8 o’clock in the morning. I can hear my mom’s radio blaring loudly in the other room. Despite my hesitation, the prospect of drinking a large hot cup of coffee made me bolt upright and head to the kitchen. After munching on some toast and butter, I head straight to the living room to watch some video podcasts and downloaded TV shows. 4 hours later, I get off my butt and eat lunch. Repeat for the afternoon and then dinner. Read a little bit after that then go to sleep. Typical Saturday? Make it typical everyday.
Yes, I still don’t have a job. Not because I’m too dumb and stupid and nobody wants me. Believe me, I have several offers which I turned down because it doesn’t feel right for me. What am I looking for exactly? I’m not really sure, I think I will know when I see it. For now, I kinda want to do a bit of volunteer work. I’m totally into that whole save-the-environment kind of thing so maybe join Greenpeace or whatever. And no, I’m not some spoiled 21-year old who still relies on his parents for money. A friend hooked me up with some web development projects I have to do which fortunately helps finance my lifestyle for about a couple of months or more.
You know what, I want to go on the record and spill my plans. The reason I don’t want a regular job right now is I still want to study. I feel like what I got is not enough. No, I’m not going to Law School because that’s not my kind of thing. I want to take my Masters in Europe. I’m eyeing several universities in the region so I’m not sure which country yet. Seriously, stop laughing! A guy can dream, right? As I’d like to quote Will Smith in the Pursuit of Happyness, “You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something? Go get it. Period.” I can take a perfectly good education here in my country but the prospect of being in a totally different country and culture that is alien to myself is something that motivates me. Go watch “L’Auberge espagnole” and you’ll know what I mean.
This isn’t some crazy idea that I cooked up overnight. I was actually planning this since the beginning of this year so I’ll be ready for the 2008 Autumn term. I am already scheduled to take up my IELTS exam, a major requirement, next month. By the time application period opens up in October, I’ll be more than prepared to send out my application forms to what I can only think about a dozen universities.
As for how will I fund this crazy idea, I don’t have an effing clue. All I’m focused now is getting accepted then I’ll worry about the money afterwards. There’s getting a bank loan and I’ll be happy to wait tables as a part-time job while I’m there.
Yes, that’s my crazy idea. If any of you out there are thinking of the same thing maybe we could do this together. You know, like proofread those motivation letters or whatever.
