Summer!!!

Alhamdulillah! My semester is officially over! I had submitted my last requirement for graduate school last Saturday. And, I had submitted all my grades the day before yesterday. I can now finally welcome the much needed summer break! Weeee!

No, actually, I'm still thinking what to do for summer. Will I handle summer courses? Will I just stay home? Will I travel? Well, the last option sounds great, yes, but I'm not sure I can do that. I have no savings at the moment, that's why! So, I guess traveling has to wait. That leaves me with two options then: to handle summer classes or to stay at home and relax. Truth is I have worked myself to exhaustion and maximum stress level this academic year, especially this semester and I just really feel I need to rest. Also, there were a lot of things and recent changes in my life that almost brought me down. More than any other time, I feel the need to recharge! And, besides, I need to update my notes for my classes, too. Oooh, and the books, I'd purchased the past few months, which I had not come to read yet are excitedly beckoning to me! Aah, the thought of reading the whole summer really makes me smile.

The choice looks easy, doesn't it? But, one thing that makes me consider choosing summer classes is the additional pay I will get. Yes, I do love teaching and, honestly, I'd do it for free and all, but then again, right now, I need money for graduate school among other things. Hay, times like this makes me miss how so much easier things used to be when I was still in my undergrad and I didn't have to worry about all these things. All I needed to do was list down everything I needed to pay and wait for my parents to give me the money I needed. Tsk.

It's funny really how as undergraduates back then, we used to want to be finished with school more than anything in the world. We were in such a hurry to go out and face the 'real world' armed with our enthusiasm, excitement, idealism and, of course, our hard-earned diplomas! We wanted to know how it feels to be all grown up and part of the world's work force. Haha! Yes, it was really exciting. And, until now, the world I am part of does excite me. It's just that sometimes I can't help but wish that I only had term papers, assignments, exams and quizzes to worry about. I can't help but miss how easy things used to be. Sigh.

So, to teach or not teach this summer? That is the question!

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23 turned 32... and still going 23!!!

Last March 23 was my 32nd birthday. Or, as I kept on saying, the 9th anniversary of my 23rd birthday! I stopped counting when I turned 23, you see. Haha! :)

I had a great time on my birthday. I felt so much love with all the greetings that came to me through Facebook, Twitter and SMS, and, of course, from people whom I saw that day or who went out of their way to see me that day to greet me and to make my day more special than it already was. Life is indeed the greatest gift and it will always be what we make it. And, it's just so easy to have a great life when we have friends and family who always remind us of the goodness there is in this world! I am just in love with my life and I love everyone in it! I can't be happier! I thank God for everything! Alhamdulillah!



My English Majors' Society kids surprised me with no less than two cakes and some other goodies! I was touched beyond words! And, of course, my beloved family celebrated with me at dinner! It was really a great day! I enjoyed and loved every bit of it! I am happily looking forward to my next 23rd birthday! :)