(Here’s a tip: Sleep during video viewings.)
Of the many things I like about Sir O’s teaching style is the way he gets everyone involved, how he makes sure that each student is not just physically but also mentally present in class. So expect him to call out your name when you start dozing off to dreamland. Haha. Probably for the same reason why he grouped us according to our personalities, so that everyone, even those who are usually the freeloader in the group, will participate and make effort to contribute something. This, I believe, is the one thing that made our group successful in submitting good outputs on time.
One of our projects was to design a water or a wastewater treatment facility. Our group decided with Commonwealth Wet Market as our site for our wastewater treatment project proposal. There were so much to do – from site visits to coming up with the design proposal (not to mention all the other academic loads), but with efficient scheduling and task delegations, we managed. And although it wasn’t a piece of cake, I enjoyed working on this project because it has taught me more than just applying what I’ve learned in class. It wasn’t about choosing the technology that would sound impressive, or one that’s easier for us to design. I remember Sir O saying, “Wag niyong isipin na kailangan niyong ma-i-apply yung mga equations sa class. Think of what’s best for your site.” And I guess that that is true; the challenge is to come up with a solution that is appropriate for the problem and beneficial to people. After all, we are going to be civil engineers.
So a shout out to my groupmates (who were by far the best I’ve had in UP) for the fun ride. :)
(Okay so this was supposed to be a short-captioned photo but meh)