I was coping well with the discussion of the Visual Basic environment but I was left behind when we started tackling about the codes and stuff. I had no idea how to relate the flowcharting logic with what is facing me now. I was paired with Zelita who was just as clueless as I am. During our first activity (the Lucky Seven), we totally had no idea of what we were doing. I mean, we know we had to create a program for a slot machine and we were DOING it. But we were just copying the codes from the hand-out. We didn't know what the codes meant. We didn't know what it does and how it functions. They were just numbers, letters, characters that have no meaning. I almost gave up, it looks all too complicated for me. What made it even worse was that even if we wanted to learn, the computer won't let us. LOL. It was operating very slowly and we usually end up with our work not done.
The worse is yet to come.
One day I just learned that we have to finish the activities from all the four lessons for our project due Monday (two days later)! We can't do it in school since our PC wasn't working properly. But I knew I could do it. We already finished the 1st activity (Lesson 1) so we only have 3 more to go.
I managed to borrow an installer and decided to just do it at home. I had trouble with installing it but I got it right after some time. I started reading the hand-out's PATIENTLY. Then I started to do it on the computer, continuing where Zelita and I left off. While working on the program, I realized it wasn't as complicated as I thought. I was overthinking before that's why I found it hard. My doubt shadowed my understanding that's why I did not see the simplicity beyond its complex facade. I beautified the layout and background and managed to pull it off icompletely in two hours. I proudly saved my work and was glad that our project was done.
OR NOT. . .
"Everything is not what it seems!"
I learned that the hard way.
I forgot to properly save the project. I thought it was just like saving in MS Word or in Publisher. When I checked back to see how our programs were faring, I just couldn't open them. I had to redo everything. Again, my patience was tested. I managed to save it properly this time. I felt bad, frustrated and was annoyed. But I also felt good. I was able to finish the project, made it better the second time. I also realized my errors and learned from them. All in all, I feel good. I feel good about doing something that I thought was impossible before. I feel good because I worked hard. I feel good because I accomplished something.
~ You see. It's not everyday I get to create a program. Even if it's just for a slot machine or some kind of color mixer. It may not be the most advanced, but still I did it.~
