STATUS CODE 302: The Master’s Gifts

For Shu, the end of his secondary life was the beginning of a new chapter of his life. The painful chapter of his life was now over and he tried to forget everything that made him feel the pain. The only thing that Shu remembers is not to commit the same mistakes again, the overriding faults. He became picky in the persons he met. He wanted to stay out of the shadows of mistreatment and discrimination. He asked his Master to give him the wisdom. He was semi-hopeless if time would still come for him to finally have the person(s) that he could call ‘friends’.

He was now ready to enter college and surprisingly, he was admitted in the premier state university in West Korea, the West Korean State University. Thanks to his Master.

Even though WKSU is very far from their home in Sanmatgeyo-nam, he opted to take the challenge of studying in the University. And after all those long processes, he was formally admitted as a Scientific Computing freshman student and on June 2004, the classes began.

The first semester was nothing but a big stage of adjustment for Shu. Actually, he was an islander, he did not know anyone but very few. He did not know any professors and most of the time, he was in his dormitory, waiting for nothing.

Now came the second semester. Shu had this strong feeling that this was a semester of blessings. There was one time that Shu said to his Master, “Master, give me someone that would guide me in my college life traversal, someone who would help me in times of trouble, someone who is true. Thank you.”

This was the semester where in he was taking SCOM 65, SCOM 77, SCOM 20, some of his major subjects. In SCOM 65, his professor was Professor Hannah Rice. There came a time when she told his students (including Shu) that to those who were interested in joining programming contests, see her afterwards. Actually, Shu was not that yet proficient in programming but it was still in the process. Now, Shu, together, with his Chinese classmate Rei, even without a big idea, never allowed the opportunity to be passed to others. Shu and Rei approached Ms. Rice and told her of their keen interest in programming. She told them that the following Monday, a general training was going to be held.

Now, the two East Asian classmates were very excited. And Monday came. For Shu, it was the day when his Master would start granting his petitions.

The general training started and at first, Shu and Rei were silent since Ms. Rice was not around. They attentively listened to the instructions of Professor Michelle Accord and training mates until a ’scary’ professor came. That professor, at first, seemed strict, emotionless, and nonetheless, inconsiderate. That was Professor Robby Takeshi, an American-Japanese instructor.

Then Shu said to himself, ‘please don’t talk to me’. Mr. Takeshi then approached Rei and introduced himself. Shu thought that he would not be seen by Prof. Takeshi and later, the seemingly scary professor introduced himself and asked basic information about Shu.

After the first training, there were several times that Shu and Mr. Takeshi met. It seemed that those were appointed times. Until something was revealed by his Master. Shu had this growing suspicion that Prof. Takeshi had the same master as Shu. And that is a fact. Remember that Shu will always respect and fear his Master Himself and His appointed authority? Guess what? Prof. Robby is one of Shu’s Master’s appointed authority over him. And this started the extraordinary care that Robby has for Shu and as they say, the rest was history. Shu’s request was also extraordinarily granted.

Robby and Shu became just like real brothers. Of course, Robby is older, the big brother. And this relationship is the root of a binary tree that would eventually lead to the finish of Shu’s search. You’re right! After a very long time, his Master finally blessed Him with true people of true character.

Professor Robby Takeshi, just like what he did to Shu, also met certain persons, as enumerated below:
(according to date of actual meet, hehe, maybe closeness, just kidding)

Sarang, an Indonesian; Sarang, with his different kind of energy can make you laugh and laugh. He is also a very good adviser to everyone, even to Shu. He is always smiling. At first, Shu was just adjusting to him but eventually they became very close friends of each other.

Kuoweschon, a Thai; Kuoweschon, at first, was a scary guy ready to pound anyone. And after he met Robby, he dramatically changed. But before Shu became close to him, there were many fights and quarrelings between them and the sole reason was Shu himself. He is now a very good person and friend to have.

Abdul-Revam, an Arabian; Abdul-Revam is a phlegmatic silent person. Since Shu is choleric, they easily got together with his each other. He is also talkative at times and funny in many things. There was also a gossip that he has a best friend named Kofi, a female. It’s just a joke. But beware! He has a huge amount of humorous energy.

Teasan, a Cantonese; Shu had always thought that Teasan was so silent and that he was younger than him. But in a glance, they became very good friends and they don’t know why. Maybe because of similar experiences and personalities. Teasan is also as old as Shu. They just do not know. Just like Abdul-Revam, he has also a gigantic amount of humorous energy.

Mayah, a Malaysian; Actually, Shu was aloof to him, at first. Shu just does not feel Mayah. But because of his Master’s working, Shu’s heart became soft and befriended him. Now, they are also good friends. They have a good common interest in programming. He has a huge amount of gaming energy.

Squatch, also a Malaysian; Just like Mayah, Shu was aloof to him. Shu does not feel Squatch. But because of his Master’s working, Shu’s heart softened and in turn, befriended him. He has also a huge amount of humorous and gaming energies.

Cloud, an Australian; The number one in the Scientific Computing Institute of WKSU, Cloud is like a cloud, flexible in many things.

It was just like a big rain shower for Shu. Aside from them, there were also other persons who were also given by his Master to him:

Rui, an Irish; A very close friend of Shu, he is the type of person whom Shu asks some help and advices.

Miles, a Vietnamese; This girl is quite different from other girls of her age. When Miles and Shu meet, she always greet him and teases him things.

Yarn, a Filipino;  and many others…

Shu knows that this is not yet the complete list of his Master’s gifts. Why? Actually, there are so many and it is hard to list them all. This just proves that his Master truly loves him and He really blessed him with such nice persons.

And this is the reason why Shu enjoys more his college than high school. Maybe, his Master planned of this.

His Master is just truly magnificent! He planned all these things to happen and now Shu was entrusted with these treasures. Not just one but so many. Even though they are of different nationalities and differences, this proves that those are not important, what is important is their faithfulness to the Master and that they would remain true to each other.  It is very joyful to have his wishes granted after you felt the deepest struggles in life. Truly, happiness is best felt after those several defeats and troubles.

“This is my desire to honour You.
All that I am, all that I have I lay them down before You
To serve You is my joy, make my eyes to see what You see
To love what You love, You’ve placed Your heart in me.

Holy, holy are You Lord, there is none like You
Beautiful Lord, Wonderful Saviour, who compares to You?
You are forever in my life,  You see me through the seasons

Who set the stars in their place?
You are truly magnificent, eternally wonderful and glorious.
My Comfort, my Shelter, Tower of refuge and strength
I believe in You, I believe in the power of Your Word that is true.

Lord I come to You, Lord unveil my eyes
Hide me now, under Your wings
Hold me close, let your love surround me
Bring me near, draw me to Your side

I sing to You Lord a hymn of love for Your faithfulness to me
I’m carried in Your everlasting arms You’ll never let me go through it all
Walk with me, talk with me, let me feel the power of Your grace
Take me, mold me, use me, fill me, I give my life to the Potter’s hand

Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
Kingdoms may rise, kingdoms may fall
All the heavens shout Your praise
I belong to You, Jesus my first love Your everything I’m living for.

When the oceans rise and thunders roar, I will sing of Your love forever.”

- Shu

<next: STATUS CODE 100: CONTINUE EXCELLENCE! The opportunities given to Shu by his Master and his college life; if grammatical errors are found above, sorry, those were not furtherly edited>