject after your rest. Remember to not waste time, here we are taking an advantage of every possible opportunity to read or study, and by doing it we can finish 4-6 more subjects in 2 days. Since the limit is only 2 tests for each day, we can be open to read and study for the upcoming ones after we take the first set. And now I will try to make it happen, and hopefully it will turn out great. 

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1st Entry for 2nd Quarter: Uno-Dos

Wow! We’re on our 2nd quarter! Isn’t it funny to think about how fast this journey has been? As if it was only yesterday when I woke up mad because it was too early for me, and now I’m so used to it, and to top this S.Y. off, a very disruptive event occurred, 2020 sure is full of surprises. So in the past week a strong typhoon named Ulysses, made its presence felt as strong wind and ridiculous floods disrupted some areas of the country. And we? Well we are very lucky that we only experienced heavy rainfall and short power disruption. And for the whole week the classes were suspended, and what did I do in that large time span? Well I played ML as a beginner, surprisingly I am good at it and reached epic rank in the first week. Many of us have hobbies, and for me this isn’t it, maybe the graphics and game mechanics is just captivating for someone like me. We all needed a break from all the academic stress, and to finally have something to put my mind into just for fun really helps. However in some games I didn’t felt the joy in playing as losing is part of the experience. I do have a theory on why we lost, lack of communication. I know that games such as this isn’t worth the attention, but a simple concept of a team game is the need for communicating every move you make. With that in mind, I queued a ranked match and applied my observation. In this particular game, my teammates are ready to back me up wherever I am. And thru the use of proper communication skills, we managed to get the victory multiple times, and now in an easier fashion.  

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ENTRY #4

The problem for MST still exist, and is now bigger as 6 subjects are waiting for us. I don’t really have enough time nor energy to bring much thought into writing this, but I will try my best. So my plan is to repeat what I did last week, DEVOTE MORE ENRGY INTO REVIEWING AT NIGHT! That is my gameplan, it’s not solid so I will try to fill in the gaps that limits me into learning more. What I’m about to say may sound dumb if you already read my past post, but I’m pretty sure that it will work. So I’m planning to add music that I like when reviewing, I am fond of listening to songs that are not too loud and not too techy, bands such as The Beatles, P!ATD, TOP, Marron 5, Ben and Ben, Rivermaya, and many more are a huge “YES!” to me. This time I will also make sure that my body is in the condition to review, and if not, then I’ll ready nutrient-heavy foods to boost my will and mind. At this point, I am only hoping to making myself happy with the results, I just wish that I can skip the process of reviewing and taking the tests, but pretty much like all things in life, it should be earned. That’s all, may God bless us all, and may this pandemic not get worse, and finally may the healing of the world continue. 

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ENTRY #3

So this week’s main focus is supposedly the 5-day long MST, but due to the suspension of classes, this week’s scope only got 4 out of 10 subjects. It may sound good, which it is, but it is still hard to put all your efforts into reviewing if you are in a distracting environment. Here is the situation, 8 of us live under 1 house, 3 are students including myself, 1 is a fresh graduate, and 4 are adults. The adults are taking turns on using the TV, and it always distracts us even if we are upstairs. Also, I don’t have my own personal room, so it’s tough to keep focused with all the noise inside the house. I do have some things to justify my seemingly shallow root of getting distracted. One is that I can’t keep a straight eye on the screen for hours even back in my gaming days, and incidentaly the modules are virtual and our printer is unavailable. Second on the list are my mannerisms, fidgeting with whatever is in the reach of my hands and loooking at certain directions are some of it. Third is my patience on dealing with pen and paper when reviewing, since I write what I want to review, it is difficult to not get angry on the quality of my materials as all of it are from the past school year. For me, these three are valid enough to cause me some major distractions when studying. Luckily, I am able to adjust into any situation if I’m given enough time to examine it. And in my case, I adjusted my energy input in other activities so I can give my maximum when I review, I also switched from day to night reviewing. I do feel that I learned more in this way, and I hope that the four subjects will be easy on us, and on the bonus note, I wish the Lakers to win the NBA championship.

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The Long Break Before the Moving Force

To start my entry, I would like to thank the consideration of our school-Don Bosco Tarlac Institute- for suspending the classes until Tuesday, as many students are heavily affected by the move of a specific network brand. So this week is very good for me, we took two quizes on different subjects. I'm happy to say that I did well on these two as I scored 25 points on Gen Math and a raw 22 points on Oral Communication. This is a strong start, but little did I know that the quizes I took is only a part of a bigger threat, which is the upcoming MST. Our adviser sent us the schedule for the said event, and my oh my, I'm a bit nervous because this is my first time taking it as I am afterall a new Bosconian. On all subject discussions, I listened and tried to focus on learning but the trouble that the MST week brings is just to big for me so I failed to fully understand the lessons. After a sloppy Wednesday, a big news was announced on the following day, it is as if we've been saved from the grave, a display of Deus Ex Machina! Classes are suspended until the second the day of next week! What a turnaround for us students to take advantage of, so in its first day in effect I rested my body and mind as I plan to review on four straight days.

#AnotherChallengeAnotherObstacle

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Preparation for the Quadruple Threat

This week feels short, but very tiring at the same time. On the third week since the classes began, it now feels normal to wake up early and sleep poorly, this is due to the constant academic pressure of what ODL has given not only to students, but as well as to teachers. I can drag ten or more sentences on how it affects people negatively, but I intend to focus on the positive side of how things turned out well for me. The first blessing of the week is when I woke up on Monday and got to eat breakfast with my whole family, we chatted about things that made us worry, and things that pleased us during this time of the pandemic. The second blessing is when I received a message about my examination at the Editorial Board Exam for the Bosconian (school publication), the results are very positive as Sir TJ congratulated us for passing it, and now I am a proud member of the team. The third blessing came on Friday, right after the meeting de avance, it came in the form of another win as the class treasurer for this school year. The final surprise for this week is my favorite Acapella band, Voiceplay, who released a video of their new project, they are still amazing despite the departure of one of the OG in the team, Earl Elkins. 

It may seem like I am heavily favored for this week, but I swear, it only balanced out the heavy news for the upcoming week as four of our subject teachers addressed the upcoming quiz for their own respective subjects, not one, two, or three...but four. So in the weekends, I managed to sneak in a little review so I can both be ready and relax my mind. Quadruple threat is real, and it’s coming in four different names! Good luck to us 11-Ferrari!