Waking up....

Imagine this: a very important lesson is being taught in front of class, and you can't concentrate because your eyes are half-closing. Well, that's what was happening to me earlier this day. What's especially frustrating is that the subject being taught was Math 4. Yes. Math 4 with Mr. Fortunato Tacuboy III. All of you (Be, Li, Mg, Rb) know what happens if you miss even ONE day of a Math 4 session with Sir Nat as your teacher: EPIC FAILURE. Maybe I can understand half the words he was saying, but for the most part, it's all blank. I can't process what he's saying...

"...Tangent 2 theta is equal to....1 minus cosine theta....derive....quadrant three....square root of...identity....mukhang hindi niyo na kaya....equation.....sa board....pag-isipan...yan ang dahilan...zero sa long test...."

And then came....Chem, with a long test to boot. I forced myself to read and process the questions. The first part was easy, then Problem Solving came along. I forced myself to "wake up". Hopefully, I was able to finish the long test with a few minutes of extra time. I double checked my answers, and submitted. By then, I was fully awake.

...It took me long enough. It took me three hours to really "wake up".

Later in the day, there was a career assessment. We arrived late. I felt sleepy again. Partly because I was bored, partly because the questions were "easy". So much for a 1:40 dismissal.