the past two years have been tough. it was a swirl and a twirl, a roller coaster. now, as i sit here, having the opportunity to look back to that sad fate of my life, i can say i was indeed a troubled soul. half of that "troubleness was to my contribution." i was immature, naive and inexperienced. but one should not take that as a cue to take advantage me. i let some people fool me, and i was fooled. i am beaming with contentment at this moment because at last, i am now thinking out of the box --- i am now out of the box. i learned many things: first, no one could help me but myself. if i wanted to be out at the earliest possible time, i should have helped my self get out. it was hard, but then again, what was done was done and everything's over now. second, at times when i was down, i learned to look at people in different facets. you will really know who is with you and who is not with you. and you'll know that some don't give a da...