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[Aug 2020 - Sept 2020]

During the beginning of the year... let's just say I was struggling. I couldn't make any friends, and I kept wondering whether Ateneo was really the right school for me. I was wondering whether I would be able to settle in. With my pessmisstic mind I ended up putting a target on my own back - I thought I didn't deserve

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[Oct 2020]

Second quarter was... stressful to say the least. Art was tiring, Trig was a headache, and Filipino is just 🥲. So on one day, I cried. And kept crying. For an hour. For the entire afternoon. My friends were getting worried because I wasn't replying to them at all. And it kept happening. I had 2 major breakdowns and god knows how many minor ones,

It was good that I managed to get out all the frustration, but every time it felt like I wanted to just quit school.

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[Dec 2020]

For our Contem. Arts finals, we had to create our own artstyle and an artwork showcasing that artstyle. The artstyle I created focuses on the concept of change and I did a stop-motion LEGO animation.

I barely ate and slept for 5 days because I wanted to make this work as perfect as possible. Picking and finding the pieces was hard enough, not to mention the logistical nightmare of doing stop-motion animation.

At least I got an E...

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[Dec 2020 - Jan 2021]

When my birthday was winding near, I asked my crush (no, she is not part of Torres) if we could have a call together, just  to catch up in life and she agreed.

Then I had to postpone it because of unforseen events, but we finally managed to call on Jan. 4, the first day of the quarter. Like as soon as our class finished, I immediately called her up, and we talked for 3 hours straight.

And I look forward to it happening again in holy week :>

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[Jan 2021]

Around Jan, our officers held the first CEA, which first began with a breakout room game where we had to create poses, then we were sent into another breakout room, but this time it was for a chill session where we would eat, chat, and do whatever we want.

This second part was nice. Our group had a really great time doing weird stuff and everyone in the group participated in our games. It's nice to forget about acads and become a 9 year old again for time to time.

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[Feb 2021]

The final project for Prac Res was a pitch presentation of our research paper. My group was dreading the day, especially the QnA part because we were basically dead if we couldn't answer a question.

The day came, we presented our work, and to our surprise - there was no questions. The panel had nothing to ask because our work was spot on and no holes. It was... amazing. Really amazing. And we had a little group celebration after.