[META] A Day of Good News

A Day of Good News (Or, alternatively, "A Day in the Life of a Graduating UP Visayas Student") [Note: I had censored a few details, I have still not informed some of my loved ones!] A couple of days ago, I received a bit of news that could very well change my life. It spelled the beginning of a lot of things, and also marked the end of other things. In spite of that, everything else seemed like the typical Friday of a rather lax student with the fortune of studying a rigorous program at the University of the Philippines Visayas. For the most part, it was nice. I did not expect things to turn out the way they did that day, but I consider this event very providential. I woke up at around 8:00 to warm air enveloping my skin. I thought that was strange, but I realized my mom turned off the air conditioning before she left for work. She is a doctor at the local district hospital, and has to leave for work in the early mornings, coming back the next day after 24 hours of duty as a ...