Earlier this morning, I had to prepare my stuff for my dorm-- my clothes, food and all that shizz. My mom was so persistent in reminding me what stuff to bring and stuff. I just get tired of that persistence. I was not really excited for my dorm stay. I would be away from home for five to six days and return every weekend just to meet my family again. But hey, this is college already. Things have to change somehow.
My parents came with me to my dorm to help fix my stuff as well. I was nearly getting late for class, if it weren't for the traffic, and my mom having to label every item I own. It was already 9:20 AM, and it began to rain, so instead of walking to school, I rode with my parents instead. My classes started in ten minutes. I planned on getting my ID first but traffic caught us. The rain poured down harder; it was nearly like a typhoon already. I rushed to my first class when I arrived at 9:29 AM, and made it just in time.
That first class was EN 10. Yes, loathsome EN 10, you know, the English class for uhhh... those who probably did horrible in the ACET. It was basically the diagnostic test for two hours. The class was asked to read a short essay about Filipinos and jeepney riding. It was a rather interesting essay, and I think I did well in the "How Well Did You Read?" part. That part is 20 items, 2.5 points each, so that portion of the test alone is 50 points. Some of the items were tricky, but I answered what I thought were the best answers. I hope I would get a perfect score in that portion of the test; it would increase my chances of being in the regular English class.
Then, like all English tests, there's an essay. The question was something like "You represent the Philippines as the delegate to the Internation Youth Commission. Write an article about the culture" something something-- it was like that. I really had a hard time in the essay. How am I supposed to write properly about something I don't really care about. I even find it hard to bola in the essay. Well, I hope I did things right, with the Thesis Statement=3 part theme and such. That essay is also 50 points, making the diagnostic test 100 points. I will get to know the results on Wednesday. If I fail, the English department deserves some ass-kicking. (like I'll do it anyways; I will just be taking EN 12 LIT 14 in Summer instead, which I have to admit is pretty satanic, ruining my summer vacation).
I hear the passing score of the diagnostic test is 60% I believe. I wonder what happens to me, since I think I did crap in the essay. Pass or fail, it is a call for me to strive and do my best.
After the horrendous diagnostic test, I claimed my ID. I also got a free lanyard (duh) and a student handbook when I claimed it. I gotta say this is the third ID picture I love. Why? I'm in my high school uniform sporting long hair. (or long in the high school haircut standards)

I do plan on wearing the high school uniform in all my ID pictures. I loved my high school (except first year) so much.
Anyway, after claiming my ID, I met up with a friend/high school classmate who just came from his OH SO LOVELY EN 11/LIT 13 class. He told me stuff about EN 11/LIT 13, such as "HOLY MOLY LOTS OF BOOKS IN ONE SEMESTER." He even forgot his schedule, so we went to the library, used its computers, and he checked his school account for his schedule, and copied it. I like how we have the same break times. I even tried to make my own campus WiFi account, but the system did not seem to like my student number.
We walked around for a while, and met a few former classmates. I began to sweat like a pig, and it was really annoying. The weather is really weird, such that it kept on raining and it was still warm.
My friend already had to go to his class, and then I went to mine. It was PS 1 or Introductory Physics. I met up with another classmate, and he told me to find out who the teacher was in room 114. Just as I suspected, it was my high school Physics teacher, whom I met last Wednesday during soem course-related event. Turns out she isn't my teacher, but someone who's currently undergoing the 10 day self-quarantine because he arrived from Italy. Another Physics prof (who was also in the high school last year) went to our class and said that we get a free cut because of his absence. I was still sweating, so I made use of the free cut to buy a new shirt and cool myself in the library. In the library, I met another former high school classmate.
I stayed in the library for an hour or so, surfing the web. Too bad Facebook wouldn't load properly there. Also, I attempted to make my campus WiFi account there. The system still did not love my student number. Oh well, I went to the covered courts for my PE class.
I thought the first friend/high school classmate I met and myself would be in different court numbers, despite the same schedule. Turns out we were classmates in PE class. For a PE class, a college one seems pretty strict. 1x1 pictures and wearing white shoes. Good thing I have white shoes, bad thing I do not have 1x1 pictures. I will have my 1x1's taken tomorrow.
Then the dude and I went to the high school campus just to get the former's brother's stuff from his classroom. Of course he asked the janitors. We rode the tricycle to McDonald's.
Since my dorm is near McDonald's, I just walked there. I was so sweaty, and I wiped myself and I thought I needed a rest. I couldn't yet as the electrician was fixing the outlets. Later on, I realized my toothpaste was not packed so I went to a convenience store just to buy toothpaste and a huge bottle of water for me to store in the dorm fridge (since I wasn't told to bring a pitcher with me).
I got to know a few of my dorm mates a little. They seem to be nice folk. I was pretty surprised that most of us in the dorm have laptops, including myself.
Oh well, I just had instant noodles for dinner, and I wish I had a can opener.
Anyway, I look forward to college again. It seems great so far.
tl;dr college is awesome if it weren't for EN 10
