That List...

                Today is the 6^th of October, 2012. A normal but not so normal Saturday since this is the weekend before our Final Exams. I am currently a college student on my third year as a Hotel and Restaurant Management major at one of the top schools here in my country. Moving on, I should really be studying right now, however my lazy side took over. Now I just want to sleep and theoretically regain my energy from those oh so sleepless nights cramming all those projects and homeworks and struggling to finish them before the deadline.

                I promised myself I would do better this semester to try and get back that title, “Dean’s Lister”. It was a privilege I received during the first semester of my first year in college up to the first semester of my second year (pretty short-lived). Shocking, because I used to have grades like 76, 77, 78 and the “shoot that was close” 79. (I never had a failing mark though) These numbers were present on some or maybe most of my report cards back in Elementary (that was around 4^th grade to 6^th grade) and especially in High School. Anyway, l lost that “title” for some reasons; one clearly would be because of my laziness. I was too sluggish to do this or that and I procrastinate a lot too. As a result my average lowered a few points. A few freaking points! I still could have been in that list; sadly that was what fate brought me.

I just wanted to keep the title to make my parents proud. I mean I had no awards whatsoever back in my early days, academically speaking that is. I had recognition from drawing contests and such but that was seldom. It was like a huge gift to them. The looks on their faces when they knew I was on the list, that I was allegedly one of those smart or studious people at my college, was just priceless. Well, I just don’t believe I am that smart, I mean come on, all those years of being an average student to a Dean’s Lister. Who knew I was capable of becoming one? I felt as if it was a joke at first.

These academic titles weren’t much of big deal to me when I was younger. As of now though, I really won’t mind if I do get my name on that displayed list again or not. (Seeing my performance for this semester, I don’t think I will) I’ll just do my best and study well enough and just acquire good grades and skills which could appeal to my future employers. I know my parents will still be proud of me once I graduate from college. I guess…

Wish me luck on my Finals week!

P.S. I would like to credit the following for the resources/textures/pngs I used for my background and header: hellotherelily, sodust, SweetSoulSister, sodust again, mellowmint, aulxdayz, crazykira-resources, 99mockingbirds and to the others I couldn't find the URLs.