Dear Diary...

Dear Mangalam,

Thank you for you splendid company during dinner today. It's always a pleasure being with you. you exude such inspiring confidence and inspiration to me. You have no idea how much your spirit really boosted me up today.

Actually for the past few days i have been quite depressed and pls don't be shocked when I say this morning for almost 10 seconds (luckily it only lasted 10 seconds) I was entertaining thoughts of taking a knife and just cutting my hand... Yes you might have realised that you asked me a few times how I am, but I just either evaded your question or pretended I didn't hear....
so you can imagine how down I was today before we all met but hearing you speak so passionately about what you did there and how strong your principles are, I couldn't help but be infected by you strong sense of principles and how you live by it. I came home this evening a much stronger person.

Hopefully in days to come, if I encounter such dark moments again, I will look back at our "loud" evening at Karaikudi and be reminded to be strong again.

By living your life the way you do, you are not only directly helping the people in Myanmar, but you are setting a good example for the people who know you as well. So please continue to set your own standards and follow your own path irrespective of society's norms and expectations. I really look up to you for that.
Thank you for being my friend.