How to stay on track post graduation
Cloudy cloudy Saturday night. What a lazy weather to finish a day. Out of all days in a week, God decided to pour heavy rain on Saturday night. I'm glad He understands me so well like no others because I hate seeing couples being lovey-dovey on the weekend, while they're having a fight mostly on weekdays. Worst bullshit ever.
I kind of living my life to the fullest now. Because, finally, no more headache, no more deadlines, no more college dramas, no more stress.. which will lead me to a no money situation too, and no vacation ahead, no pretty photos, and all I can do is Retweeting @hati2diinternet's tweet.
A brief memory about college life is suddenly popping up. I think I will tell ya a bit about my college years. You can never compare college dramas with high school dramas. Everything didn't make sense until I realize I'm the one who is closeminded.
And a bit naive perhaps.
I came across a lot of wild and nuts discovery in college such as open relationship is actually exist, so does sugar daddies, a bunch of lazy useless naggy single guys, a model guy who is gay, a girl who faking her college identity to her parents, a pathetic guy who is trying to be funny, a girl who try to fit in, a guy who can't stay in a relationship, a highly sensitive girl who is hygienic-freak, a class of people who have an actual interest in politics except me.. and a real friendship (oh wow I'm shocked I can find it in my college years). And all these wild years I tried really hard to have a calm reaction whenever and wherever a shocking event happened.
The funny thing is, I miss being crazy busy as a college student. My brain was fully-loaded with every single group project and task. Oh not to mention that I have the worst break up ever featuring longest move on ever in my entire life (2 years of moving on from the guy who I really had no idea why I date him for). Other things are all about going to mall every day in a week (mall is my second home), holding grudge over a teammate, shit-talking about future decision, being in a worst internship ever, having a mental breakdown about how to stay balanced at work and being an ordinary college student, trying to be invisible everytime my lecturer had a quiz (because I had to hide behind the chair), trying not to give a damn on a joke made by guys with the worst joke ever, finding peace in a social community project, falling in love with the guy I hated the most and laughing at every decision I made to stay sane at college. Pretty intense yet plain, huh? Oh wait, I forget about how I trying hard to not complain about Twitter about having an experimental thesis while the other student was already preparing their thesis presentation.
However, life is about moving on. We don't stop at any crucial moment and living it forever. Don't hope for money will drop off a plane right on your backyard so you can live like a billionaire forever. So, after graduation euphoria ended I feel the emptiness inside. Routinity has changed. Meeting friend is about how we cancel plans and having a quick catch up. The love relationship is about how to fight the distance and not being overreacted about it. Not as easy as it used to be.
I feel my brain cells is also decided to stop. I can't think productively just like before. I almost spend my weeks inside my room watching dramas and scrolling through Twitter, searching for new topics for my blog. And other than that all I can do is producing memes, complaining about life (like now) and sleeping to restore my youth (because I think I have wrinkles while working on my college years to be as fun as possible). It's more wasting time than working on a thesis.
I can't be forever like this while I have no income. I'm scared if my brain won't work as it used to be, and my creativity is wasted. So, I need to make a move that's seriously don't take much money from my bank account. And I think, I should share some of the tips on how to keep your brain always in a work mode, muscle in a ready to move mode :
1. DIY
Seriously, this won't do unless you are a grateful person. A grateful person loves simplicity. Because it's simple, much money is unnecessary, you can do it at home. Cooking a meal is also a DIY too. I also tried cooking Korean snack with 7 times failure but I won't give up until I get what I want. There are almost hundreds of things you can do when you're at home. Just don't be lazy, it won't hurt.
2. Whenever your family member is going out of town, join them.
Do you need a vacation? You can just follow around your dad. I often follow my dad around even if it's just going 10km away from home. Because all I need is fresh air and didn't get stuck to a situation that makes me think too much about unnecessary things a.k.a future.
3. Explore your hometown.
I actually did this. My hometown is bigger than the town I attended for college. It's all about hills and dry land anywhere you look around. A quiet town indeed. So, I decided to ride my motorbike to a 30km away place far from the city center. And it was worth it. Because so many things to see, and I realize that my hometown is bigger than my imagination in my head.
4. Learn a language
Have you ever heard about learning a language online? I bet you haven't because all you do is keeping your existence alive on your social media. I have actually been learning Korean this whole year and I'm pretty sure I'm actually in the intermediate level. This won't do unless you're just caring about how to find a job without actually improving your self.
5. Watch old movies
To find a new perspective. Don't watch mainstream movies that they show at cinemas. Watch French movies, or Oscar-winning movies, short movies or anything. Keep your perspective wide. Don't focus on one because it will make you think that there are only several perspectives that make sense. Oh dear, no. Keep your eyes everywhere.
6. Google everything you don't know
Google is made for a curious person. I tell you something, one day I'm curious about how jeans are made and I googled it. The other day, I'm curious about why people like peanut butter. Stay curious no matter what. It makes your brain always questioning everything even to a nonexisting answer question.
7. Talk to people
Don't lock yourself in a room where only you, your laptop and your smartphone. Go outside and talk to people. I'm afraid you'll lose your social value and forget how to chit chat later in your new place.
Everything I do above is basically about how I forget my college moment because it's actually precious, even though it's pretty shitty. But it also maintaining my brain to stay in its shape (not bigger, not smaller). Preparing for the days of working with an actual job isn't wrong, right pals?
Cheers for a pretty shitty college.
I kind of living my life to the fullest now. Because, finally, no more headache, no more deadlines, no more college dramas, no more stress.. which will lead me to a no money situation too, and no vacation ahead, no pretty photos, and all I can do is Retweeting @hati2diinternet's tweet.
A brief memory about college life is suddenly popping up. I think I will tell ya a bit about my college years. You can never compare college dramas with high school dramas. Everything didn't make sense until I realize I'm the one who is closeminded.
And a bit naive perhaps.
I came across a lot of wild and nuts discovery in college such as open relationship is actually exist, so does sugar daddies, a bunch of lazy useless naggy single guys, a model guy who is gay, a girl who faking her college identity to her parents, a pathetic guy who is trying to be funny, a girl who try to fit in, a guy who can't stay in a relationship, a highly sensitive girl who is hygienic-freak, a class of people who have an actual interest in politics except me.. and a real friendship (oh wow I'm shocked I can find it in my college years). And all these wild years I tried really hard to have a calm reaction whenever and wherever a shocking event happened.
The funny thing is, I miss being crazy busy as a college student. My brain was fully-loaded with every single group project and task. Oh not to mention that I have the worst break up ever featuring longest move on ever in my entire life (2 years of moving on from the guy who I really had no idea why I date him for). Other things are all about going to mall every day in a week (mall is my second home), holding grudge over a teammate, shit-talking about future decision, being in a worst internship ever, having a mental breakdown about how to stay balanced at work and being an ordinary college student, trying to be invisible everytime my lecturer had a quiz (because I had to hide behind the chair), trying not to give a damn on a joke made by guys with the worst joke ever, finding peace in a social community project, falling in love with the guy I hated the most and laughing at every decision I made to stay sane at college. Pretty intense yet plain, huh? Oh wait, I forget about how I trying hard to not complain about Twitter about having an experimental thesis while the other student was already preparing their thesis presentation.
However, life is about moving on. We don't stop at any crucial moment and living it forever. Don't hope for money will drop off a plane right on your backyard so you can live like a billionaire forever. So, after graduation euphoria ended I feel the emptiness inside. Routinity has changed. Meeting friend is about how we cancel plans and having a quick catch up. The love relationship is about how to fight the distance and not being overreacted about it. Not as easy as it used to be.
I feel my brain cells is also decided to stop. I can't think productively just like before. I almost spend my weeks inside my room watching dramas and scrolling through Twitter, searching for new topics for my blog. And other than that all I can do is producing memes, complaining about life (like now) and sleeping to restore my youth (because I think I have wrinkles while working on my college years to be as fun as possible). It's more wasting time than working on a thesis.
I can't be forever like this while I have no income. I'm scared if my brain won't work as it used to be, and my creativity is wasted. So, I need to make a move that's seriously don't take much money from my bank account. And I think, I should share some of the tips on how to keep your brain always in a work mode, muscle in a ready to move mode :
1. DIY
Seriously, this won't do unless you are a grateful person. A grateful person loves simplicity. Because it's simple, much money is unnecessary, you can do it at home. Cooking a meal is also a DIY too. I also tried cooking Korean snack with 7 times failure but I won't give up until I get what I want. There are almost hundreds of things you can do when you're at home. Just don't be lazy, it won't hurt.
2. Whenever your family member is going out of town, join them.
Do you need a vacation? You can just follow around your dad. I often follow my dad around even if it's just going 10km away from home. Because all I need is fresh air and didn't get stuck to a situation that makes me think too much about unnecessary things a.k.a future.
3. Explore your hometown.
I actually did this. My hometown is bigger than the town I attended for college. It's all about hills and dry land anywhere you look around. A quiet town indeed. So, I decided to ride my motorbike to a 30km away place far from the city center. And it was worth it. Because so many things to see, and I realize that my hometown is bigger than my imagination in my head.
4. Learn a language
Have you ever heard about learning a language online? I bet you haven't because all you do is keeping your existence alive on your social media. I have actually been learning Korean this whole year and I'm pretty sure I'm actually in the intermediate level. This won't do unless you're just caring about how to find a job without actually improving your self.
5. Watch old movies
To find a new perspective. Don't watch mainstream movies that they show at cinemas. Watch French movies, or Oscar-winning movies, short movies or anything. Keep your perspective wide. Don't focus on one because it will make you think that there are only several perspectives that make sense. Oh dear, no. Keep your eyes everywhere.
6. Google everything you don't know
Google is made for a curious person. I tell you something, one day I'm curious about how jeans are made and I googled it. The other day, I'm curious about why people like peanut butter. Stay curious no matter what. It makes your brain always questioning everything even to a nonexisting answer question.
7. Talk to people
Don't lock yourself in a room where only you, your laptop and your smartphone. Go outside and talk to people. I'm afraid you'll lose your social value and forget how to chit chat later in your new place.
Everything I do above is basically about how I forget my college moment because it's actually precious, even though it's pretty shitty. But it also maintaining my brain to stay in its shape (not bigger, not smaller). Preparing for the days of working with an actual job isn't wrong, right pals?
Cheers for a pretty shitty college.
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