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Finally!

Another semester of hard work, never-ending lectures, hand-outs to be reviewed, and other things to sum up the so called college life.

Hi there! Like what I used to say, it is been a while, but now, I am back. A couple of months I was busy doing my requirements to pass all of my subjects this semester, again, 'to pass' although I still care to get some high grades, but if I find the course difficult to get a final rating of 1.00 (the highest grade equivalent) I would just think that I should 'pass' the course instead, to lower the risk of getting depressed. If I would desire every time to get a high grade, then I would not learn, by that, I would value more of the quantitative equivalent of my learning than the quality of what I had learned, sometimes, the quantity equivalent is not real equivalent of it, it could be more or less than the given equivalent. For me, whatever the grade equivalent that I may get for my courses, I am satisfied, if that is the equivalent of my hard work, then maybe, I should learn on how to deal with it. Some say that we should set our objectives. It might lead you to depression, but somehow, you did your part to develop yourself on being a better person. 

I was already feeling the tension this semester―a lot of difficulties, stress, and get-away-from-stress activities while surviving the semester. I know that it is not yet the specific year to get confused on my studies, getting a lot of trouble prior to meet the deadline of every requirement or anything that has to do with conflict.

After four months of perseverance, I just cannot believe the results of my final grade. It was fulfilling, my target grades were having a lot of 2.00s and 2.25s, I mean a lot. I did not expected to have grade better than 2.00, but after seeing the equivalent GPA (Grade Point Average) I felt a sudden heart ache―just over reacting (laughs). I felt shocked, because I had GPA difference of 0.04 to be a DL (Dean's Lister) or CS (College Scholar). I just need 1 point (.25) to be recognized as an excellent student. 

Self-made presentation of my grades during the second semester.

Instead of that moment, I felt proud to myself, I never imagined attaining a GPA like that before. So far, it is the highest GPA that I have ever attained. I never thought my grades would be that high enough. Yeah, I have been expecting that my grades would be an average.

Here's what I've thought my grades would appear:

ACCO 2023 - 2.00

COMP 1023 - 2.25 (I am correct!)

ECON 2043 - 2.00 (Another one!)

HIST 1013 - 1.75 

MANA 3013 - 1.50 (I know the result, so I was happy for it)

MANA 3043 - 1.75 

NASC 1093 - 2.25 (2.00? It is a miracle!)

PHED 1332 - 1.00 (I was just strong enough to believe that I will get this grade, I was sad that it was not part for computing my GPA)

Assumed GPA of 1.93

Too happy that I received more from what I expected.

I would post the continuation of this on the next one, it is about the courses that I took for this semester. 

Worst of Social Media

It is been six years since I used different social medias, and one of the most that truly has a great impact on me was using different social networking sites.

Through the years, I have been upgrading myself to know all of the uses and the fun things about the social media. I been trying to fit in, just to know the things that I still do not know on it.

Since then, I have been exploring most of my time on the internet. It made me terrible. It was supposed to be a great adventure, finding relaxation and gaining knowledge. But as I go far, I do not think that I am still using my time in the right place. It was like years since these things became popular, and to think, it is ‘too short’ enough to enjoy these things. Until I reached the age before my legality year, it made sense to me that I should avoid somehow using these online modern activities. People uses it most of the time were like having disorders to it. Every time I logged in one of my social media account, different posts in my news feed were not that really mesmerizing. I must say, it makes them dumber. I am not setting my own standards here, but for the other ones, which have an above-average of understanding that is concerned to the human development when it comes to technology. This is too much. It is not that we had expected.

Most used social media services. (Understanding Social Media, 2012)

I told you. Unfinished stories. Now, what are your thoughts on social media? Time to share yours. 

Add me on Facebook, fb.com/iamlloydvargas and visit my about.me page.

Thank You and HAVE A GREAT DAY!

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Photo: Screen grabbed, from "Understanding Social Media" by V. Taprial and P. Kanwar, 2012

4th Founding Anniversary (JEHRA) 2-1 AVP

Credits to the owners of the photos used in this video. Songs used in the video: This is Home - Switchfoot and Last Hope - Paramore.

It is my first time to create an AVP (Audio-Visual Presentation) for an event and to present it to more than an hundred viewers. It turned out to be great, but next time I'll improve myself in making those AVPs if given a chance. In this video, there were three parts, first is the photos taken during freshmen year, the second part was the photos of ourselves representing the sophomore class from the block section 1 of the organization, and the third one is the groups or friends that we belonged, that also separated us from being united when we were in 1st year, and it also symbolizes the progress as we turn to the next level of our college adventure, the Junior Year.

Junior Executives of Human Resource Association, the student organization of Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa Rosa Laguna Campus students taking up the degree program of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Human Resource Development Management.