My fifth and final (crossed-fingers) year has come, and all I can say, for one month, I have enjoyed it a lot better than any other year of my collegiate life. It’s great to look back at what I have been to and see myself in a different scenario. Now, I can fully decide for my wants and endeavors. I’m able to work with some of the university’s great minds. Lastly, I can feel the pressure of a senior-plus-one bachelor.
While my excitement for graduation is getting high, I’m starting to feel anxious week after week because of academic requirements - I have to meet a slew of these. For the benefit of the doubt, I am a shiftee from UPD National Institute of Physics. Only when I became a sophomore did I apply for the BS-ECE program in UPD EEE Institute. In a way, I was delayed for one year, and I had to drastically catch up with the new curriculum. With that situation, my fifth year is going to be like a Brothers’ Double Burger – two years squeezed in one!
Even so, I help my haggard self enjoy life. So far, here are the things I’ve been busy with.
1. I’m starting to do our group’s thesis. I am with Cyhsi and Francis, and we’re about to do a less stereotypical ECE project – something that’s about RFID and microwaves. When I worked in San Miguel and PLDT, I was fully enticed to pursue communications in the industry and to be with the WCEL group. That went on deciding what my thesis should be.
2. I am now a “moving” member in UP ERG. For the past month, everyone in the org has been jolly, glad, welcoming, heart-warming, fun to be with, crazy, and everything that could be associated with positive vibes. I can’t wait to celebrate its diamond year in a few weeks.
3. I’m now part of UP CAPES. Just a couple of hours ago, we had our first meeting, and I had the chance to get to know engineering students apart from my department’s. Thanks to Kat for including me in the boot camp of engineering’s coolest people and greatest minds.
4. It’s the year of the gentleman. This is truly one of the best things that happened in me. Every time I feel it, it seems like I am the center of the universe. The more important thing than it is you. I have been fighting for it, and even if sometimes it hurts, I could only conclude that you are what I never knew I always wanted.
5. Moving from too much cheesiness, I’m planning to buy my dream device. While it may add pogi points to girls, the reason I’m buying it is to blog anywhere, anytime. I think I’ll be posting a full justification why I’m really going for it, even though it wouldn’t fit all my everyday computing needs.
That should be it. Probably, most of my future posts are going to be updates because it’s crunch time every second.
Schooling updates. http://bit.ly/9PImVm
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
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Hey. May balak ka din ba um-active sa PRIME? Anyway, sana nga last year na ‘to. HAY. Ang near yet so far, JC!
Excited ako dun sa dream device post mo
HAHA. Baka bumili ako ng BB though nanghihinayang ako sa cost niya. 
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Haha enjoy mo lang last year mo sa school. I know you will. As I can see above, ang active mo sa extra-curricular. Galing galing! d(^_^o)
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you’ve always had that ‘ i am made to be something great ‘ aura, you know. ^_^ it’s in your swagger, the way you speak and the way you carry yourself in general. you’ve come a long way from that emo boy i met four years ago.
i’m not surprised that you have these great things lined up for you, and as your batch mate all i can say is that saying ‘ i am proud of you’ is an understatement.
forever, john carl, forever. ^_^
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First. We can do this, thesis mate. Galingan natin. Ehem, ehem…. presentation skills?
Syempre, pati great minds and determination, kakayanin natin! 
Second. I want RFID with Doc M sana. Sana…
Third. “I have been fighting for it, and even if sometimes it hurts, I could only conclude that you are what I never knew I always wanted.” – Cyhsi Barroga likes this.
Lagot ka sa akin! 
Last. Pogi points.. Meron ka ba nun?
Go, go, go na sa iyong new i***. 
Go John. Let’s do our best for our ‘goals and dreams’.
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John Carl Reply:
July 1st, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Cyhsi, thesis-mate!
We can do this. Sya nga pala heto yung link ng mga demos, baka makatulong sa mga ideas natin re microwaves.
mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/?term=microwave
Maganda rin sana ang waveguides, kaya lang nagkulang talaga tayo ng 159.
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Good luck, good luck John Carl!
Looking forward to reading your graduation post here.
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John Carl Reply:
July 1st, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Hey, Bryan! Thank you! Graduation post – My fingers are still crossed
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