Am I Ready For Christmas?

In two weeks time, comes the ever so anticipated holiday of gift-giving and merry-making. A time where we give gifts, exchange cards, and to the excited ones, light up the fireworks. But recently, school has been doling out it's presents early, and mostly in the form of long tests and essays galore.
All these "blessings" have been taking a toll on my mind, and ruining my day
So begs the question, Am I ready for Christmas?

Intramural Revelry

I'm looking forward to intrams night, 

that exciting celebration to end the week of sports and competition. 

A perfect way to bring intrams week to a close

Game On Game Face

Fields ready

Line repainted

Athletes practicing

Intrams week has finally arrived, The time to showcase our athletic ability in the sports we love. It's no wonder the excitement has been growing since the end of exams. It's the time to showcase our talents and athletic ability in what we do best.

With competition between the years, each and every one of us will play hard to aim for 1st place, number one, "Uno."

So keeping it short, Good Luck to us all, do your best, no sore losers and most importantly...

Have Fun!

What I Said In English

Just this noontime, came the time for me to speak once more in English class. My heart pounds as I get on stage, the whole Tau breaks in tune to "Careless Whisper". "I'm not dancing today" my mind says, as I try to relax amidst the tune, taking a few seconds with my back turned before I face the attentive ears of 29. I talked about the word I picked, or two words to be precise. It can be hard to speak of it within two minutes, but I kept going. Ignoring Nala's two finger as the time limit marker, kept going 'til the nerves got to me and I stopped as she raised three fingers.

I kind of wished for more time, but being one minute overtime, I had to stop. At least I have an idea for my new entry here. Here is what could have been my whole speech.

Down the Lanes

Strike! Spare! Break!

The words that I'd utter as I leave my post-release stance, Leaping in  bliss, knowing that those ten pins you've downed will give you that edge over your competitors.

I gotta love getting back to a favorite hobby back in my childhood days. The first time that I started bowling lacking the strength to lift those bowling balls with one hand. How I would hold the bowling ball with two hands and swing it back and forth between my legs always hoping that the ball would at least reach the other end in it's snail's pace net me 1 point. Small start, considering that just a while ago, my speedy shots shred those ten pins into split groups. Yet shots were not without caution, with the whole alley not fully automated, one had to learn to distinguish bowling pins and legs of the pinboy as he sets the pins down. I made sure I picked my targets right, white pins and not brown legs.

With an 85 on the score sheet, one would be go back home happy that he is "Uno"

Halfway There

The weight has lifted,

The burden forgone,

The last paper is passed,

The exams are finally over

Who can say that we all deserve a nice weekend to find solitude once more after seven days of blood, sweat and tears. That after submitting that last paper does the elephant heaved on one's shoulder grows wings and fly away. That the burden of answering assignments and studying for test disappears as the 2nd quarter comes to a close. Exhaling a sigh of relief that it is all over, I prepare for the new quarter to come. As I replace these messy note-loaded fillers of Physics, Biology, Chemistry and the like with fresh empty ones, there grows the feeling of excitement as I ready myself for the new quarter. Expectations are high, with the hope that Physics and Chem would be easier to understand, that the chance to bring up you grades is available once more (if I botched up my 2nd quarter exams that is). That it's time to learn something new again. 

But still...

With all this anticipation in mind, I can't help but think, and I guess you will too.

Half the school year is over! Who would've thought that time goes by so quickly? That Father Time would seem to somehow accelerate normal everyday life to bring us to this time now. That 4 months are over, and come 6 months, we would all(hopefully) be marching on stage in blue receiving our diplomas. It may be sad that, slowly and surely, our stay here in PhilSci will come to an end. And that we will all go on our separate roads.

Fret not, with only half th year through, I'm sure that each and every one of us will make the most of it...


We always do