2025 So Far

So it is already the quarter of 2025 and I gotta be honest about how things are going. The plans I had for this year have not really kicked off like I wanted it to, All the stuff that was supposed to happen early this year is only just starting to come together now, like my exams and all the reading and preparation work that just comes with it.

So If I had any real plan for this first part of the year, it was mainly about finishing my OND program and just finally getting some rest from the whole process, …I have been waiting for so long to just get it done with so I can just breathe a little before the next phase you know? , Like just have that weight lifted off my shoulders.

The other plans were supposed to come after, like waiting for my results to drop, then starting my industrial training after exams maybe, and just taking some proper good quality time to REST. Because let me just tell you, these past three years in Yabatech has been mad draining , Not just physically but emotionally, financially... everything really. See School just takes so much from you that people do not even realize sometimes.

Yeah…. I'm actually kinda okay with how this quarter is or has gone so far, I just wish it was a bit more fruitful , you know like something to really show for these months besides just being waiting for things to happen. But that is how life is sometimes, right Ehn?....

Yeah… When the year started, I had all these big ideas about how fast everything would be ,I was thinking by April I would already be done with school completely and moving to the next phase of it, But school schedules never work how you think it will , Everything always get pushed back ,like the exam dates kept changing, lecturers go on strike sometimes, and before you know it, you are three months behind schedule, especially this yabatech… uhuuh…. So annoying.

You see my coursemates feel the same way too, because we are all just waiting for this final phase to be finally over so we can say we got that certificate at least, and to move on to the next chapter, because it hasn't really ended, So while the lectures been getting more intense as we are closer to exams, Some days I am in school from morning till evening, then go home and still have to read more. The pressure is real ….

The financial part has been tough too, Transport money going up, handouts to buy, projects to fund... school never stop asking for money. Sometimes i wonder how people even survive this education system without going broke.the struggle is actually real, cause I solely depends on my hive income, and funniest fact is that I'm not where near done with the school , cause there's the the industrial training to do , then to do direct entry for a BSC certificate or just go go HND after the Industrial Training.

But despite all the stress and delays, i still feel like 2025 is gonna be my year. The slow start dont mean nothing. Once i clear these exams and finish my OND proper, things gonna start falling into place. I'm looking forward to the industrial training cause that's where you really learn the practical stuff that matters in the real world. School nice and all but the real experience comes when you start applying your knowledge.

One thing i learned these past years is patience. Things hardly ever go according to your timeline. You just gotta adapt and keep pushing forward. The teachers always say "school is preparing you for life" and i used to think that was just something they say, but now i see they was talking bout these life lessons about dealing with unexpected changes and delays.

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