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I have two extracurricular involvements this year: Data Analytics Committee (DAC) and ProgVar. In the DAC, I used to be very active since I was an officer, but my work eventually took a significant toll on my health and stopped being fulfilling. Thus, I had to make the decision to become a regular member instead of an officer. Also, in ProgVar, I have been working on an app that may be helpful for the school. This has been challenging due to the various issues that have come up and the bureacratic processes for addressing them.

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In October and November of 2021, I had to handle my college applications to ADMU and UP alongside my schoolwork and extracurriculars. Thus, I felt very stressed and I was worried that I might not finish on time. I had a hard time balancing the length and content of my essay, and I felt confused about the various documents that had to be requested and filled up. At the very least, I had my parents, friends, and classmates to help me out with some steps.

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My hobby, which I plan to pursue as a career in the future, is data science. Recently, during the Christmas break and academic break, I have found more time to study data science and make programming projects. I'm close to finishing the online course that I have been taking for almost a year. It feels life-giving to hone my skills and apply them for practical purposes.

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These past two months, I have been exercising more regularly than before. I used to exercise once every other day, and I also used to skip on some days due to schoolwork. However, I have now made it a regular part of my routine, so I exercise every day at 2-3 or 3-4 PM. Though it is often challenging, it makes me feel good because I get to take my mind off my worries.

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A month or two ago, I asked my mom for novels that I could read, since I had not read any for a long time. She gave me several historical fiction books, such as Wolf Hall, Bring up the Bodies, and In the Name of the Family. These relit the spark of passion for reading in me. I now read books regularly, and it feels good because it helps reduce my screen time and it excites my imagination.

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This week, I went shopping for clothes to use in my Bluebook photoshoot. I used the opportunity to meet up with a friend, who used to be my classmate in Junior High School but is currently in a different strand. We visited a bookstore, walked around, and ate Belgian waffles. We talked about school life and our other friends and shared jokes. It felt very life-giving and special to spend time with someone in person after so long staying at home in the pandemic.

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Recently, I have not spent much time with my parents. Though I have free time to do so, I find myself choosing more often to stay in my room, read books, watch anime, and play videogames. Thus, I feel bad and unloving for not spending time with them. It may be that I avoid them because I feel like my life is boring, that they wouldn't understand my interests, and that I don't want to discuss my deep feelings. I feel like I should try to talk to them more often.