Rejected!

My proposal was rejected today.

As in I wanted to cry. I worked so hard on it. 30+ journal articles read... basically a sems's worth of Filipsy reading c/o U.P... all to be told that it isn't "relevant to the current situation," and that it's "too complicated."

"Affectivity of Affixed Filipino Words Versus Their Non-Affixed Filipino, and English Language Counterparts." *hikbi* oh, my baby!

Weird story... post rejection...

DL: Are you into Linguistics Mic?

Me: *nods head*

DL: So you're really into language?

Me: (in my head) DO I BREATHE!?!?

Me: (in reality) yeah.

Anyway... a few minutes after leaving the department teary eyed, I though of a topic that would be simpler, and more cognitive (without the behavior analysis.) I thought of researching on the Filipino paradigm on coping mechanisms for failure, or the Filipino concept of retribution/revenge, or the Filipino concept of "poot." Positive Psychology my foot. This is Negative Psychology: Cognitive Edition. I hate being put down, but I have to accept the reality that things like this do happen. I accept my fate, and decide to move on. Yeabo. Is this maturity? I hope so.