
listening to: Never Could Have Been Worse - Tsuneo Imahori
"By a man's fingernails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boots, by his trouser-knees, by the calluses of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt-cuffs, by his movements-- by each of these things a man's calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent enquirer in any case is almost inconceivable."I have a lot of school work nowadays.
~ Sherlock Holmes, 1887
I love it. I love it even though I look like a zombie now, with less to no appetite for almost any type of food, and of course sleep-deprived. No-- I wasn't being sarcastic at that. Humorous, yes. Not sarcastic.
I honestly like it when I'm busy with school work. The only downside is-- the schedules. But I will always find time for myself. [Like right now, for example.]
I'm taking a break from making 2 reports, both from Mrs. Maguad's class:
Filipino Psychology
Psychological Interview
The Fil.Psych report is a bit hard for me coz I have to translate a lot of Filipino texts to English coz our subject in the curriculum states that it must be learned in the English language. Unfortunately for me, the sources [books] are in Filipino.
For those who know me well, I'm having a hard time translating this in a textbook kinda way. You know how it is, right? The paper must be written in that context not in like a way that a teenager would just say whatever he wants.
It must be like this for example:
"Ito'y mga metodong subok na ang kakayahang lumikom ng impormasyon sa kulturang Pilipino at angkop sa pag-uugali at pang-araw-araw na pamumuhay ng mga Pilipino."
= These are reliable methods used in collecting information about the Filipino Culture, in relation to their behavior in their daily lives.
.. or something like that. [I'm still unsatisfied with my translation. Boo.]
..and not like this:
= These methods are reliable and can be used to get information about the Filipino Culture. It's related to their behavior and their everyday lives.
I remember our Department Head, Dr. Barron, told us to "write scholarly." [Or did she mean "scholastically? Ah, whatever.]

So anyway, what other school stuff I have to worry about?
1. 2 quizzes on Dr. Barron's classes this week
2. our title defense on Friday for our Research in Psychology.. I still need to research a lot of stuff for it.. and make an intro.. shouldn't rely on groupmates..
3. visual aids for the two reports [that are on Tuesday and maybe Wednesday]
4. journal on our 3 fields of OJTs
5. my OJT sched
6. still no venue for the Acquaintance Party [which will be on the 27th]
7. pre-lims will start in 21, I think
8. have to transfer notes on my "serious notebook".. I write my notes on my scratch notebook.. I could freely use my "chicken-scratch handwriting there"..
9. look through the member profiles and record each member's birth dates in order to make a birthday section on one of the bulletin boards.. have to think of the designs for them too..
So there.
On a lighter note, ever since I made a facebook account, I became addicted to Pet Society [though I'm always broke there, I refuse to use the cheats], Typing Maniac [oh the adrenaline! lol], and Happy Farm [I like to plant, take care of 'em, and then harvest.. online that is]. I like Happy Farm better than Farm Town coz I understand it more. Sunshine Ranch is almost like a replica of Happy Farm but most of my friends use Happy Farm so... I haven't been on Barn Buddy. I wonder if that's fun too.
Moving on to the last thing I'd like to blog about. I found the book that I thought I'd never get a copy of!

The book that I recently finished reading was Maximum Ride by James Patterson. Hooray for light reading! I loved it. I have to wait a while though before I buy the second book. I have a lot of expenses lately. Ah the anticipation.


May took this shot when we ate at Pizza Hut. I look like a dork.

Oh yeah. One last thing: I'm gonna change my blog's layout soon. I just have to find a layout that suits my mood. I can't decide yet.

Labels: book, psychology, school
I need to know "what is".