Thesis it!

Well, I've been crazy busy this past few months or probably, this school year because, like I said in my previous post, senior year was indeed toxic. The endless paper works, shooting, editing and to top it all off, the degree paper making!!! It's physically, emotionally and financially draining.

As shared by my friend Cheri, which she also found on 9gag.com

True to this acronym, I think thesis was really something college students dread in doing or atleast something that they don't look forward to. The never ending revisions and meeting deadlines was I think two facts that really contributes to this perception. Well, in fact, thesis is a thing you could be proud of after you made through all the rough roads. 

As for me, I did my thesis alongside my thesis mates who were really my good friends, there's Nica, Chesca, Larah, Cheri and Toni. I know that you must think how we still remained friends after this, well, I really don't know! Haha! I kid!

Kidding aside, a tip for those who are still to do their degree paper, choose a topic close to your heart or atleast something that you're interested in. This way, you'll be engaged in doing your thesis and at the same time having fun. As for us, we chose to do our research in a Mental institution. Not only is the topic interesting but we are also crazy in our own way. Hence, our title...

We've had countless overnights, some are planned and most are not, countless visit to the mental homecare, countless printing and photocopying and other countless stuff. 

I'm not joking when I told you this is also financially draining. Aside from the money we threw in for the party for the patients, were the donations and thank you gifts we gave to the mental homecare and their staff, the printing of the 250++ pages of our thesis and multiplying it by ten (Each copy for us six, A copy for our adviser and three for the panel.), soft binding it, then reprinting all of it after the revisions and finally book bounding it. Aside from that are the money we threw in when we hosted a defense and all we spend in overnights and countless cab rides.

This is a portion of the rough draft.

Take note: Writing your degree paper is, obviously, not a joke, so it is important that you're with people who'll make it more fun.

Well, if you think that thesis writing was stressful, defending it takes it to a different level. We were literally shaking on our toes as we discuss and defend a paper which we made for a year. Good thing we were the last group to present that day.

First was the group of Hannah, Clara, Shin, Sandra and Glester.

Next was Irene, Steve, Rommel, Tim, Migs, Odang and Benj.

And finally, it was our turn. It feels so good that the panel took a time to make us laugh while in front. It just means that we did a fairly good job.

 

We're actually third to present on the first of the four days of thesis defense. Here's a rundown of that day...

I still attended my classes in the morning... Sucks for me. Then, I went to the copiers and had my OJT journal bookbinded. After that, I went to Nica's to meet up with the rest and get ready.

Here's Chesca after a shot of good luck. Chos!!! 

After getting ready, Jamir was kind enough to take us to school. Parang ang layo eh noh? 

Then, the waiting begins...

 

 

With our lovely thesis adviser and second mom, Ma'am Agato. Her advisees won best thesis two years in a row. You could imagine the pressure that was put upon us. Haha!

It's time!

Chesca for the Chapter I, Introduction, Frameworks, etc. You know the drill.

 

Larah "ayawpaawatsasynthesis" Carolino and Toni for Review of Related Literature. Haha!

Nica for Methodology

 

And me and Cheri for Results and Discussion.

 

Here's our group with our adviser and Sir Nunez.

Our make up artist for the day: Cheanne! Thank you for all the support you've given us. Alamoyan!! Mas kinakabahan ka pa sakin! Haha.

And what's came after was a celebratory dinner at Banapple!

Toni and Bryann who have been our honorary 7th member of the group. He's been very helpful whenever we try to get a hold of Toni. Hahaha!!!

After that, we satisfied our Milk Tea cravings at Gong Cha!

We've had so many hardships in making this thesis, and that's why when I saw this after all the revisions, I can't help but shed a tear.

Much more came Graduation Ball, when we were announced as Outstanding Degree Paper!!! I feel so proud just of the fact that this was hard earned.

Thank you Lord for this and for all the people who helped to make it happen!!!

FUN FACTS:

- We chose our topic because almost all of us are bipolar

- A day before the defense, we met up for review but we ended up sleeping.

- At the mental homecare, some of us have crushes with the patients.

- We call ourselves now BB Babes because of what the panel told us in our defense.

- We had a one peso coin on our foot during the defense to remove the nervousness as per advise of a professor.

- The patients in the homecare knew us by name esp Chesca! Haha!

- On our thesis defense, Sir Sison, who is a panelist, told Chesca that she belonged to the mental homecare. Haha!

- When Cheri and I met up at UST to print our final thesis, I made her walk three streets surrounding UST. Haha! Sorry Che!

- Burger King had been our second home. We literally lived there in the duration of our thesis. Haha!

- In one of the overnights at Cheri's house, I broke the lid of their toilet bowl.

- Most of our laptops have broken batteries. So, we abuse every socket and power there is.

- We are required to bring our own laptops, hence, the more sockets needed. Haha! We often joke that we should bring an extension cord at Burger King!

- Because Ma'am Agato told us to copy the format of a specific thesis, we ended up looking and using for the font Century Gothic. Haha!

I told you thesis could be fun!!!