On weekdays, the author would wake up at 5:00 AM to worship before getting ready for work. They worked as a teller from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at a bank branch in Cikarang, which was about an hour drive from their home if there was no traffic. After work, they would rush to their night classes on campus, finding relief from the long day by joking with friends before hurrying home to prepare for the next day.