I was just scrolling through the blog portion of my multiply account... It's funny seeing everything I've written over the years. Man, I do blog a lot. They don't make much sense most of the time, though, i must admit. haha.
I found one post I particularly liked. It's the one I wrote right after my first modular term. It's really amusing reading this one. I liked it so much that I'm reposting it below.
MOD: The Aftershock
after 3 gruelling months, 6 submodules, 4 books bought, 2 books photocopied, 6 pads of worksheets, 5 long expandable folders, 2 journal notebooks, 5 fillers, 8 black pens, 2 rulers, tons of vitamin C's and paracetamol tablets, 8 rolls of tissue, piles and piles of bond paper,and a loooong list of homeworks, MOD-term is officially over. whew!
the last term was the most stressful three months of my life and i'd give up anything not to experience that kind of stress again. ok, maybe i won't give up everything, but you get the idea, right? that last term was definitely filled with a roller coaster of emotions. one minute i was having a blast with my new friends, the next i was crying my eyes out. bummer i wouldn't be free from this pain until i graduate from la salle (or until i get kicked out of the program. which i hope would never happen.Ü) ...the funny thing about that is, i'm complaining about how stressed i was in mod but still find myself doing homework as a way of spending my long awaited term break. weird, i know.
despite the fact that mod-term felt more like a whole term of hellweeks, it wasn't all bad. i really think being enrolled in the modulars program has its perks. one is the that mod helped me make a bunch of new friends and acquaintances. i also got to find out what the perfect studying technique would be helpful for me. and it really took quite a while before i figured that one out. crap. i also learned a lot and made a few realizations in that past three months.
let me share those thoughts with you. to remind my classmates of the "joys" of being an accounting student enrolled in the modulars program, and to help out future mod takers, i guess. although i don't guarantee that anything written after this paragraph would be sensible enough to help them out -- yah, right shei. like the paragraphs before this was actually sensible!haha. (ok, that was me taking to myself. enough of that. Ü)
FRAMEWORK. one thing you need to consider when you're enrolled in mod is the way you study. i know that sounds too nerdy, but it really counts. i, for one, had to experiment on four different studying techniques before i finally did well okay.
INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES. this, i believe, is one of the best tips i got from my modfin prof. invest in books. it really helps. it would aid you in doing your homeworks because they usually ask you to do heaps of homework before they even teach you about it. and they're really helpful for reviewing for exams too. saves you from the hassle of having to photocopy chapters the day before the exam. and trust me that by the end of the first few mod subjects you'll learn to love Vallix and his pracone. trust me. but mind you, books would help you only if you would ACTUALLY read them, okay?
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS. trust me when i say that being enrolled in mod costs a fortune -- and i'm not talking about the tuition fee. you need to buy books - and there are a lot of them. you need to have a few other things photocopied. then you also have to research for case presentations and critique papers. you wouldn't survive with a single pen as well. okay, so maybe that wouldn't cost much. you would also need an average of one pad of worksheet every submodule and a folder for each module too.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS. you know how they tell you that all you need to do to pass is to study? well, my friend, let me tell you this. they're definitely lying. it takes more than that. first of all, you need to add prayers to everything you do. also you need to have been born with an unbelievable amount of luck. and last but not the least, you have to be really, really, really NERDY. yup, you read that one right. NERDY. i'm really serious about that. you don't have to look like one, though. it's bad enough that you have to study like a nerd, you don't need to dress like one.Ü
DEPRECIATION. One thing every bsa student should beware of is the pressure that mod brings to any student. you would be surprised at how your self confidence decreases as the term progresses. you may start the term with full confidence then just breakdown weeks after. if you do reach the point that you can't help but breakdown and cry, don't worry. it's normal. it's like a trend actually. you'll get used to it.Ü
EQUIVALENT UNITS OF PRODUCTION. ok, in this topic i've got A LOT to say, bear with me. no matter what you do, finishing your homework is going to be really hard. it's possible, but really difficult. you see, these homeworks are not the usual do-the-ten-item-exercise-from-your-book kind of homework. they're more of a "do the ten exercises from your book, plus the practice questions, and all the problems. and don't forget doing the classroom exercises and homeworks from your handout" kind of homework. yes, you read right. they ask students to do the classroom exercises as homeworks. never mind the fact that it's called "classroom exercises." you have to do it. and the worst part is, they expect it done and ready for the discussion the following day. fun, isn't it?Ü now in this kind of situation, there are three options. one, you make your homeworks after class and make sure everything you answer is right and never mind the fact that you were unable to answer a few problems here and there. two, you try to finish the homework not minding whether your answers are right or not. or three, be a nerd and do everything way before deadline so you wouldn't be cramming. option three sounds good, but really draining. if you go for option one or two, just hope and pray your prof wouldn't check each student's homework. worst case scenario would be being ambushed by the prof's sudden decision to give you an instruction like this one: "ok, (insert name here), answer problem 10-5 on the board, and explain it once you're done." that one usually sends my heart thumping real hard. specially when i have no idea what to do with that particular problem. and most of the time, we don't. that's why they call it a problem. makes you go bonkers. in situations like these, it helps to have a good samaritan for a seat mate. good samaritan: n. meaning someone willing to help you out when he/she knows that you have absolutely no idea what the teacher wants you to do.
Oh, the memories... I really do love this one. haha.
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