Lessons Learned from College Life

I go t so many lessons learned from my College life. During my stay in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, I get to experience and go through hardships in life which I didn’t expect that I would be facing and that I would also be able to get through. But the most significant thing about it as for me was that I learned and I’m carrying… or rather, holding forever in my life.

Way back high school, I get to be so easily frustrated about things undone, tasks that are not given so much attention, uncooperative and free riding group mates and the like. Because of that, I, honestly don’t have a lot of friends. It’s because there  is much competition in our class since we belong to the top section. I could say that we are the apple of the eye of our teachers and almost all of the students in our campus know us most especially I who is the editor-in-chief of our school paper. There are many competitions wherein I was able to bring the bacon home. But still, despite all those, I have but a little friends.

But as soon as I got into college, everything changed… I am already a nobody.. and in fact I was starting from scratch…new professors, new environment, and most especially new classmates. I thought at first I will never be able to gain friends immediately because in  my mind, they were like scary….. haha….. but I was absolutely wrong…I was able to be in a block section that is so much ideal for me and I really love it…I really love my classmates…

They were the ones who were with me as I go through the challenges I faced in this college life and I also was beside them during their tough times. I learned to be a true friend in my stay in CSB and my being grade conscious really was lessened. Although I still care about my grades, I’m not more into it already.

I learned to socialize with a lot of people… people with different attitudes. I also learned that the most important thing while you are studying is to focus yourself into it.. which I honestly was not able to do… not because of my friends or barkadas but because of my self pleasures…

But then, despite my failures and mistakes, one thing that made my college life special was that I saw myself that I am weak.. vulnerable…. and with that I understand God’s power in my life that He is far big than all of my problems… that He will always be beside me no matter what… and that was the best thing I learned in my college life…

My OJT Experience

IS-PRAC Reaction Paper

My role as an On-The-Job trainee of Xyber Solutions is more of documenting and maintaining

the team’s projects. They let me update existing projects after they have sent to me the documents and I will be the one to manage the updates in the team’s site or in their Twiki Page. If there are new projects, my role is to create a link for it in their site and create the page as well. I also do tasks that they let me do like the first thing that I have done which is an html/css website for their PHP Project. While I was working on the task assigned to me, I was at first confused since I am not so much familiar with html and css but I managed to finish it and I am really proud about because I learned a lot from it. The next project assigned to me was creating ad pages using the Openx server. This is something unusual and I am very much proud of while I was doing because the ad is specifically for a mobile device. I got to learn also Openx and it was really awesome. Soon, the tasks assigned to me were testing of the functionality of their projects and what they assigned to me was create my personal account for over 300 social networking sites. As I was testing the functionality of their project to almost all sites in the Internet, I get to be so excited about the project as soon as it is deployed and launched.

While I was working on all of those tasks, I am happy that I was able to apply the lessons I have got from my school. Although during those days when my professors were teaching and discussing to us different things about our course, I really was not paying my full attention but I’m happy that the things I got during the times I listened to my professor, I was able to apply in working on my tasks in Xyber Solutions. And from that I learned that every opportunity should not be missed and one of those opportunities is when you get to be fed with information from other people most especially from professionals already like my instructors. I learned that if only I get to listen to them, I have done more than what I did during my internship. But then, I would have to leave that as an experience and a lesson learned.

The thing I did that I was really proud of to which I gave my best effort was the first project assigned to me and that is the interface for their mobile application. Although I could say that it is not as good as I know I could, I’m still happy because I did that and I get to learn more of the importance of CSS while doing that task. I was actually able to apply the HTML/CSS lesson I got in doing our Final academic paper and proud to say, I was the one who worked on the design of our website which is a little more mature and improved this time. That is why I could say that my OJT experience helped me a lot since it is the basic thing that every web designer should know. Aside from that, I also got to understand and get fond of using Jquery plugin, which when taught to us during our WEBDEV subject ,was something I really didn’t appreciate that much.

In general, my OJT experience was so much fun and it helped me a lot in gaining knowledge about my course.

A new way of transmitting HIV (reposted from christianster.com

Hi,

This is just too shocking; it is amazing to see what the world is coming to!!!! Dear Friends,Kindly take a couple of minutes to go thru this mail. If useful may advise others also. Please pass this on to others.
This happened in Paris recently and may happen elsewhere also. A few weeks ago, in a movie theatre, a person felt something poking from her seat. When she got up to see what it was, she found a needle sticking out of the seat with a note attached saying, ‘You have just been infected by HIV’.The Disease Control Center (in Paris) reports many similar events in many other cities recently. All tested needles were HIV Positive.The Center also reports that needles have been found in cash dispensers at public banking machines. We ask everyone to use extreme caution when faced with this kind of situation. All public chairs/seats should be inspected with vigilance and caution before use. A careful visual inspection should be enough. In addition, they ask that each of you pass this message along to all members of your family and your friends of the potential danger. Recently, one doctor has narrated a somewhat similar instance that happened to one of his patients at the Priya Cinema in Delhi. A young girl, engaged and about to be married in a couple of months, was pricked while the movie was going on. The tag with the needle had the message ‘Welcome to the World of HIV family’. Though the doctors tol her family that it takes about 6 months before the virus grows strong enough to start damaging the system and a healthy victim could survive about 5-6 years, the girl died in 4 months, perhaps more because of the ‘Shock thought’. We all have to be careful at public places, restrooms… God help!

Why do we shout in anger?

A saint asked his disciples, ‘Why do we shout in anger? Why do people
shout at each other when they are upset?’

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, ‘Because we lose our
calm, we shout for that.’

‘But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?’ asked the saint. ‘Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you’re angry?’

Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint.

Finally he explained, ‘When two people are angry at each other, their
hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.’

Then the saint asked, ‘What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small…’

The saint continued, ‘When they love each other even more, what happens?
They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.’

MORAL: When you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other more, else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.

God bless folks!

http://www.christianster.com/ctan/html/showsharing.php?sid=66773&authid=139719&m=7&d=28&y=2009

My First Love

Sometimes I feel I’m pulled in so many wrong directions
Sometimes I feel the world seducing my affections
It’s not that I don’t know the way
It’s just a heart that’s prone to stray
But with my weaknesses admitted
You will keep all that I’ve committed
So I commit my heart to You
My First Love

First Love – First Love
My soul longs after You
First Love – First Love
I want my heart to stay so true
Because You first loved me
Jesus You will always be
You will always be
My First Love

It’s taken me some time to try to comprehend
A love that doesn’t change – a love without an end
A love that keeps forgiving
A love of sacrifice and giving
I delight myself in You
My First Love

If I ever lack endurance
I remember Your assurance
That Your only banner over me is love
If my heart begins to waiver
Woo me back, my loving Savior
Woo me back till I return to my First Love

PERSONALITY TESTING…Interesting…

Don’t cheat don’t look at the points until you are done.

Dr. Phil’s Test: Here you go. Try this!

Below is Dr. Phil’s test.

(Dr. Phil scored 55.) Some folks pay a lot of

money to find this stuff out!

Read on, this is very interesting!

Don’t be overly sensitive!

The following is pretty accurate and it

only takes a few minutes.

Take this test for yourself and send it on to your friends.

Don’t peek, but begin the test as you

scroll down and answer.

Answers are for who you are now and not who

you were in the past.. Have pen or pencil

and paper ready.

This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and in their prospective employees.

It’s only 10 Simple questions, so grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your letter answers to each question.

Ready?

Begin.

1. When do you feel your best…

A) in the morning

B) during the afternoon and early evening

C) late at night

2. You usually walk…

A) fairly fast, with long steps

B) fairly fast, with little steps

C) less fast head up, looking the world in the face

D) less fast, head down

E) very slowly

3. When talking to people you…

A) stand with your arms folded

B) have your hands clasped

C) have one or both your hands on your hips

D) touch or push the person to whom you are talking

E) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair

4. When relaxing, you sit with…

A) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side

B) your legs crossed

C) your legs stretched out or straight

D) one leg curled under you

5. When something really amuses you, you react with…

A) big appreciated laugh

B) a laugh, but not a loud one

C) a quiet chuckle

D) a sheepish smile

6. When you go to a party or social gathering you…

A) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you

B) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know

C) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed

7. You’re working very hard, concentrating hard, and you’re interrupted. ..

A) welcome the break

B) feel extremely irritated

C) vary between these two extremes

8. Which of the following colors do you like most…

A) Red or orange

B) black

C) yellow or light blue

D) green

E) dark blue or purple

F) white

G) brown or gray

9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep you are…

A) stretched out on your back

B) stretched out face down on your stomach

C) on your side, slightly curled

D) with your head on one arm

E) with your head under the covers

10. You often dream that you are…

A) falling

B) fighting or struggling

C) searching for something or somebody

D) flying or floating

E) you usually have dreamless sleep

F) your dreams are always pleasant

POINTS:

1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6

2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1

3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6

4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1

5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2

6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2

7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4

8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1

9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e ) 1

10 (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1

Now add up the total number of points.

OVER 60 POINT: Others see you as someone they should handle with care. You’re seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don’t always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.

51 TO 60 POINTS: Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality, a natural leader, who’s quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once, someone who takes chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement you radiate.

41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting, someone who’s constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding, someone who’ll always cheer them up and help them out.

31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who’s extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you, realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken.

21 TO 30 POINTS: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It would really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.

UNDER 21 POINTS: People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions and who doesn’t want to get involved with anyone or anything! They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don’t exist. Some people think you’re boring. Only those who know you well, know that you aren’t.

—>> this is just a simple test. God bless!

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It’s Waffle time!!!

The Official Waffle Time Website

 I started getting to know and be attached to waffles just this year while I am in my first term. It’s all because of my Principles of Management class which time is 6-7:30 in the evening. I always pass by this waffle stall at the LRT going to line 2. And as I pass by there I always see these waffles with different flavors. And everytime I’m eating there my favorite ham and cheese, I always see this website: www.waffletime.com. That is why I decided to blog about this great product.

               But before anything else, let me just share to you a brief introduction about their company. Waffle Time began delighting Filipinos with their delicious waffles in 1998 and still continues doing so. And because of the grea products they offer, they were awarded as The Most Promising Filipino Franchise of the Year 2006. Now, they are expanding to serve more Filipinos and they are adding more flavors to their waffles.

                Their products come in many different flavors including: American Hotdog, Canadian bacon, Cheese Delite, Chicken Ala King, German Cheese Franks, Hot ‘N Spicy, Corned Beef, Italian sausage, Pinoy Longganisa, Tuna Salad Belgian, Chocolate, Mango Magic, Pineapple Pleasure, Strawberries ‘N Cream, Ultimate Ube, and my favorite Ham and cheese. I just wonder why my favorite is not included in their website although they’re actually selling it. All these waffles are very delicious and very affordable. Their cheapest waffle costs Php 12 only. If I dont’ have budget, I always go for the Cheese Delite because it’s the cheapest..haha… But my favorite ham and Cheese just costs Php 18, not so big difference.

                  I have done my part in sharing you these waffles of Waffle Time, and it’s up to you if you would want to try but I tell you, their waffles are worth the price…:p

final exam week (2nd year-1st term

       huh!!! I just had finished my final exam in my programming and it really sucks… It’s so hard as in. Creating a program that would let you raise a certain number to the power of its exponent without including multiplication operation. The only operation that would be accepted is addition. i wonder why they gave this exam to us where in fact they never taught us about that.

        Anyweiz… last Monday, we didn’t have class ‘coz of the National Heroes’ day which is supposedly August 31. i just wonder why our President’s moving the dates of holidays. There have been so many celebrations that were not celebrated by all on the actual date of celebration because of her idea.  Well… I just shared my opinion… So, where am I??? haha… Ok… We didn’t have class last Monday because of that. uhmm.. i forgot, I would still want to thank our beloved President because without her having the holiday be on Monday, i won’t have the opportunity to give full attention to my Systems Analysis and Design book that’s supposed to be passed the day after. Haha…

         That Monday, the young people of our church decided to have a jogging at around 5 am. Sunday night until 4:30  in the morning, I finished my work so that it would just be typed after our jogging. So that only implies that I was not able to sleep the whole night. At around 4: 30, I took a bath..haha..(killing myself???)  so as to prepare for that jogging. but as soon as I and my brother were about to leave the house, the rain poured heavily making us decide not to continue going anymore. What i did is I slept until 11 a.m. after my brother woke me up. So, we went to  church to type my stuffs there with the help of Kim. And thank God, I was able to finish my book at around 10:30 in the evening.

          The next day, we had naman our SYSANAL final exam. Yeah…. I was not able to review because as soon as I went home Monday night, I just ate and slept. And that tuesday morning, 10:30 a.m. was our final exam. Good thing, my professor is so kind not to include his lessons he discussed through powerpoint presentations in our final exam. that is, his exam is more on application… Use case and activity diagrams only. He included 10 commandments in ethics but those were just bonus questions. And you know what, i was the last student in our class who left the room. Just like what luigi said, “ruth, kinareer.” haha… After having completely finished my book, I went to Ga’s house and stayed there for about 2 hours. We conversed about me as well as her having low esteem. That’s because of my being kill joy last night when meg and joven let me do something which i thought would let me be fool.

          The next day was our Business Math and Principles of Management final exam. Huh!!! I was actually late that morning. My Business Math exam was 10:30 a.m. and i was able to arrive at our room by almost 11:00 a.m. Good thing i was not 30 minutes late because if ever, I won’t be able to take my final exam. I’m always late in that subject…and until the very end, i was. our PRINMAN final exam was so hard. I really was not able to review in that subject too because I finished my stuffs in SYSANAL. So, the result is me guessing most of the questions in our exam. And i don’t think could get a 2.5 grade in that subject because of my professor. I really can’t understand why he gave me a 2.0 as my midterm grade though my quizzes are high including my midterm exam. And…I’m not really into comparing, but my grade’s lower than one of my classmate. I really don’t understand and my friends were also wondering why i was given that grade. And now, I am so sure that my final grades would not be too high because of that final exam.

           Huhu!!! I would want to be a dean’s lister. I was not able to be one last term because of my being always late in my trigonometry subject. I’m really sick of my attitude. I reallly would want to go to school early but I just can’t. It really is hard especially for me who has no discipline. my grades are always affected with this tardiness I had. Come to think of it, my Trigonometry midterm grade is 98% and that is a 4.0 here at de La Salle -College of saint Benilde, but due to my being tardy always, I got a 1.5 grade which didn’t qualify me to be DL. I really envy those who were able to get plaque of honors in the Honors Convocation. That’s why, my goal for this year is to be DL for three consecutive terms…

            i’m really thankful with my Discrete Math grade, which i have just got this day. i got a 3.0 grade and that’s high for me because my the subject is really hard. I was aiming for a much higher grade but I was not able to get our last long quiz. But, I’m still thanful with the grade I got. Tomorrow, i won’t have exams anymore. I’ll just wait until September 1 comes – the final distribution of course cards… Huh!!!

No class naman pala…

Haizt… super… I woke up early just for me not to be late in my Business Math class ‘coz I’m so afraid that I might fail in this subject for being always late. I saw Joven at Santolan station and we had the opportunity to talk about school stuffs while riding the LRT. As soon as the LRT stopped at Recto station, we parted ways ‘coz his school is FEU which is already there. While me, I was rushing on to the next train ‘coz it’s almost time. Though I woke up early, I was still not able to leave our house by 9 am. well…that’s me…

After having ride LRT line 1, I was almost running to get to my class, but as soon as I peep outside B407, my classmates were not inside making my mind started to say, “Huh! Girl… walang class!!! ahuhu!!!”

So, I just fixed my hair at the lady’s room and went down the Student Learning Center inside our library and worked on our Systems Analysis and Design paper. That paper makes me sick . We’re going to do our defense next friday na… huhu!!! And still, we’re not yet done with our SAD paper making me super sad….

Soon, PANSTERs (my barkadas) came. And they’re so nervous about their defense. They were like writing stuffs on their cue cards, and some were fixing their hair…hmm…Jecca… and some were memorizing their lines. Meanwhile, me and my groupmates were working on our use case diagram for our proposed system. Huh!!!

Then, by 1 pm I suppose, we went up to D501 for their defense which we didn’t watch ‘coz we’re not allowed to go inside… Worldmap was there and some of my friends. Haizt…. we transferred naman to M507 I think because there’s class na at D501. But we’re still not able to watch Jecca’s group because Geanu didn’t let us watch them.

Now, me and Marjorie were here at CL7 surfing the net. And then, while I am blogging, Desai came, followed by Ying Ying, Anna, and Louise.

Huh!!! That was my day!!! But it’s not yet done, ‘coz by 5 pm, I’m gonna leave na to attend our Student Youth Fellowship at our church. That fellowship I believe would give me so much fun… Well to serve God is gain… :0

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And that was it!!! I have come to church not too late. I was able to come while they were singing. Actually, I the first voice I heard was pastor Cy ‘coz he was the leader that time. After having entered our church, i signed in and then proceed inside. Soon, I was also singing with my them until pastor Cy pointed me. He’s like saying that “Wohhh!! Nakasimangot!!!” And then all of them turned and looked at me. I was really ashamed at the time because I was at the back and when he pointed me, everybody inside the church looked at me. Ahuhu!!! Soon, I went beside my brothers at the right wing of our church. And then it was testimonial time then. He sat first in front. And then, after some time, he sat beside my brother, which at the time was almost in front of me. Now, he was already sitting in front of me. He was like kinukulit my brother for the poster making contest ‘coz my brother would be the contestant from our group. He was the leader of our group. Haha… aftre having kuliting my brother, he turned and shook hands with me. Then, he made “magmano” b nmn!!! haizt… He, then asked me why I was sad… I just didn’t want to tell him. I just said that “No, I’m not.” Soon, the fellowship was over. Me and my brother are about to go. I walked out and he was near the door and so I have to pass by him. And he said, “Oh!! Tatakas pa eh..” And then he shook hands again with me… HAhaha….

Soon, I was already in our house… He texted, ” Gandang gabi po..” I was like thinking if I would txt him or not until I was convinced to do so because it’s just minsan. I texted him back, “Gandang gabi rin po..” and we were already texting. He asked why I was sad during our fellowhip and I just told him that I was sleepy though it’s just partly true. Soon, he told me if I am sure ‘coz he doesn’t think so. I finally admitted that I have so many problems like all of the requirements that I had to pass. And he said he understood but i should keep on smiling daw. And I told him that it’s so hard but I’m trying my best to smile. He then said, “Kaya nga lagi kitang pinapasmile jan..” I thanked him and he again said, “Sus, ikaw pa.” ahaha…. And he already started to kulit me. But I was really tired that time, that’s why even though I would still want to text him, I just bid farewell to him. Ahaha…Farewell..ngek! I just told him that I’m already sleepy and he just told me “AH ok ingat.” Well… my Friday was so happy…