The Brighter Side of Masteral Class

It had been a hectic week.  Activities were piling up one after the other that I didn't know which to do first.  I haven't been really organized but I knew instinctively that I had to rely on good old fashioned organization (mentally listing down tasks to be completed for the day) if I were to really cover everything that needed doing on time. 

The week started out well despite some not so good vibes during the weekend courtesy of my carelessness where the use of technology and the gadgets that come with it is concerned.  But like everything else, all is well that ends well.  I managed to act as though nothing happened.  Not stoic, but I decided it best to put on my best front if I didn't want to be in hotter situation.  Lesson learned: Hold your horses.

So, what really placed me in a limbo? Nothing strange actually.  Just too many tasks required of me (us, in general) and I don't know which needs prioritizing because they appear to be important.  Computation of grades and submitting them to class advisers, inputting these grades on Forms 137-A and 138-A (permanent records and report card in normal lingo), computation of average grades so I will be able to come up with the class' top achievers for the rating period.  And then, there's the School Level Oratorical Contest and my Jingle Contest in consonance with the celebration of Buwan ng Wika.  I had everything planned and programmed so I wouldn't cram, but another job needed to be done on Thursday.  I had to do some letter cutting (again!) for the Division Level Oratorical Contest which will happen on September 1.  You might ask why I am doing it this early, but my answer is this:  If I didn't do it when I did it, I would have had to be absent from masteral class tomorrow so I can make the cutouts.... WHEW!!! I am really, really dazed and dizzy and breathless!  I am not kidding.  Maybe, I need to excuse myself for a few minutes so I can faint gracefully...

Okey, I am back...

I just got home from masteral class (Educational Laws), by the way and I plan on burning the midnight candle to write my theoretical background, but with the look of things, I couldn't be sure if I'd be able to write a few lines. Well, it was an enjoyable class ... it always has been since the start of the semester.  It isn't always as enjoyable as tonight, but it definitely is one class where I can let out a few genuine peals of laughter once a week.  I couldn't do it while facing a pile of notebooks and papers otherwise the students would have me brought to a mental facility. I am feeling like I am in the brink of getting a bit deranged, but I try my best to act sane in class --- if only for the sake of my students.  I simply drown my momentary attacks of panic (and fatigue) with a cup of lukewarm herbal coffee.

Going back to the enjoyable masteral class.... maybe it's the way it is because all of us come from the same confusing field: the academe, hence it isn't a surprise if everyone brings with him his own sense of eccentric intricacies.  We laugh like children, sometimes act like children --- we sometimes even go to the point of being argumentative (and defensive) like children, but what matters to me is that even just once a week, I can get to experience the exhilarating experience of a hearty dose of laughter....

Another session awaits tomorrow, but well, that's another story.  For now, I will just relish in the thought that despite the breathlessness of the week that passed, I was still able to really enjoy the spiritually uplifting effects of laughter even just for a few hours.

Despite everything that has happened, life is still good after all... and yes, GOD is good... definitely.  He made me appreciate the value of laughter just when I thought there's no more time to laugh.