November 3, 2008 at PNU

            It was the first day of 2nd sem class. How I wish, it wasn't because my mind was still trapped in the sembreak mode. I wasn't able to reach Ma'am Jen's African Litt class, but it's okay, since it's the first day. I thought I was the only one late, so I stayed outside the classroom, but Ivy arrived 15-minutes later than I am. We were both shy and ashamed to still go inside the room, so we looked for a vacant space at CLLL to kill time. I shared my woes in life to Ivy. I feel comfortable talking to Ivy, I think she is matured enough to understand where I'm coming from. I told her of my dilemma to continue my studies or to work and how I made it still to enroll. I was able to enroll despite the mishap all because of Ice and Ma'am Jen's help. 
            Litt Teaching is my first subject I attended for the day. It was Monte. She uttered a quote during the discussion that got stuck onto my mind. She said, and I quote her, "if you feel weak and discouraged do not look into the dark path of the tunnel, instead look at the end of the tunnel and into the bright light that awaits you." This served as my motivation because I really felt tired of studying, of thinking (academically, financially), but then I realized since I'm still alive, why not keep striving.