"Absence" - AEP Blog#3 - Janek - AEP10

Even today, I'm not sure why I'm writing this blog. Well, it goes without saying that I would write this because it is required, but I'm just perplexed by the thoughts I have regarding this particular blog. The reason, well, it would be evident from the title of my blog. I haven't been around for the past week and have done nothing but rot in bed while suffering from recurrent headaches and stomachaches. They come and go, and you're uncertain of whether you're getting better or not. And it's true, up until Thursday, I wasn't getting any better. Even though I wasn't in class, I forced myself to be productive and asked for a leave of absence for the things I needed to accomplish to catch up.

 In order to make my blog more fascinating, I should first briefly describe how I became ill. Let's start this the old-fashioned way: Once upon a time, a 15-year-old boy left on an adventure to a foreign area known as Subic. There were many beaches in Subic, which proved to be a pleasant and fascinating place. This land has a lot of delicious goodies ready as well. Some of which, despite being quite wonderful treats, may contain a lot of harmful substances. This 15-year-old youngster chewed into his lunch while still being quite hungry. He was quite pleased with it. This pleasure soon came to an end as the food contained many of these toxins. This lead to a food poisoning. He had a feeling that everything around him was shifting. The symptoms followed. We won't go into detail, but this little boy will never forget that rollercoaster! That brings this tale to a close.

Anyway, as soon as I felt better, I went to peek at the missing assignments with all of my courage. The frown on my face then started to get worse by the second as soon as I observed it. There were vocab tests, writing assignments, and other things. And since doing them online is no longer an option, it won't be feasible to do them, as a result, making this blog shorter. I basically only got to work on the vocabulary. I spoke to Miss about it, and she told me what I ought to do. So allow me to share them with you along with my subsequent experience.

I asked Miss about the vocabulary that morning because I was having such a difficult time remembering the definitions and context of the words. It was certainly a blessing that she answered right away. She mentions in her email that I must take the test online as it is. No other requests were made; simply that I perform the task and capture a screenshot. I had been smiling as broadly as I could from behind the screen. If I hadn't been sick, I might have danced for a moment. After my happy occurrence, I started the test. I've done it many times before, so it's not surprising that I was successful on my first attempt.  I did that and then sent in a screenshot. Thankfully, I was not under a lot of stress. But when I return, there will be more, and things will only become worse. A GREAT DEAL worse. The reason? Well, I'll be gone again. I realize that it's happening more frequently now. 

Friends of mine have heard of my leaving for extended periods of time and always tease me regarding this. This is fine with me. I sincerely appreciate and cherish my time off and concentrate on actively pursuing a life free from worry. Even if the days ahead may be difficult, I should stop worrying about them and ultimately find serenity. The influencers are my parents, who try to impose this lifestyle on me with the fact that they claim I am still very young. I will always be grateful for their kindness, and I eagerly anticipate further efforts in the future. This also applies to the future I'll incur in this AEP class. I still look forward to taking more AEP classes even though I'm not there. I will now conclude this blog. Until next time my friends!