I dedicate this journal to those people who are like me that pursue their dreams no matter what happens and those who never lose hope to strive and fight for their goals and ambitions in life.

      I also dedicate this to everyone that made successful decisions in their life as well as to those who learned from their misjudgments.

     This is also for those who are interested to know more about me and wants to learn how I decide and what are the factors that I consider in my decision-making that they may also apply to their own life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    I am Maureen Arabela Oliveros Ismael, 19 years of age, from the City of Navotas. I wrote this journal to record and share my happenings in life as well as my decision-making that is significant in me. 

    This journal will show how I pursue my dreams little by little with the help of my significant decisions in life. 

    This may also serve as an inspiration to everyone especially those who are also pursuers of dreams and those who want to know how I examine every factor that may affect my decisions.

    The significant decision that I have made this week was giving money to a stranger even though my money was just enough for my transportation fare towards my destination.

    During that afternoon, I have a huge eco-bag with me filled with heavy things and 2 dozens of pastries that my mom told me to bring to my friend's family and in the middle of my way, heavy rain starts to fall. I was stranded along with the other passengers in front of a convenience store and there’s no public vehicle available as a lot of commuters  were  in  a  hurry. Beside  me  is a  middle-aged