I remember shaking while shading the letters of my name… My neck was turning sore writing down computations, I avoid turning right or left, just up when thinking about what formula to use, and down to write. I had a hard time ironing out crumpled formulas in my head, and the pressure on time limit and the watcher reminding us the minutes left didn’t help. It was a two day examination, I prepared myself for six months plastering manila papers on the walls, living room, even on the bathroom and ceiling of my bed! On the 2 nd day, right after I passed my papers, I went straight home and wept out my stress in bed. Three days later, at the age of 20, I’m a licensed civil engineer. Academically, that’s one of my so-called Moments of Success. The school-home no-social-life routine paid off. Some of my small moments of success were fun to remember, too. Winning on a poetry contest online and getting myself a truckful of wine, a medal for my Acapela piece (I used to sing...