Goodbye 18

 I'm now savoring my last hour of being 18.

My 18th year has been so challenging to me. 

Allow me to share to you how  it started and will end.

  

Just like other GALS, turning 18 or as famously known as "Debut" is the most special birthday for the girls because it is the turning point of your teenage life. I dunno why.

so, i celebrated it as luxury as we had. 

Hurot2x kwarta sakong pamilya jud, just to realize the so called debut tradition. 

  

I even created a twist of that ceremony like using orchids as alternative of the 18 roses. on the other hand, 18 helium Balloons were used as replacement of 18 candles. 

Aftermath, i had my first ever night life i may say.

It started last October 16, 2011

Since then, i used to hang-out with my friends at night.

This year, i would say that I'm beginning to stay late at downtown than usual.

Though my parents would not tolerate me doing such activity, i still continue. hahahah.

I can't even count with my fingers how many times I got home in the morning. 

But aside from having night life, my other reason of staying late at the downtown is my responsibilities at school.   that's a good , right? :)

hmmp! so what else new to me in my 18th year?

aha! one of my memorable experience also was my SUMMER 2012.

As usual, i wasn't able to spend my summer in relaxing in a vacation.

Fortunately, i was invited in this LEADERSHIP CAMP  

because of this i had a very fruitful summer. 

on the other hand, my tito treated us a short vacation at BORACAY before my summer class :)

to make this blog short.

to sum it up, i also had many self proclaim achievements in my 18th year.

I would not discuss it one by one here but for I'm satisfied and contented already of what i got in this year and still counting for my blessings. 

forever thankful for my family, friends and my only bestfriend my GOD.

 Our Savior, Jesus Christ.

- Sincerely yours;

Nory Faith Elago Cagatin

NORY's RECIPE

Peanut Butter Cookie <3

One of my hobby is baking pastries. Every time I'm at our house and bored, I used to cook and bake the stuffs or ingredients available in our kitchen. :)

Hi! this is Nory, Sharing to you my recipe of my first ever Cookie. I chose to bake Peanut Butter Cookies   today because I tired to see many peanut butter in our refrigerator. Pramis! to tell you honestly, its been months already since those Peanut Butter were placed there. 

thus, i thought of using it as my main recipe today.

social ni nga peanut butter gikan sa new zealand. hahaha

I gathered my needed ingredients for my recipe and started to bake naaa. :)

The following were my ingredients:

- 2 cups of Peanut Butter

- 2 eggs

- 1 1/2 teaspoon of lemon flavoring

- 1 cup of sugar

- 2 teaspoon of baking soda

- 1 teaspoon of salt

1st step is to combine all the ingredients

2nd step 

then using the small circle molder, i formed it into a true cookie. LOL

and I added raisins. Take Note:  I only use raisins because we lots of raisins available in our ref. hahaha. 

You can use peanut or chocolate as your toppings.

Using, fork I pressed the circles to form it more likely as COMMERCIALIZE COOKIES. wahahaha

Here is my finished raw cookies, now ready to put in the oven.

Bake it for 1 hour and blank minutes. hehehe.

I used to open  the oven to check if its cooked already.

XOXO

After taking 1 hour and few minutes, Here is my Finished Cookies

Proudly Presents to You :

(Pagod cxa) wahahaha

HULING SAYAW

HULING SAYAW

DANCESPORT , is a ballroom competition of Modern Standard and Latin dance. Every year, It is one of the most awaited events of Intramurals in Xavier University. It is usually held on the Closing Ceremony of the Intrams.

Ever since I started dancing, it is my ambition to compete and experience this kind of dance. Enable to compete in this kind of dance i must say is a greatest satisfaction of a dancer. wanna know why? because dancesport is for unusual dancer only.  Not everyone knows how to dance this because of its hardness and elegance that's why this kind of dance is only for a competition or in an elegant parties.

 It requires patience, discipline and dedication in order to perform this.

September 15, 2012 is the Dancesport competition.

We started practicing 6 days before that competition. 

To be honest, it was my worst performance ever in my life. I actually, don't want to perform in that competition if not because for the sake of the Engineering Community. 

 I signed up Dancesport during the Intramural recruitment in College of Engineering. Together with my Original Partner, we were so excited to dance and compete in the LATIN category.    

However, due to my commitments and academics conflict I decided to back out and turn over my partner to another interested girl who is more talented than me.:)  Of course, it is hard for me at first because giving up is really not my attitude but that dilemma was again about choosing between my responsibilities over my passion. 

Then, a week before the competition i received a call from my previous partner. Encouraging me to join again but this time in the Modern Standard Category. After a call, many text messages were sent to me pleasing me to continue the battle because they need an entry for that category and there's a big chance of winning in that category because there were 2 entries only. 

But waittt....how about the budget? The good news was the mentor also texted me offering his free P.F. for us. So, in that case, i decided to take the risk in joining back.

I was partnered with a 3rd year student and we really did our best to catch up with the steps. Given with 5 days remaining before the competition we really need to double time.  

 But everything wasn't easy for us. There was time that i felt really bad and pity on myself because we were treated unjust with the other maybe because we are not paying any cent for them. In the end, I found myself crying before the performance because i feel cheated. I don't know what to do already if i will continue to perform given with the fact nga "MAULAW" nako:( 

but i still continue ..... and Got the expected 3rd place.

To be fair, i would not say that i regret it because in sum I have learned new dance and gained new experience. More importantly, i got a chance to meet these talented people. 

Also, I'm thankful that I have been a student of  Sir Jo and Maam Malou who are famous sa arangan ng  Dancesport .

two points I would not forget from them is that; 

"Dance like a swan as if its your last dance." (Sir Jo)

and 

"Dance with your Heart not with your Mind" (Maam Malou)

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE

KUMBATI ! AJA! KAYANG KAYA! I WILL SURVIVE!

These were my favourite words this semester. Being a 4^th year student of Electronics Engineering is really challenging. It’s not because of the difficult subjects we used to have since 1^st year but the requirements from different subjects. Meeting of the deadlines of the project I should say is the toughest time. Especially, when you’re teacher will give you a requirement today and will be submitted on the following day. AGAD2x!! Oh c’mon L that isn’t right!! But you cannot complain because that’s part of the responsibilities of a student that they called as CHALLENGE.

In this semester, we had two big group projects. When you say it’s a group project, one can say that it’s easier rather than individual but for me it’s more difficult because for me I can work faster and productive when I am alone doing the work. Perhaps, it is true the saying “no man is an island” however I know that when its group project its undeniable to not have conflicts with your group.

When I’m in a group, I usually initiate all the planning’s for the group. I used to be the one who will start the project (I don’t know why) but I just feel it’s my obligation and maybe that’s innate on me already. Consequently, being the so called the leader of the group is the bearer of the burden always in the group. Why do I say so? Because for me, in times of failure you cannot blame it to your members instead you are responsible to response to it in brighter side just like an opportunity for you to strategies to deal that situationJ.

 On the other side, when your group feel hopeless with your project, as a leader you should not show to them that you are also affected otherwise everyone will be pessimistic with your working project. Instead, you need to encourage them and motivate them by setting the fire burning for their passion. (that situation that you cannot show your weaknesses to the people that’s the dilemma of being a leader)     

But you know, what’s the worst story in a group project? Ang maki-bagay sa imung groupmates. Because a group is composed of many persons thus you are opt to deal also with different personalities with your group members.

simulating

testing

                                                 

To be honest I had a tough time dealing with this dilemma. There is this one person in the group of my COM01 and FYP that I cannot get along well. Yes, he might be my friend but there is something about him that I don’t understand now. He seems have changed a lot towards me. I dunno why, but i can feel it that he’s not happy whenever I have done something. Every time I set a schedule he has always an excuse that he can’t help. To make it short, I realized that he don’t like following my plans. L

On the other side, when i’m giving him the chance to lead like asking him what shall we do. He has always the wrong method in planning such as (he want to make it himself only). So I force to understand him however noon hapit na deadline like 2 hours before the deadline, magpatabang na daun ky wala diai nya nahuman pa. This is the most PAAAKK situation I encountered this sem. I mean, “HELLO” this is not individual project you really need to delegate each individual in the group with certain task to realize the project and to be more efficient. My God! STRESSED! That was the situation that I never thought I could handle. Tsk3x

Thanks God, I was able to control myself with the help of prayers. I really prayed that time to give me long patience and Lord let me understand this person. If not because of God and my friends, I don’t really think I can make it.      

after  our FYP Defense 

In the end, we were able to submit our COM01 project (AM demodulation) and our FYP on time.J