First term- All I could remember from that term was how excited I was about taking my first three major classes - PSYSTA1, THEOPER and BIOPSYC. I could also remember the grim look on Witch's face each time I come in the classroom. Most of my classmates back then were not the familiar goofy blockmates of mine. I though I was dead. Then I started spending lunch dates with some of Witch's blockmates. I guess there really is no such thing as prejudice in the Philippines, though there were some whom I just quietly shied away from. That term was also my first time to experience engaging in research. It was when I realized that psychology is not just in the heart but also in the mind. Psychology is all about hardwork and patience. Getting participants to help me answer my PSYSTA1 survey was very difficult. I did not think I would ever survive that course, but I did. I did not just survive, I did it with grace. That was also the term when I learned to love what I was studying. I learned it from BIOPSYC. Most psych students seemed to be afraid of that course, but with the help of a wonderful and talented author Pinel, and an amazing professor, it was the best course in my entire stay in the university.... so far! I got to touch a real human brain, and got to meet a real manic depressive, which was also the day I turned 18. The whole of Manila was flooded, but the trip to see Joseph, the bipolar, was still on. Also, it was my first time to experience extending the term since there was the H1N1 a.k.a. Swine Flu attack early on during the term. Classes were suspended for 10 days after a student was reported to have Swine Flu. We had to temporarily say good bye to Friday U-breaks.
Second term- Second term is always the longest term. I had four major courses plus two very stressful minors. PSYCHO1 was a hard catch and was a record-breaker. It was the first time I got a grade lower than 3.0; I only got 2.5. No regrets, though. To think that I did not even pass a single quiz, that was high enough. I also got to improve my research skills, translate: less slacking off. The most memorable animoment (yes, that is what I call my moment from DLSU) was LASARE2. I spent it with my friends and the cutest guy on the face of this planet. I could hardly hold back the butterflies during the group activity. It definitely lit up my whole week. Second term was also when Ondoy and Pepeng heartlessly destroyed eastern Metro Manila. Classes were off for more than a week as Taft avenue, along with 80% of the whole city, was severely flooded. Relief operations were held everywhere. I got rid of most of my clothes during that time and sent them to different places. Insecurity also started to build up during that term as my inferiority complex got to my bad side. Overall, the term was not one that I would want to go back to, but hey, obstacles are just inevitable.
Third term- New year means a brand new start. I spent my Christmas vacation far enough away to help me forget bitter memories of the past term. My grade from COGPSYC from the previous term changed from 3.0 to 4.0 because of error in the professor's memory, har har! Yeah, I learned to talk nerdy. I learned all about ANOVAs and regressions, implicit and explicit memories, and kapwa. SIKOPIL was a tough challenge not because of the subject content but because my enemy was boredom. I could not sit still for a full five minutes in that class, and I especially could not last a minute without glancing at my watch to check the time. I also had great animoments, though. I really enjoyed HUMALIT, which at first, I admit, I thought would be a burden to my major courses. As the term passed by, it became more of a two-way ticket from hell to paradise and back. When I say hell, I definitely mean it. LBYPSMX was the core of my personal hell. There, team LBYPSMX was born! My team and I would drain our brains to think of every loophole that might tarnish the validity and reliability of our experiments. At some point, though, I liked it. It was why I took up psychology. .......................*will continue after the term ends, or until after I get my grades*
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