Christmas Literary Contest

To top off the year for a junior in the Society of Jesus, he joins a literary contest organized by the juniors themselves which is open to the members of the Order. He contributes six pieces; poems, short stories and essays, written in both Filipino and English. These then are judged by different Jesuits experts in their respective genres.

The whole first semester is geared towards this goal. But this doesn't seem to be the case.

I have written two poems, two short stories and currently working on my English essay (while blogging). I have three days to finish this. Three days on two essays! It's crunch time here actually! The added pressure is that I have to go home on the 18th of December. And I can't go home if I don't complete my entries. I have made reservations already for my stay and have asked friends to organize get-togethers as I arrive. These should make me feel excited but the whole literary contest is bogging me down. Although, one good thing is happening, my mind is active and ideas are just blowing from all over. The challenge is to jot them down and make sense out of it. So I better be off to work now!

Happy Holidays!