Smile For Me, Ressler

10

CHAPTER TEN

I got you . . .

"Bukas pa naman start ng midterm exams natin pero bakit parang everyday?" umiiling na tanong ko.

"Ano'ng gusto niyong kainin? Papa-deliver ako," tanong ko sa kanila. Dito kasi ulit sila matutulog sa bahay namin dahil nag-review kami buong araw sa THEA. Mamaya pa kami mag-re-review sa HOA. Buti nga tapos na namin plates namin kaya makakapag-practice pa kami for midterm plates bukas. Kaso, on the spot daw binibigay ang midterm plate kaya wala kaming idea kung ano'ng exact na i-ipapagawa sa amin.

"Pizza please!" masiglang sabi ni Brook.

"Jollibee!" sabi naman ni Marcus. Tingnan mo 'tong isang 'to, mahilig na sa mga gan'yang klaseng pagkain. Dati ayaw pa niya eh.

I rolled my eyes. "High class restaurant my ass," pang-aasar ko sa kanya kaya binato niya ako ng unan.

Buong gabi tinapos namin 'yong mga inaaral namin. Hindi rin nakauwi si Kuya madami raw silang pasyente.

2am na kami natulog pare-pareho. Not bad. Ngayon na lang kami nakatulog ng ganito kaaga. Lagi kasing wala kaming tulog talaga and minsan dalawang oras na pinakamahaba naming tulog.

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Pumasok na si Sir Chavez sa room namin at napa-sign of the cross na agad ako.

Lord, please. Kailangan kong pumasa. Gusto ko pong maka-graduate ulit on time. Gusto ko na po talagang maging architect.

Pinakita niya sa Power Point presentation ang midterm plate namin at napanganga agad ako nang makita ko ang plate title.

Scale and measurement. Tsk. Dito sumasakit ulo ko eh.

"Figure one, draw the figure from the given technical description. Indicate arrow direction, dimension and the scale," panimula ni Sir Chavez and then pinakita niya ang next slide ng Power Point presentation niya.

Napalunok na lang ako ng maraming beses dahil sa dami ng lines, directions and scale sa figure one. There are thirteen lines, twelve directions, twelve different distances ranging from seven meters, thirty-five meters, twelve point fifty meters, two hundred meters, and then seven meters again, three point seventy-five meters, seven hundred meters, thirty-seven point fifty meters, twenty-two meters, twenty meters, and zero point twenty five meters.

Iba-iba pa sila ng scale! Jusko! Patayin niyo na lang ako.

May tatlong one is to one hundred MTS, dalawang one is to three hundred MTS, dalawang one is to one thousand MTS, isang one is to three thousand MTS, isang one is to two hundred fifty MTS, isang one is to ten thousand MTS, isang one is to five hundred MTS, and isang one is to ten MTS.

Partida figure one pa lang 'yan. May next figures pa. Eh three hours lang ang Graphics namin kaya paano ko matatapos 'to within three hours?

Pinayagan kami ni Sir mag-take ng pictures ng Power Point niya regarding sa midterm plate kaya kinuhaan ko na lang ng picture.

"Figure two, draw the given figure scaled at one is to fifty meters. Indicate arrow direction, dimension and scale," sabi ni Sir and then pinakita niya 'yong figure two sa Power Point presentation. Mukha siyang Star pero pinagkabit siya na dalawang magkabaliktaran na triangle.

"Figure three, draw the given figure scaled at one is to one hundred meters, also indicate arrow direction, dimension and scale," sabi ulit ni Sir and then pinakita niya na 'yong figure three. Square and diamond na pinagkabit.