Rising Star

Dear Diary, What you need to know is that i travel quite a distance to attend the classes. I could not enrol for the course at the University where i work because they do not offer it. Therefore, the University where i am studying is the nearest. The other option would have been to wait for another one year or so before starting my Masters which would have meant that a lot of things in my life would have been put on hold. So, twice i have gone to class and bounced. Remember, Dear Diary, that that is the use of money and time. When such happens, i have to travel back to my workplace, almost about 130km or 80.4 miles to and fro. You see Dear Diary, i have to be back at work every morning. My classes start at 1630pm and end at 2000pm, i then sleep over and travel back the next morning at 0600am to reach my workplace at 0800am. I do these almost three times in a week. When classes bounce, Dear Diary, i have to travel back that same night. On one o...

Dear Diary, Do you know that i applied to study this Masters almost two months before it was to officially start? You can imagine the shock i got when they told me that i had not paid the application fee. Sincerely, Dear Diary, who in his/her right mind applies to study and then forgets to pay the application fee? Well, that is what i was told when the my admission letter was not forthcoming. I had to travel to the College to check on this issue because i was getting impatient and worried. I do not know how to call it but i was really disappointed when i realised that a receipt had been written in my favor but that it passed the notice of the administrators whon were to write my letter. I let that pass. The worst of it all is when i was told that i was late for admission. I mean, was it my fault that no one saw the receipt attached to my application forms? Was i the one to blame? Was i negligent? I did not let this one pass. To cut the long story short, i received my admission le...

Truthfully, Dear Diary, i really wanted to go back to class. I like reading and studying; i really do. It is preposterous that i almost took a whole five years before starting my Masters. But, i had reasons why i could not start; reasons beyond my control. You see, Dear Diary, i firmly believe in the Bible. So, i believe it when it says 'All things work together for good to those who love the Lord.". I think i was meant to start my Masters this year because everything else has fallen into place. My Boss gave me permission to attend class almost three days in a week. Please note, Dear Diary, that not many bosses would do that given to the fact that i have to work half day on those days. I call that FAVOUR! Although my admission to the School of Human Resource at Moi University to study a Master of Philosophy in Communication Studies had some difficulties but i finally got there. I have some few people to be grateful to but i will mention them later. I just wanted you to k...

Dear Diary, I meant to start this journey with you way back in October 2011. I guess i will just have to bring you up to speed on what has been happening. Part of the reason i could not start this journey as planned is the very same reason i am writing about; it has been a roller coaster of work and travel since October. Dear Diary, i would like to start a relationship with you; a very intimate relationship. I would like you to be my confidant. This means that i can talk to you at any time and any where. That sometimes, actually most times, all you have to do is just listen to me rant, complain, compliment, appreciate and do all the things i intend to do. Well, i would like to journal my journey as a working Masters student. I want to come back and read it later and be able to identify with it, laugh at the times, reminiscence on the success and definitely failures and the hard times faced . Let the jouney begin, Dear Diary.