I hit the ground running
I hit the ground running again when I got back, as I usually do. I'm teaching two classes this semester--one at my school and another at a community college--and both classes meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the afternoon. Good Lord. My first class at my school was such a disaster. Sobrang nagkalat ako. Nakakahiya. I was so embarrassed, I wanted to disappear or take the first flight back home to the Philippines. Sorry, medyo ma-drama ako pero nakakahiya talaga. What happened? Hay...huwag niyo nang itanong. Nagkalat talaga ako. Hope I don't get in trouble.My first class at the community college wasn't so bad. I was a little late because of the snow. Good thing my students were pretty patient with me at di ako nilayasan. I was poorly prepared for class that night, so I don't know if I made sense during the discussion. I hope to God I was able to wing it.
The moral of the story: Stop cramming? And stop gallivanting? (I couldn't help it, though. I meant to do work when I was home, but I didn't get anything done. Minsan rin lang naman ako umuwi.)
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I resumed my work at my other part-time job on campus yesterday morning. I was supposed to be there by 9:00AM, and I had set my alarm for 7:00AM or so, but for some reason, I just couldn't get up. I kept falling asleep. So I was late for work. Sigh.
I called my supervisor's cellphone, but I just got her voice mail. I left her a message to inform her know I'd be a little late. Apparently, she didn't get it. The first thing she said to me when she saw me was: "You know, you need to call." She's usually patient, so when she gets irritated, I feel so terrible. I told her I did call her cell phone (because the phone lines on campus get crossed sometimes, so I wasn't sure if I'd reach her right away). Things were okay from that point onward. I apologized again for being late. She felt sorry for me because she could tell I came down with a cold (again).
I guess this week just isn't my week. I can't seem to do anything right. God help me.
I called my supervisor's cellphone, but I just got her voice mail. I left her a message to inform her know I'd be a little late. Apparently, she didn't get it. The first thing she said to me when she saw me was: "You know, you need to call." She's usually patient, so when she gets irritated, I feel so terrible. I told her I did call her cell phone (because the phone lines on campus get crossed sometimes, so I wasn't sure if I'd reach her right away). Things were okay from that point onward. I apologized again for being late. She felt sorry for me because she could tell I came down with a cold (again).
I guess this week just isn't my week. I can't seem to do anything right. God help me.
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Postscript:
My classes went well today. I hope to God I was able to redeem myself, especially at the class I teach at my school. And I'm enjoying myself, especially at the community college.
Waaah...Mauubos ang pera ko sa kakasakay ng taxi. That's one of the downsides of teaching in two different schools on the same day. I went back and forth from my school and the community college today because I had to fill out a looong hire packet at the community college in the morning, then teach at my school early in the afternoon. I didn't realize it would take me two hours to fill out all the paperwork, so by the time I got that out of the way, I had half an hour to get to my school. I wanted to get there early, so I had to take a cab. Then I had some errands to take care of right before my other class, like putting the books on reserve at the library, so by the time I finished up with that, I had only enough time to get to the community college. I didn't want to risk being late so, I ended up taking a cab again! Sh*t.
Oh well. At least both my classes went smoothly today. That's something I'm definitely thankful for.
Postscript:
My classes went well today. I hope to God I was able to redeem myself, especially at the class I teach at my school. And I'm enjoying myself, especially at the community college.
Waaah...Mauubos ang pera ko sa kakasakay ng taxi. That's one of the downsides of teaching in two different schools on the same day. I went back and forth from my school and the community college today because I had to fill out a looong hire packet at the community college in the morning, then teach at my school early in the afternoon. I didn't realize it would take me two hours to fill out all the paperwork, so by the time I got that out of the way, I had half an hour to get to my school. I wanted to get there early, so I had to take a cab. Then I had some errands to take care of right before my other class, like putting the books on reserve at the library, so by the time I finished up with that, I had only enough time to get to the community college. I didn't want to risk being late so, I ended up taking a cab again! Sh*t.
Oh well. At least both my classes went smoothly today. That's something I'm definitely thankful for.
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