It's been quite a year, alright. The last time I wrote a letter for you was last year, when I was just starting my junior year in high school and you were still a freshman to the hell that we call school, SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta. And now, I want to congratulate you for making it to junior year, and for standing up in what you believe in, that is, attending social class so that you could focus on your goal, the goal that I am now trying to achieve.
There are gonna be a few changes along the way. At first you intended to get into social class so that you could get into the University of Indonesia without a test (PMDK), well, bad news is the Ministry of Education made a huge reformation and wiped that program off. High school students from all over Indonesia must now go through a selection process called SNMPTN Undangan, in which they are judged based on their report card scores, and this program allows each school to send out 75% of its top students to go on and compete against each other.
But no worries, so far, you have managed to maintain your position as the top 3 students in your class, an honor that I must maintain for you in the 5th semester to ensure that you'd get a spot in Ilmu Ekonomi FEUI through undangan. A tip for you: study harder. Your scores are exceptional but I know you could do better, just as I have the confidence in myself that I knew that I could have done better, but there's no use crying over spilled milk, therefore, take my advice into consideration.
You'd join several competitions during your junior year. And kept on losing. And at the very moment you thought you were such a big failure, you're gonna win a national-scale competition (not OSN, sorry. And don't even consider trying out) in a subject of which you want to major in college. Don't ever give up, keep that in mind.
You're gonna be a busybody throughout your 2nd year in high school. You're gonna get the position you aimed for in your subsi, and not to mention you're gonna be the pre-event coordinator for a big school event. But then again, every position requires great responsibility, you're gonna get through it but ask yourself, organisation activities are rather time consuming, are you really sure that you want to do this? Because now I look back and wish that I had said no, but seeing of what a power-thirst person you really are, I assume you're gonna take the role anyways.
And in order to be able to conquer everything that you have signed up for, there needs to be sacrifices. I haven't touched my glove in a year. You're gonna drop softball. Mainly because you will definitely not have anymore time to play, seeing how packed your schedule would be for the next year, but also because of that slight heartache that it had caused you a few months back. You'd soon realize that you're not going anywhere with it, so pursuing it other than as a hobby is practically useless.
You'd get into certain unimportant fights with your friends. Please take note that sometimes it's okay to be gabut because you need a rest, other times you are not gabut but some people make you seem like you are because they are so arrogant that they chose to takeover the things that are supposed to be handled by you, therefore making them seem like the victim of having to do your job, when the truth is they won't let you do your job. Some people are irrational, but who is there to blame? After all you and your friends are a bunch of inexperienced teenagers, that is why you guys need to accept the fact that at certain times you have to admit that you are childish, there's no need to be a know-it-all. You're gonna have to work with what possibly seems like the most annoying group of people ever, but there's no need to worry because your parents are both professionals and their maturity will guide you throughout the whole thing.
Alright, down to the personal stuffs. I know you're getting pretty close to a guy whom you considered your friend, and there's no need to deny that you've got feelings for him even though he's probably the last person on earth that you would consider to be your boyfriend. Well, news flash, you're gonna date him, but only for a few months. You guys would break up before your birthday, and another advice: whenever you date a guy, break up with him after your birthday so that he's still obliged to give you a birthday gift. You knew it wasn't gonna work out from the start, you'd try so hard to make things do that you didn't realize that it never will. And I don't blame you for that, your feelings could get rid of all your rationality. And you'll be stuck in this seemingly endless galauness for a few months before you could look back and finally regret the moment when you kept on talking instead of signing out. The hardest part is losing that person as a friend as he got pretty busy with college stuffs and became excruciatingly annoying.
Oh, anyways I just got back from a trip from Western Europe. Yes, you're gonna fulfill your long life dream of going to Western Europe, after a setback caused by Visa problems during the 9th grade.
Other than that, I wish you all the best for the year to come. Pray for me (and future you) so that I could achieve your dream of getting accepted into Ilmu Ekonomi FEUI. My last advice to you, use your time wisely and enjoy every moment as hard as they seem, because in the end you'd get through all the problems you have, people always do, right? What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.
Best of luck for you,
Future You
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