Semester 1A, Term 2

Officially marking the beginning of term 2 as my 1st round midterms are done for good. I had one of the most awkward moments where I came out of the lecture hall with a friend and his friend. My friend and her were talking about the midterm and how they felt it went for them. She ended the topic with 'wanna catch a beer?' looking at my friend and then me. I waited for my friend to respond and he looked at me as well and I had to say that I wasn't 19 (according to my university ID card) and I didn't drink either... Don't know why it felt so awkward at that time but I'm thinking it had something to do with being asked to get a drink BY A GIRL and having to say no hahaha... So, as you can probably tell, the midterm went smoothly. The written portion was much simpler than I anticipated and the CAD modeling portion was a bit more work than I thought. I think the time constraint was the only thing that was challenging to follow. But then again, I feel that way about every assessment except homework assignments when I seemingly feel I have all the time I would ever need! I was thinking about the assessments of this generation of education and leaning environments and trying to compare the challenges in previous generations (like my father's and uncle's time)... Their challenges were to gather the tools and resources to guide them to study and enhance their learning. WE already get these things via the power point slides or PDF files that professors post up online. Some professors even record their lectures in halls that have such facilities. All this has truly made studying in this modern era a smooth sailing journey as well as one with greater depth and more complicated questions and answers that we discover. And to become a part of the resources that I obtain from school, I decided to become a note-taker for one of my classes. A system where I am known to the people that want my notes but they can remain anonymous. I did it mainly to enhance my own learning but also for a student that I see in the front row of the lecture hall. He is disabled and is the second motivating reason to write these notes. Whether he uses the notes I write up or not is not in my hands and I don't hold any such expectations but I hope it helps someone out there who does need these resources at some point. If I am able to get my hands on so many tools to guide me, I feel I should attempt to give from what I have to offer as well. And the beauty of the system is that I don't have to spend any extra time or effort to do so. Instead, it ensures that I understand the content thoroughly while I potentially help others. So, I hope my efforts help others in whatever way or form possible because I know it'll help me at least. With that happy note, I shall take some rest for tomorrow's busy and adventurous day!

Love,
D.P.