Last night was my first session as a tutor in my part-time job. Actually, my first day, or night rather was the night before, which was Friday. However, my tutee requested to move it to Saturday. I was dismissed from my class about 15 minutes before five. I went to the chapel with a classmate and there I uttered a short pryaer asking God for guidance and knowledge as I go along with the tutorial session for the night. My schedule was 7-9pm and it wqas just right that I'm already out of my class at about five. I went to Philcoa to buy stuffs like ballpens and bond papers for the diagnostic test I was to administer to my tutee and after wards, I rode a Fairview jeepney and got off infront of the Sandiganbayan edifice. Crossing the highway for the opposite side of the road risks my life as I strided all my way to the other side to catch a tricycle. My destination was the end of the tricycle route so there is actually no problem in getting aware where to get off. I arrived the place a bit early... 45 minutes before the schedule. I called the home of my tutee to confirm the night's session and then I knew that it was really all set for the night. I stayed for a while at the store where I made a call as I reviewd the diagnostic test questions and check if I've brought everything I need. Ten minutes before seven, I walked my way to the house and arrived infront of the gate 5 minutes before the time. My heart was trobbing as I pressed the doorbell button once. My tutee was the one who opened the gate for me and greeted me. Unfortunately, their German shepherd seems to got loose and almost attcked me as I got in their premises. I was a bit shocked but I wasn't that really hurt. I just washed myself and we proceeded to the dining table where we had the session. I asked him to take the three sets of diagnostic test question one at a time. He honestly told me that he already forgot almost all of his lessons four years back then but he still tried to answer the test. As he was doing his test, I was skimming through the answer key looking refreshing myself for questions that I already forgot how to answer. I was expecting him to finish the first set in 30 minutes but it was only after ten minutes since he started and he signalled me that he's already done. I asked him if he would like to take the remaining 20 minutes to review or to change his answers but instead he insisted to take the next set. Also, after 10 minutes, he was already done and asked me for the last set. I was already thinking then on how to use the remaining hour-and-a-half which was originally intended for checking his test and for discussing his diagnostic test results. He really took the entire diagnostic test exactly 30 minutes. He excitedly asked me to check his work but I was a bit hesitant as I checked it since I knew that he just guessed the answers. (The exam was a multiple choice type.) I was right since his very first answer was incorrect and same for the next set of answers. He was a bit ashamed as he told me that he already forgot everything. It's been long since he last attended school-about four years ago. (Ok, I'm already a bit sleepy... I'll just post the continuation tomorrow :).)