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          Seeing my world’s most common name for the first time on the very top of the honor list since 1^st year made my facial muscles contract, making my lips stretch to either side of my face until it reaches my ears, showing all my 32 teeth, especially my two rabbit teeth, my eye bags bulking on each eye but still appropriate, and my feet kept bending and exerting force making me jump. Then suddenly, the world kept going on fast forward and then I see myself standing on the stage, giving my valedictorian speech on graduation day with all those big spotlights pointing to me… Wow! It’s amazing but still, it’s a long way to go and things change as time passes by.

          But with all these great achievements I’ve received since then, I wouldn’t be able to achieve it all if it weren’t for God who always guides me whenever I take my exams; my parents, though they don’t really pay much attention to what I’m doing every time the periodic exams comes; my sister who patiently reviews me on subjects that makes my nose bleed and brain blow up like Biology; my brother, who doesn’t really do anything, just sit in front of the computer and play those boring games children now a days often play; my dog who always comforts me in times I want to give up; my mini lamp for helping me study whenever there’s brownout; my comfort foods, who always comforts me when I’m studying, my highlighter, who helps me to study easily; my teachers who patiently teaches me and my classmates the lessons that should be taught for us to know more things and to help put more useful stuffs into our overflowing brain; my friends who always joins me when I study alone and makes me forget the worst moments that I’ve gone through every time there were tests; and lastly, to Mikneiah Reyfa D. Harder for always attentively participating in classroom activities, doing projects with all she got, fighting one on one with those killer questions that teachers put in their exams and for enduring those sleepless nights she had gone through to study. I’m grateful to these guys I’ve mentioned. I owe them one!

          You know, being able to reach the top isn’t quite easy. Even for an expert mountain climber still goes through unsuspected obstacles in his way. And even a genius will sometimes questions whether his answer is correct or not to a simple question. I too, had gone through those obstacles and hardships before I had reached the top.

          There is this one time I really can’t forget. I think it was around 2^nd grading of my sophomore year (that is now, in the present). I had these thoughts that made me think that I had enough and that I’m really tired of sticking my face in front of my textbooks. I just really wanted to quit! I then told myself that I wouldn’t dare to listen, read, and participate on anything related to school work anymore. And I did! But fortunately, I never stick to my word. So, for about 12 minutes after thinking and promising myself not to study anymore, I then raised my right hand again to participate, open my textbooks, and listened to my teachers. Day had passed and another day came. A day where all I face is my thick and informative textbooks and my teachers who teaches me all sorts of lessons and a bit of nonsense, sometimes.

          Now, I’m just glad I’m still on this point where I still adore reading books and studying. And I’m still thankful to those who helped me to become what I am now.   

         

Come to think of it, it was around biology class when I said I was going to stop studying and just rebel and be a tambay. No wonder I said those kind of nonsense!