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My Personality Type: The Good-natured Realist

My Personality Type: The Good-natured Realist

Anything about Everything: My Korean Icon Contest

If you are the kind of person who's so curious about Korean food and cuisines, here's a blog just for you. Thish is about one of the most mouthwatering Korean dishes Sam-Gyeop-Sal. \(^o^)/ sit back, relax, read...and DROOL.

Anything about Everything: My Korean Icon Contest:  cr: http://swisshansik.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/samgyupsal-pork-belly/  What would be the first thing that will come into my m...

March 23, 2013

Dili ko mag english2 galore kay mahurot akong baul unya dili pa nako mabuhos tanan akong ginabati og mga gina gunam2 karon.. hahaha XD

Anyway, my college life had been a super-whatever-roller-coaster-ride. Daghan kaayo og ups (with the oh-so-special participation of my beloved adik and lokarette college friends), og naa pud mga downs (special mention ang mga F nato dira...) Siguro tungod pud ni sa akong course na super random gipili kay abi nako na kung maau og math kay pwede ra didto (dapat nag engineering ko kung mao man gali!) 

I was a consistent honor student sa grade school and high school, but sa college, consistent japun... consistent og pasar og ga atang og milagro.. at least diba?? 

Speaking of milagro... "Miracles" in english, the greatest miracle that happened to me in college was when I was not able to reach the required QPI in order to stay in the accountancy program. It was in my 2nd year in college. It was a shaky term for me. When the time came na hapit na namo ma get ang grades, I prayed. I asked God for guidance and a sign--kung accountancy ba jud ko belong or somewhere else... Kung ako jud ni, ako jud ni, kung dili, dawaton nako kung asa man ko ibutang ni God. But when the time came na makuha na namo ang grades, wala ko ni abot sa QPI.. Hilak galore ko adto na time... I accepted the fact na di nako maka continue sa accountancy, pero sad japun kay after sa tanan effort og time na invest, in just a snap,wala na.. Then, ga sinamok-samok ko sa ako friends kung unsai course na angay nako shift-an na di pud masayang ako na take na units and kanang bagay ra sa ako.. I was really lost. Like, nawala kalit ang path na akong gina follow sa woods. ...so anyway, katong time na nahuman nako asikaso para maka shift og another course, nitawag ang isa sa akong ka-batch na advised to shift pud.. Gi lower daw ang average QPI requirement.. and the amazing thing is, igo ra jud sa ako! so, i prayed again, if ako ba i-grab again ang 2nd chance... and papa told me na tiwason nako ang accountancy since pasok pa ko, and that was the sign I prayed for.

fast-forward... as usual, consistent igo pasar ra japun ko sa accountancy.. naai bagsak, gi overload daun para lang jud maka graduate on time (march 2012) pero.. sipyat japun ko sa isa ka subject, and kailangan i-summer... which means.. di pako maka graduate on time, and ma delay ang akong pag paso...

did it make me sad? frustrated? surprisingly, wala jud. siguro kay na foresee napud nako na mabagsak ko adto na subject based sa ako standing, so murag na accept ra nako if ever di jud ma bira pataas. 

The first thing I did after knowing my grades and the fact that I can't graduate on time, I texted my mother. It was okay with her, well, there's nothing we can do about it anyway. Next, she told me to text my father, and he said it's okay. And with that, I gained the "permission" to be really okay. I'm really blessed to have them as parents... so anyway, some people and friends became worried and sad for me na di ko maka graduate on time. I just laughed it off and said to them "pag paso nako next march, CPA nako!" and that became my mantra. Instead of making myself down and sad kay wala ko naka graduate on time, gi face nako ni as a challenge to myself na dapat CPA na ko sa 1st take pa lang. And with God's never-ending grace, today, March 23, 2013, I can finally say my college life has been finally concluded--not only I was able to wear my toga, hood and cap w/ tassel, but also I was able to march as a CPA, as promised. :) with a matching job pa! hahaha XD so i guess this wraps up my random free-writing storytelling whatever...

congratulations to all graduates!! 

L to R: alfe, marr, me, camille

L to R: demi, alfe, me, andin, xienn, james, marr, camille, dior

random.. XD

(pictures from camille and andin)

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Substitute Tutor and Salary

I was supposed to make this blog yesterday evening but I didn't have internet connection. So...

I accepted a job as a substitute tutor on December 19 and 20, since I had nothing to do yet. It's to teach English to Korean kids. It's a challenging task for me since it's my first time to be a tutor and I find it hard to teach someone or to explain a concept or something like that to a person. The first day was a reaaaally long day for me. There are 6 students and 6 tutors. The system is that in the first hour, teacher A will tutor student A, then after the time's up, teacher A will tutor student B, and so on... In short, each tutor will get to teach all 6 students or rather, they do a cycle pattern or something. The schedule is 8:30-9:30||9:40-10:40||10:50-11:50||1:00-2:00||2:10-3:10||3:20-4:20... Since I was just a substitute, and I was given a short notice, I was not given the chance to prepare myself or to get to see the material that I was going to teach. So, I just did a quick scan on their books right on the spot. Each student had a different level in their English proficiency, so I also had to adjust to every student I handled (and they easily get bored.. ToT). Luckily though, I can still remember my past English lessons, not accurately, but at least in essence. The hard part was how to relay and make them understand the underlying rules in every grammar, sentence structures and right pronunciation in English (since it has A LOT of rules). How am I supposed to effectively and efficiently explain to them about English when I use English to talk to them? Language barrier. My dilemma in those two days was whether they had learned something from me or none at all. It's really a frustrating feeling when all my effort to teach was just futile. But I know I did my best, so I just hope that they did learn something from me, even just a little bit.

The tutors receive their week's pay every Friday. I received mine on December 21 (end of the world, eh??). It was my first time to receive a salary or pay. It was just a small amount since I only tutored for a total of 12 hours. But, it was a refreshing feeling when I got to hold the envelope containing my self-earned income. It's like my hard work and effort had been paid off (duh??? 'cause it's a compensation for the job XD). It's like I was holding a very precious treasure that I don't want to waste. It's really true when people say it's easy to spend money that is not ours (*ehem*parents*ehem*), but it's very hard to even spend a peso/penny of the money we worked hard to earn. (But I already spent a quarter of it... I had no choice.. ToT )

Right now, I am looking forward to receiving my first salary on a regular work. I know it will be a different feeling since I will be waiting for at least a month to receive it; which also means---it's a month worth of hard work!!! But before I get to experience that, I should first apply for a job. (I will really be in full force in January 2013!! Hopefully... Yes, I should be! No choice. Meh. **tehehe**)

Christmas and Wishlist

Hey hey heeeey!! Guess what??? It's only 6 days before Christmas!!! O.O

Yes, I surprised myself that I was effinly surprised when a friend (somewhere in our conversation) mentioned it's already Christmas next week~~ **dingdong!**

I find it awkward that I don't feel the season of Christmas at all. I think it's because I am just staying at home the whole time (blame unemployment! ToT). Unlike before when I was still going to school wherein friends, classmates, and the school become busy preparing for the yuletide season; there is nothing left to remind or make me feel the merry mode of Christmastime. Also, in my neighborhood, there are only few who put Christmas decorations, and they rarely turn on the decorative lights during nighttime, so the area still looks like a typical night view. Lastly, my family doesn't really follow Christmas traditions that Filipino families usually practice; like Simbang Gabi, Noche Buena, carolling, Christmas parties, and exchanging of gifts.

But now, since I'm reminded of the fast approaching Christmas day, I just want to share to you some of the things that I want to have. It's not really as a gift for Christmas. But, who knows? Maybe someone might find this blog and might consider giving me at least one of these as a gift. **whishful thinking**

1. External Hard Drive
I have always wanted to have an external hard drive ever since... I forgot... Anyway, it's really useful for having a backup for important files, just in case my laptop will suddenly die. Also, it makes me to have a larger space in my laptop since I can just save pictures and videos in it. Lastly, I can download all the animes and movies I want to watch and just save them all in it and just watch them anytime and anywhere (as long as there is a PC or laptop).

2. New laptop
I have been using my laptop for more than 3 years now. (Is this an achievement? O.o) Since it has become really old and really overworked (and I think I'm a bad owner ToT),  it has been making a weird noise that I have to turn it off and on again just to silence the noise (I think the noise is made by the fan, due to accumulated dust and dirt. Ooops.)

3. DVD Player
I really want to have my own DVD player. My family NEVER bought a DVD player...ever! This is why I have always been deprived of watching (western) movies and series. I only watch movies and series online, which is somewhat painstaking because I still have to wait for the video buffer and all. And, if the internet connection suddenly disappears, it would be a great disappointment and frustration.

4. Electric Oven
I want to have an electric oven because I want to learn how to bake. We have a gas range at home. It is what my mother uses for baking cakes and cupcakes. I am afraid to use it because my mother told me that she has to be careful in opening the oven because the flame might suddenly get big or something.

5. Trip to Japan Ticket (or any place in Asia or... trip around Asia!!)
It has always been my dream to go to Japan (if lucky, to tour Asia~). Reasons? I'm an anime lover. I'm inclined to learning languages (specifically Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin Chinese). I want to see and discover more about Asian culture, traditions, festivals, and the like because they are so beautiful and colorful. Lastly, I want to go sightseeing and food-devouring!

6. Domo-kun Stuff Toy (or any domo-kun stuff)
I like domo-kun. Enough said. XD

7. Cute Hat
You know? The kind of hat that looks like a plushie or a stuff toy? Yes, I really, really, reaaaally want to have one. ToT

8. Novels/Books
I like to read. Unluckily, I don't have all the money to buy all the books I want. That is why I just settle for PDF copies. But it's really different to have a book. You know... The feeling of flipping the pages, of seeing the thickness of the book and how far I have gone reading, and of actually holding a real book! It really breaks my heart every single time I go inside a bookstore and see all those books I CAN'T BUY.



So, that's it! (I guess...) I feel I have a lot of things I want to have, but I only remember these at the moment. I'll just add things on my wishlist by the time I remember those I have forgotten to include~ *teehee*