Thrill Tuesdays

It’s not just Tuesdays, actually. It’s just that Tuesdays are the BUSIEST of my busiest days.

Here's a peek of my daily academic agenda (this week):

I start off Monday studying the whole morning and early afternoon for Public International Law because I have a class 3:30 on that subject.  Then I try to study for 3 major subjects for the rest of the night ‘til the wee hours, with digesting cases in between ‘til my hands are sore.

Hello Tuesday. I wake up and do my not so routinary morning routine and start with Constitutional Law at 10 am. Quiz day. We end at 12 noon. I a grab quick “lunch”, print digests, and try to speedily review and go over cases for Labor Law and Criminal Procedure.  Labor starts at 3:30 and end at 5. I get called for recitation – as expected. But it’s all good. Professor gives a "surprise" quiz. Then I literally dash to my Criminal Procedure class which starts at 5. My stomach grumbles but I brush it off. I feel my energy escape me.  Then I get called again, lo and behold – after getting called the previous meeting. I didn’t study for this session but amazingly and really amazingly, I winged it. And even thought it was a good one. Thank God. The heavens are on my favor. We end at 8 pm – me drained as an empty bottle.  2 quizzes and 2 recitations in one day. What is SOLID. But my day doesn’t end there, apparently. My adrenaline's still pumping. (Next week, I'll be rushing to some meeting afterwards!)

I go home and try to keep my spirits up.  I grab some sandwich ‘coz I’m on fast (if you don’t get what I mean, don’t bother). I start studying for Agrarian Reform Law for the next day. I'd just have to cram PIL tomorrow. I labor through keeping my eyes open.  I feel dizzy but try to carry on. My body pleads rest, but my mind shouts NO. My eyes are finally giving up on me, so I decide to sleep at 1:30 am finishing only half of the assigned reading list.  I wake up at 5 am and struggle to get out of bed.  I still need to study.  I look up and catch sight of the sign I intentionally posted in front of my bed: Para kanino ka bumabangon? Oh dear Lord. Forgive me. After 30 minutes of struggling, I get up. I try to read what I can still read.  I still didn’t finish everything though. But, hello Wednesday!

Class started at 8 – an hour earlier than usual to make-up for a free cut.  I pray desperately not to get called. I don't want to give less than my best! Miraculously, my professor skipped my name when I was next one on the list. What is FAVOR, indeed! I rush back to the dorm to cram for my 3:30 PIL class but found myself dozing off.   My body just totally auto-switched to REST.

Let's end there. Thursdays to Saturdays are another crazy thing. :)

And guess what, law school’s just a chunk of this fullness. Still, it’s all good, y know.  Actually getting better and better. All credits to my super duper Jesus.

P.S.
Maybe next time, I'll share the happening-in-betweens (i.e., family, ministry, extra-curriculars, and what have you).

Just sharing.

xoxo