When I say the gap, I am actually talking about the gap year that I have been on right after my pre-u (Grade 12) studies in June 2012. One thing that never fails to baffle me is the amount of people who give me the disbelief look when I say I'm taking a gap year off. What is wrong with Malaysians (or Asians in general) thinking that the faster you complete your undergraduate degree the sooner you'll succeed. I absolutely hate this mentality. Unless I am doing absolutely nothing to be a better person, taking a gap year off means I'm doing things, part time jobs, internships, volunteering, personal development and growth. In short, taking a gap year off means I'm figuring out who I really am or who I want to be before spending my parent's hard-earned money on an undergraduate degree that I might be doing just for the sake of doing it. I'd rather take a gap year off to find out where my passion lies than go straight to uni, get a degree that I'm not even sure why, get a job relating to my degree and potentially hating my job for the rest of my life. If you take a look around Malaysia, 1 out of 1000 (maybe 100000) students take a gap year off after SPM/STPM/Pre-U, most of the time it's the parents that pressures the children to continue their studies immediately and sometimes its the children themselves who are afraid of being left behind when their friends have all moved on to this thing called university that seems oh-so-amazing. Well, my dear, I do think its more rewarding when you take a gap year off to find out who/what you wanna be before enrolling into uni and when you enter uni, you'll be the one ahead with a clear direction in mind.
I'll be blogging about something very personal after this. It's basically why/how I ended up taking a gap year off and also a post to inform everyone my whereabouts. It's a little sad how some friends still say "How's Canada?"
Stay tuned.
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