i just remembered i need to share this. this happened a week ago...my sister asked me to accompany her to dfa-clark because she needed to renew her passport. i decided since i was going there anyway, might as well renew mine. we did not really go there that early. we arrived there at 7am. i lined up while my sister inquired about the application forms. while my sister was in line after, i went to have my pictures taken. when i got back, they announced that only the first 100 would be alllowed inside. lo and behold, our numbers were 98 and 99! what a luck! but then when it was my turn on the examiner's window, my photos were rejected so that i needed to have myself photographed again. i was really pissed off that i had to pay again for another set of photos. and worse, the line was so long. it was just fortunate that my sister was already in line and saving for me for the next step. and by the time i finished with the examiner, it was barely 10mins to lunch break. we had to go back. to cut the story short, we finished at around 4pm. we did not have any energy left to go to sm or anywhere else so we just went home after. the day was full of blessed and unfortunate circumstances. i was just glad we were done and over it. we'll just go back to claim the renewed passports.
on my first meeting for 2008 with my public speaking class, i asked my students to share their new year's resolution and the one good thing and bad thing they did during the holiday break. i just thought about this activity because i thought it was something to do before they proceed with their oration and storytelling. while they were sharing their partner's stuff in front of the class, i thought about mine. i did not share them in class so i am sharing them here. (lucky you!)
the one good thing i did during the holiday break was that i shared my money to my parents (i mean, more than the usual amount that i give them). the bad thing that i did was when i was so hot-headed a few days before the new year. it was caused by a combination of my period for the month and the frustration brought about by my broken laptop. i did not end 2007 well and i did not start 2008 as well as i hoped i would. anyhow, despite that, i am hoping for a better year. i resolve to be more patient and not be too lazy this year. i've been more patient than my usual in 2007, not wasting my energy on unimportant things and/or things i can't do anything about. but i know that patience is a virtue so i resolve to continue being patient. about the laziness, i think i've been quite stagnant in every aspect of my life in 2007. maybe it's because i've wanted to rest things awhile after my stint in thailand. i did my job (well, i think) but i know i could have done more but i was just too lazy. i hope to resolve that this year. i am comfortable with the status quo but i know that i can improve more personally and professionally if i lessen my laziness. my principles and the values i believe in have not changed and don't have to change. just that i'll try my best not to be that lazy.
i have some other thoughts in my mind but they're just not well developed yet for me to share. maybe next time.
on my first meeting for 2008 with my public speaking class, i asked my students to share their new year's resolution and the one good thing and bad thing they did during the holiday break. i just thought about this activity because i thought it was something to do before they proceed with their oration and storytelling. while they were sharing their partner's stuff in front of the class, i thought about mine. i did not share them in class so i am sharing them here. (lucky you!)
the one good thing i did during the holiday break was that i shared my money to my parents (i mean, more than the usual amount that i give them). the bad thing that i did was when i was so hot-headed a few days before the new year. it was caused by a combination of my period for the month and the frustration brought about by my broken laptop. i did not end 2007 well and i did not start 2008 as well as i hoped i would. anyhow, despite that, i am hoping for a better year. i resolve to be more patient and not be too lazy this year. i've been more patient than my usual in 2007, not wasting my energy on unimportant things and/or things i can't do anything about. but i know that patience is a virtue so i resolve to continue being patient. about the laziness, i think i've been quite stagnant in every aspect of my life in 2007. maybe it's because i've wanted to rest things awhile after my stint in thailand. i did my job (well, i think) but i know i could have done more but i was just too lazy. i hope to resolve that this year. i am comfortable with the status quo but i know that i can improve more personally and professionally if i lessen my laziness. my principles and the values i believe in have not changed and don't have to change. just that i'll try my best not to be that lazy.
i have some other thoughts in my mind but they're just not well developed yet for me to share. maybe next time.
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