#let2017

 kung para sayo yan makukuha mo diba? tama naman I claim it then yay naging LPT nga ako.

At first di ko sure kung makakapasa ako kasi pre-board palng bagsak na ko what if pa kaya sa mismong exam na diba, but I prayed for it and also I claim it. The night before the exam kabang kaba na ko halos di ko mailunok yung pagkain ko actually kaming tatlo kabado then Emerson cracked a joke “parang last supper aa” di ako nakakain ng maayos that night grabe. Then the time of the exam came shemay ito na to hahaha

shading palang  sa name kabang kaba na ko but I keep on praying na Lord you are with me.

first exam Gen ed. sabi ko kay Lord “ang dali lang po pala” every item na alam ko sabi ko “Lord thank you for the bonus question” hahaha mag top ata ako hahaha

second exam prof ed hala sino si adaptation saan galing to hahahaha pero I keep of praying pa din go lang kaya yan the Lord is within me

 third exam majorship nagcocompute na ko kung ilang points dapat kong makuha sa majorship para pumasa hahaha but shempre the Lord guided me para matapos ang exam at pumasa

After the exam at nakauwi na sa bahay lagi ang pag pasa sa LET ang prayer ko malayo pa bago ang result nang exam ee parang meron sagot si Lord na dont worry anak pasado ka kaya ako di na ko nag alala kasi ang layo pa nung result alam ko na agad na pasado ako kasi si LORD ang kasama ko nung nageexam ako :D

My friends asked me, “how to pass the board exam? mahirap ba? lumabas ba lahat ng ni-review niyo?”

And I’m like, “girl, jusq! kung alam mo lang kung anong pagre-review ang ginawa namin ng mga beshies ko pero wala namang lumabas kahit isa.”

Pero syempre di ko sinabi sakanila ‘yan at baka mahimatay pa sila at magsama nba ang kilay at ang hairline nila kaka-review.

Kaya naisipan kong gumawa ng mga tips on how to die reviewing just to pass the licensure exam (o kahit ano mang exam pa ‘yan!)

1. Sleep is the key.

You should take a rest one week before the exam. Hindi ‘yung nasanay ka ng mag-cram kapag may exam. Deadline will not help you tho. Kailangan mo ring maghanda at syempre magpahinga like me. Hwag mag-petiks six months after graduation. Dapat after graduation niyo, books at review material pa rin ang hawak mo. I enrolled for a comprehensive review starting to Astronomy to Zumba subjects para lang makapasa, kaya sana ikaw din. Hindi mo alam kung ano lang lalabas na mga questions sa board exam. Hindi mo alam!

2. Trust your instincts.

Kapag letter A ang sagot, hwag nang palitan. If you’re still undecided, leave it for awhile then go back if you have time. Bilugan mo yang number or drawing-an mo ng kahit anong shape basta may sign ka. Binayaran niyo yang test paper kaya okay lang na kahit anong gawin mo pa diyan BUT di pwedeng iuwi. Ano ka sinuswerte? Because this might destroy you, your paper, your life, your future and your dream to be a licensed-something you’d like to be. Mongol 2 ang gagamitin. Hwag gumamit ng panbura na kumakalat! Ako na ang nagsasabi sayo! If you still really don’t know the answer, usually C or D ang answers for this kasi sabi ng prof ko before, ang mga test-takers daw ay tinatamad ng magbasa ng mga options up until C-D. Pero board exam is not a joke, basa basa din kasi kapag may time. Kaya ganern!

3. Eat while you review (or even during exam proper but sparingly)

Eat anything you want while reviewing, but never forget adding coffee to complete the combo. Recommend brain foods are: almonds, apple, watermelon, ginger, cabbage, lettuce, avocado, chocolate, green tea, brown rice, broccoli, and never forget 8-12 glasses of water. But if you need chill, a la sige! Kumain ka ng burger at pizza! Bahala ka.

4. Read. Read. READ!

Read a lot tho kasi nga di mo naman alam lahat ng lalabas sa exam. You’ll cry blood kapag nasa examination room ka na at baka maloka ka agad-agad kasi number 1 palang hindi mo alam because you failed to read at nag-Facebook ka.Masabi mo na lang bigla na “JUSQ BES!” or mapapa-”WTF! Hindi namin to na-review!” Like what i said, basa basa di kasi bes.

5. PRAY.

Never forget to ask His assistance and blessings. Talking to Him and asking Him to make you a professional person you’d like to be is not bad. Wala namang mawawala kahit ano pang hilingin mo at ibibigay Niya ‘yan sayo if you really worht it. Pagpaguran mo rin kasi and for sure, He’ll give it to you.

Elijah. I have read 1 Kings 19:1-12. Elijah was afraid. He ran. He had several experiences of God's magnificent power and yet he felt afraid. God sent an angel to feed him. '"Get up and eat." He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water."(v.5b-6a).' Then in v.11-12, God showed him that He was now communicating in a still small voice, not in flashy miracles.

ODB 01/20/17: If you're discouraged because God hasn't shown up in a blaze of glory, perhaps He's revealing Himself with His quiet presence. (God is in the small things as well as the great.)

Today, I woke up late. I was exhaused the past 2 days because of my LET Application. The whole application process was dreadful, I had to stay in Manila just to finish it all. 

01/19 (day before the deadline): I woke up at 5am and arrived in Mcdo Katipunan at 8:45am to meet my friend. Rode a train (LRT) and walked to PRC Central office. Waited in line (looooong line) just to find out at the gate that I cannot apply inside because I online registered in the regional site and only those people with appointments can process their application. We were then instructed to go to internet shops to check if we can still set an appointment. Well, that was passed 10am already and there were no available slots left. I decided to go to Robinson's Galleria to process my application. My friend had to go back to work at 1pm in Quezon City so I had to go to Galleria alone. It was my first time to ride a bus from Morayta to Galleria and to make it an even more better experience, the bus hit a van. Accident! We had to wait for another bus. The first Taytay bus was full, so is the second. Thank God for the 3rd. Yay! So, I arrived Galleria. To my not-so-surprised-face, there was a looooooong line. That was a few minutes passed 11am. We had to wait. Wait. Wait. A person from PRC collected our pictures with our full names para daw maprint na nila. Then nacut-off na so some were given numbers for the following day. Wait. Wait. Wait again. We waited. I figured that would happen kaya I brough a book. That aftenoon, some guards and galleria staff gave us seats. It should have made the situation better. But you know, at first, it did not. NAGKAGULOOOO! Grabe! You cannot blame us for seating on the floors. We were there for hours already. Tapos yung iba were asking other people to save their spot because they had to buy some food. We were hungry and exhausted. Kasi iba pala sa mga 'yun, mas madami pang pinuntahan. They also went to Robinson's Manila pero nacut-off na doon so ang bagsak ay sa Galleria. Going back, nagkagulo nga. Some people are claiming they were there first bla bla bla. I remember people saying, "Ganyan ba mga nakatapos ng 4 years? Ganyan ba mga ituturo ninyo sa mga magiging estudyante ninyo?!" I just shut my mouth and did not bother to join them. That happned twice that day. Thank God, natapos 'yun because kuya from PRC told us, "Matatapos po kayong lahat." 

Pero, hindi kami natapos lahat. Passed 6pm, nandoon pa rin kami. Offline na daw. We had to go back the next morning for the payment and to get our Notice of Admission (NOA). Hindi ako umuwi ng province para makadating ako agad sa Galleria kinabukasan. 10am ang opening noon. Kung uuwi pa ako ng province, hindi ko matatapos agad. So I contacted my friends who are working in Ortigas and nakitulog ako sa kanila. I bough a t-shirt, undies, deodorant, and toothbrush para doon. Again, what an experience! :)

January 20, 2017. 11am. TAPOS NA AKO! Yay! FInally. It is official. I'm taking the MARCH 2017 LET. There are more people in Galleria, though. And I believe, more in PRC Central Office because I heard they opened 500 new slots for the applicants. It is only through God's grace and favor na natapos ko ito. Grabe talaga. If nangyari ang sinabi ng school ko na January 20 ko pa makukuha ang TOR ko, wala na. Baka magLET September na ako. But that did not happen. I am here for a purpose. It is His will kaya magleLET ako this coming March.

There's fear kanina. Pero now, I'm more than confident na magiging smooth ang review ko. I just got my Specialization Reviewer today. Yes, hindi ko tinapos ang blog na 'to kaagad. I had to leave and get it sa review center na pinagorderan ko ng book. Yay! 

My prayer kaninang umaga is i-guide ako ni God sa mga aaralin ko. Social Studies ang specialization ko and honestly, I did not expect that pero dahil business related ang course ko, automatic 'yun. Before ako nagCPE (Certification in Professional Education), I told myself na I got to love Social Studies first before ko siya ituro. And throughout my one year journey sa aking certification, my appreciation for the subject increased and yes, I can say, I like the subject already. I love teaching it to students. The only difference now is, sa teaching demonstrations namin, we were given time to prepare and study the topics. Sa LET though, we need to know as much information talaga na makukuha namin kasi we don't know yet kung ano ang lilitaw sa exams. May TOS (Table of Specifications) pero napakalawak nun. Sa totoo lang, kaninang nagppray ako, hindi ko alam kung saan ako magsisimula. Pero voila! Available na pala today ang reviewer and I'm glad kasi ngayong binobrowse ko siya, I felt, ito na 'yun! Answered prayer na! 

My plan now sa review ko is to read more about the topics discussed in the reviewers. I started that last week with Professional Education and I felt more confident talaga. Indeed, God is leading me to the right books and to the right websites and to the right sources. Sa initial review ko sa Professional Ed. (though hindi ko natatapos lahat ng topics; 2 of 4 pa lang), the results were actually great. From 58.82% to 91.18% in the two topics under P.E. (Assessment of Learning and Facilitating learning, and Child and Adolescent Development). I believe my 25% grade in my specialization (without studying and review) will improve dramatically as well. Tiwala lang. Maraming prayers at maraming aral. :) 

I can because I have God and He will guide me through all of this. FOCUS LANG SA GOAL!!! :)