Tag Archives: 2009

Trust me, Trust me…

…I’m a Doctor! Today has been the much awaited CAO offers day. My lack of nerves in the run up to the actual Leaving Certificate Results was made up for, infinite times, last night as I gritted my teeth and crossed all of my fingers, hoping against hope I’d be offered Medicine today. I’m not [...]

Results Countdown.

It’s just a mere week until the Leaving Cert Results… Nervous Yet? Now, not to worry anyone but this day shall decide your future. Will you be getting your course of preference? Will you be repeating? Will you meet all your matriculation requirements? Will you be branded a success or a failure? In just 7 [...]

HPAT Results and Dashed Dreams.

Today, June 22nd, is a day almost every Medicine hopeful had marked off in their calendars as The Most Important Day Ever. I say almost every Med-Head, because I rang a friend of mine this morning, about 3 hours after I’d looked at my own results, to see how he’d fared, and he didn’t even [...]

One day Left!

Just one day left to this big mess that is the Leaving Cert! After an English paper fiasco and many a tear, it’s time to celebrate. I would also like to congratulate all the bloggers on completing their exams and to thank them for providing us with such great and entertaining blogs during the year, [...]

Two days left!

Congratulations to all students who have completed the leaving cert 2009! Best of luck to all with remaining exams.

Gaeilge- Páipéar 2

I’m just out of my Irish Paper 2 exam, and I’m feeling very emotional. Today was the last day I’ll ever have to speak/use Irish- EVER. (Unless of course I decide to do the Leaving Cert for a third year in a row, which I can safely say will NOT be happening. No matter what. [...]

Mathematics- Slán leat.

According to my latest facebook status, I’ve forgiven the SEC for their previous shortcomings. As you may be able to tell, I’m in a particularly jovial mood. Finally, I found a paper that suited me just perfectly- Irish Paper 1. Higher Level. BEAUTIFUL. Like most other Irish students across the country, I wrote a rote-learned essay [...]

2009's Infamous English Paper 2.

On Wednesday evening, after the shocking news about the English paper 2 fiasco, I got a text telling me not to panic, that I’d look back on the whole idiotic mix-up and laugh at how flustered I’d gotten. Let me tell you all, there has been no laughter as of yet. This afternoon, there was no “Ah [...]

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful…

Last night, it actually snowed. Not the seldom pathetic little snow flake that melts even before it reaches the ground, but the other, seldom-er kind. So that five minutes of heaven’s dandruff, incalculable sighs of delight and wonder, and a serious case of verbal diarrhea later, the cars, the houses – even the cats outside, [...]

A first post

Wow. A blank space to write on and absolutely nothing to write about… I guess I should start by saying hi. Hi =) My name is Olen and I come from Philippines (btw, there is actually a country called Philippines. I did not just make it up.) In 2004, I collected my ridiculously heavy suitcase [...]