Transient Dreams

No, I’m not actually going to tell you How to Clean and Debone Fish. It’s just that I had a really interesting conversation with my uncle and our “housekeeper” about deboning Bangus (Milkfish). My mom and I made Daing na Bangus the other day and had them for lunch today. I love milkfish but it’s so much bonier than other fish that I rarely eat it unless it’s boneless. I once swore off fish for a year because I got a fish bone stuck in my throat for two months!

I haven’t been feeling well for the past three days. I’m having chest pains, taking deep breaths hurt and I’ve been experiencing palpitations throughout the day but as my mom said, it’s probably because I still have iron-deficiency anemia — I know it’s very common among women; I was diagnosed with it in high school and was told to take iron supplements everyday. I keep forgetting to take them but at least I don’t drink caffeinated beverages anymore nor smoke cigarettes (never have, never will) which would aggravate it. I’ve been getting enough sleep and shouldn’t be feeling so tired… I’m also getting tingly sensations in my legs which don’t really hurt except it feels hot and not in a good way — it’s like a crawling sensation. I will get up the courage to have my blood tested again, just to be sure it’s nothing more serious.

I have my LOA form! I just need the Counseling and Career Services Center to sign it and it’ll be official. I’m going to submit it tomorrow. I planned to submit it yesterday then today but something came up and I wasn’t able to go to the school. I have until the 20th of May to submit it but I want to get it over with as soon as possible.

Okay, just had another palpitation… I’m gonna go lie down for a bit.

I’m multitasking — blogging while working on three different projects. I’m almost done with the copy (text) for the DESKPUB self-promotion ad — I’m going to send it off to our assistant leader in a while. I’m still working on the DESNCON promo ad for Kenny Rogers Roasters. AND I’m also working on the script for my radio play for SONDESN.

Hmmn… According to some psychological researches, men are unable to multitask. I don’t want this to turn into a debate — I’m not about to make sweeping generalizations about the opposite sex nor am I going to be a traitor to my own. The truth is, I don’t really believe that men can’t multitask. But I have to agree with some of the research findings, men can be a lot more focused, maybe that’s why some people think that men might find it hard to divide their attention — it’s just a matter of putting things in context.

Okay, moving on…

I’ve made a decision about school. I’m going to file for a Leave of Absence next term. My reasons (in no particular order):
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“Jack of all trades, master of none, though ofttimes better than master of one.“

The problem with me is that I have so many interests that I don’t know which one to pursue. I remember these exams we took back in high school… I always got “Very High” grades (the highest possible ratings) on aptitude in every field but my interest ratings varied. The exams were supposed to help us decide what course to take in college but it just confused me even more.

I’m thinking of filing for a Leave of Absence (LOA) next term — emphasis on the word “thinking.”
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Every morning before I leave for school, my mom panics because she can’t find her car keys. I’m hoping that tomorrow we won’t have another episode of that because I found the keys in the bathroom and placed it on top of her dresser.

I had a pretty good day. My DESKPUB prof loved my design studies. I digitalized them during class this morning then emailed them to him.

I spent a few minutes during lunch sorting out the papers in my planner and I found this:
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I’ve been meaning to blog but I’m swamped with schoolwork. I had to attend two ORDEV-B-accredited activities last Thursday then I had a make-up class yesterday (Friday). Only four of us showed up — well, six actually..but the last two showed up right after our professor had already left, they ran into him on his way to the elevators and they said he seemed pretty annoyed.

I have to work on a plate for DESNCON this weekend — a sustaining ad for a product (I can’t reveal what it is because we’re using it for another class), it has to be rendered full-color on a 10″x15″ illustration board. I’ll probably work on the project for my DESKPUB class first. I need to make 2 design studies each for a newspaper and magazine ad.

Then I have to revise some stuff for PROFES1 AND attend one more ORDEV-B-accredited activity and write the reflection papers so I’ll have one less course to worry about.

Good news: All of the courses I enlisted for next term have just been approved by my academic adviser.

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