Where Do I Begin?

Where DO I Begin?

Well, just to let you know, I'm once again cramming. Sooo.... I don't remember much of what we did. But I'd be talking about stuff I do remember. And Moodle is a good way to help me remember :D (thanks to all you computer geniuses)

So anyways, Moodle said that one of our first topics was...

Machine Cycles and Networking

Data Cycles and Transmission

A machine cycle, also called a processor cycle or a instruction cycle, is the basic operation performed by a central processing unit (CPU). A CPU is the main logic unit of a computer.

How does data travel across the network?

Data Transmission

- the physical transfer of data over communication channel or medium such as copper wires, optical fibers, wireless channel and storage devices. Data are represented as electromagnetic signals such as an electrical voltage, radiowave,  microwave or infrared signal.

* In the case of familiar content, I would not deny that I did copy-paste a lot. So... sources: Sir Tom's slides on moodle, Google Images.

There. Now that's NOT plagiarism.

*Deep Breath*

   So our first Fourth Quarter activity was... the Introduction of the topics.
   Looking at the topics and listening to Sir Tom explain what they're all about kept me biting my nails. Surely these topics aren't like the earlier ones from the First, Second, and Third Quarters. These sound more challenging, and hopefully they'd be easier to understand than I think they'd be. For that whole meeting, its all we talked about, joked about, and discussed about. The topics weren't that many and Sir Tom had told us to expect that there will be excess meetings because we could finish all those topics faster than expected.

 I couldn't help thinking what there'll be in store for me this Fourth quarter. I know I will be receiving a lot of pressure from different people to bring back my position. But I think I could do it. MAYBE  I could still do it. As Ma'am Jen said, I should not lose hope. People like her keep me doing my best because I would not want  to disappoint the people who believe in me. I do not want to show them that they were wrong in believing in me and in what I could do.

So, right now, in the beginning of the quarter , I'll start with my best to finish with my best.

... before I start this quarter

What Happened?

   Third Quarter did not turn out as I wanted it to. When I found out that I was a Director's Lister, I promised myself that I would do my best to maintain that position. But then, promises are meant to be broken. I knew that my 1.490 GWA keeps me near the DL boundary, at first I cared, but it did not last that long.

   I did try my best on the first weeks of the Third Quarter. I read more, I studied more, I worked more. But soon, it seemed as though I got tired and returned to my old hobbies. I became too confident that it would be easier to maintain my position once I got in the list, but of course it wasn't. Our adviser had warned us to do well during the third quarter because it would be very important for our final grades. I believed in myself too much, thus not being able to do what I had to do. And that resulted to a decline in my grades. 

   I never expected my reaction when it was confirmed that I was not a Director's Lister anymore. I knew with my performance that I wasn't gonna make it. I had prepared myself for it. But when it did come, I wasn't able to control myself. At first I tried to smile about it but then I realized that I was one of the reasons why a plan had failed. Room 205 had a goal: to create a record where all the occupants of the room are Director's Listers. I got disappointed of myself and at the same time ashamed that I had let so many people down. We had almost made it. But because of me, we did not. 

   I'm not going to promise anything this Fourth Quarter except that I'd be doing my best to return. I do not want to disappoint too many people again. I'll try to  my requirements on time and study for the quizzes and tests. I will prove people that I can get myself back onstage. I'll show people that they weren't wrong to believe that I could still do it.