Est. 1859 | Ateneo Orsem 2009 Forum

Date: Jun 8, 2009

Long Breaks

Giselle · Veteran Member

I have a two hour break MWF. I was thinking of either hanging around and exploring Ateneo or going out and exploring Katips.

Dawn · Veteran Member

Me too.
4 hours on Tuesdays.
2 hours on Wednesdays.

I'm planning to tour the campus during the first few weeks to get familiarized.
hehehe

Mcdonut · Veteran Member

I want long breaks too :))
The longest break I have is an hour long D:

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

^that sucks...my sched is kinda unbalanced coz i have a good sched for t&th, no breaks in between but i only have 2 subjects to take, but like an hour lunch break during m,w&f from 730-1630.

SaM O_O · Veteran Member

i've got a four hour break for T-Th

and i've got 2 one hour breaks for M-W (subject-break-subject-break-subject)

and another hour for friday ...

i have a lot of breaks... and i can't go home in between cuz i live all the way in paranaque.. that's about an hour and a half drive i think O_O?

-- Edited by SaM O_O on Monday 8th of June 2009 03:50:54 AM

AlPerez · Veteran Member

It's fine if I have long breaks, I can go home and rest ^-^

WickedGossip · Senior Member

SaM O_O wrote:

i've got a four hour break for T-Th
and i've got 2 one hour breaks for M-W (subject-break-subject-break-subject)
and another hour for friday ...

i have a lot of breaks... and i can't go home in between cuz i live all the way in paranaque.. that's about an hour and a half drive i think O_O?

-- Edited by SaM O_O on Monday 8th of June 2009 03:50:54 AM

I envy you. :))

clapper · Member

Anonymous wrote:

Does anyone else have long breaks? On Mondays and Wednesdays, I have 2 1/2 hours of break time. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3 hours. I know it's because of the subjects I chose (they're kinda off).

Any suggestions on what to do? Especially on the first few weeks, when we really don't have much work yet.

If you get tired of eating (which you will do a lot during breaks. haha!) or walking about the campus, I suggest that you sleep in the Matteo individual study tables (1st floor) OR you could use the internet services at CTC101/ Rizal Lib Ext. (In the RMT)/Matteo. biggrin

-- Edited by clapper on Monday 8th of June 2009 06:33:32 AM

Dawn · Veteran Member

Sleep? seriously? XD

meesaimee · Veteran Member

I have 2 hours of free time during Wednesdays and Fridays and 2 1/2 hours of free time on Thursdays. Most of my breaks are an hour or longer.

Sa tingin ko iikot nalang ako sa campus tapos kakain. Hahaha! I could make use of Matteo rin. Favorite activity ko kasi ang sleeping. LOL! :D

clapper · Member

Dawn wrote:

Sleep? seriously? XD

Yep! Well, the 1st sem of freshmen year is really the time of realxing. :) trust me, you'll feel that everybody's becoming a bum. Wala pa kasi nangyayari that time and the subjects are stuff that you've already learned about during HS. I remembered I used to sleep in Matteo during my 3 hr breaks. Just remember to wake up for the next class. hahaha!

emo_iceprincess · Veteran Member

RAWR! ako rin. halos araw araw may long break sa sked ko. :)

siforest · Veteran Member

I only have two 30 minute breaks.

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

I had 3 hour breaks during my first sem in freshman year. Trust me on this, you will eat your break away.

Long breaks used to be fun at first, but I got sick of them eventually.

Ways to kill time:
Eat -- You'll never run out of places to eat: along Katipunan and its adjacent streets, across the flyover along Katipunan Extension, or in UP!
Sleep -- Matteo Ricci or Rizal Library.
Sit around in school with blockmates -- Matteo up (meaning, the second floor)
Play video games -- You'll find a lot of places in Katipunan that offer PC and console gaming.
Study -- Matteo, Rizal Library, coffee shops along Katipunan
Go to the mall -- Gateway is just one train ride from LRT2 Katipunan to Araneta-Cubao. Eastwood is also a few minutes away from Katipunan by car.

Or if you're hardcore, well... there are other ways to have fun in Katips. But part of the fun is figuring it out for yourself. biggrin

-- Edited by Johnnie Walker on Monday 8th of June 2009 07:49:38 AM

Nikko · Veteran Member

my longest break is on Friday for 3hrs. I wonder what to by then. :D

miss_veron08 · Senior Member

Haha, I have no long breaks. :(

aceaceace · Member

nearing the end of the sem, you'll find out that long breaks are useful for either catching up on sleep or cramming stuff haha :P

reginemartha · Veteran Member

where's the matteo ricci place? :)

jrcb · Senior Member

Its in between SecB and SecC, beside JSEC

reginemartha · Veteran Member

jrcb wrote:

Its in between SecB and SecC, beside JSEC

thank you po ulit! :) salamt sa pgsagot sa halos lahat ng questions ko..hihi ;)

SaM O_O · Veteran Member

WickedGossip wrote:

SaM O_O wrote:

i've got a four hour break for T-Th
and i've got 2 one hour breaks for M-W (subject-break-subject-break-subject)
and another hour for friday ...

i have a lot of breaks... and i can't go home in between cuz i live all the way in paranaque.. that's about an hour and a half drive i think O_O?

-- Edited by SaM O_O on Monday 8th of June 2009 03:50:54 AM

I envy you. :))

meh. my parents forced me to change my sched. now i have one hour for each break blankstare

nestle_lestle88 · Member

having long breaks is normal. during my first sem as a freshman i had a 4:30 hour break during Tuesdays. some students even have breaks as long as 6+ hours! :P

-- Edited by nestle_lestle88 on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 02:28:36 AM

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

nestle_lestle88 wrote:

having long breaks is normal. during my first sem as a freshman i had a 4:30 hour break during Tuesdays. some students even have breaks as long as 6+ hours! :P

-- Edited by nestle_lestle88 on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 02:28:36 AM

Gah. Law. 6PM to 9PM, and the class before that ends at 1:30PM. :| I hated it.

Dawn · Veteran Member

Long breaks.. wala na after first year?

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

Dawn wrote:

Long breaks.. wala na after first year?

Nope. Depends on your luck. Hehe. :p

Dawn · Veteran Member

Johnnie Walker wrote:
Dawn wrote:
Long breaks.. wala na after first year?
Nope. Depends on your luck. Hehe. :p

So there's a possibility that you wouldn't have those 1 to 2 hour breaks at all? >.<

nestle_lestle88 · Member

Johnnie Walker wrote:

nestle_lestle88 wrote:

having long breaks is normal. during my first sem as a freshman i had a 4:30 hour break during Tuesdays. some students even have breaks as long as 6+ hours! :P

-- Edited by nestle_lestle88 on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 02:28:36 AM

Gah. Law. 6PM to 9PM, and the class before that ends at 1:30PM. :| I hated it.

hassle talaga kapag 6-9pm ung klase. last year (soph year) we'd have 6 hour breaks whenever there's an acctg or stat exam (from 6-9pm) since our last class ends at 12. major subjects usually have their exams around that time. D:

miss_veron08 · Senior Member

XD I guess I'm not lucky enough to experience long breaks. Arf.

kuroshiro · Veteran Member

I have long breaks as well :) Thank God naka-dorm ako para pag bored na, uuwi na lang ako XD

nitram_1208 · Veteran Member

I only have a 2 hour break at longest. xD and it's only on wednesdays. prep ba sa lab? xD

Date: Jun 15, 2009

i don't like idle long breaks. gusto ko tuloy tuloy so that my mind's running and working properly (hahaha parang machine lang eh!)

nitram_1208 · Veteran Member

haha. I love my breaks on tuesdays and thursdays.

anyway, classes @ 7:30-9:00 MA 11. tapos PE @ 10-11, tapos FIL 11 @ 12:1:30. sakto lng breaks q. tapos ung PE pa pang-pagising pagkatapos ng math, at bago ng filipino. haha. math and filipino kc worst subjects q eh.

Sky Harbor · Member

I have a three-hour break between MA 1 and ES 10. A very good way to study Math indeed. :D

nitram_1208 · Veteran Member

cool. haha. it'll start paying off in time.

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

For the first time, I have absolutely no breaks this semester (but my workload is relatively light than in previous semesters) and I think it's better than having lots of them!