IX. SOM Week Experience

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This is my first ever SOM Week! Well, that's pretty much obvious because I'm a freshman.... I tried my best not to participate because I don't want to miss any class. The good thing about it is we did not have any. I had mixed emotions about it because I don't want to have class but every time I think about the effort I made to wake up early and not to be late on my 7:30 class makes me sad. Waking up early is really what makes school challenging for me in general. It's just so hard. 

Anyway, back to my topic, the only event I willingly joined in is the TMystery. No one in this world would understand how much I love mysteries. I love how it makes my brain works and I love it every time my deduction is right. Everything about mystery is lovable. I usually watch detective anime like Detective Conan, Kindachi, Detective School Q ever since I was a little kid which I think triggered this mystery lover inside of me. That's why before I entered college, I was actually thinking in taking up Law rather than Tourism, but the thought of studying too long prevented me from doing so. Before we entered the room, we had a briefing in RM 1014. They told us the story, but not entirely because as detectives, we need to learn more about the disappearance of Louisa. The funny thing about this is we actually solved the case before we even enter the room. My classmate, who is a member of the other group, told me that he is confident that Louisa died and he has a proof. But me and my chocolatey buddies, my group, deduced that Louisa was raped by her own dad. We deduced that based on the briefing discussion we had. When we entered the room, it doesn't really matter if you have solved the case before you go because what you'll do inside is the decode everything and each phase has reveals what really happened to Louisa, which we already knew. I was not confident that we'll be able to finish the game because I thought 30 minutes is not enough. I also heard that 2 groups already finished the game and I heard that it's really scary inside, so lost all my confidence. Once we were inside, I can feel my heart beating really fast. Not because I am scared, but because I am too excited. The feeling of being scared was gone because it was overtaken by the feeling of excitement. During the awarding, the third place finished the game for 21 minutes. The second place finished it for 20 minutes and we, the winner, finished the game for 12 minutes. The time gap between the 2 groups and the thought that we actually played around inside the room, when we could have finished it for 8 minutes if we didn't makes me really happy. This is the event that actually made my entire SOM Week. Thank you TM for creating a very exciting and an amazing event. Thank you for letting me be a detective even just for 30 minutes. It was a dream come true.

The second event I participated in is the Clash of Courses; quiz bee. The funny thing about this is I didn't sign up for it. I got shock that my name was listed without my permission, but at the same time it was an honor. The experience was not as amazing. I am actually disappointed for I only encountered one question that I was able to study in the past and the rest of the questions were all something only a second year or third year student can answer. So all those times, I was answering based on how I feel which is all by chance.. I was really disappointed with the result cause I scored so low that's why I am planning to join once again on my third year in college.

I attended SOM Fright Night because of the awarding of TMystery. I am not really into parties. I just like it every time I get acknowledge. I am sure I am not the only one. It just boosts my something inside of me and motivates me to do more. I also attended Mr & Ms SOM 2015 pageant because I am rooting for few people. For the male, I was actually rooting for the current Mr SOM 2015, Karyll Lapuz because as I was watching the male contestants, I think he is the most suitable for the title; the way he walks, the build of his body. For the female, I was rooting for ate Debbie Dimaunahan. Same reason why I was rooting for Karyll, it's because of the way she walks, the way she carries herself. She is really like a beauty queen. Watching the pageant triggered me to join on my third year in college. Hahaha I actually auditioned for this, but I was not that serious. Answering questions about how am I better than others made it hard for me. I just can't do it. That's why I kept answering "I don't know" during the audition. I think it's so conceited if I answer questions like that because I believe that no one is better than the other. We are all better at something and weak at some things which make us all equal.

SOM Week was really fun. I am actually enjoying my college life than my high school life because I feel like a new bigger door opened for me. Since I came from a small populated high school, everything has always been the same. I had the same circle of friends for 8 years; same jokes, same stuffs to talk about, same things every day. The events that the school have are most likely the same for the 8 years I have stayed there; there's a musical play during Christmas time, same event during July, same event every. Single. Year. It's also hard to be in the same place for too long because the teachers their favorite student and I am never the favorite. The efforts I made were voided that's why I lost all my motivation in studying. But now, I can start new. I can start building my name for myself rather than having someone talk behind my back to introduce me and I believe that as a flower, I am placed where there's bigger pot for me to grow and experience new things, make new friends and learn new stuffs.