A Parent's Substitute.

                   I once questioned my mother, "Mom, why do I need to go to school?". Then she answered me,"It's for your future son." Those times, I really don't get what "future" my mom was pertaining to. All I want was to play and have fun. But when I went to school, a whole new world was introduced to me. A new set of learning made my world a whole lot new.

                            As I go through my student life, I experienced so many realizations, and one of these realizations is the fact that teachers, my teachers, are always sacrificing, not only their time, but also their lives. Why? It's because for so many years, the only goal of their profession is to train and help students learn the basic to hard things in life. So as I go on with this student life, I would like to acknowledge the teachers for their ever supporting personality and for their hardwork.

Dear Teachers,

                  When I was young, I always looked up onto every profession I see which had a bigger salary, Doctors, Scientists, Attorneys, and all the other big professions. I would like to apologize, for looking down at teachers, until then I realized that without these teachers, all these big professions, won't be existing in this world of ours. Your hardwork and support made them there. Your everyday sacrifices helps us in widening of our knowledge and you also help us in our everyday struggles.

                      I can't deny that, every time you teachers introduce a new lesson, and it's hard, I tend to put teachers in my hatred together with the lesson. But I can say that as the lessons go by, I realized that you were the ones helping me understand these hard ones and I know I can use them for future use. Teachers, you are the reason why there are so many successful people. Mathematicians, Professors, Scientists, Philosophers, Poets, and all the other big professions are all thank to you. You supported them and us in attaining our goals, in discovering our talents, and you even push us to our limits to help attain us a new learning experience. I thank you, WE thank you.

                                                                                                                    Your Student,

                                                                                                                             Jamil Datu

Running Mate in My Endless Life-a-thon

I was once scared of the world, I fear 

socializing, making friends, crafting memories.

I was once a weakling. Physically. Emotionally.

I always choose to isolate myself.

The reason behind? Simple. I fear people.

As a result, people used to avoid me. I'm weird.

But you came. You step inside 

my comfort zone

and shattered the glass that encloses me.

You showed how wonderful the world 

can be. You let me experience 

how to laugh and smile,

despite the problems. You showed me how to 

expand my social circle. I don't know 

if its magic or not, but the fear I had

from the very start, 

was miraculously vanishing.

You're a brave and a talented person.

You never stopped learning new

things. You always explore new talents

you believe you can do.

You're a gentle person. You always

learn things step by step, and each step

you ensure that you should not fail.

You're just that great.

Misunderstandings,

 begin popping 

like mushrooms. The casualty turned us

against each other. We

didn't talk for a day, 

a week. It's hell for

me. I started hating

 the world.

I started hating myself.

A new school year

surprised me. 

I found myself

alone, looking for somebody.

I found myself lost.

I started coming back to

my glass-enclosed 

comfort zone.

And one day, I found myself, missing the times

we had together.

This may sound unusual,

but I wanted to be attached again.

I'm a lost boy. I tried

going back. I strive harder

each day, hoping that 

the bond that was once lost, will

be reanimated and be whole again.

Thank you, for dealing with my
everyday drama.
Thank you, for dealing with my
weirdest actions and responses.
Thank you, for understanding my
moods and mistakes.
We've been brothers ever since we've met.
We've been comrades ever since
we bumped each other on the battlefield called life.

One of my reasons
in thanking God for,
is meeting you. I wouldn't be my happy old 
self if you weren't there.
You're a brother, a friend, a partner,
a comrade,
an ally, a buddy. 
I know we're different, but God 
has his reasons why we still
tend to stick together even in the
hardest times. 
Once again, thank you for crossing 
and staying in my life. 
You've somehow changed me, for the better.
Arigatō