DA FUTURE

High school? Done.

Now what?

We've been talking about graduating for the past 3 years, I think. It used to be the thing that was on everybody's mind. Some were nervous, some were excited, some just didn't care. But now that we're actually outta school, officially, what happens? I mean, I really have no idea.

Sure, college, universities, those two would almost ALWAYS be the number one topic that society would talk about to pretty much any SPM leaver. Your grandparents, your cousins, your local fast food cashier, random uncles and aunties you meet at the bus stop, the taxi driver, you can bet they're all gonna ask the same question;

# SO LEPAS NI NAK APPLY MANA?
# NAK AMEK COURSE APA?
# PLAN NAK GI OVERSEA KE?
# AGAKNYA RESULT HANG BOLEH KOT, SURE BOLEH

Yeahhhh..... okay but there has to be more to life for a recent SPM leaver than just scrambling our heads applying into universities, right?
How come so few people talk about options other than going to college? In reality, not everybody ends up in college. Going to college and getting accepted is made into such a huge obligation to us all that you end up thinking if I don't go to college that's it my whole life is screwed, I am a failure, I have brought eternal shame unto my family, and so on...

What happens to the people who doesn't end up in college? Yes, education is important, but education comes in different forms and why does it seem that people who don't have a degree are looked down upon? If this is not the reality, then perspectives need to really get fixed because that's the way we (SPM leavers) are taught to see it. Most of us.

I am just a little bit frustrated by the insane amount of pressure set upon us in deciding the best for our future. I am barely 18. Some peeps JUST turned 17. Telling us that we would pay horrible consequences if we make the wrong choices over and over again is not a good way to help us actually make a good decision. Our brains are wired differently. (I've read it up in a NatGeo mag, it is scientifically proven, people). I think some people might even go crazy over this.

Blugh, and Farhanah has already applied to a university and has like a 50% chance of flying off to Australia and start her foundation year in February.

The rush, is another factor of turning us into lunatics. Many are well aware of this.

I DUNNO WHAT TO DO.

For any of you reading, please suggest ways to spend these couple of months we have in solitude to do things that would actually result in perspective broadening. A lot of us are getting jobs. What else would be doable aside from that?

Thanks for reading, peace out homies :)