Janeth Canama

Photo by  Lisa Fotios  from  Pexels I have a dilemma. I hate coffee. But I need it to stay up all night. Why do I hate it? Not really because of the taste. I hate it because of what it does to my body. I get hungry easily. I get a stomachache. I get jittery. I palpitate. Also, I pee pretty often which is annoying and puts me out of flow of what I'm doing. On the flip side, by going to the bathroom every ten minutes or so, I am kept awake. Hmm, it could be beneficial I guess. Why do I need it? Because I need to be awake. And I need a shot of energy. That’s really it. Why do I need to stay up all night? Hmm. Let’s just say I need to write a time-sensitive document to be submitted during the weekend. My target is Sunday morning.  Why do I struggle with it? Because I suck at planning in general. I hate structure. I can do an impromptu lecture just fine. Although, that still needs a little bit of planning. But I want to get to the heart of the matter fast. The structur...

Yesterday, I messed up. I thought of printing my COR indicating my DOST scholarship and at the last minute I decided not to. I thought, nah, they won’t ask for it anyway. But they did. They asked for it. And I didn’t have it. This situation is so familiar because it happened before . I messed up. I was well on my way of chastising myself when I realized, “You know what, I messed up. It’s done. But how can i remedy the situation?” How can I repair it? I’ve waited three hours just to enter the bank and I have nothing to show for it. No! Hope is not lost. So the teller told me that I can print a copy of my COR. There’s a computer shop in front. Yes, there is. But it’s closed for business. Shit. Now what? I was rounding the corner looking for a computer shop or print station but there’s nowhere in sight. And then I thought, there’s a computer shop I know that’s not so far away from here.  I quickly hopped on a jeepney to the said shop. It’s only a couple minutes really. I could have wa...