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• The University's policy for retention is to pass all minor subjects(75 or above), major subjects(80 or above), and have a dose of Hepatitis vaccine. Anatomy is a major subject.

Anatomy was a huge challenge for me this semester. I have to pass this subject at any cost and have to give my best shot because if I don't, I'll fail. I passed the Prelims(80.03), got overconfident and failed the Midterms(76.96), and for the Finals, I needed to work twice as hard as Prelims(83 or above).

My family was worrying about me, of course they want me to pass and graduate as a La Sallian. This year, I can say that we are in a financial crisis, and for me to fail in a school where a regular "Juan De la Cruz" can't obviously afford is irresponsible and unfair. I don't want to brake my parents' heart. To see my mother and father's faces if they learn that I failed would definitely crush me into pieces. I don't want that to happen, that's why I worked really hard for the last time, and I know I'll pass this challenge!

Earlier, we recieved our class cards. The first five grades was surprisingly good, mostly average. And immediately followed by Anatomy! Our professor started calling out names and distributing our class cards... "Lamar", she announced. I moved in front with all excitement and fear rolled in to one, but can't hardly focus on what was happening around me. The moment I recieved it, I went to the back of the room, flipped it over, and checked out my grade. I wanted it fast and swift, no more one or two second... 80.06! I jumped and shouted over and over, because I can't imagine that I really passed, the thought couldn't sink in tho I know that I deserve this. The happiness that I had swallowed me for a few minutes making me selfish and naive to the feelings of some of my classmates who failed and was really hurting because of what happened. I lost 5 (or may even become 6) of my classmates, and they became really dear and close to me. I found out later that they're not shattered about it but somehow they are sad but can still manage. That's life.

Now that God has given me this chance, I'll make the most out of everything. Things will get serious from now on, but not boring serious.

I can't wait to get home!

I passed Anatomy & Phisiology!

We Won!

As of 1:15PM, October 10, 2005 we (BSN2-7) are officially the second runner-up in the first ever year-level "Stage Play" contest. Thank God! We won! We have this final requirement, a stage play, in Literature 101 (I'm not sure if it's 101 or 102 or 201 or 202). What's at stake? If we'll do the play with 7 other sections, we have to take the risk: if we lose we'll take the final exams and if we won no exams for us and to add more twist, we have this second choice: we can disagree to act on stage but we have to divide our section into 6 groups and make a movie. We chose the first option because we wanted to have a chance to bond with each other and also for the thrill of joining in a huge competition. This activity tested us if we are really Nursing students or we're just pretending to be one but we are really theater performers. For so many weeks we've been planning to give the crowd an awesome show! We had these departments like my department: costume/hair & make-up which I'm the boss and I'm also with Fritzie and Neil Ann. We chose to have a Tagalog script entitled: "Ang Misteryo..." (I don't know the next words). Our story is about Egg cell A & B with their partners Sperm cell A & B. Two sides of the story inside a woman's womb. The joy of conception and the horror of abortion. To cut this story short, we gave our best in this play and a lot of hard work, hard work, hard work and more hard work! I also appeared on stage as the humper with Neil Ann. Don't worry, I'll try to show the video as soon as possible or if it's available. Another unbeatable performance, an unbreakable chain of success! Success!!!

The Recollection

BSN27 (Bachelor of Science in Nursing year2 section7) my second home, the people that witnessed my growth for the past one and a half year, the people whom I've shared myself with, the people who accepted me, and the greatest source of my happiness and inspiration.

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  What's a Reco?

Reco or Recollection is a school activity usually practiced by Catholic schools.

Well, you can also get an idea from the word itself, recollection. Recollection of your past experiences and stuff about you. An experience where you'll have a chance to examine yourself, your life for the past few years, and also a vacation-like event with God.

We(BSN27) had an overnight Reco.

Our Reco started yesterday: 4 0r 5pm, we left the university at around 3pm...
And it ended just today, maybe at around 12 or 1pm... after we arrived here at our campus, (2:??pm) Madel & I rushed here in the library to surf the net...

Special moments:

1. I cried.
2. Fritzie cried which is a totally weird thing. She's not a petrified rock-hard stone after all.
3. JT is my roomate.
4. Our class opened up thanks to the open forum! Everyone got a chance to speak out about how they feel towards the class, the people they hate and like in the class, and were also able to say their thank you's and goodbye's. Some cried and some laughed. It was a mixed emo experience.
5. My emotions about Fem exploded. I mentioned my pain bout him in the open forum tho I didn't mention his name, he was semi-clueless that he was the one I'm talking about. So, somehow I felt frustrated again.
6. Fem & I talked earlier at the Reco house about us with the help of my classmates, they bridged our gap. We're now okay. I am okay now. I'm free! No more bitterness!
7. I had a sincere and honest confession. And attended a liturgy mass with the whole class. I feel close to God again.

In short, our Reco was a refreshing experience, I don't know if that's what my classmates feel, but t'was to me.

I missed blogging.

I am so busy right now! ;p

note: My original post got erased... I have to write a new one all over again, this was the new version.