a much awaited end

it sure feels good to just laze around and not worry about anything. there's nothing major due on monday so i'm savoring every single minute of my weekend. the 3-unit-but-seems-like-5 marketing is officially over, the last installment of it having been accomplished earlier today. girlsen did much much better in the defense, a far cry from the disastrous mock defense a couple of weeks ago. the panelists were very friendly and open-minded, something which we were really very thankful for. and we loved them more when they couldn't stop praising our ads! :D
girlsen then celebrated at don henrico's, pigging out on mozzarella sticks, pizza heavily laden with cheese (i can't recall the exact name ;p), and the all-time favorite, buffalo wings (yumyumyum!!!). never felt that much satisfaction in such a long time! queena, den, tal, and i then headed back to school to check out the defense grades since our teacher it would be out after lunch. when we got to som, we were told that it would be out on monday or tuesday at the latest. we all then went our separate ways, me planning to catch up on all the many nights i wasn't able to get enough sleep. although i was the one who slept the longest last night (according to den, no one attempted to wake me up, hehehe!), i still feel like it wasn't enough. getting only an hour of sleep last friday and exhausting all my brain cells for that super crammed cs project really drained me out. queena said we should keep a list of all the firsts we had this sem: the consecutive allnighters, creating a business plan in one night, going to school without taking a bath (yuck!), having the biggest eye bags ever! when i think about all these firsts, although i will never want to fall under the same amount of stress ever again, the relationships formed and experiences gained are nevertheless irreplaceable. at the end of the day, i guess what is left in our minds is what we have gained from the experience, more than what we have lost. it's always the good, the positive, that leave a beautiful memory. we may even find ourselves being grateful for the obstacles, as they led us to better ground, molded us into better people. despite all the bags, zits, and extra pounds this whole marketing course has caused me, i am still very much thankful for the enriching experience. (perhaps this will lead me to a marketing career? ;p)

so to girlsen: queena, shiela, tal, patty, and den...you are wonderful groupmates! :) i will surely miss the laugh trips, music videos, bsb bonanzas, food fests, all nighters...i love you guys!!! :D we love wallpaper! :)