Math Lover
When I was in college, there was one subject that I never learned to appreciate. Not only because Differential Calculus was one hell of a heavy-math subject, but I also couldn’t figure out how am I going to apply all those x’s and y’s in everyday life. Let me put it in concrete terms: suppose I needed to buy a piece of bread in the bakery, do I have to bring out a scientific calculator and start computing for the x? Silly! Of course I know my argument is sooo stupid!
The reason why I am sort of reminiscing about that nightmarish subject is that just yesterday, a neighbor came to our house and was asking me to help tutor her son on his math assigment. It brought back ugly memories of the past. It’s like a recurring dream, I see myself sweating buckets during departmental exams and the feeling of my cold palms while I patiently wait for the results. Eeeehh… I wanted to help but I wasn’t confident because I know I was never good in math! I worried that instead of helping the boy, it would turn out as a major disaster. That I wouldn’t be able to explain to him the basics of algebra and that everyone would laugh at me.
When I was about to tell my neighbor that I can’t do it because “I’m too busy” with the household chores, I saw the boy smiling shyly to me. I had compassion for him, I’m not sure why. Maybe because I used to smile like that when I feel so small and I’m trying my best to hide it. So, to cut the story short, I tried to help. It’s a good thing the equations were simple, he’s in sixth grade, by the way.
It’s hard to remember what we discussed that afternoon. As I have said, I was never good in math but I really tried my best to share with him my stock knowledge about x and y. Hehe! After we tried to do his homework, I asked my brother to double check our solutions (bro’s fave subject is math) and … surprise! Out of 10 problems we got 7 correct answers! Not bad 
I’m really glad because I feel like I was able to help in my own little way….
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that’s nice! hope you can teach me math too! haha.
Posted January 13, 2009, 9:57 pmAko rin eh, I hate math. Nag tataka nga ako hangang ngayon kung bakit at paano ako naka graduate sa P.U.P. as B.S.Math.
Posted January 14, 2009, 5:12 amI love math very much….
Posted January 14, 2009, 7:52 pmgood for you! see? you can do math. you are not just confident enough. remember 7 correct solutions out of ten is great!
i am now studying swedish math on the second level. i have no problems when it comes to equations and stuffs. the most difficult thing is that i have to make sure that i get the meaning right after reading problems in swedish.
anyway, have a great day. hope we can also exchange links.
Posted January 15, 2009, 3:51 amAh! I detest math. I run away from everything that has to do with numbers. And Math never interested me.
Posted January 16, 2009, 7:08 amI share ur sentiments on the first paragraph.. I always bubbled that calculus , trigo , algebra will never be applicable for my everyday life while the heck sutdy with those.. Hhehehe..Math is the worst subject for me. huhuhu
Posted January 18, 2009, 11:39 amhere’s a math pickup line tried by a friend to me once:
She: Are you good in Math?
Me: Yes, why?
She: Can you substitute my X?
hehehe. i love math, but no, i’m not really that good in it. but i love it.
Posted January 26, 2009, 3:27 am