Third year first sem a.y. 2012-2013

First sem's officially over. Actually tagal na, ngayon lang ako nag post. Second sem na ngayon. Gusto ko lang i-share subjects ko last sem at experiences sa courses.. (Pinoy exchange lang? hihi)

Geog 101
Prof: Darlene Gutierrez
Grade: 1.75
Description:
Kinuha ko lang to kasi nag enjoy talaga ako sa Geog 1 class nung freshie ako. Gusto ko rin mag fieldtrip lagi, kaya Geog. Unfortunately di ako nakapag fieldtrip dahil natatakot mommy ko na bahain kami, itinerary kasi Bataan. Kakatapos lang ng monsoon rains kaya paranoid pa si mommy. Second time naman subic trip, wala nang gustong sumama, called off ang trip. Soo in short walang fieldtrip.:)) Exams naman, usually multiple choice, modified true or false, identification, etc. Objective ang exam kaya siguruhin mag memorize ng concepts. Meron din journal kung saan mag oobserba ka ng weather conditions for five days! Pwedeng digital copy or whatever, ikaw bahala kung paano mo present observation mo. Classmates ko non gumawa ng blog at yon sinubmit nila kay Prof. :-)

Polsc 160
Prof: Jalton Taguibao
Grade: 1.25
Description:
Maraming readings! Hehe pero wag mag alala dahil dinidiscuss naman ni sir lahat ng pinakaimportanteng konsepto sa readings, ibigsabihin pag nag review ka doon ka mag focus. Masaya sa class kasi para ka lang nakikinig ng mga kwento ni sir, ayon pala lecture na pala yun! Akala ko kwentuhan lang. :)) Meron two exams at objective essay sila (pero nung time namin isa lang exam dahil may important matter si sir). Ikaw ang pipili ng limang tanong (out of 10?) na gusto mong sagutan. Bibigyan ka pa ng tips ni sir kung paanong technique ang gagawin mo sa pagrereview para sa exam. May group project at group paper din. Ano pa ba? Hehe dalawang commentary (min 1200 words), etc etc!

Polsc 170
Prof: Perlita Frago- Marasigan
Grade: 1.50
Description:
Mabait si ma'am!!! As in, mag focus lang kayo sa iisang libro as main text. May dalawang exams, mag memorize mabuti ng concepts (esp. mga nakalagay don sa box kasi lalabas talaga yun sa exam)! Multiple choice naman ang exam kaya wag masyado kabahan, hehe basta binasa mo ang chapters ni Hague & Harrop wala masyadong problema. Nahirapan lang talaga ako don sa first long exam kasi may blank map at kukulayan mo ang mga colonized state, etc. Kahit alam mo ang state e kung di mo alam saan siya don sa map? :)) May reporting din at cultural presentation.

Polsc 178
Prof: Miriam Ferrer
Grade: 3.00
Description:
Pasalamat pa ako kay ma'am pinasa niya ko! Kasalanan ko talaga kung bakit naging tres yan, bagsak kasi ako sa first long exam. Di kasi ako nagbabasa ng readings masyado, so ayon kasalanan ko talaga to! May group activities, magsusubmit kayo ng groupwork regularly sa y! group (usually one groupwork per country). May dalawang exams, identification yun kaya mag-aral ng mabuti. Hehe. Meron ding modified true or false, 10 pts each item. At essay. Hmm, ano pa ba? May final group project pa, mag iinterview ng southeast asian at ipepresent sa class ang interview (e.g. thru video chat, voice interview, etc) sa end ng semester. Gawin ng maaga, mahalaga kay ma'am na nakapag contribute each mem. Kung sasabay kayong mag cram during hell week, diba good luck sa grupo niyo kung magkakita kita pa kayo. Tendency ay isa nalang ang gagawa ng project, which is kind of the case for our group. =))

Polsc 162
Prof: Gene L. Pilapil
Grade: 2.00
Description:
Best prof ever! Ok biased ako, hehe. May student for the day every meeting, pag nabunot index card mo tatanungin ka ni sir ng five questions. Ikaw lang sasagot lahat non kaya siguruhing nakapag aral ng mabuti bago pumasok sa class! Kung di ka nakapag memorize, naku wag ka nalang pumasok, or else... >:) hehe, joke! Pero nakakahiya talaga maging student for the day nang di ka nakapag memorize. Based on experience! Isa lang ang exam, 60% yata yon ng final grade. Mga 80% ng exam galing sa lecture ni sir, objective exam. So kung mahilig ka mag memorize ng mag memorize kunin mo si sir. Kasi mga tanong sa exam, kunwari what is democratic transition? It is a transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime. Maganda kung kumpleto yan maisulat mo para siguradong makuha mo ang two points per item. 20% ng exam naman galing sa required readings. Objective din to nung time ko ah, kaya kung binasa mo ng mga 10 times ang required readings baka uno ka na. Hehe. May bonus ang perfect attendance (always present at walang late)!


Medyo marami pang kulang sa description, pero malalaman mo nalang yan pag pumasok ka sa class. Galingan mo nalang! Haha, thanks for reading!

PS: hindi ako masipag na estudyante so.. :P I know you can do better ;)

Love,
Tala :)

Random Thoughts at 1 o'clock in the Morning

I had a great day with faw and cess. Medyo late nga lang kami nag start pumasyal sa F. Homes, pero at least before pasukan nagkita-kita kaming tatlo. Chikahan lang and movie marathon (sort of)! Well the three of us agreed that we will do our best this second sem. Cos the previous sem sucked as in so much! We will not allow that to happen again, right? Hehe let's do our best guys and gals! We shouldn't let distractions get in our way. And oh, no love life allowed! For a change! Haha, studies first. Hope I wont change my mind later when I get to meet polsc 110, polsc 188, etc etc. :))

Tomorrow is the first day of enrolment but I am confused whether or not I should go to school. Supposedly, first day of enrolment's for freshie and graduating people only, but I'm thinking I might not get any GE (MST) if I would wait until the second day. So..what do you think? I still can't decide. So I guess I'll GO. Bahala na bukas, hihi. 

Ok time to hit the sack! Been sleeping really late the whole semestral break. Actually mas puyat pa ko ngayong sembreak kesa nong pasukan. Bad girl. :)) Till here guys! Have a good night sleep. And dont forget to drink your glass of milk! Haha, baby?

Love,
Tala :)

Ordinary Song – Marc Velasco Song Lyrics


Hello guys! It's 10pm but let me share this (no) ordinary song first before you sleep. I'm currently in love with this song :"> the first time I heard it, I burst into tears... HAHA ok I always cry whats new. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it too :D

Ordinary Song - Marc Velasco

Just an ordinary song
To a special girl like you
From the simple guy
Who’s so in love with you

Verse 2:
I may not have much to show
No diamonds that glow
No limousines
To take you where you go.

Chorus 1:
But if you ever find yourself
Tired of all the games you play
When the world seems so unfair
You can count on me to stay
Just take some time
To lend an ear
To this ordinary song

Interlude

Verse 2:
Just an ordinary song
To a special girl like you
From the simple guy
Who’s so in love with you

I don’t even have the looks
To make you glance my way
The clothes I wear
They just seem so absurd

Chorus 2:
But deep inside of me is you
You give life to what I do
All those years may see you through
Still I’ll be waiting here for you
If you have time
Please lend an ear
To this ordinary song

Interlude

Verse 3:
Just an ordinary song
To a special girl like you
From the simple guy
Who’s so in love with you.