What am I doing blogging when I have a presentation tomorrow? A presentation for which I am not half done with the Powerpoint. And the software itself is, like, 20% done. OMG. I am gonna hafta code an entire program for presentation in 12 hours! Ekkk! Why???
Right. It’s in the title, after all. The truth is I’m a fast programmer. Fast as I am in many things, like writing, thinking (sometimes my mouth doesn’t catch up and I spit halfwords, do you do that?), walking, working… Yes. Fast, that is, when I start. The real problem is when I don’t. Because that takes a very, very long time.
Like scheduling for my thesis defense. I was supposed to deliver my software demo two weeks after my first defense (my panelists wouldn’t sign the approval sheet unless I showed them concrete proof my proposal would work). Do you know what I did?? I went on a vacation.
Yes, I am ashamed to say. I took my monthlong vacation and forgot all about my thesis defense. (And my one lone class in Software Engineering too.) And what did I do upon coming back to Manila? Dallied for three weeks before I finally hauled my rusty braincells to their virtual (mental?) office. One week later, I demoed.
Yes, it was a disaster. I wonder if they could tell I wrote the software in less than a week? I think they did, based on their disappointed faces. Sigh. The good news is that I finally got the written approval, even with their obvious personal disapproval. (Promise, I’ll do better on the real thing. I’ll code for a whole TWO weeks!)
I celebrated my tainted approval with a McDonalds take-out. I know, I’m such a cheapo. But I’m saving for my sembreak vacation on October 5. I’m going snorkeling (bought the masks and snorkels!) and swimming (bought the skimpy (no, not really) swimsuits!).
Mm hmm, it’s time for a whole new month of procrastination.
September 29th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I am horrible with procrastination too… I feel your pain…
September 29th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Saint Lover, I wish I could stop working altogether and get paid for taking vacations, haha.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Procrastination is the middle name of almost every programmer.It’s happened thrice with me,kept putting off my assignments upto a couple of days to deadline,everytime I went and submitted a real shoddy code,which,got approvedtwice,but third time was sure as hell not remotely close to lucky
September 30th, 2008 at 6:22 am
hahaha! aren’t we all? you’re talking to a guy who studied 6 subjects in medicine for a major comprehensive exam in like 24 hours. hehe. wonder how i did in the test. *winces*
September 30th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
nice pics and story on bohol. thanks for the info. we are also planning to go there soon as a family. what would you say is the best month to go there?
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:58 am
Varun, so it’s not only me? Haha. I was starting to think I was in the wrong profession ‘coz I seem to hate programming, haha. I only like the end result.
Gim, right. Erm, dare I ask?
Noel, hmm… how do you like your Chocolate Hills, green or brown? Hahaha. It’s brown when tag-araw (jan-may), green when tag-ulan (june-dec). But seriously, I would say keep away during the rainy months. You’ll enjoy the sightseeing and the diving/snorkeling more when the weather’s clear.
October 4th, 2008 at 10:36 am
this is really a saint lover
October 7th, 2008 at 11:52 am
You are not alone. I think we all are from time to time.
October 8th, 2008 at 7:18 am
@Japanese – hm?
@Joanne – happens to the best of us