Dear future me,
How are you? I hope you're fine and well. It's been ten days since I've entered University Malaysia Sabah and honestly, it's tough. Being away from the comfort of home is difficult, the weather, the food, the people, it's as if you're in a completely different world. Orientation week was exhausting and frustrating. With talks to brief us-the first years-about the university, one talk after the other, everyone were forcing their eyelids open, trying their hardest not to give in to Mr.Sandman. Not to mention, students fighting for the bus, just to get back to their hostels, desperately wanting rest. And the phrase "survival of the fittest" pops up in your mind whenever you see everyone running towards the bus, people being squished like sardines in a can just to get back to their respective hostels. I'm thankful I survived.
Classes have finally started, which is one thing that got me going during orientation week. The thought of starting class has never, ever, felt so good to me, until now. The thing I dread is the part where you have to line up two hours before class for the bus to avoid the long queue and also being late to class. Oh, and I dread the heat.
Honestly, there are lots to complain about since my arrival here in UMS, but writing this letter made me realise it doesn't help much. Rather than sulking and being bitter about the things I've encountered or am encountering, I've decided to just accept it and embrace all the challenges set before me. To learn, to grow, to mature. There will always be the fear of making mistakes, but be not afraid, because we all learn through our mistakes, and that's how we grow. (Make sure that you don't make mistakes that you'll regret for the rest of your life. You're old enough to think before you act. ;) )
I hope this letter will always be a reminder for you-when you read it-to be brave and courageous in learning, to look at things in a different perspective. And I hope one day, when you look back through your archives, and you find this, you'll be able to see how much you've grown.
Sincerely,
Elucia
How are you? I hope you're fine and well. It's been ten days since I've entered University Malaysia Sabah and honestly, it's tough. Being away from the comfort of home is difficult, the weather, the food, the people, it's as if you're in a completely different world. Orientation week was exhausting and frustrating. With talks to brief us-the first years-about the university, one talk after the other, everyone were forcing their eyelids open, trying their hardest not to give in to Mr.Sandman. Not to mention, students fighting for the bus, just to get back to their hostels, desperately wanting rest. And the phrase "survival of the fittest" pops up in your mind whenever you see everyone running towards the bus, people being squished like sardines in a can just to get back to their respective hostels. I'm thankful I survived.
Classes have finally started, which is one thing that got me going during orientation week. The thought of starting class has never, ever, felt so good to me, until now. The thing I dread is the part where you have to line up two hours before class for the bus to avoid the long queue and also being late to class. Oh, and I dread the heat.
Honestly, there are lots to complain about since my arrival here in UMS, but writing this letter made me realise it doesn't help much. Rather than sulking and being bitter about the things I've encountered or am encountering, I've decided to just accept it and embrace all the challenges set before me. To learn, to grow, to mature. There will always be the fear of making mistakes, but be not afraid, because we all learn through our mistakes, and that's how we grow. (Make sure that you don't make mistakes that you'll regret for the rest of your life. You're old enough to think before you act. ;) )
I hope this letter will always be a reminder for you-when you read it-to be brave and courageous in learning, to look at things in a different perspective. And I hope one day, when you look back through your archives, and you find this, you'll be able to see how much you've grown.
Sincerely,
Elucia
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