I have been too busy lately. I could not find time to sit and write. What sort to be my therapy has been neglected for days. Perhaps it is the reason why I am feeling so cranky!
So what makes me so busy?
- Ariane’s birthday preparations: I volunteered to help my PHD classmate and friend in preparing for his 21st birthday tomorrow, August 8, 2008. At first, I thought there were only be a few of us - his undergrad classmates and us. But as the preparation progresses, the number of guests also increases. Now we are preparing for 100 persons!
Coordinating events, like birthdays, is a very fulfilling experience for me. My inherent creative talents (which I think everyone has) are awakened; it has been slumbering for years due to my work and studies which require me to go very technical. At least now I have the opportunity to harness the creative side of my brain.
- Meetings, meetings, meetings. I am not complaining of my work as a teacher, but my work as administrator kills me. I am sick and tired of sitting in meetings that last for hours. Just like today, I was in the meeting form 1:30pm to 5:30pm! When I got back in my desk, I felt so darn tired. So I got a CD and danced to release the stress away. After that, I sat down and started writing my thougths away. So here it is!
- Thinking about my integrative paper. It’s been a while that I haven’t touched the many articles that I need to read. I need to read because I need to write a sensible integrative paper - a requirement for my studies before I am allowed to write my PHD dissertation.
Yes, all these make me busy. But I thank God that I am busy. It only shows that I am alive, and that my existence has meaning.
Our contrastive rhetoric class. DLSU-Manila. March 2008
