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I'm a cram artist. I love the feel of rushing my papers too damn close to the deadline. I love almost always beating the clock. I love the feeling of exhausting every ounce of strength left, every drop of adrenaline, every sleep-deprived night.
But it eventually takes its toll.
I've been working on a translation of an entire book for my penalty course. I was supposed to show up during the appointed last day with the rest of my classmates, but, out of shame that I wasn't still finished, I didn't show up and chose to just submit on the next appointed deadline.
To cut it short, I submitted it a few days later and my professor finally snapped at me for being so good at bad timing. That morning, when I finally showed up on her doorstep with my final project, I wasn't expecting to learn more than just the "Theories of Translation" from Newmark. My prof, who's also a prolific translator, told me a few things:
1. "Learn good timing." Don't bug really old teachers, who normally sleep early. Don't text at bad hours (i.e. 9pm). Consultation should be done during normal office hours from 8am-5pm.
2. "Go with the pack." I should have gone with my classmates during the weekend/last day of our classes and I would've known then that all my prof needed was a chapter to be translated AND my analysis.
3. "Prioritize and stick to doing your priorities." I was absent from work for almost a week and she said that I should go to work or do what I have to do instead of dropping everything for the final paper. She said that she really just wanted us to pass the subject the easiest way possible and not kill us from exhaustion.
4. "Don't stick to the schedule that you've imposed on yourself." Refer to #2.
5. "Things can always change." After seeing my completed work (after blasting me and seeing me cry, yes, I easily break into tears), my prof said that I could change my thesis topic and consult my adviser about it as I have finished translating an entire book already. She even cited another language major who only translated A CHAPTER of a French book and this will already be her thesis.
6. "Pray." Before letting me go, she tells me that I should pray that this new proposal will push through.
She also said that something good eventually came out of going through such great lengths to just submit the translated work and I couldn't agree more. I thanked her and walked out the door.
As yesterday provided me with almost all the answers to what I've been going through the past few weeks, the same goes for my relationship with my significant other. Weeks of pressure and exhaustion just wore me out that eventually I exploded the other day. I wanted to break up. He didn't. We thought we could sleep on it for a day and it'd be fine, but, it didn't. I was still so scared that I was just willing to give him up instead of just fighting for him or being more patient and supportive. After calling him up and him calling me back, regardless of exorbitant long-distance phone bills, we finally sorted "us" out.
1. "Don't sleep on a problem, talk it out." I really couldn't sleep knowing that I've hurt him and him, me, and I really couldn't stand not talking to him though I said I won't. In the end, talking it out was just the best solution to see where we stand and what we need to do next.
2. "Regardless of any issue, it's better to fight together and NOT against each other."
3. "No more ultimatums, be ready to compromise."
4. "Be more patient and supportive."
5. "Calm down and quell your fears."
6. "Don't be afraid to listen, even if it's going to scare you or hurt you."
7. "Relationships take a lot of work and trust." It doesn't matter if it's a long-distance relationship or if you see each other everyday. Making it work will take a lot of effort, but, since you're working on the same team, it's going to be worth it.
8. "Love always wins."
But it eventually takes its toll.
I've been working on a translation of an entire book for my penalty course. I was supposed to show up during the appointed last day with the rest of my classmates, but, out of shame that I wasn't still finished, I didn't show up and chose to just submit on the next appointed deadline.
To cut it short, I submitted it a few days later and my professor finally snapped at me for being so good at bad timing. That morning, when I finally showed up on her doorstep with my final project, I wasn't expecting to learn more than just the "Theories of Translation" from Newmark. My prof, who's also a prolific translator, told me a few things:
1. "Learn good timing." Don't bug really old teachers, who normally sleep early. Don't text at bad hours (i.e. 9pm). Consultation should be done during normal office hours from 8am-5pm.
2. "Go with the pack." I should have gone with my classmates during the weekend/last day of our classes and I would've known then that all my prof needed was a chapter to be translated AND my analysis.
3. "Prioritize and stick to doing your priorities." I was absent from work for almost a week and she said that I should go to work or do what I have to do instead of dropping everything for the final paper. She said that she really just wanted us to pass the subject the easiest way possible and not kill us from exhaustion.
4. "Don't stick to the schedule that you've imposed on yourself." Refer to #2.
5. "Things can always change." After seeing my completed work (after blasting me and seeing me cry, yes, I easily break into tears), my prof said that I could change my thesis topic and consult my adviser about it as I have finished translating an entire book already. She even cited another language major who only translated A CHAPTER of a French book and this will already be her thesis.
6. "Pray." Before letting me go, she tells me that I should pray that this new proposal will push through.
She also said that something good eventually came out of going through such great lengths to just submit the translated work and I couldn't agree more. I thanked her and walked out the door.
As yesterday provided me with almost all the answers to what I've been going through the past few weeks, the same goes for my relationship with my significant other. Weeks of pressure and exhaustion just wore me out that eventually I exploded the other day. I wanted to break up. He didn't. We thought we could sleep on it for a day and it'd be fine, but, it didn't. I was still so scared that I was just willing to give him up instead of just fighting for him or being more patient and supportive. After calling him up and him calling me back, regardless of exorbitant long-distance phone bills, we finally sorted "us" out.
1. "Don't sleep on a problem, talk it out." I really couldn't sleep knowing that I've hurt him and him, me, and I really couldn't stand not talking to him though I said I won't. In the end, talking it out was just the best solution to see where we stand and what we need to do next.
2. "Regardless of any issue, it's better to fight together and NOT against each other."
3. "No more ultimatums, be ready to compromise."
4. "Be more patient and supportive."
5. "Calm down and quell your fears."
6. "Don't be afraid to listen, even if it's going to scare you or hurt you."
7. "Relationships take a lot of work and trust." It doesn't matter if it's a long-distance relationship or if you see each other everyday. Making it work will take a lot of effort, but, since you're working on the same team, it's going to be worth it.
8. "Love always wins."
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