Hard work and excellence

I’m back after a 3-week long hiatus and man, it's good to be back! I defended my master’s thesis last week after many painful years of drudgery. My grandfather always tells me that there is no substitute for hard work, that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. And today it all makes sense to me. By the way, my grandfather is an exceptional man, legendary for the brutal discipline he maintained at home. Dr Z pushed me to work hard just like he pushes himself to unlock his potential, and now excellence has become a habit to him and in turn, my thesis presentation was a grand success, quite a display of excellence actually! I guess my grandfather taught me the importance of hard work but failed to show me the value of humility ;) he he!

And as always, with donkeywork comes rewards. Shown above is a picture of what was waiting for me after my presentation :)