ATOM day...

I am ashamed to say that I did not accomplish all that I set out to do this 3 day weekend. I worked on my MuEd 105 observation reports most of the time. It took me forever to input the vocalises used by the 4 different teachers using Sibelius (thanks boardmate Kris!!), it would have taken double eternity if I hadn't used the tips Kris boardmate gave me. 

I had the good intention of studying my pieces this morning but I woke up horribly late (8 o'clock!!!) and I had a horribly stuffed nose. So I drank 2 cups of coffee (with Hazelnut flavored coffee mate... perfecto espresso!) and settled down to read Joseph O'Connor's "Star of the Sea." It hooked me!! I had to finish it today. WHOA! Whattaread!! I highly recommend it. It's about one fateful voyage of a ship bound for America filled with Irish immigrants back in 1842... yup, the year of the horrible famine. It's also a murder mystery. You know at the start of the book that the murderer's out to kill this certain lord, but you're never really sure if he's going to be successful. And until the 2nd to the last page of the book, you don't know who the real murderer is. Galing! I loved how he was able to create such believable characters. I thoroughly hated the murderer but the author was able to make me feel compassion even for such a repulsive criminal.

I accompanied Mama to her lunch with her SSEAYP batchmates/friends Sir Alex (who's teaching at UP!) and Max-san, from Japan. It was FUN! It was my first time to eat at Dencio's... ang sarap pala! And the prices were reasonable. It was a pleasant surprise. I always thought Dencio's was a very expensive restaurant...di pala. Tama lang.

It's school time again tomorrow. This time, Sir Anton won't be coming to our Theater class anymore. :(( Oh well. We had a blast under him. Maybe our new teacher will surprise us!