last friday, i was shocked to receive a text message from my former professor, telling me that the GREAT ONE, sir jess, passed away. i never had anyone close to me to go to that great beyond with God except for my grandfather, who i am not even close with because he died only a few months after i was born. and so i said, after 15 minutes of staring at that text message, ’so this is how it feels to have someone dear to you die,’ and i instantly cried. sir jess is the most brilliant man i have ever met in my entire life. he is a mentor who always believed in us whenever we feel that our stories, compositions or theses seem to be like a big crap. he is a friend who helps his students and colleagues through tough times. i can’t say that i know sir jess from inside out, but his death is certainly one of the saddest times of my life. all i’m glad of is that God had another angel with Him in heaven and i’m sure that he’ll be watching over us.