I passed the Board Exams!

I knoooow. This post is long overdue. I'm supposed to publish an article for one of my best days this year but I failed to do it. So, Sorryyy! Yes, last July 31, 2015, the Professional Regulatory Board finally released the results of the 2015 Board Licensure Examination for Psychometricians...and I miraculously passed!

During the examinations, I was feeling down (extremely negative) about passing the board. It was difficult! I was calculating how many questions I'm unsure of the answers and I am trying to compute for the number of items that I need to be correct to pass the board. My test papers were already filled with lines, circles and irregular shapes and doodles due to my test anxiety. I already told myself that "I can always retake this board if I fail" after the exam to somehow ease the pain of knowing that I will definitely fail. But guess what? Heavens opened and my name was on the list of passers!

So a month after the announcement of results, we had an oath taking ceremony to be finally called Registered Psychometricians/Professionals. It was one of the happiest days of my life! I had to wear a filipiniana attire (which I have been longing to wear!) and the men have to wear a barong tagalog. It was a nice ceremony seeing a lot of people who are now on our league.

xx,
T

A Random Anxious Feeling

I find it weird that I am writing again (after a really long time) about how I really feel. I just want a "place" where I could really put into words how I feel about a really huge thing coming up in just less than two weeks. It is normal to feel anxious when you are about to take an exam that will identify if you are qualified to practice your profession but I think my anxiety was way beyond my expectations. I suddenly felt terrible that the exams are coming and I do not feel that I know enough to pass that huge test. On July 21-22, my understanding of Psychology will be measured if I am competent enough to be called a Psychometrician and it kills to know that I could fail it.

I do study, but I don't know if it's enough...but I do study, everyday (except on Sundays) for more than a month now and so far I feel that I know something but when I take an achievement test or a mock board exam, my scores tell me otherwise. I do pass some tests but some of my scores are a few points below the passing score. (Yep, I am completely an idiot for being so indecisive to the point that it took me months to decide that I'll take the board. It was too late I guess. I decided to take the board just two months before the day of the exams and I don't know if two months is enough to know four years worth of lectures in Psychology.)

However, as much as I would really like to do something to be sure that I'll pass, I just never failed to pray to my Heavenly Father. He is my huge source of strength that I never make a day pass by without telling him my fears and my huge upcoming exams. Also, my family and friends never fail to cheer me up and message me "good luck on your review" "hangout after july". I think it is during these times that I am really able to know who really cares for me. My family (my parents) allowed me to be jobless until I take the board so that I'll have time for review, my friends scheduled hangouts after exams and my church friends promised to pray for me. These simple things, somehow eased my anxiety, my fear of taking the board, my fear of failing the board, my fear of being not credible for failing an exam. They made it all easy for me to get through with everyday. Mom would even ask me what I want to eat while I review (Sandwiches? Crackers? More food? Make donuts? Bake? she says it all and it makes me really feel loved by mom). Dad would be very supportive too, asking me what other stuffs I need for the review (and how much do I need). That's why I will feel really bad if I fail the exam because failing the exam means letting all those efforts go to waste, letting my parents down, letting my friends down, letting Heavenly Father down.

I just do hope to pass the board. And until then, I'll honestly announce the results of my exam. Pass or fail, I'll write about it (promise). But if I fail, please don't say I'm too dumb (because I already know it hahahaha).

I miss blogging!

xx
T

P.S Seoulid Adventure Series will still continue next month.
P.P.S July 30 is the day that the results of the Board Exam will be out. ;)

The Art of Psychology Week in Ateneo de Naga ;)

On the last week of february, I was tasked to create four typography designs for the Psychology Week in Ateneo. It was a great challenge for me because it's been awhile since I last used photoshop to create typography. As usual, the struggle was real...it made me drained thinking how I am supposed to make everything look creative and not mediocre. I even tried googling for ideas but unfortunately I was so uninspired.

So what I did was to listen to old songs (it is a form of therapy to me hahaha). I love listening to Lani Misalucha's renditions and covers of old songs. I must be weird for loving the song "Starting Over Again" but (hey) it was helpful for me to finally create something acceptable to be a placard design for Psychology Week. I think I found the mood of the songs really motivating and inspiring that I was moved to create the following typography:

A day in Ateneo de Manila

Hello! I'm finally posting something new today. I went to Manila, again, last March 3-4 to attend the 6th ICCS International Convention on Psychological Communication. It was really an informative and insightful convention held in the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo de Manila University. We were blessed with speakers from University of Sydney and from Stanford University.