It's All Up There

It's five in the afternoon and it's raining pretty hard. Clearly, summer has passed here in the Philippines though it is still stifling humid and hot for most of the days. I am supposed to be tending to a small number of students by this time of the day, making sure they complete their homework and are ready for the remaining school days of the week. However, given the weather, I doubt any of them would be showing up today.

This is what I have been doing for the past few weeks - tutoring.

Monday to Friday, I tutor students from grade school and high school, in any subject that they need help in. Obviously, this subject is almost always math. Math is not my favorite subject, hence the open freshman algebra book on my desk. On Saturdays, I am faced with four high school seniors with the intention of passing the ACET (or any college entrance exam, for that matter). I help them with their English. For those who know me, I may speak english rather well, but you would be surprised if I were to show you my grades in Language back in grade school. I hate to admit, it wasn't really my strong point. I had trouble getting through sentence structures and all that grammar. And yet here I am, administering english review tests to four hopefuls who would like to study in Ateneo de Manila University and play for our table tennis team. This ACET-review set-up was put together by my former coach. I just finished checking their respective assessment tests and it looks like it's going to be a bloody battle of brains. The tough part of this all is that I myself did not review for any of my college entrance tests (not to sound like I'm boasting or anything). And so, I lack the materials and knowledge of methods on how to teach them. Anyhow, I'm making it through. It's basic knowledge, these things, so I plan to build their vocabulary. The dictionary and thesaurus are to become their new best friends. I just have to find more of those printable aptitude tests.

That aside, I have also been thinking of what else I wanted to get into. Becoming a barista for a coffee shop has crossed my mind, as well as taking further studies in writing, design, or education. I am a graduate of AB Psychology and I took this course believing that its general nature (with it dealing with the minds of people and people are everywhere) would grant me the versatility of applying it to any profession I desired. But right now, this just doesn't seem to be the case. I feel as if I'm caged into the job description of Human Resources. When really, I think I'd rather be in Public Relations or Advertising (which explains my desire for further studies). And although I know I can do these things, I can't seem to get off my lazy butt and get to them!!! Sense my frustration!!! Also, I feel sort of lost as to which path to take. As much as I'd like to stay in school for the rest of my life, I know I can't. I have to get a job. BUT! I want a job that I like and enjoy... so what would that be?

Sushi Sunday

Nothing but another sushi Sunday to love.

I made a bigger batch this time with the original ingredients of Japanese radish, cucumber, crab sticks, and egg. Since I added sesame seeds, I guess it's more of kimbap style (korean sushi)! Yum!

T.S.H.W.U.

THE SUMMER HIATUS WRAP UP

It was not my intention to embark on a summer hiatus. Although by the time summer came around, it seemed as if I had lost the inspiration to write. It is not that I had nothing to write about or share, since my summer vacation was pretty eventful. Looking back at it and looking at it now, i find that it is because I cannot find the energy to simply put my various memorable experiences down into words. I have long graduated from college (it has been 2 months, more or less) and I still have yet to find a job. With a lot of time but no money on my hands, I find myself whiling time away by getting involved in the kitchen, surfing the internet for job opportunities and other you-know-whats, painting my nails, etcetera etcetera. Now here I am, putting in a post on my almost forgotten blog.

Allow me to share with you my continuing summer through a couple of photos:

Well, that's it for now. I really do hope I can get back into the groove of writing. Toodles!