Yume's 2013: Year End Special

2013 is coming to an end and...so here's a wrap up of my year.

I STARTED WORKING AS A TUTOR
It's the first time I've done it. I've been teaching grade school to high school students since June this year. And... honestly there's a lot I need to work on, but that's what the training is for. If I were to grade myself for tutoring... I'm giving an 80%. Haha. Most points deducted due to my amazing rapport / people skills (I am not a people-oriented person) and occasionally being late.

People from my work place, from my bosses, seniors and co-workers are all warmhearted people. I really enjoy teaching children, getting to review the old and forgotten lessons of the horrible past called elementary and high school which I've slept through, the free food, kindness and the training for free so we could improve as teachers. Remind me to train myself for touch mathematics ><

I TOOK THE TOPIK AND FAILED.
And for that reason, I've prepared a lot of study materials so I'd somehow get a decent score on the next TOPIK next April. However, I haven't gone through everything yet.

I CONFESSED MY FEELINGS.
I never thought I'd do such a thing, it was supposed to be anonymous, sadly it ended up with me giving in, him sort of finding out who I was--- upside's we got to chat a few times. No matter how tense I am each time, I really enjoy chatting with him. If only we knew each other in person, I think we could have been friends.

I DID SOMETHING WORSE THAN CONFESSING.
Details of which I shall not say but it's been bothering me for the past few days haha. Until that day comes, I'll probably think slash worry about it from time to time.

I USED THE MALE'S RESTROOM TWICE.
One was during a field trip as advised by our professors, second was...purely accidental. I mistook the drawing for a female stick person and went in without seeing the male urinal. HAHAHA. I vowed not to enter that mall for some time, in case the janitor sees me.

I EARNED A NEW FRIEND.
Since I stayed in a dormitory during the first sem, I got to bond with new people. One of them was someone I never thought I'd ever be friends with. She...ended up going back to her hometown. But if it weren't for everything else, we wouldn't have been friends. I believe that...all these college problems are a part of God's plan. Whatever that might be.

I'M BACK HOME.
Long story. I don't know how it'll turn out but.... yeah. God's will be done.

I GOT AN UKULELE!
Dad bought me one this month. I can play a part of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". It's my first time playing a stringed instrument that requires strumming.

I BECAME A FAN OF B.A.P
Yes, that's very significant. It was probably around January when this all started.

I SAW LINDSEY STIRLING IN PERSON.
I even got my CD signed but I was too speechless! She's so awesome! It was a free "concert" too. It was soooo worth it going all the way to Alabang. I did walk from Pasay to PGH with my legs soaked by the flood but IT WAS JUST AWESOME.

There's probably more but... I'm lazy so, let's jump to my "New Year's Resolution"

YUME'S NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
1. Study Korean.
2. Study Chinese.
3. Rapport! Come up with a decent introduction.
4. Review old and forgotten lessons from high school.
5. Learn a piece or more for piano.
6. EXERCISE REGULARLY. Ugh. or plank.
7. Practice drawing.
8. Be a lil bit formal? Nah.

Too lazy to finish that properly. Mom's here. Bye.

D-26: TTMIK's Curriculum

Learn Korean one step at a time at TalktoMeinKorean.com
Here's the curriculum of all lessons at TTMIK.

D-26
I'm not really studying right now. Tonight I've decided to make a list of the curriculum at TTMIK and mark the ones that I should study first, verb endings / linking verbs that I've always wanted to learn, familiar verb endings that I haven't seen in the past few levels I've explored.

I met 2 people online, one on twitter and one on facebook who study Korean. The first one has only been studying for around 6 months. He knew how to say a lot of things but he lacked vocabulary and his spelling was terrible. The second one has been studying Korean for 2 years. She uses 존댓말. 그 여자가 TTMIK에서 공부하는지 몰라요. I don't know if she studies at TTMIK but her sentences are better than mine. She uses a lot of words too, so I could see that her vocabulary is better than mine.

Meanwhile I started lazily learning Korean since... 2010. I think I started learning around... July or August when my friends who knew hangul inspired me to learn hangul as well. I learned basic expressions at livemocha but I've forgotten when I started studying at TTMIK. My Korean which was barely anything improved a lot when I started studying at TTMIK. So I could say it's been 3 years including the time I started learning hangul.

I know how to improve my Korean. It's just that... I need more time. The TOPIK next year would be held next April. I only have around 4 months to prepare. 초급 중급 둘 다 하고 싶어요. I want to take both the elementary and intermediate level. For that I need to study almost all available lessons at TTMIK, practice past TOPIK exams, familiarize and memorize 5000-6000 Korean words, practice practice and practice.

If that twitter guy learned that much Korean in 6 months, I should also be able to do just that. My goal is to surpass those two people and pass the TOPIK. 중급 하면합격하는지 잘 모르겠는데 매일 한국어를 공부할게요.

My goal for the rest of December is to learn grammar, familiarize myself with the vocabulary and practice. On January, I'll start studying all the past 중급 토픽 that I've printed out.

그리고 한국어로 생각하는 것 곧 익숙해야 돼요.

5 Reasons Why I'm Allergic to Girls

I'm a girl but I have a confession to make: I can't stand girls---not all girls--just most girls who act like... "girls". 

REASON #1: "Girls" only see cute/handsome/hot guys
When a group of girls enter a room or a place, one of them immediately scans the room for cute/handsome/hot guys. once one spots a guy like that, that girl will whisper and giggle to her friends. "Hey look! That guy over there in a blue shirt is cute, right?!" "Hottie alert!" They will say something pretty much along those lines. And they will disrupt the silence of the place whispering about that guy, wondering what his name is, if he has a girlfriend etc. They will not notice anyone else.

Perhaps, their Mr. Right is just next to them, sitting or standing silently, but they will never know.

REASON #2 "Girls" talk too much about fashion, clothes, and more stupid things like make-up.

Long hours of their pathetic girl lives are spent on talking about the new make-up they saw at the mall, about the lip gloss their friend/fiend is wearing, the clothes on sale, new shoes and so on. When one of these girls buy a new blouse or bag, the other girls will go coo over it endlessly, spending an unnecessary amount of time making a fuss over a stupid bag/shirt/shoe.

While they are busy dolling up and thinking of ways to look fashionable, God knows what useful things their brains actually have for them to survive life.

REASON #3 "Girls" sometimes talk about their delusions way too much.

Anyway, whether the met their crush's eyes by accident, it's sure that they'd be assuming a whole lot of things and imagining all scenarios that leads to a beautiful daydream of them marrying their crush and having children. The sad thing is that, they have to tell their friends about that. And of course their friends would fuel that up. 

I just think it's unhealthy. Especially when they let other people hear their pathetic conversation and shrill giggles.

REASON #4 "Girls" don't really talk to girls who aren't like them.

Probably because other than their delusions and obsession about boys, fashion and make-up... they don't know anything else and would probably be useless in an intellectual, worthwhile talk.

They won't really talk to people who aren't dressed like them and so they have no chance to redeem themselves from the way I am thinking of them right now.

REASON#5 "Girls" get frustrated from not being in a relationship.

And all they can think of is getting into a relationship. Oh please. 

Of course there I guys who are like this too.

Girls and guys alike who think this way needs bad scolding. Being in a relationship means loving a person and not doing a show-and-tell that you have a girlfriend/boyfriend. Being single doesn't mean you're ugly and unlikable. So please stop posting selfies with oh-so-dramatic captions of you on facebook at a rate of 100 selfies per day because that's not going to get you a boyfriend. 

Improve yourself before you get into a relationship. Think about what you want to have in life.

Sadly, most girls wouldn't take this advice and brand me as "serious" and old-fashioned. They will also continue doing all the girl things they do and annoy the frog out of me.

Internet Speed Test

I finally got a call from Rarejobs for the language training and I passed it. Yay! Now I have to prepare for tomorrow's Tutor Assessment, whatever it's called. I had to do include my internet speed in the message to confirm my attendance and this is what I got.

speed test here: http://www.speedtest.net/

I think C+ is pretty low. No wonder my torrents *cough* aren't doing well.

Mid-November

Arin's TOPIK Preparation
I'm still stuck with my November vocabulary list and well, I haven't been doing anything else related to Korean. Next week, I want to finish everything. I need to buy notebooks so I could start making my notes more organized. With that I could also start studying TTMIK lessons again. Oh and I need to print their Iyagi pdfs.

My Korean schoolmate told me I had to start with the Elementary first, but I'm stubborn so I'm going to take both instead hahaha.

First Volunteer Work

Philippine Red Cross 11/12/13

A friend of mine in facebook who also volunteers at KCC posted a status about the Philippine Red Cross needing volunteers. It was just the perfect thing for me since I've been itching to help out these people from Tacloban in whatever way I can. So I went there on my own and helped out.

We finished real fast because the shift before us had repacked almost everything. After 30 to 1 hour, more volunteers came. We just waited for the noodles so we could include it in the plastic bags. The person in charge thanked us all for coming. It took less than 30 minutes to finish distributing a few boxes of noodles to the packs.

The rest of the work required a lot of muscles and since a football team came, they did the work. So did the rest of the guys and some ladies who were strong enough to carry three 4 liter bottles of Wilkins up to the second floor.

Leaving Friend

 The Ramyeon Treat. 11/12/13

Wanting to volunteer was the first reason that I went to Manila. The second was to find the reason why my friend was going to file a leave of absence for a while. She said she might go home on the 3rd week so I just had to see her before she left.

It turns out that she was going to transfer.

Back to her hometown, seas far from here.

I usually don't mind not seeing people, including friends, knowing that I would see them again or that I could see them again. This time it's different. There's no way I can swim across seas to see her. She was my roommate too. It's sad and I'm thinking of a gift to give her before she leaves Manila for good.

I only have 2 days to think about that gift. 

I also realized that although we've been together the entire semester in the same room, we never took any pictures together. I must have a picture with her too.

October's End: Nothing Much

Family DAE. Daehyun day.

So I went with my cousins for the Family Day. It took forever. In the afternoon, my cousin and I stayed at the Narra benches and started talking about all sorts of random things. We took pictures, most had my cousin eating in it, and got a little shameless. Haha. I "posed" twice on the bench, got caught by some students the second time and I almost felt shame. Nevertheless, we still took the picture.

We were really just waiting for everything to be over when we saw this 2-colored cat. We followed it down the stairs. Sadly, it entered the cat hole---it turned out to be a "pusang kanal". We attempted to look for other holes where the tube or whatever led, but we couldn't find one. We went back to the gym and ate pizza.

We went to places where people didn't hang out much before we saw the cat again. The cat headed to the "umbrellas" so we climbed the wall that separated the path and the umbrella area. I didn't think I could climb that. It felt awesome.

While I waited for my cousin to climb the wall, I followed the cat, the annoying cat that escaped to the parking lot by passing under the metal fence. My cousin finally caught up to me and I tried going under the metal fence. Guess what? My head and legs could fit in. Therefore, I could have gone under that and I could have chased the cat to the parking lot. Of course I didn't go under the fence lol. There were people on the other side, including the guards and some parents coming in by car.

Ze Job Hunt

Rarejobs

So, I tried applying for Rarejobs since I have nothing better to do---other than studying for next year's TOPIK. Since I had no idea what I was doing, I took their English Proficiency Test without going to a quiet place and without being fully prepared. I got a C. The TV was on full blast as well. Hudson Hawk is currently showing on TV, dubbed in Tagalog. 

Interview would be in 3 days. So I guess I'd expect a call anytime Monday or Tuesday. I sure hope this goes well. I really need a job. ArinMIN. Tutor ID: 70626

Rants on Papers: I want to study for the TOPIK nao.

I MUST DEFEAT HER!

So I must memorize all of the vocabs, study the past TOPIKs and watch a lot of shows, study a lot of songs. How many days 'til the next TOPIK? 몰라. My Korean is as terrible as ever, 근데 포기 안 할거야! The "her" I'm referring to is someone with a korean blog, she's taking the TOPIK on the 20th.

AND FRAPPE.

I thought the papers were over, that the ordeal's over. This was supposed to be a group work but though some have done their small parts, the paper doesn't have a single thing yet. And the ones assigned for the paper didn't even assign anyone for a body. Seriously what paper doesn't have a body *flips tables*. And so with that it isn't over. I have to go to work tomorrow, and I have to do stuff for my second job too. Deadline's also on Wednesday. 젠장. Delegated work but everyone---almost everyone has vanished into oblivion.

In the end, I've volunteered to do a part of the discussion too. *flips human beings*

Anyway I'll cram this Tuesday night. Everything.

Ugh I want to study for the TOPIK! jaskldjalskjalaaa

4 Subjects Down: The Return of Yume

And that is not "The Return of Dreams"

I'm here are the school cybernook downloading some language learning materials. I'm on a roll. Though Korean will always be the top priority, during the time when I take breaks is when I'd study the rest of the languages which are European Languages. Italian is top priority---for reasons that I've started studying Italian first.

Anyway, 3 of my subjects are over--- or 4, which is why I am here. Procrastinating. I should be studying for my exam TOMORROW though.

Okay on to my story.

OH. MY. GLOB. I can't believe I passed my HistoII subject! I thought I was a goner for sure! I'm sooo happy that my professor is quite considerate when it comes to learning. I realized that he didn't solely graded us from what we answered on the test correctly, he also grades us based on the other things we learned that didn't appear on the exam! These "other things" can be seen in our answers as fillers for questions we have no idea what it's about. So yeah. I PASSED. I thought he'd give me a 5 (failing mark) on the 4th exam but he didn't! I got a 3.6 which made me cry tears of joy srsly. That's a failing mark (3 being passing). Thanks to the 3.6, I got a 2.75 class standing! Yay!

I still can't believe it. I was just sooo happy c':

Natsci8 is over. But I'm scared. I'm not sure if I made it. And I don't know how I'd know my grades. And yes, I can't English anymore.

KAS4 is over. All that's left is for my professor to hopefully give us a high grade in our presentation and in our paper. But I've no idea how that would turn out. She didn't say anything during and after our presentation though, I guess that meant she figured we did a lot of research. Oh and I passed my second exam! Which totally a big deal to me because--- I fail in all History subjects. Memorization is not my strong field.

PI100 is over! Well, I'm not sure how "over" it is. For all I know, my professor could misplace my papers or be unsatisfied with it, but yesterday after I presented my project, he looked pretty pleased. I felt so happy. He even clapped which signaled the class to do the same. I don't know what grade I'll get but I hope he considers the project which I did for hours! I spent more that 24 hours doing that including 3 sleepless nights! Phew. I hope it's over and I hope he gives me a good grade.

So that's 4 subjects down but this blog isn't over yet! Nope, not yet over.

Last October 2, I started reading this manhua "Witch Hunter". It seems pretty good sooo after all this is over, I'd go downloading that. And I also finished watching Bones Season 8 Episode 13 (which got me fired up since it was an episode on Pelant)

P.S. currently reading 1/2 Prince Chapter 63~

Brain Training at Luminosity

Currently taking a "training session" at Luminosity.

It's for better Brain function, for better memory and so on. :D

College Major: Know your perfect match

I took yet another online test regarding my ideal major or what major suits me best. Compared to my previous post, this test seems more accurate.

According to http://www.mymajors.com my top choices should be:

Media Arts [Major]
These careers are closest related to this major.

• Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

• Managers, All Other

• Music Directors and Composers

• Producers and Directors

Music Education
These careers are closest related to this major.

• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

• Education Teachers, Postsecondary

• Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

• Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education


Computer Graphics
These careers are closest related to this major.

• Computer Programmers

• Graphic Designers

Music
These careers are closest related to this major.

• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

• Music Directors and Composers

• Musicians and Singers

• Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

• Sound Engineering Technicians

Art

These careers are closest related to this major.

• Actors

• Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

• Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

• Archivists

• Art Directors



More on Media Arts
Description: A program that prepares individuals to organize and manage various aspects of the visual arts, performing arts, and entertainment media industries. Includes instruction in business and financial management, marketing and fund-raising, labor relations for the arts, event promotion and management, product and artist management, and applicable law.

Media Arts students have artistic abilities and a technological aptitude. They are able to distill and arrange information to be conveyed via aesthetically pleasing formats to the public. They are concerned with how the elements of style are applied to the conveyance of information. They have a desire to apply art in this manner, to research and apply appropriate communication techniques to layout and production of graphic, advertising, corporate and institutional visual communications. The field of Media Arts is geared toward students who have the spirit of an artist along with the desires of a businessperson. Media arts students are interested in design, color and how to express those ideas through different vehicles.

The required and elective courses you would take for Media Arts majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

Color Separation in Printing	Design and Society
Design for Print and Digital Media	Digital Imaging
Digital Photography	Flexography and Screen Printing
Media Arts	Multimedia
Offset Printing Operations	Photography
Visual Technologies	Web Design

College Major Selector Test

Took a test from http://www.selectsmart.com/collegemajor/

I find the results absurd.

Here's my result.

1.     Aerospace Engineering(100%)
2. Chemical Engineering(100%)
3. Civil Engineering (100%)
4. Electrical Engineering(100%)
5. Engineering (100%)
6. Manufacturing Engineering(100%)
7. Nuclear Engineering(100%)
8. Chemistry (88%)
9. Computer Engineering(88%)
10. Mechanical Engineering(82%)
11. Petroleum Engineering(82%)
12. Computer Science (76%)
13. Accounting (70%)
14. Biological Science (70%)
15. Economics (70%)
16. Mathematics (70%)
17. Physical sciences (70%)
18. Statistics and Actuarial Science (70%)
19. Systems Analysis (70%)
20. Biomedical Science (64%)
21. Physics (58%)
22. Foreign/classical languages (52%)
23. Religious Studies (52%)
24. Spanish (52%)
25. Architecture (47%)
26. Communications and Communication Technologies (47%)
27. Theatre (47%)
28. Cartography (47%)
29. Surveying (47%)
30. English (41%)

June's Over.

Obviously.

And here I am, leeching off my roommate / blockmate's internet connection while everyone else in the room is sleeping.

Yesterday was the third time I tutored and I've spent most of the money on food.

Not sure why I'm wasting internet space for this senseless post, but as one of my roommates pointed out, I'm making facebook some sort of mini-diary and pretty much no one cares. I don't expect anyone to give a damn btw.


More nonsense on my pathetic life.

Language Mode.

Russian

Pinyin (Mandarin)

Vietnamese

Math Tutoring Day 2

Summer is half over and time is ticking. 

I started tutoring my cousin in math yesterday. She was and always have been in a state we call "marshmallow".

Today's the second day, and she's progressed a lot. She still made a lot of mistakes this morning--- but after lunch she made less mistakes. ; u ;

She told me that she's a "math repelling marshmallow", but I too, was once poor in math. Math is actually the easiest subject ever. There's almost no need for memorization, just constant practice and patience.

Self-esteem Test

I took another test, yes. I'm on a roll. This time I took a self-esteem test here.

Overall result: 63

Your results indicate that you have relatively high self-esteem. You recognize your inner value and it shows in your personal life, relationships and career/school success. You exude confidence, and believe enough in yourself to pursue things whole-heartedly. Such a healthy self-esteem likely allows you to handle stress effectively and maintain an overall sense of well-being. You should value and nurture this quality...it will take you far in life.

Emotional IQ

Who knew that existed.

Anyway, I took an emotional IQ Test here and got this result:

Overall result: 70

Your Emotional IQ is good - higher than average in fact. This means that, in general, you are able to express your feelings clearly in appropriate situations. You are optimistic and positive, and adapt well to altering circumstances. You are comfortable with yourself, and you know and appreciate your talents and strong points as well as your weaknesses. You are able to motivate yourself, and find the energy and the strength necessary to complete what you need to do to reach your goals. You are one of the resilient people who bounce back after major drawbacks, survive hardship without bitterness, and still manage to empathize with others. These skills will certainly bring you long-term benefits such as stronger relationships, better health and personal happiness.

IQ Tests.

I took a test at IQ Test and IQ Test Labs.


My IQ Test Labs score is 124
(My score from IQ Test was also the same, though I spent some time looking for a charger while answering the questions)

Conversions of my score:
Wechler's: 124 (Above Average)
Stanford-Binet's: 126 (Very Superior Intelligence)
Cattell's: 138 (High Average)


This was my result from IQ Test Labs:
Your age adjusted IQ score is 124 and the average score for all test takers is 100.

Your Grade ** Above Average **

Well done! Your performance on the test was well above the population average which means that you have the ability to achieve success in life. Typically, people with scores in this range can see logic in their surroundings and perform very well academically. You like to conceptualize ideas and gather your own information which means that you have the brains to go far. You should be able to handle all academic challenges and if you think of intelligence as an ability to adapt adequately to new situations then you are heading in the right direction.


----

Anyway to be considered a "genius", one must have an IQ of...

160+ (Cattell's scale)
140+ (Stanford-Binet)
130+ (Wechler's scale)

And, 100 is the average IQ.
Under 70 means you're mentally challenged.


The following are from IQ test Experts.

According to Stanford-Binet scale, IQ is classified as following:
Over 140 - Genius or almost genius
120 - 140 - Very superior intelligence
110 - 119 - Superior intelligence
90 - 109 - Average or normal intelligence
80 - 89 - Dullness
70 - 79 - Borderline deficiency in intelligence
Under 70 - Feeble-mindedness

Apart from the Stanford Binet-Scale, another scale popularly used is the Wechsler scale. Here, IQ is classified as:
Over 130 - Very superior
120 - 129 - Superior
110 - 119 - High average
90 - 109 - Average
80 - 89 - Low average
70 - 79 - Borderline
Under 70 - Extremely low/intellectually deficient

Besides, these two scales which use a standard deviation of 15, another scale in popular use is the Cattell's scale which uses a standard deviation of 24. According to Cattell's scale, IQ is classified as:
Over 160 - Genius Level
140 - 159 - Highly Intelligent
120 - 139 - Above Average
100 - 119 - Average
90 - 99 - Below Average

D-55하고 신의(Faith)

오늘은 신의를 보고 있었어, 신의는 너무 재미있는데!

Today, I did nothing pretty significant regarding my preparation for the TOPIK. Except typing a part of my grammar reviewer which is still 70% undone.

영화를 봤다.

I watched 3 episodes of 신의 and it was very interesting! There were just too many adorable characters and I love the leading lady of the series. It's really funny seeing 최영(이민호) wear his warrior attire while carrying a police shield behind him.

I laughed, cried, pitied, spazzed and did all of those together. Laughing while crying, pitying then laughing... Faith is a must watch for those who are into rom-com and time travel.

My friend 채연 told me to watch 신의 last year when I was into Rooftop Prince. At first I thought it was serious (like dead serious), but it's really funny. So far, 이민호 has been very serious but some of the things he does are funny.

I should get back on my reviewer.

D-56 (Sunday)

D-57
Yesterday I did nothing but make flash cards. I managed to finish the "first handout" with 336 words. Of course I didn't make flashcards for the words I already knew. So that's 336/5666. There's still a lot more to go and I still have to memorize those.


D-56
For some reason I'm too lazy to do anything like make flashcards, organize word files for printing...stuff like that.

Things I should do:
( ) Vocab flashcards for handout # 2
( ) Compile notes for irregular 'letters'
( ) Edit word files and make pdfs
( ) Write/Type reviewer for TTMIK Levels 1-4
( ) Start studying Level 5 of TTMIK
Easy stuff:
( ) Buy a smaller clip for the 29th TOPIK
( ) Print parts of Using Korean

Buh. I'm so lazy that I can't even force myself to shower. I should go.

I don't even feel like drawing, watching anime or reading manga