This blog post was written last July 29, 2012.

Waiting at the terminal, underneath the heat of doubters who take jabs at you every single opportunity they see and in every aspect they deem okay, you kept your calm - slipping here and there.

The trip towards the much awaited award you truly deserve starts, a decade and spare change during the last count.

The van, packed with several other players who are also in the hunt for one of the highest accolades, is on fifth gear.

The surroundings blur due to the speed, but the road in front and the goal stays clear as ever. 

Everything was smooth sailing; several awards, a championship or two, but the smooth concrete roads abruptly stopped, road blocks came to view.