First off, I am Filipina. I was born in the Philippines, but raised in the United States, hence I am what you may call an Americanized Filipino/Filipina. I immigrated to the U.S. at the mere age of about two and a half years.

Anyone would expect me to forget how to speak Tagalog, because I’ve lived in the U.S. for most of my life, but I have not forgotten the language. I can still speak it, and I understand when people speak to me in Tagalog.

I hate how kids who have immigrated at an older age pretend to forget how to speak Tagalog, when it’s oh-so-obvious they’re just ashamed of their past. Seriously, why hide something when everybody knows you’re fresh off the boat? I hate ignorant kids who try too hard to fit in.

Just because you’ve immigrated to America does not necessarily mean that you should forget about where you came from. Of course, the parents of the Americanized Filipino kids will make some bogus excuses like “Oh, my daughter/son doesn’t know Tagalog because we speak to them in English only.”

I’m a little annoyed about this simply because I don’t see why these kids try too hard to hide who they are/were.

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It has just been two weeks since the semester started and I’m already struggling to keep up with the work. I find it annoying when some people blog about how much hours they’re putting into school, when to be honest six classes is not even a big deal. I’m not complaining with 17 credit hours for this semester, why should anyone complain about six classes (more or less 14-15 credit hours)?

On top of my 17 credit hours, I am now officially going to be a Research Assistant for a professor in the Chemistry Department. Granted, I am a Biology major, but I do enjoy Chemistry a whole lot! It’s my first research experience and I’m definitely looking forward to it. So technically, I am employed by the University now.

I won’t consider this to be like any other job. I’d much rather be working as a Research Lab Assistant than as a retail worker. Pay is decent for a college student, also. I have a feeling this will be an interesting (and excruciatingly busy) semester.

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This past week has been stressful, mainly because of family problems. If it wasn’t for school starting, I wouldn’t know what I’d do. I’m not allowed to go out and have a social life. (The wonderful perks of having an emotionally abusive father.) I don’t want to get into so much detail here, but my life at home isn’t good.

School is my escape. I am in school from 8 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. I purposefully created my schedule to have long breaks in between so I do not have to return home right away. I do not want to dwell on these ongoing problems of mine and I just want to remind myself that I will be alright in the end. (But there’s no telling what would happen to me if the abuser throws another one of his infamous tantrums.)

I just want to remind myself that there are some things that keep me going and keep me sane. These things are certain people I care about, thoughts, dreams, and ambitions in life and they are what keep me going. I want to make it out of this mess alive.

All I can do for now is hold on, hope, pray, and try to keep myself from taking the easy way out.

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I am finally a second semester college sophomore! My winter break was exactly a month long and I was dying of boredom with my time away from school. The majority of time was spent on eating, sleeping, and all-around procrastinating. I became a lazy person! With the time I spent resting, I have sincerely missed my time studying and listening to lectures. When I’m home on break, I lose all ability to concentrate and study. It’s about time that I hit the books!

My first class today was an advance Psychology course that focuses on the study of memory. Since this was just the first day of class, the professor didn’t start on lecture, instead he discussed the syllabus and the requirements for the course. The professor of this course was the same professor I had for my Introduction to Psychology course. It was in his class that I proved to myself that I can fall, but instantly pick myself up again. (Long story short, I got my first C ever and after that one exam, I picked up my grade to all A’s after that stumble. I blame it on the break-up that I experienced that semester.)

Second class for the day was General Physics I. I’m still unsure whether or not I should be nervous about this course, but judging from my Physics background, this semester will be a little challenging with Physics. My professor for Physics is a nice lady with a thick (perhaps Romanian) accent. She’s quite charming and I’m hoping she sticks to her word that she makes this course geared for Pre-Med students taking the MCAT (since about 50+ out of 64 students are Pre-Med students).

Third class for today was my favorite course of all time, Organic Chemistry. I loved every minute of Organic Chemistry I, so I’m sure Organic Chemistry II will be even better! Even though my professor of Organic is a little perverted, his dirty jokes can keep me awake during this evening class.

Tomorrow will be a new day, and I’ve got two more courses to explore. I hope everyone has a great spring semester!

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